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Central government with subnational entities that have representation in governmental processes
Unitary
Communist
Federal
Compact
2
In 2001, reports indicated that as many as ___ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.
1,000
0
7,000
100
3
In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because _______.
it would contain the growth of the city
it would filter out pollution
it provided a recreational area
it would provide lumber and firewood
4
Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?
United Kingdom
China
South Africa
Japan
5
The greatest concentration of streets memorializing MLK, Jr. are found in:
the West
the Midwest, especially Illinois
the Northeast, particularly Massachusetts
the South, especially Georgia
6
The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called:
lexicography
toponymy
namology
deep reconstruction
7
When places are "designed" either for women or then they are said to be:
restricted areas
gendered
social spaces
sex zones
8
Which is an example of an interfaith (boundary) conflict?
Former Yugoslavia
Israel - Palestine
Northern Ireland
Nigeria
9
This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises equal control
Unitary
Federal
Regional
Compact
10
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to:
accept Karma
speak out against the Hindu caste system
reject the eating of meat
acknowledge sacred animals, such as cattle
11
The Kyoto Protocol:
addresses Asian deforestation
addresses global climate change
addresses US-Japan trade imbalances
addresses Japan-European trade imbalances
12
Jerusalem is a sacred place for:
Muslims
Christians
All of the above
Jews
13
Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in:
the Fertile Crescent
West Africa
Central America
Southeast Asia
14
Uneven distribution of wealth and political power after colonialism was due to wealth in:
Asia
North America
Europe and North America
Europe
15
Nigeria has federal system of government in which they adopted the ___ law in the Muslim North.
Sharia
Nigerian Federal
local tribal
British Common
16
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a judge to be appointed to the country's courts:
they had to wear a turban
they had to have a beard
they had to wear a veil
they had to wear sandals
17
Language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends that represent?
language subfamilies
standardized or non-hanging languages
isolated languages
extinct languages
18
Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?
India
Antarctica
Hong Kong
Alaska
19
The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ______ Glaciation.
Kansan
Nebraskan
Wisconsinan
Illinoian
20
The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations is an example of:
memorial toponyms
post-modern toponyms
hubris
commodification
21
The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?
seventeenth and eighteenth century
nineteenth and twentieth century
fourteenth and fifteenth century
twelfth and thirteenth century
22
Friedrich Ratzel's organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential living force.
population
space
strong military
mobility
23
According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication __________.
occurred in tropical middle America
probably involved planting root crops
was associated with seed crops
was prompted by scarcity
24
This sub field of geography studies political, economic and strategic significance
Anthropology
Econometrics
Geopolitics
Linguistics
25
Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:
local custom
cultural appropriation
assimilation
cultural persistence
26
A group of people in a particular space who see themselves as a community and who share traits
local culture
material culture group
popular culture
folk
27
Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states?
North Africa
South America
Europe
Southeast Asia
28
One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of these two religions:
Christianity and tribal
Islam and Christianity
Islam and Jewish
Buddhism and Hindu
29
Latin
octo
(eight) became Italian
otto
, Spanish
ocho
and French
huit.
This is an example of?
dialect development
sound shift
isogloss shift
deterioration
30
Plant life and photosynthesis began about 1.5 billion years ago and increased the:
methane in the atmosphere
sulfur in the atmosphere
CO2 in the atmosphere
O2 in the atmosphere
31
The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:
the commodification of nature
an ethnic enclave
an authentic landscape
modernization
32
The world distribution of precipitation is concentrated in:
high latitudes
mid-latitude regions
subtropical regions
equatorial and tropical areas
33
The ratio of percent labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada means?
the agricultural sector is labor intensive
the agricultural sector is subsistence intensive
the agricultural sector is machine intensive
the agricultural sector is small scale intensive
34
Geographer Lee Liu found soils in intensively used fields near villages were:
polluted
fertile and productive
not used
overused and of poor fertility
35
The Sea of Galilee forms a large freshwater reservoir in the Jordan Valley and supplies mainly:
Syria
Jordan
Israel
Lebanon
36
Barrio
is the Spanish term for:
neighborhood
socio-economic barriers to advancement
boundary
a small donkey
37
The Dave Matthews Band established a ____ in VA and gained popularity through _____
hearth, distance decay
hearth, hierarchical diffusion
record label, contagious diffusion
beachhead, word of mouth
38
At which scale to boundary disputes occur?
International
Local
National
All of the above
39
By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production of this crop rose dramatically
coffee
corn
wheat
tomatoes
40
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
70
90
20
50
41
Which of the following is
not
generally a characteristic of an ethnic religion?
does not seek outside converts
spatially concentrated
found in a particular culture
always polytheistic
42
Political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries are of this region:
East Asia
North America
South America
Africa
43
What is the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans?
Atlanta, Georgia
Seattle, Washington
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Birmingham, Alabama
44
All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country
except
:
education system
regionalism
common language
military
45
The correct name for the rectangular language division scheme in the US after the American Rev:
Franklin's system
long-lot system
township-and-range system
metes and bounds system
46
The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is :
monotheism
karma
a violent ideology
a detailed book of scripture
47
During the Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?
US/Soviet Union
Pakistan/India
Spain/Portugal
United Kingdom/France
48
Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a _______ activity.
mechanized
subsistence
part-time
commercial
49
Convergence processes that produce a pidgin language are first introduced to a population as a:
lingua franca
language subfamily
creole language
dialect
50
This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.
China
Germany
Soviet Union
Turkey
51
Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of those occupying the natural world are:
associated with karma
associated with feng-shui
associated with monotheism
associated with Lamaism
52
Race is:
composed of three major skin color groups
the same as culture
socially constructed
biologically based
53
According to the text, which of the following is considered a state?
Colorado
Hong Kong
France
British Columbia
54
The Little Ice age was pieced together by farmer's diaries. Those of these were most useful.
grain farmers
wine growers
dairy farmers
vegetable growers
55
Examples of luxury crops include:
tobacco and potatoes
tea and sugar
cacao and corn
coffee and tobacco
56
Guatemala's agricultural sector produced 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs:
50% of labor force
10% of labor force
22.7% of labor force
25% of labor force
57
Which region of the US do geometric boundaries predominate?
Northeast
Southeast
Hawaii
Midwest
58
The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is:
hierarchical
dispersed
spaced
nucleated
59
The text focuses on 1 local culture in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign culture
US
Zimbabwe
France
S. Korea
60
A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods:
nomadic herding
subsistence wheat cultivation
shifting cultivation
subsistence rice cultivation
61
The ideology of Zionism has as its goal:
the merger of the three modern divisions of Judaism
the elimination of the Orthodox division within the faith
the merger of Judaism with other religions
a homeland for the Jewish people
62
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states when?
1850s
1950s and 60s
1700s
Late nineteenth century
63
Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?
English
Mexicans
Palestinians
British
64
The most widely used Indo-European language today is:
English
German
Spanish
Chinese
65
Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with...
animated films
fashion
sports
foods
66
The youngest major religion is:
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
67
Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?
Geometric boundary
Subsequent boundary
Natural boundary
Antecedent boundary
68
By 1992, the most widely grown crop was a product of the Green Revolution, IR36, a type of:
maize
potatoes
rice
wheat
69
Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the US and Canada were:
protective practices
segregating practices
eradicating practices
assimilating practices
70
The
Confucian Classics
were the 13 texts that were the focus of education 2,000 years ago in:
Afghanistan
Japan
China
India
71
Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?
Jewish
Kurdish
Spanish
French
72
Mackinder's concerns of Stalin's control led to the development of containment in the US and to
NATO
the Berlin Wall
friendly relationships with China
the United Nations
73
Form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that remind of a turbulent past:
linear
round
walled
grid
74
In villages everywhere, social stratification is reflected by:
the street pattern
commercial buildings
the dress of the population
the range and quality of village houses
75
Any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate.
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Thesis
Mackinder's Heartland Theory
Unilateral Theory
76
The ____ of a group of people included the things they construct.
material culture
folk culture
non-material culture
pop culture
77
The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form
grid
round
linear
oval
78
The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the religions and may have begun ___ years ago.
4,000
6,000
1,500
3,000
79
The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is:
shamanism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
80
The boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with:
ice caps
plains regions
earthquakes and volcanoes
deserts
81
Which is
not
an example of a primary economic activity?
forestry
corn flake production
mining iron ore
lobster fishing
82
Alfred Wegner used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of:
the hydrologic cycle
Earth rotation
relativity
continental drift
83
Buddhism has its source in:
China
Japan
Thailand
India
84
Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ___% of the retail price goes to the coffee growers.
80
5
100
40
85
Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the NE US and NW Europe?
cotton growing
dairying
citrus production
sugar beet production
86
The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Kansas is:
globalization
cultural appropriation
assimilation
neolocalism
87
The product of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate:
standardized language
lingua germanica
lingua franca
common language
88
Select the group that is not a supranational organization.
OPEC
CIA
EU
UN
89
The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.
Serbia
Iraq
China
Israel
90
_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous populationand typically rural
folk
popular
material
local
91
The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken
400
15
200
25
92
The language most widely used as a 2nd language by millions of Indians, Africans, etc.:
English
Arabic
French
Spanish
93
The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate religions?
France and Germany
Mexico and the US
Libya and Chad
India and Pakistan
94
Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in:
South Asia
East Africa
Middle and South America
Southeast Asia
95
The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has led to diffusion of power called:
imperialism
acculturation
autocratic
devolution
96
The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is:
Mediterranean
dairying
shifting cultivation
livestock ranching
97
Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?
Prorupt
Fragmented
Elongated
Compact
98
In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York and Milan are referred to as...
local cultures
world cities
capitals
hearths
99
Which of these sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with parliament?
Colorado
Scotland
Ireland
Russia
100
Two Russian scholars have established the core of the pre-porto-Indo-European language named:
Nostratic
Austronesian
Etruscan
Anatolian
101
Globally, the consumption of resources is tied to _______ more than any other factor.
rate of population growth
population numbers
technology
proximity to resources
102
Field of study that considers the rolled of politics in shaping human environmental interaction
danger
Political-ecology
politics
economics
103
A tsunami's waves result from:
periodic floods
tidal conditions
earthquake displacement of the seafloor
high storm winds called "tsunamis"
104
A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n):
permeable barrier
geometric boundary
subsequent boundary
natural/physical boundary
105
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?
Centrifugal
Backwash effects
Cumulative causation
Centripetal
106
Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ____ into the atmosphere.
volcanic ash
methane
chlorofluorocarbons
CO2
107
The same ultraviolet radiation intercepted by darkly pigmented skin stimulates this production
E
D
C
A
108
The fact that trends in popular culture proceed from large global centers to smaller cities is:
relative location
diffusion
migration
hierarchical diffusion
109
The US is the most prolific producer of solid waste, producing about __ lbs per person per day.
3.5
4.5
7.3
1.5
110
Taro, yams and bananas are associated with the ______ hearth, according to Spencer and Thomas.
Southwest Asian
Southeast Asian
Meso-American
Ethiopia-East Asian
111
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:
absolute location
relative location
site
index of placeness
112
Organic food is found in _____ areas.
core
semi-periphery
all
periphery
113
The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the...
Baltic Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Sea of Okhotsk
Black Sea
114
Skin color is a matter of what pigmentation, a protective element against strong sun.
epithelial
carotene
dextrose
melanin
115
The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in:
Africa
Southwest Asia
Europe
Southeast Asia
116
Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with...
no official language policies
official "English only" policies
no linguistic variation
official bilingual policies
117
Roman Catholic Christianity was spread to Middle and South American by:
Italy
Spain
Portugal
England
118
Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the only surviving superpower was:
China
France
US
Great Britain
119
The Peace of Westphalia ________
ended WWI
marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe
created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawal
created West Germany after WWII
120
Which is am example of a non-material aspect of culture?
burning of incense
an alter
religious decoration
church building
121
Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?
Poland
South Africa
Thailand
Chile
122
The concept that the US was ordained by God to expand across North America was:
gateway state
Rimland Theory
Manifest Destiny
complementarity
123
A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a/an:
sound shift
isogloss
cultural boundary
international border
124
Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (!st Agricultural Revolution) occurred in:
the Nile Valley
Asia
the Fertile Crescent
tropical Africa
125
___ of internet content is in English.
68%
12%
82%
27%
126
Which of the following US regional associations is
incorrect
?
Southwest - Mormon
Upper Midwest - Lutheran
South - Baptist
New England - Catholic
127
Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is...
a world religion
polytheistic
monotheistic
a missionary religion
128
The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is:
fasting during the holy month
the veil worn by Muslim women
charitable giving
the pilgrimage to Mecca
129
In political geography, these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.
Centrifugal
Common values
Homogeneity
Centripetal
130
Is is estimated that ___% of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.
50
70
10
20
131
Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose form the confrontation between Hinduism and:
British colonial officials
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
132
Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?
tending to a home garden
teaching
commercial farming
auto repair
133
The most dangerous volcano, _________, erupted about 73,500 years ago.
St. Helen's
Santorini
Toba
Tambora
134
The geologic epoch, characterized by global warming, in which we are now living:
Miocene
Holocene
Pleistocene
Pliocene
135
NAFTA is a supranationalistic organization which attempted to create a free trade zone where?
North Africa
North Atlantic
New Zealand and Australia
North America
136
The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of:
1 acre
36 square miles
1 square mile
160 acres
137
Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?
firewood
beef
wheat
milk
138
The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is:
Egypt
Indonesia
Iran
Pakistan
139
The largest constituency of Christianity is:
Protestant
Coptic
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodox
140
In recent years, many wooded areas in ___ have been deforested to provide beef to the US.
West Africa
East Africa
Central and South America
East and South Asia
141
The Global Environmental Facility funds projects related to four issues. Which is
not
one?
depletion of ozone layer
loss of biodiversity
soil erosion
climatic change
142
Gross National Income does not include:
work done by state-employed women
work done by women in maquiladoras
work done by unmarried women
work done by rural women in less developed countries
143
In areas of shifting cultivation the population _________.
cannot have a high density
never lies in permanent settlements
must be large enough to provide surplus labor
increases significantly
144
Demand for organic foods is greatest in:
spread equally among all regions
core regions
semi-periphery regions
periphery regions
145
Yugoslavia was a prime example of a:
nation-state
stateless nation
multi-nation state
multi-state nation
146
Bio-genetic engineering allows growing of new strains in more arid regions to meet demand of:
bio-diesel fuel
grain export
the cattle feed industry
tofu/organic food