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1
Which term accurately identifies the type of projection used for the map?
Gall-Peters
Isoline
Robinson
Mercator
2
Which statement accurately describes an aspect of the concept of environmental injustice?
Urban renewal project in the US displaced over a million people in 50-60s
Communities of color/poor are likely to be expose to environmental burdens
Government has the right to take privately owned property for public use
Women in urban areas face # of trials when trying to assert property claims
3
A regional variant of a language is known as a
language dialect
language group
language family
language branch
4
What are Reference maps?
None of the above
People to go for information about places the 2 are political+economical
For people to go for information about places, the 2 are political+physical
For people to see important landmarks
5
The principal concentration of French-speaking North Americans is in
Maine
Manitoba
Haiti
Quebec
6
Which factor best explains why Malthusian predictions of overpopulation have not come true?
Migration allowed people to move to areas where there are more resources
Environmental disasters and wars contributed to higher death rates
Advances in technology led to big gains in agricultural productivity
Advances in technology led to globalization and sustainable development
7
What is an example of an industry in the broadest category of the tertiary sector, according to the graph?
Government
Metalworker
Transportation
Agriculture
8
All of the following are characteristics of folk cultures
except
folk cultures are spread hierarchically
folk cultures eat mostly foods that locally available
folk culture populations are usually small
folk cultures have a homogeneous population
9
Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism?
Limitations on agricultural crops based on climate
Changes in population growth rates over time
Modification of landscapes by human cultures
Regional differences between the internal structures of cities
10
Which of the following best describes the type of information provided in the directions?
Absolute location
Cartographic principles
Relative location
Cultural Landscape
11
Which religion is currently the most important religion in its area of origin?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
12
Which of the following data could be used in a geographical information system (GIS) to increase sales?
Number of transactions
Zip Code
Total transaction amount
Amount per transaction
13
The city in the photograph most closely resembles which urban structure model?
Galactic City
Harris and Ullman muitiple-nuclei
Latin American city
Hoyt Sector
14
Which classification describes this region
Vernacular
Formal
Mental
Functional
15
Which scale of analysis could demographic data that could be used to compare an urban neighborhood to other ones
Metropolitan area or urban region
County or parish (in Quebec and Louisiana)
State or province
Census tract or enumeration area
16
Which of the following best describes the effect of globalization on state sovereignty?
States increased sovereignty to compete with superanational organizations
The # of sovereign states has declined as a result of globalization
States given up some sovereignty to join superanational trade organizations
The power of sovereign states has increased because of globalization
17
What is absolute location?
Description of where something is in relation to other things.
None of the above
Is the precise spot where something is according to a system.
Used in order to describe where things are in relation to others (N S E W)
18
Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern of ethnicity in Singapore's neighborhoods?
Malay=largest group Chinese=center city Indians=live in peripheral areas
Chinese are in the inner city and Malay and Indian live in peripheral areas
Malay, Chinese, and Indian, are evenly distributed across the city
Indians=largest group Chinese=center city Malay=live in peripheral areas
19
Which statement about the English language is correct?
It has only two separate dialects: British and American
It has been largely influenced by the French language
It is the official language of the United States
It is a member of the Latin language branch
20
What is Pattern?
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
The geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area.
21
Which statement accurately describes a disadvantage of federalism?
It discourages diversity in political representation
The National government can be disconnected from local issues
It can allow local governments to wield undue or improper power
Incites conflicts between regions that differ on civil and political issues
22
Which individuals or organizations would be most likely to make a decision based on the spatial pattern shown?
Latin America has faster working-age growth in 2015-2030 than in 2000-2015
Africa which will have the fastest working-age growth rate from 2015-2030
Asia, which will have the fastest working-age growth rate from 2015 to 2030
North America has faster working-age growth in 2015-2030 than in 2000-2015
23
Which is one definition of territoriality, as used by geographers?
How the world is organized as a reflection of power groups over territory
Use of smart paths to a place which its hard to pass as a source of control
Expression of a groups historic/personal links and the connection of people
Result of central power in a state being split up among regional authority
24
This is an example of which of the following concepts?
Special Economic Zone
Agglomeration
Supernationalism
Complementarity
25
A language that no longer has native speakers is considered
a preserved language
a creole language
an extinct language
a lingua franca
26
High agricultural density is associated with which of the following?
Substance Agriculture
Small number of farmers
Emphasis on crops over livestock
Widespread use of machinery
27
What is Time-Space-Compression?
The geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area.
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
28
Which statement accurately describes an environmental consequence of an agricultural practice?
The use of synthetic fertilizers decreases soil fertility
Pastoral nomadism contributes to water pollution
Aquaculture contributes to soil salinization
Shifting cultivation contributes to deforestation
29
Which term describes the total value of the goods and services produced by a county's citizens and companies in a year
Human Develop Index
Gross Domestic Product
Gross National Income
Sustainable Development
30
Which of the following patterns is a concern in less developed countries with low school enrollment?
Large # of females working in factories because males work in agriculture
Migration of male/females to other countries to get postsecondary education
Lack of qualified people to develop a workforce improves economic growth
Lack of jobs for older males because of the high number of qualified female
31
Which statement MOST accurately describes food insecurity?
Half of the world's hungry are in areas affected by war which is a factor
Lack of transportation infrastructure is most commonly reported cause
Dominance of commercial farming over subsistence farming is the cause
Poverty in the US is linked with unemployment which is a major factor
32
Based on the graph, which region likely has the lowest overall life expectancy for women?
Europe
South America
Africa
East Asia
33
Islam diffused across the Eastern Hemisphere through
trade
All of the above
migration
missionaries
34
Which of the following areas is not considered a cultural realm?
New England
Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Europe
Latin America
35
What are Thematic Maps?
Used as a marketing tool to tell us how human activities are played out
Shows a smaller amount of area/land but with greater detail
Used as a communications tool tells us how human activities are distributed
None of the above
36
Which is the best term to describe the borders between the countries shown on the map?
Relic
Consequent
Antecedent
Superimposed
37
The map shows the number of people per unit of land. Which of the following types of data are shown in the map?
Suburban density
Agricultural density
Physiological density
Arithmetic density
38
Which of the following contexts could a neo-Malthusian perspective most successfully explain population characteristics?
Country with high rate of natural population increase where food is at risk
A country experiencing population decline, where birth rates are low
Country with low rate of natural population increase small % of people farm
Country after an environmental disaster, where it need to be rebuilt
39
Which language family is the largest and has the widest distribution?
North Causcasian
Indo-European
Uralic
Sino-Tibetan
40
Which of the following regions is considered a vernacular culture region?
All of the above
East Asia
The American South
Anglo-America
41
Based on the types of information collected in the survey form which of the following could be mapped using census data?
The political party affiliation of the average resident
How residents voted in the last election
How voters might vote in the next national election
The number of voting-age residents per household
42
Which time-line entry is an example of an antinatalist policy?
Singapore in 1987
France in 1939
China in 2015
Singapore in 1972
43
Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale?
The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area
The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail
Map at the 1:250,000 scale shows too small of an area to see the whole town
Map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements
44
Which statement accurately compares the manufacturing shown in the 2 pictures
Both photos illustrate the manufacturing process used by cottage industries
Process shown on the left shows large-scale manufacturing than the right
Both photos illustrate large-scale manufacturing
The process on the left uses fewer raw materials than on the right
45
Which of the following spatial patterns accurately describes the data presented in the map?
Most countries with less than 70% 2nd school enrollment are in Africa
Most continents have countries with secondary school enrollments below 75%
There are no countries in Africa with secondary school enrollment above 90%
The secondary school enrollment is proportional to population density
46
Based on this information, which of the following outcomes is most likely to occur in Country A?
Falling birth rates & dropping youth population = increase of schools
Workers from less developed countries needed to do the labor in urban areas
National politicians must tailor campaigns to appeal to rural voters
Pressures on security programs are crazy levels while # of elders grow
47
There has been an increase in asylum seekers from Syria to the EU in recent years, which best describes the reason?
A continuing issue of conflict and political unrest within Syria
A continuing rise in employment for asylum seekers in the European Union
The tightening of guest-worker policies by the European Union
A large rural-to-urban population shift within Syria
48
Which describes a typical characteristic of course countries?
Subsistence agriculture and limited mechanization
A balanced economy among these 3 major sectors
A substantial secondary sector with a dominant tertiary sector
Slash-and-burn agriculture
49
Which of the following describes the main goal of pronatalists policies?
To encourage cultural diversity
To increase life expectancy
To encourage immigration
To increase total fertility rates
50
What is the Friction of Distance?
The geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area.
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
51
Which pair of religions are both considered hierarchical religions?
Mormonism and Islam
Roman Catholicism and Mormonism
Mormonism and Southern Baptist
Roman Catholicism and Islam
52
Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born in
Thailand
Nepal
China
India
53
Which of the following religions is
NOT
a popular religion in India?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
54
What are small scale maps
Shows a smaller amount of area/land but with greater detail
Shows land
None of the above
Shows a larger amount of area/land but with less detail
55
What is relative location?
Description of where something is in relation to other things.
Used in order to describe where things are in relation to others (N S E W)
None of the above
Is the precise spot where something is according to a system.
56
Examples of non-material aspects of culture include all of the following
except
traditions
belief systems
practices
clothing
57
What is a Geographic information system (GIS)?
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
All information including physical features and human activities
58
The diagram shown is used to demonstrate which of the following?
Demographic transition model
Gravity Model
Rank-City rule
Central place theory
59
What happened in 1979, as a result of tensions in an area of Spain with a high percentage of Basques?
The Basque Country won independence from Spain
Spain engaged in a policy of force assimilation
Spain engaged in a policy of ethnic cleansing
Spain granted the region more autonomy
60
Look at the picture for the question
Federal State
Unitary State
Delegated State
Distributed State
61
Numerically speaking, which of the following religions has the smallest number of adherents?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
62
What is Elevation?
Using levels of how high/low something is located on the land
Appears to be distributed over a wide area
All of the above
Grouped/bunched together
63
What is Place?
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
Refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.
64
Which of the following explains an unintended consequence of China’s antinatalist one-child policy?
Farmers forced to move to nearest city to find job results in big urban pop
Reduction of birth/decline of the rate increase resulting in low pop growth
Smaller spending on child costs results in a drop in domestic productivity
Short # working peps to care for big # elder results increase of $ for them
65
Which statement best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representations of Earth’s surface?
GIS can only display two-dimensional layers
The 3 dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page
The planets gravitational poles are not located at the poles of Earths axis
Some maps don't show the actual coloration of Earths surface and vegetation
66
What refers to the type of farming that provides crops/livestock to feed one’s family/community using fewer machines?
Hybrid farming
Subsistence farming
Organic farming
Commercial farming
67
Which of the following explains the pattern of growth in City B relative to City A?
City B is a less developed country developed better transports A=oppisite
City B is a less developed country high rural to urban City A=the opposite
City A is a less developed country high rural to urban City B=the opposite
City B is a more developed country high # of urban amenities A=oppisite
68
Which is a concern regarding countries that have primate cities?
Development throughout these countries may be uneven
Sprawl tends to be a major problem beyond the center city
There may be q week agricultural sector
The urban area doesn't account for suburbs
69
The process by which a less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of a dominant culture
Acculturation
Cultural assimilation
Migrant diffusion
Transculturation
70
One of the most obvious ways for a culture to exert its influence on the landscape is to
make sure their business leaders join chamber of commerce
make sure business signs are written in their language
take out loans from bankers
make sure that their children go to public schools.
71
What is a Robinson Map
Shape/direction of countrys are reasonably accurate. Distorted toward poles
Continent sizes are accurate. Directions and distances aren’t accurate.
Everything is distorted in small amounts.
The shape of countries, especially near the equator are distorted
72
What describes the likely cause of death for a citizen of a country in stages 4-5 of the demographic transition model?
Starvation due to an unstable food supply
Infectious diseases due to a lack of vaccines and antibiotics
Degenerative diseases due to old age and lifestyle
Infectious diseases due to poor sanitation
73
The border between which pair of countries resulted from an independence movement?
Turkey and Armenia
India and Pakistan
Iran and Iraq
France and Germany
74
The area of origin of a culture is called
cultural environment
culture hearth
culture realm
cultural homeland
75
Which of the following country demographics would be used to explain the need for the pronatalist policies shown?
Country birth rate=43 a death rate=12 natural increase=3.1 paid baby leave
Country with birth rate=11, death rate=13, natural growth=−.2 legislate tax
Country with birth rate=12 death rate=10 natural increase=0.2 full-day preK
Country birth rate=20 a death rate=10 natural increase=1.0 provides daycare
76
The concept of environmental sustainability is best explained by which of the following examples?
Stripmining coal to keep miners from working in underground conditions
Draining wetlands in residential areas to reduce harmful insects
Cutting trees in coastal woods to provide building materials for homes
Terracing paddies on hills to stop soil erosion, give GravityFed irrigation
77
The devolution of Yugoslavia shown on the map is evident of which of the following?
Centrifugal Forces
Irredentism
Neocolonialism
Centripetal Force
78
Which is the best example of the type of diffusion shown in the diagram?
The Great Migration spreads the African-American culture to northern cities
Slang used in a school spreads to the neighborhood, then to the community
The mixing of cultures in the South leads to new forms of music
Immigrants to the US learn to speak english
79
Which conclusion can be drawn by the data in the graph?
Most of the world women don't face discrimination in law or practice
Property-rights discrimination against women is more common in Europe
No connection between property-rights discrimination and life expectancy
Women living in countries where facing discrimination may have shorter life
80
What factor accounts most of the increased population in the countries with a high population change shown on the map?
Rapid Industrialization
Upward movement on the world hierarchy
Urbanization and Suburbanization
A large agricultural sector
81
Which of the following describes a concern for a country with an aging population?
Elders in country increases the sex ratio becomes unevenly skewed to males
Elders increases the population decreases because elders don't have kids
Population ages life expectancy for younger peps decreases and heath $ drop
Elders in country make less young workers to add to tax revenue for elders
82
What is Aerial photography?
Taking pic of the Earth surface from a satellite/plane to learn Earths land
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
83
The Bracero Program started in 1942 got Mexicans to replace Americans who left during WW2. This is an example of what?
Environmental Pull factor
Cultural Pull factor
Economic Pull factor
Economic Push factor
84
What is Space?
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
The extent of an area and can be in a relative and absolute sense.
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
Refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.
85
What is a Goode Map
Shape/direction of countrys are reasonably accurate. Distorted toward poles
Everything is distorted in small amounts.
Continent sizes are accurate. Directions and distances aren’t accurate.
The shape of countries, especially near the equator are distorted
86
What is a Geographic Positioning System (GPS)?
Taking pic of the Earth surface from a satellite/plane to learn Earths land
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
87
The international Syrian refugee crisis that started in 2011 is best explained by which migration factors?
A demographic push factor from Syria where the total fertility rate is high
A political pull factor from Turkey where there are free and open elections
A Political push factor from Syria, where armed conflict imperils safety
An economic pull factor from the EU where jobs and housing are in cities
88
The largest concentration of Protestants in the world is in
Latin America
Australia and New Zealand
North America
Eastern Europe
89
What is Distance Decay?
When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected.
Bigger connection seems to bring people closer but the distance is the same
Term that describes the effect of distance on cultural/spatial interactions
Refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.
90
Which of the following explains why a country with a high physiological density risks exceeding its carrying capacity?
Big # people per unit of land, so there is no available land for farming
Population pressures arable land to make enough food without degradation
# of farmers per unit of land in these countries is low to help population
People are grouped in key areas, rural area wont get easy access to service
91
What is Environmental Determinism?
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
92
Santeria is a religion that combines a traditional African religion and Roman Catholicism. This is an example of what?
Multiculturalism
Syncretism
Acculturation
Assimilation
93
Which group best illustrates minorities in a multistate nation?
France's African communities
The US's tribal nations
Spain's Catalan People
Russia's ethnic groups
94
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
None of the above
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions.
Both of the above
95
Which term refers to the unique physical characteristics of a specific location?
Site
Situation
Friction of Distance
Relativity
96
Which geographic factor most significantly influenced the location of industrialization's hearth?
The increase in urban migration
The network of cottage industries
The availability of natural resources
The expansion of colonialism
97
Based on the graph predicted population growth in what region is explained by a high total fertility rate?
Africa
Latin America and Caribbean
Asia
Canada and the USA kawh kawh
98
What is Cultural Landscape:?
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
99
What describes majority of voluntary migrant from South Asia to Persian Gulf country of Bahrain and Qatar in 1990-2000s?
Internally displaced persons
Asylum seekers
Rural-to-urban migrants
Guest workers
100
Which statement best describes the Muslim population of the world
largest # of Muslims is in the Middle East and North Africa
largest # of Muslims is in Southwest Asia and East Africa
largest # of Muslims is in South Asia and Southeast Asia
largest # of Muslims is in West Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa
101
Which of the following is a major limitation of the geographic concept depicted in the diagram?
It assumes a flat land area with no physical barriers between communities
Underestimates the power of a small community to provide higher-order goods
Overestimates the power of people to travel from one place to another
It assumes that people would rather live in urban areas rather than rural
102
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator projection?
The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are exaggerated
The projection is designed to maintain undistorted outlines of landmasses
The size of all countries is accurate, but the shape is distorted
Countries near the Equator look 50% larger than places in middle latitudes
103
What is Clustering?
All of the above
Grouped/bunched together
Appears to be distributed over a wide area
Using levels of how high/low something is located on the land
104
What are large scale maps
Shows land
Shows a larger amount of area/land but with less detail
None of the above
Shows a smaller amount of area/land but with greater detail
105
Which location is an early agricultural hearths?
Gobi Desert
Tokyo Plain
Indus River Valley
Rhine-Ruhr Corridor
106
Which is the best definition of diffusion?
Process which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another over time
Process by which an ethnic group reinforces pride in their heritage
Process by which a cultural trait changes over time
Process by which different ethnic groups merge cultural traits or tradition
107
Which of the following statements about the Robinson projection is correct?
Better for guessing territorial waters in lower latitudes than the Mercator
More accurate than Mercator in showing the sizes in higher latitudes
It is better for making topographical maps than the Mercator
Its useful for showing distribution of human population to the Mercator
108
Which country has the highest life expectancy for women
France
Japan
Finland
South Sudan
109
Which of the following is a common negative effect of gentrification?
Increased housing costs make the area unaffordable for long-time residents
Increased services are needed to support a growing middle-class population
Increased crime results from the influx of people into a neighborhood
Increased commercial development occurs in residential neighborhoods
110
Which explains a significant positive impact that the immigration of large populations of Chinese people had on places?
Increase of big populations of Chinese people made Chinese as lingua franca
Neighborhoods were made on the outside cities as agricultural trade centers
Chinese immigrants changed their religions in cities and churches were made
Chinese immigrants made businesses and religion centers that showed culture
111
Most English-speaking countries around the world speak British English because
All of the above
Most ppl do not like Americans, so they refuse to copy them
British colonized many areas around the world
American English is considered vulgar by educated people.
112
What is a Mercator Map
None of the above
Everything is distorted in small amounts.
Shape/direction of countrys are reasonably accurate. Distorted toward poles
The shape of countries, especially near the equator are distorted
113
Based on the data in the table, which of the following regions should the company choose?
A multinational corporation identifying a location for a new factory
Environmental advocacy group seeking to protect areas of vulnerable species
People wanting to move from a rural area to a urban area within Singapore
Government agency seeking to promote equal opportunities across ethnicities
114
In large cities, people with the same culture often live in segregated areas called
cultural agglomerations
the suburbs
cultural exclaves
ethnic enclaves
115
Which of the following types of migration are correctly explained by the example given?
C
A
D
B
116
This shift in the pattern of religion was cause
Transnational migration from Ireland, southern Germany, and Italy
Out-migration of Protestants to rural farming areas of the Midwestern USA
Internal rural-to-urban migration from farming areas of the eastern USA
Transnational migration from Latin America and the Caribbean
117
Manitoba
Spelling
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
All of the above
118
Large numbers of migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq applied for asylum in EU. What is a pull factor that explains this?
High rates of natural increase in the Middle East leading to overpopulation
Armed conflict driving many people from their homes in the Middle East
Immigration reforms and borders in Europe controlling the flow of migrants
Economic growth and employment opportunities in Europe invite immigrants
119
Which would be likely to increase life expectancy in a less developed country making an aging population in that country
Improvements in transportation and communication networks
Rural-to-urban migration within the country
Improvements in access to health care and sanitation
A decrease in the country’s total fertility rate
120
In von Thundens land-use model, why are livestock farms and ranches located on land farthest from the market?
Livestock are not as important as veggie farms
Livestock generate a lot of waste
Livestock require a lot of land
Livestock need the best of the best land to graze on
121
A geographic assemblage of related culture regions is
a culture hearth
a cultural environment
a cultural homeland
a culture realm
122
What are some examples of non-renewable resources?
Fossil fuels: from biological origin Examples-petroleum, natural gas, coal
Underground fresh water: from deep aquifers
Earth minerals: natural inorganic substances Examples-gold, copper, silver
All of the above
123
Which of the following correctly pairs an intensive commercial farming practice with an area where it is commonly found?
Ranching and the Canadian West
Wet-rice farming and Asia
Plantation agriculture and tropical regions of the Americas
Market gardening and India
124
Which statement accurately compares the Kurgan and Anatolian hearth theories?
Kurgan theory is stronger due to linguistic evidence seen in cognates
Anatolian theory = spread of lang through travel while Kurgan is migration
Kurgan theory = spread of lang through travel while Anatolian is migration
Anatolian theory is stronger due to linguistic evidence seen in cognates
125
What best explains why, in the late eighteenth and early 1800s Malthus proposed his population theory?
If unchecked by cycles of famine/misery, population would increase too much
None of the above
Reductions of baby mortality would soon result in slower population growth
Stop too much people would make policies that limits # of kids in a family
126
Cultural ecology is
The study of human-environment relationships
The study of human attitudes towards the cultural landscape
The study of human interaction with animals
The study of environmental culture traits
127
What type of countries are likely challenged with the problems with a big youth-dependent population?
Island countries
More developed countries
Free market countries
Less developed countries
128
People often practice their folk customs instead of pop culture because
They want to preserve their traditional cultures
A lack of exposure to popular culture
They do not want to harm their environment
Popular culture items are often expensive to buy
129
Based on the map, which continent likely has the highest fertility rates?
Europe
Asia
Africa
South America
130
Early English was influenced by all of the following groups
EXCEPT
the
Basques
Angles
Spanish
French
131
Which term refers to the destabilization of a state due to divisive pressure that stress the state's existing structure?
Devolution
Irredentism
Acculturation
Imperialism
132
Which term describes the identification and development of vacant parcels of land within previously built areas?
Greenbelt Planning
Urban Sprawl
Infill Development
Suburbanization
133
In which region of the world do women make up the majority of the aquaculture workforce?
South America
North America
The Caribbean
Southeast Africa
134
What are some examples of renewable resources?
Wind power and Solar power
Biomass: organic material from plants/animals Example-wood crops and sewage
Water: surface water and hydroelectric
All of the above
135
Which geographic term describes the area shown on the map?
Choke Point
Shatterbelt
Ethnic Enclave
Confederation
136
A group of related cultural traits is a
Culture complex
Culture hearth
Culture realm
Culture landscape
137
Based on the data shown, which of the following describes the most likely population context for the countries listed?
Stage five of the demographic transition model due to very low birth rates
Population growth in cities as people migrate to urban areas for jobs
Unstable food supply due to a rapidly growing population
Youth dependency and a lack of economic resources provide for big families
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Which of the following data sources is most frequently used to create the spatial analysis products shown in the example
Zip Code
School enrollment records
Census surveys
Tax receipts
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Which of the following best explains a likely effect of Brazil’s population distribution?
Expansion of farmland as people move to cities allowing more land to farm
Uneven economic development as the east sees more growth than the west
Uniform economic growth throughout the country as urban areas expand west
More cultural unity as people live close proximity to another in the east
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Which of the following is an example of chain migration?
Irish immigrants moving to the US to join family members who live there
Latin American immigrants in the US sending money back home to family
African Americans moving from rural areas in the South to Northern cities
Americans moving from the North and Midwest to the South and Southwest
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Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions
except
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
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Which of the following best identifies the data for the Eastern Great Rift Valley, shown on the map?
Low arithmetic density
High arithmetic density
Low carrying capacity
High total fertility rate
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In the US, religious adherents are distributed in a regional pattern that is most strongly related to which factors?
Climate
Chain Migration
Ethnicity
Topography
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The low birth and death rates for a country in stage 4 of the demographic transition model are best explained by?
Level of urbanization and technological advancement of a developed country
The level of education and roles for women in a less developed country
The resource-based economy and life expectancy of a less developed country
The rural area and agricultural livelihood of a less developed country
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What is a Built Environment?
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
Physical artifacts that humans have created & that form the landscape
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
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What is a Gall Peters Map
Shape/direction of countrys are reasonably accurate. Distorted toward poles
Continent sizes are accurate. Directions and distances aren’t accurate.
Everything is distorted in small amounts.
The shape of countries, especially near the equator are distorted
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Which of the following statements describes one way the second agricultural revolution improved agricultural production?
Nonfood crops such as cotton provided farmers with surplus imcome
People began practicing irrigation which expanded farmable lands
A worldwide system of agriculture with global markets was developed
Scientists created disease-resistant GMOs
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The table shows the changes in land acreage. Which best describes the changes and a consequence of the changes?
Increase of acreage caused by construction of polders for land reclamation
Increase in acreage which will be added to navigational charts to ship
Decrease in the acreage of coastal land then affects the costs of property
Expansion of coastal cities which leads to increased acreage of urban land
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The idea that cultures will modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the
culture traits
cultural situation
cultural landscape
cultural environment
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Roman Catholics in North America are largely concentrated in
Quebec and North eastern USA
Mexico, Southwestern USA, and West Coast USA
All of the above
Mexico
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The increasing percentage of urban dwellers in more-developed countries is best explained by...
Inadequate health care and few educational resources
An abundance of arable land for agricultural use
Greater access to job opportunities, resources, and facilities
A critical need for workers in the primary economic sector
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What is Sustainability?
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
Human goal reaching equilibrium of environment, meeting needs of present
Physical artifacts that humans have created & that form the landscape
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What is direction?
Description of where something is in relation to other things.
Used in order to describe where things are in relation to others (N S E W)
Is the precise spot where something is according to a system.
None of the above
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What is Geospatial Data?
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
All information including physical features and human activities
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
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What is Dispersal?
Using levels of how high/low something is located on the land
All of the above
Appears to be distributed over a wide area
Grouped/bunched together
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For which purpose would a small-scale map be more useful than a large-scale map?
To identify roads and infrastructure in need of repair
To highlight neighborhoods with higher rates of crime
To describe the topographic features of a local park
To help tourist navigate a public transportation system
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A single attribute of culture is called a
culture trait
culture hearth
culture landscape
culture complex
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Which of the following global trends best exemplifies the concept of sustainability?
Decrease of SlashandBurn farming bc large irrigated farms produce more food
Increase in the use of pesticides bc farmers are using chemicals
Increase in the use of electric vehicles bc less emissions=good environment
Increase the # of people living on the coast bc they feel connected to life
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The Shi’ite Muslim population is concentrated in
Saudi Arabia and Iraq
Malaysia and part of Indonesia
India and Bangladesh
Iran and part of Iraq
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Which statement about the diffusion of the English and Chinese languages is true?
English & Chinese are both spoken worldwide as lingua franca
None of the above
English is spoken in only the U.K & Chinese is spoken in Asia
English is worldwide, & Chinese is spoken mostly in China
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Which statement about official languages is
TRUE
?
Countries can only have one official language
Official lang. r always spoken by maj. citizens of a coutry
Official lang. are used by the govt for use daily business
All of the above
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How does the presence of alluvial soil influence population distribution?
Soil indicates floods it is associated with population movement/migration
Soil found on the forest floor indicates there's been little human activity
Soil found a long riverbanks, is fertile and can support dense populations
Soil found in mountains can support special agriculture for small groups
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Religions’ influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all following ways
except
shrines
commercial districts
burial grounds
places of worship
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Which of the following best describes a country with a rate of natural increase of 0.4 ?
Decreasing percent elderly population
Low life expectancy
Increasing fertility rates
Slow population growth
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Which of the following areas would be considered a cultural transition zone?
All of the above
Eastern Ontario-Western Quebec
Poland
Southern Florida
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Which of the following describes information a geographer could identify from the map of urban populations in Brazil?
Patterns of arithmetic density within specific regions
Urban areas most at risk for overpopulation
Urban areas with rapid population growth
Areas with negative population growth
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Problems with multi-lingual states include
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
All of the above
increased costs for printing govt. signs in dif. languages
confusion, as some place names r identified differently
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Which type of diffusion is shown in the diagram?
Contagious
Relocation
Stimulus
Migration
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What explains why Countries X and Z would implement anti-natalist policies?
Antinatalist promote immigration so they are able to keep its population
Antinatalist correct skewed sex ratios so the # of each will be more even
Antinatalist promote higher births so they will have an adequate workforce
Antinatalist promote family planning to reduce fertility and discourage kid
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Which of the following is an example of a formal cultural region?
None of the above
The Gulf Coast
The Rocky Mountain Region
The Bible Belt
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Numerically speaking, which of the following Christian groups is the largest?
Anglican/Episcopalian
Lutheran
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox
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Which of the following scales is represented in the map shown?
Local, showing the towns and township areas in a county
Regional, showing the states or provinces in one part of a country
Neighborhood, showing the block along street boundaries
State or province, showing the counties or parishes
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Which of the following is the most significant negative effect of extreme ethnocentrism?
Discrimination against member of other cultures
Loss of identity among other cultures
Assimilation of other cultures
Cultural diffusion between cultures
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Popular culture is rapidly diffused around the world by
American TV shows
All of the above
Hollywood movies
American news organizations, such as CNN
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How are these towers examples of
Promotes live-work spaces that allow for mixed-income neighborhoods
Mixed-use development that places residents and businesses near each other
Features designs much like the traditional architecture of Baku's Old City
Features a modern design that appeals to different generations of residents
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All of the following reflect a popular cultural landscape except
homogeneous population
uniform landscapes
urban population
globalization
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What are Natural Resources?
Anything built by humans and may have cultural influences based on culture.
A physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.
How the physical environment caused (determined) social development.
Physical artifacts that humans have created & that form the landscape
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Which of the following defines the term total fertility rate?
The number of years that it will take for a population to double
The total number of children born during a given year
The average number of kids 1 women in a country will have in her lifetime
The percentage of children that make it to adulthood
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Which statement about culture is true?
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people
All of the above
Cultural traits are a reflection of a group’s values
Cultures are dynamic and always changing.
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Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
Spanish
French
Arabic
Chinese
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Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family
Germanic
Indo-European
Japanese
Austronesian
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Ethnic religions
None of the above
Are made up of homogeneous populations.
All of the above
Do not seek converts.
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Which of the following explains the major effect of migration flow to Southwest Asia from other regions in Asia?
Old people migrate to areas with warmer weather after retiring
Guest workers migrate to regions for jobs in building and the oil fields
Students migrate to do to school, increasing the technology labor force
Women and children migrate to reunify with male family living in the region
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Which of the following statements best explains how the Industrial Revolution reduced the threats forecast by Malthus?
All of the above
Industrialization enabled European imperialism and migration, reducing popu
Rural migration to cities allowed farmers increase food production
RuralToUrban migration for factory jobs declined births/lowered population
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Which of the following would be considered a sacred site for Christians?
Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
The Kaaba in Makkah
Potala Palace in Lhasa
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
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Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Hinduism and Judaism
Christianity and Islam
Islam and Hinduism
Judaism and Christianity
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Studying religions is important to understanding a culture because
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
major religion can be directly linked to cultural homeland
religions do not have any impact on the built landscape
religions are key to understanding the role of women in culture
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All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages
except
French
Spanish
Italian
English
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Which of the following countries is best described as being at Stage 3 of the demographic transition model?
Bolivia: birth rate = 24 , death rate = 7
Ivory Coast: birth rate = 37, death rate = 13
Hungary: birth rate = 10, death rate = 13
China: birth rate = 13, death rate =7
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Given the definitions, watersheds and milksheds can best be classified as what type of region?
Formal
Industrial
Vernacular
Functional
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What is Remote sensing?
Images taken in the sky is an important source of observed data available
Uses satellite data to point a location and helps find the way to a point
Computer system of capturing/displaying data in relation of earth's surface
Taking pic of the Earth surface from a satellite/plane to learn Earths land
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Which statement most accurately explains political gerrymandering?
Supreme Court determines # of voters, ensure voters are not disenfranchised
Governor redraws political boundaries to ensure her political keeps power
Majority party of a legislature makes changes to stop new political parties
Majority party redraws political line to ensure their side has more power
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The expansion of economic, cultural, and political processes on a worldwide scale is known as a geographical concept?
Globalization
Sustainability
Distance Decay
Environmental Determinism
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Which of the following are the best examples of vernacular regions?
The Canadian Maritimes and the Northwest Territory
Scandinavia and the Iberian Peninsula
The American West and the American Midwest
South America and the Caribbean
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Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country?
Vernacular
Formal
Cultural
Physical
