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Which of the following is NOT a physical site characteristic
the location of a smaller street in relation to a main street
amount of rainfall
type of soil
elevation
Which of the following is a type of region categorization that emphasizes the relationship between core and peripheral areas?
formal regions
uniform regions
functional regions
perceptual regions
MDCs do not have workers in the primary sector.
True
False
Why does the standard of living rise as a country develops?
More children are being born, and therefore, need to be taken care of.
More tourists from around the world are visiting the country.
Everyone is able to receive a quality education.
A greater amount of advanced, more profitable jobs lead to more disposable income, on average.
Mahayana, Theraveda, Tantrayana are three branches of which religion?
Islam
Taoism
Buddhism
Shintoism
Which of the following is NOT an ethnic religion?
Hinduism
Judaism
Sikhism
Shamanism
Which of the following is an example of fundamentalism in Christianity?
sacred landscapes
sects that continue to use Latin in services
reading the Bible everyday
mission trips
Which two measures does the UN use to determine quality of education?
productivity and value added
literacy rate and gender inequality
pupil/teacher ratio and literacy rate
supply and empowerment
Which areas in LDCs usually house the people with the most access to consumer goods?
rural areas
suburbs
mountains
urban areas
Which of the following is a good example of a consumer good used in determining development?
telephones
Coca-Cola
books
running water
Which of the following areas does NOT have a high Gender Inequality Index (GII)?
Sub-Saharan Africa
North America
Central Asia
Southwest Asia
What is the Female Labor Force Participation Rate?
the number of women in the military
the percentage of women with a job
the percentage of women with a full-time job outside the home
the number of women holding positions in the government
The World Trade Organization was formed by…
the countries that conduct the most international trade
the members of the United Nations
the developed countries of the world
the countries of Europe
The World Trade Organization seeks to increase import quotas and reduce import and export tariffs.
True
False
Which region(s) have the most transnational corporation headquarters?
Africa and Asia
Australia
U.S., Europe, China
India and China
The movement of peoples, ideas, and commodities between different places is...
Globalization
Friction of distance
Cultural diffusion
Spatial interaction
Where did Buddhism originate?
East Asia
South Asia
Eastern Europe
Northern Africa
Shi'ite Muslims make up the great majority of Islam's adherents while Sunni Muslims are the minority and are concentrated in Iran.
True
False
Shamanism has appeared in all of the following locations except...
East Asia
Africa
Native America
None of the above
The indifference to or rejection of organized religious affiliations and ideas is...
Secularism
Fundamentalism
Pilgramage
Religious split
Special economic zones (SEZs) can be found in...
France
US
China
Brazil
A place defined in a map using coordinates such as latitude and longitude is referred to as a(n)...
Relative location
Area of influence
Absolute location
nodal region
The degree of compactness of a substance (mass/volume) is...
Distribution
Influence
Density
Diffusion
A doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions is...
Cultural Ecology
Environmental Determinism
Possibilism
Religion
Which of the following are barriers to a country's development?
Loans with strings attached
Human trafficking
Lack of access to education
All of the above
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