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1st Semester Final Review
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Which of the following areas of the world currently have net-in migration?
Latin America & Europe
North America & Australia
Europe & Asia
Latin America & Asia
2
An example of a stateless nation in the Mid. East is provided by
Egyptians
Turks
Kurds
Syrians
3
The main purpose of the Security Council of the UN is to
regulate global monetary policies
represent the democratic will of the member-states
provide social & cultural benefits
establish peacekeeping forces in hotspots around the world
4
See the question attached....
A
D
B
C
5
Brazil's decision 2 move its capital from Rio de Janeiro 2 Brasilia reflects its desire
to create a cultural landscape
to create a primate city
to create a urban hierarchy
to create a forward capital
6
The population pyramid below reflects the population distribution of
France
the United States
Iran
Afghanistan
7
Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force w/in a nation-state?
a separatist movement that demands independence
a strong national economy
a strong a sense of nationalism
ethnic homogeneity
8
The phenomenon of distance decay helps to explain the tendency for people to
reject intervening opportunities when presented
stay fairly close to home when they migrate
make international moves when they are young
choose cities as their destinations
9
Crude death rate - Crude birth rate =
Mortality rate
Natural increase rate
Total fertility rate
Life expectancy rate
10
A traveler crosses the International Date Line going from America > Asia, (s)he will set time
12 hours back
12 hours ahead
48 hours ahead
24 hours ahead
11
Which of the following people is most likely to have the largest activity space?
an older man who has retired
a young professional woman who lives in an urban center
an 8 year old boy who lives in the suburbs
a middle age man who lives in a suburb
12
The 3 major branches of Christianity in the world today are
Protestant, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostal
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Episcopalian
Baptist, Roman Catholic & Methodist
Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant
13
Which language on the map has the fewest# of people who speak it as a first language?
English
Spanish
Mandarin Chinese
German
14
Core, periphery, & semiperiphery countries fit into the global economy according to the theory
by W.W. Rostow
by Alfred Weber
by Walter Christaller
by Immanuel Wallerstein
15
The combo of natural change and net migration to summarize population change over time is
demographic equation
demographic momentum
the epidemiologic transition
the gravity model
16
Which of the following countries currently is NOT a member of the EU?
Hungary
Greece
Portugal
Croatia
17
The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture is called
syncretism
cultural relativism
acculturation
ethnocentrism
18
If a country has an arithmetic density of 78 & a physiological density of 3500, it most likely
has a very small population
has a very large population
has a high carrying capacity
little arable land
19
Name of system measuring the position of an object on earth's surface & stores info in layers
Physical landscape
Map projection
GPS
GIS
20
The phenomenon of space-time compression has been most directly promoted by
irredentism
globalization
social development
modernization
21
Demographic transition theory is concerned w/ which of the following concepts?
Migration patterns
Population growth
Economic development
Core-periphery relations
22
The concept of territoriality is most central to the study of
political geography
urban geography
cultural geography
demography
23
Which of the following religions have direct roots in Judaism?
Hinduism & Eastern Orthodoxy
Christianity & Islam
Daoism & Christianity
Sikhism & Islam
24
Which of the following is a fragmented state?
Indonesia
Hungary
Thailand
Chile
25
Which geographers was the 1st to accurately calculate the circumference of the earth?
Idrisi
Ptolemy
Carl Sauer
Eratosthenes
26
The type of culture that emphasizes artifacts is called
a culture system
a culture trait
material culture
non-material culture
27
Which of the religion has the 2nd largest # of adherents (after Christianity) n the world today
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
28
Which of the following churches is most prominent in the southern US?
Presbyterian church
Lutheran church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Baptist church
29
Linguistic geographers map areas in which particular words are spoken, marking their limits as
toponyms
isoglosses
dialects
artifacts
30
Push & Pull factors explain reason why people
try to promote sustainable development
migrate
adopt cultural beliefs
create cultural landscapes
31
See the question attached...
C
D
B
A
32
British economist who was the 1st critic 2 note world's pop. was increasing faster than food
Thomas Malthus
Immanuel Wallerstein
Ernst Ravenstein
Alfred Weber
33
Which of the following is generally encouraged by folk cultures?
uniform landscapes
increased demand for natural resources
cultural diversity
large number of chain stores
34
Which of the following R areas that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity
Formal regions
Functional Regions
Perceptual regions
Uniform regions
35
Which of the following is NOT a region of high population concentration?
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
South Africa
36
Chain migration is most directly encouraged by
step migration
awareness space
kinship & friends ties
higher education levels
37
The country where the Industrial Revolution first began was
Britain
Germany
the US
Italy
38
See the question attached...
B
C
A
D
39
The branch of Buddhism with the largest number of adherents is
Theraveda
Mahayana
Baha'i
Tantrayana
40
Which of the following countries are majority Shiite?
Turkey & Syria
Iraq & Iran
Iraq & Jordan
Saudi Arabia & Qatar
41
The housing styles pictured above originated during the 17th century in
Scotland
New England
southern England
the southern US
42
The province of Quebec is unique from other provinces in Canada because it has
the largest overall population
control over the largest share of the country's economy
a majority of inhabitants who speak French as a 1st language
more young pople under the age of 21
43
A unitary state is one in which political power is concentrated in
the hands of one person
sub-governments
a central legislature
the hands of those who also control the economy
44
The main reason Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja was to try to resolve differences
between American businessmen & Nigerian political leaders
between those support international trade & those who don't
between the Muslim north & Christian south
between native Nigerians & Europeans
45
Examples of modern lingua franca languages are
Russian, Hindustani, & Mandarin Chinese
Latin, Spanish & English
Russian, English & Swahili
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, & French
46
Ability of state 2 carry out policies w/o interference from the inside or the outside is called
Integration
Territoriality
Sovereignty
Devolution
47
The art and science of mapmaking is called
ecology
epidemiology
topography
cartography
48
The main purpose of gerrymandering is usually to
create districts of approximately equal size
challenge authority of courts to weigh in on political ?s
improve chance of one political party in state to win vote
assert power of the legislative over the executive branch
49
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a map based on the Mercator projection?
Size of areas, especially the Poles, are greatly exaggerated
Landmasses in S. Hemisphere appear much smaller than reality
S. American & Africa appear to be much larger than reality
Shapes of landmasses in mid. latitudes are greatly distorted
50
The 2 most populous countries in the world that have used restrictive population policies are
Russia & China
India & the US
China & India
the US & Japan