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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich map would have the smallest scale?citystatecontinentworld
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which projection is this?LambertMercatorGoode's HomolosineRobinson - 3. Multiple Choice
What geographic tool uses organizations and institutions to collect data about the Earth?
globe
satellite imagery
GPS
GIS
- 4. Multiple ChoicePhysiological density is the number of:acres of farmland.people per area suitable for agriculture.farmers per area of farmland.farm animals per area suitable for agriculture.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIf the physiological density is much higher than the arithmetic density, then a country has:inefficient farmers.a large number of farmers.a small percentage of land suitable for agriculture.too many people for the available resources.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe highest CDRs are found in countries in which stage of the DTM?Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3Stage 4
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMalthus argued that food supply can only increase ______.geometricallyinverselyreverselyarithmetically
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Wilbur Zelinsky, in what stage of the DTM does interregional migration to city occur?1234
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of a push factor?religious freedoma drought or faminejob opportunitiesa fair government
- 10. Multiple Choice
“Brain drain” migration is thought to be the result of
social and environmental factors in developing countries
the problems people face in source countries, and the allure of a better life
families living in different parts of the world
workers becoming more ambitious
- 11. Multiple ChoiceCultural diffusion is best described as...sharing music from one culture to anotherCultural margarinethe spreading of religionthe spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following relates to the origin and diffusion of folk culture?anonymous origin and rapid diffusionunknown hearths and relocation diffusionanonymous hearths and contagious diffusionknown hearth and slow diffusion
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe global diffusion of popular culture may threaten folk culture bybeing less responsive to the diversity of local environments.threatening local environments through the diffusion of information by technology.serving as a catalyst for the advancement of folk culture.being more responsive to the diversity of local environments.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe second-largest language family isIndo-EuropeanAustronesianSino-TibetanDravidian
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the correct order for language?
family, language, branch, dialect, group
branch, family, language, group, dialect
family, branch, group, language, dialect
language, family, branch, group, dialect
- 16. Multiple Choice
Examples of ethnic religions include
Hinduism and Buddhism.
Buddhism, Judaism, and Hinduism.
Daoism, Confucianism, and Judaism.
Confucianism and Islam
- 17. Multiple Choice
He led the opposition against apartheid and became first black president of South Africa.
Apartheid
Ethnic Group
Multiracial
Nelson Mandela
- 18. Multiple Choice
Intense loyalty and pride in one’s country is known as which of the following?
Imperialism
Nationalism
Unilateralism
Communism
- 19. Multiple ChoiceLaws that physically separated difference races within South Africa.Centrifugal ForcesApartheidRacismJim Crow
- 20. Multiple ChoiceYour identity that is based on your biological makeup is referred to as ___RaceEthnicityBloodNationality
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?Brown vs. Board of EducationRoe vs. WadeEmmett Till TrialMiranda vs. Arizona
- 22. Multiple Choice
Gerrymandering is:
When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power
When seats in the House of Representatives are redistributed among states because of changes in population
When district boundaries are redrawn to reflect changes in population.
A measurement of the US population that occurs every ten years
- 23. Multiple Choice
the United Nations is an example of this type of organization
supranational
monopoly
industry
corporation
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the territorial morphology of Macedonia?CompactElongatedFragmentedProrupt
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA person who has been forced out of their country because of war, persecution, or a natural disasterOutcastEmigrantImmigrantRefugee
- 26. Multiple ChoiceCOMMERCIAL FARMING is practiced in what countries?More Developed Countries (MDC)Less Developed Countries (LDC)Third World CountriesPoor Countries
- 27. Multiple ChoiceLife expectancy, education, and per capita income are indicators ofGross Domestic Product (GDP)Human Development Index (HDI)Less Developed Country (LDC)More Developed Country (MDC)
- 28. Multiple ChoiceGrowing crops just enough to maintain your family ispastorialismsubsistence agriculturecommercial agriculturegrazing
- 29. Multiple Choice
The above graph demonstrates which of the following?
Gender Gap
Social Development
Post Industrial Society
Tertiary Sector
Development
- 30. Multiple Choice
National or global regions where economic power, in terms of wealth, innovation, and advanced technology is concentrated.
Core
Periphery
Semi-periphery
- 31. Multiple Choice
Model of development stating that industries attempt to find the best site or location to place their factory that provide the minimum transportation and labor costs.
Rostow's Model of Economic Development
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
Weber's Least Cost Theory
Location Theory
- 32. Multiple Choice
Compares the level of development of women with the development of both sexes combined.
Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM)
Gender-Related Development Index (GDI)
Gender Equity
Human Development Index (HDI)
- 33. Multiple Choice
Model that describes a country's progression in five stages from LDCs to MDCs.
Rostow's Model of Economic Development
Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
Weber's Least Cost Theory
Location Theory
- 34. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Von Thunen's Model, which agricultural zone is closest to the market?LivestockCommercial GrainDairy FarmingForestry
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat geographer suggested that certain crops are grown in direct relation to their distance from the market center?Johann Heinrich Von ThunenCarl SauerThomas MalthusJon Snow
- 36. Multiple ChoiceLocation factors that deal with the cost transporting products into and out of the factory.Site FactorsSituation FactorsEconomic FactorsDemographic Factors
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat is primarily responsible for the new international division of labor?OutsourcingSituation FactorsPost-Fordist PhilosophyLand Prices
- 38. Multiple ChoiceManufacturing or other industry in which cost of transporting both raw materials and finished product is not important for determining location of the firm. Common footloose industries include catalog companies, which can locate anywhere as shipping in the US depends on weight not distance, as well as expensive and light items such as diamonds or computer chips.Agglomeration EconomiesCottage IndustryFootloose IndustryFordist
- 39. Multiple ChoiceA location where transfer is possible between modes of transporationMaquiladorasBreak of Bulk PointsBreak of Industry PointsOutsource Points
- 40. Multiple ChoiceThe industries of copper, steel and ethanol are all examples of:Cottage IndustriesMechanical IndustriesBulk-gaining IndustriesBulk-reducing Industries
- 41. Multiple Choice
Which urban model includes nodes such as a port, a university, an airport and a park?
sub-saharan African city model
concentric zone model
multiple nuclei
sector model
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe city plus its built-up contiguous suburbs is the:central city.metropolitan statistical area.urbanized area.regional government federation.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceMegalopolis refers to:adjacent, overlapping metropolitan statistical areas.a large, densely packed city center.consolidated metropolitan statistical areas.regional government federation.
- 44. Multiple Choice
A city which is over 2 times larger than the next largest city in a country is known as a
capital city
primate city
super city
dirty city
- 45. Multiple Choice
In core area cities the practice of buying up and rehabilitating deteriorating housing which resulted in the raising of housing values and a social change in neighborhoods is called ________
public housing.
gentrification.
white flight.
urban renewal.
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