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1
In which of the following areas is population density high and economic development low?
South Asia
East Asia
Africa South of the Sahara
North America
2
What would be the most profitable location for a plant that converts corn into ethanol?
Near a large metropolitan area to serve a major market
Near a large university in order to recruit chemists
In the Corn Belt to lower transport costs of raw material
Near a break in bulk point for ease of transportation
3
Since 1960 Brazil, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Tanzania have relocated their capital cities. Why?
An ethnically diverse location was desired
A coastal location was desired
A militarily strategic location was desired
A more central location was desired
4
Which originated in South Asia and then spread throughout much of East & Southeast Asia?
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Shintoism
5
Compared with developed countries, which of the following is true of less developed countries?
The per capita consumption of energy is higher
The population pyramids have narrower bases
The natural increase of the population is lower
A higher % of the work force is engaged in food production
6
Which statement about the geography of meat production in the US & Canada is false?
Industrial farmers are raising increasing #s of animals
Demand for organic foods has lowered agribusiness production
Meat processing activities are dominated by a few companies
Fast food chains have created a demand for standardization
7
The spread of specialty coffee shops in the United States in the 1990s is an example of
hierarchal diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
relocation diffusion
8
Which of the following has little dairying in its traditional agriculture?
North America
East Asia
Europe
South Asia
9
Physiological population density is viewed as a superior measure for which reason?
It is more reflective of population pressure on arable land
It is reflective of the world's largest pop. concentrations
It yields the average population density
It measures the average by dividing total land area by pop.
10
A formal region defines an area in which
a core dominates its surrounding hinterland
there is uniformity in 1 or more physical or human features
a transportation network links different types of land use
there are significant variations in physical/human features
11
Changes in the social roles, lifestyles, & employment of women in core regions have resulted in
increased total fertility rates
decreased total fertility rates
decreased death rates
increased death rates
12
Which is a supranational organization with the main mission in increasing economic cooperation?
The United Nations
The international Red Cross and Red Crescsent
The European Union
The North American Free Trade Association
13
According to Central Place Theory, the threshold is defined as the
point at which consumer movement is at a minimum
distance away from a central place
economic base of a central place
minimum # of people needed to support a service
14
Which of the following can be a centrifugal political force?
Homogeneous ethnic population
Shift to a tertiary economy
Strong central government
Variation of language within the country
15
The people worshiping in this building are
Animists
Muslims
Hindus
Buddists
16
Squatter settlements exist in cities in less developed countries because
low-cost housing isn't available elsewhere for new migrants
new migrants prefer to live there with other recent migrants
city governments set aside vacant areas for new migrants
people want to live near the CBD where jobs are located
17
Which of the following is a subsistence crop?
cocoa
cotton
timber
corn
18
Rank-size rule says if the largest city has a pop. of 900,000, then the 3rd largest should be
9,000
300,000
900,000
45,000
19
Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?
Many human adaptiatons are possible in the same environment
Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment
Humans have control over the physical environment
The physical environment dictates human culture
20
Which best describes the process of gentrification in US and Canadian cities?
an increasing construction of new housing for the elderly
privated funded redevelopment of existing buildings
the expansion of developments on the urban periphery
government planning of public spaces such as parks
21
Which part of the world has the lowest per capita consumption of pork?
South America
Southwest Asia
Africa South of the Sahara
Southeast Asia
22
Free-trade zones such as NAFTA are established to increase the ease & volume of trade by
opening borders to guest workers from member countries
offering loans to poorer member states
eliminating tariffs on goods crossing borders between states
increasing diplomatic relations between member countries
23
It is generally agreed that the current trend in climate change is caused by
increased use of fossil fuels
reduction of biodiversity
changes in the velocity of ocean currents
sea-level rise
24
Environmental laws, labor availability, and access to markets are major factors in
property tax rates
transportation costs
manufacturing locations
political affiliation
25
Outsourced industrial production in LDCs often relies on female labor because
social taboos keep women from working in the service sector
men are engaged primarily in agriculture
wage rates for women are much lower than those for men
women are more skilled at operating machinery than men
