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What is an an organization that uses violence against civilians/ governemnt to achieve a political or ideological goal?
Terrorist organization
quinary activity
Elongated
Dictatorship
2
Which of the following SDG is most likely to address decreasing infant mortality?
Developed Nation
Goal 6: "Ensure access to water and sanitation for all."
Goal 3: "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages."
Goal 8: Promote inclusive & sustainable economic growth, employment
3
What religion founded by Siddhartha does not necessarily believe in a god or gods & believers try to achieve nirvana?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Judaism
4
A state in which most political power exists at the national level.
Representative
unitary
socialism
federal
5
Superimposed boundaries:
resulted from the Berlin Conference
are commonly found in Africa
are determined by an outside power
all of the above are correct
6
The why of where refers to
Spatial patterns on the landscape
Geography’s emphasis on landscape features
Human geographyers look at to determine spatial patterns
A definition of geography that is simply locational
7
Self-identifying groups based on beliefs concerning shared culture, religion, language, ancestry and history.
State
Ethnicity
Nationality
Qur'an
8
A barter system of economics can be defined as:
selling your car
the buying and selling of goods and services
buying veggies at the farmer's market
people trade goods or services for what they need
9
What was the Columbian Exchange an example of?
Specialization
Threshold
Capitalism
Globalization
10
A state that is long
a short state
elongated state
compact state
11
A state whose power is shared between the local and central governments.
Superimposed
Unitary
Federal
12
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly.
elongated
compact
fragmented
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What model is this?
Globalization
Concentric Zone Model
Sector
Galactic City
14
Which of the world religions is so old that no one can identify a single person as the founder?
Buddhism
Hinduism
Christianity
Religion
15
state with no access to water is a ____
Nation state
Micro-state
Landlocked country
Multinational state
16
More babies are born in
good economic times
bad economic times
17
What is gerrymandering?
Choosing where to go out to eat
The action that the electoral college does
Manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency
Way of electing the president
18
A consumer is a person who
steals goods
sells goods
buys good
19
Where did the idea of a state for today’s states come from?
ancient egyptian pharaohs
City-states in the Fertile Crescent
monarchy
Prorupted
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What is polytheism?
Belief in many gods
Christianity
Belief in poly
Belief in one god
21
When people migrate to a new country...
Refugee
immigration
Net Migrant
Emigrant
22
What is the increase in connections between cultures around the world?
Ethnic Diversity
Globalization
Ethnic Religions
Acculturation
23
Which of the world religions is so old that no one can identify a single person as the founder?
Sikhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Universalizing Religions
24
Push/Pull Theory
where farming went from being done by people to machines
Theory that explained why people left an area to move elsewhere
where production went from by hand to machines
Moving to an area against their will
25
What model is this?
Concentric Zone Model
Sector
Galactic City
Globalization
26
What was the purpose the United Nations?
To prevent future wars
To improve living conditions in nations
To allow people to move freely from country to country
To enhance trade between nations
27
What is the current trend in U.S. population movement?
From the Northeast to South and West
From South to Midwest and Northeast
Push Factor
From the Northeast to Northwest and West
28
The difference between the total value of goods imported and exported.
Developing Nation
Producer
Balance of Trade
Consumer
29
Theocracy is:
Religious colony of cannibals
Government led by Theo
Religious government led by religious leaders
Political government led by politicians
30
Globalization is _____________________
Moving factories to third world countries
Things spreading throughout the world
Dab squad
Dab Squad
31
Subsistence Economy
not growing food at all
growing enough food for the immediate family
trading food and goods with other civilizations
getting food from the Government
32
What is a political boundary?
A hypothetical boundary that separates territories, etc.
A river that divides each country.
A physical line that separates territories, tribes, etc.
none of the above
33
What is the purpose of the Five Themes of Geography?
Describes the Earth
Organizes the study of geography
It teaches you about geography
Divides the Earth into more manageable areas to study
34
An example of a frontier is:
French Guiana
Antarctica
Suriname
Namibia
35
Another name for a country is a state,
False
True
36
China has a ______ economic system.
Socialism
Traditional
Capitalism
Communism
37
What region of the U.S. is the most densely populated?
Southeast
Israel
Northeast
negative
38
Which one of the Five Themes of Geography would apply to the migration of people throughout history?
Location
Place
Region
Movement
39
The title of a map helps us identify
what map we are looking at.
which direction to travel
what symbols mean
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A political system controlled by a single ruler.
authoritarianism
oligarchy
Terrorist organization
compact
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The movement of people from one home to a new home.
Migration
Ethnic Religions
Movement
Movement
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The demographic transition model has ___ stages.
1
10
24
4
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Developing nations have _________________
Lower population figures
High population figures
Low production of goods and services
High levels of production of goods and services
44
Which of the following adjectives would best describe a push factor?
Negative
Happy
Positive
Balanced
45
Physical characteristics of a location, such as climate, soil, elevation, vegetation.
Physical Geography
Site Factors
Situation Factors
Latitude Lines
46
A general purpose map is......
A map that shows many types of information.
A map that has contour lines.
A map that shows only one type of information.
47
Where was the first megacity formed?
Sydney
New York City
London
Abu Dhabi
48
Theme of Geography: Movement
area with its own unifying characteristics
transfer or passage of people, goods, and ideas
position on the Earth's surface
human adaptations to climate and landscape
49
Replacement rate requires a total fertility of
5
2.1
3.5
10
50
Who rules in a monarchy?
a friend
a president
a king
no ruler
51
When people leave their home country.
Push Factor
Immigration
Diffusion
Emigration
52
What causes a surplus of product?
Demand
Higher prices resulting in supply exceeding demand
High threshold
Equilibrium
53
Which of the following countries are in Stage 1 of the DTM today?
None
United States
India
China
54
What are goods that are bought from foreign countries?
Favorable Balance of Trade
Imports
Specialization
Primary activities
55
Quaternary Activity
Information, management, and research services by specials
A math system
An activity a person is skilled in
Four fun things to do
56
What distinguishes developed nations from developing nations?
climate zone
economic status
foreign diplomacy
international tourism
57
Generally refers to what country you are a citizen of.
Migration
Nationality
Monotheism
Hinduism
58
Command economy system- govt owns many of the larger industries offers public education, health & welfare services while
Concentric Zone
socialism
Imports
Communism
59
As a Theme of Geography, Place means...
Describing somewhere by its physical/human characteristics.
Dividing somewhere by its physical/human characteristics.
How goods, people, or ideas move from one place to another.
Explaining where someone is located.
60
Physical geography
population, their cultures, and activities
climate, soil, plants, animals, and topography
61
Five Themes of Geography
HEI, Location, Migration, Language, Diffusion
Location, Place, Movement, Region, HEI
Absolute Location, Migration, Sense of Place, HEI, Maps
Population, Migration, Culture, Language, Religion
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What would you call someone who moves into a country from somewhere else?
Bering Strait
Great Migration
Immigrant
Hinduism
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Which area of the world do the majority of immigrants to the U.S. come from?
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Europe
64
what is monotheism?
the belief that God is good
the belief there is only one God
the belief that you are lonely
the belief that there is no God
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What mdoel is this?
Sector
Concentric Zone Model
Globalization
Galactic City
66
Prorupted states have extensions for 2 reasons. Which applies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The desire for access to resources
.
The desire to separate to other countries
.
67
What is an area that the government transforms into an entertainment district?
The uh. Entertainment District
Planned Community
Space of Consumption
New Urbanism
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Approximate number of followers of Christianity
1.5 to 2 billion
1 thousand
250
1.5 million
69
Which nation is a Muslim fundamentalist nation today?
Israel
Iran
US
Palestine
70
What is the HDI of a developing country?
.045- .080
0.45- 0.80
0 - 0.44
0.79- 1.0
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What is a residential or commercial area situated within an urban area, but outside the central city called?
gentrification
Suburbs
smart growth
rural
72
what is surplus?
the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded.
graphical representation of quantitiy and quality
the quantity supplied didnt provide enough materials
products or work that is bought and sold
73
Where did the ancestors of the Native Americans cross from Asia into North America some 40,000 years ago?
Amerindian Migration
Bering Strait
Civil War
manifest destiny
74
Use natural resources directly at the resource- which provide basic raw materials for industry
Secondary activities
socialism
Quinary activities
Primary activities
75
Which is an example of the tertiary sector?
Factory worker
Doctor
Farmer
Teacher
76
In what migration did African Americans move from the South to the Northeast and Great Lakes regions?
Trail of Tears
Syrian War
Culture
Great Migration
77
State with a narrow elongated land extension going away from the main territory.
compact
fragmented
Proprupted
elongated
78
4 Characteristics of a state
nukes, mullets, flags, cellphones
territory, money, divine right, did i say money?
dictator, water, constitution, force
population, sovereignty, territory, government
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What is capitalism?
businesses are controlled privately for profit
everybody is equal is the government
government controls everything
no government or authority
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What are the 4 Cardinal Directions?
East West, North West, South West, West East
North, Northeast, South, Southeast
North, East, South, West
Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, Northwest
81
The process of creating something new.
From the Northeast to South and West
Globalization
Monotheism
Innovation
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What is the HDI of a developed country?
0 - 0.44
0.79- 1.0
.045- .080
0.45- 0.80
83
Money is also called
economics
Communism
currency
Lower prices, higher unemployment
84
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
Educational Opportunities
Job Opportunities
Religious Persecution
Protection of Human Rights
85
Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Hinduism and Judaism
Judaism and Christianity
Christianity and Islam
Islam and Hinduism
86
Indonesia is an example of a ________ state.
Fragmented
compact
elongated
prorupted
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Labor specialization means...
special labor
more people working
different jobs for different people
many kinds of files
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The amount of a product that purchasers are willing to buy at a certain price.
economics
Demand
socialism
Tertiary
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What is economics?
Money, goods, services, supply, and demand
People depend on each other
things we use to satisfy our wants and needs
The way a country manages its money and resources.
90
Cities at a global scale, beyond the reach of the state borders, functioning as the service centers of the world economy
0.55 - 1.0 HDI
Communism
suburbs
world cities
91
Forms of Democracy
Representative
Compromise
Indirect
Direct
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Ethnic religions
Are made up of homogeneous populations.
Do not seek converts.
All of the above
None of the above
93
A quinary activity is...?
To do with research and development
To do with helping people
To do with decision makers in the government or big business
To do with making cars
94
What is outsourcing?
When you buy nike clothes
Bringing stuff to other countries
Youngbloods
Sending factories to third world countries
95
What model is this?
Sector
Multiple Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
Galactic City
96
Which economic activity is responsible for turning a raw material into a finished product?
Tertiary
Secondary
Quaternary
Quinary
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univeralizing religions are all except
christanity
hinduism
isslam
buddism
98
Political maps show
boundaries marking states, countries, counties
boundaries made by elephants and weasals
boundaries made by nature
boundaries created by government
99
Which of the following is NOT one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals?
Consumer
Goal 3: "Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages."
End wars between countries over resources
Take urgent action to combat climate change
