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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a perceptual region?
The Gulf Coast states.
The Bible Belt in the Southern states.
The central hub of a major airline.
A region that has the same area code.
The state of Iowa
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following geographic concepts is illustrated by the image above?
Migration
Transhumance
Density
Agglomeration
Diffusion
- 3. Multiple Choice
The country described in the profile above is in which stage of the Demographic Transition Model?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
- 4. Multiple Choice
The image above best represents which religion?
Judaism
Shinto
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
- 5. Multiple Choice
Nineteenth century English clergyman, Thomas Malthus, theorized that human populations, if not regulated by social conditions, will ultimately inevitably extinguish themselves because of which factor?
unintelligibly of languages
racial and ethnic incompatibility
religious incompatibility
military annihilation
resource depletion resulting from overpopulation
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Mercator map above represents which type of map projection?
Planar
Conical
Cylindrical
Spherical
Cosmopolitan
- 7. Multiple Choice
Forced sterilization, infanticide, state-sponsored contraceptives, and tax incentives for small families are all examples of
antinatal policies.
pronatal policies.
strict natal policies.
liberal natal policies.
religious natalism.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Hebrew at one point had experienced near extinction as either a spoken or written language but since 1948 has regained some of its former status being spoken by some 9 million individuals as either their first or secondary language. This is an example of a(n)
dead language.
lingua franca.
creole language.
revived language.
pidgin language.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best example of global stimulus diffusion?
McDonald's in India serving Maharajah Macs.
Rock n' Roll in the United States.
Walmart opening in metropolitan urban cores.
The outbreak of the flu in Europe.
Islam spreading through the Arabian peninsula.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The largest ethnic religion in the world is
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Shinto
- 11. Multiple Choice
Identify one element of non-material culture.
Clothes
Language
Churches
Architecture
Food
- 12. Multiple Choice
Santeria is an Afro-Cuban religion developed from the beliefs and customs of the Yoruba ethnic groups of West Africa and elements of the Roman Catholic religion. Which of the following cultural concepts does Santeria best exemplify?
lingua franca
ethnic religion
universalizing religion
contagious diffusion
religious syncretism
- 13. Multiple Choice
The population pyramid above best represents which stage in the demographic transition model?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which term best describes Japan?
multinational state
stateless nation
multistate nation
nation-state
autonomous region
- 15. Multiple Choice
_________ are any persons who have left their residence by reason of real or imagined danger but have not left the territory of their own country.
internationally displaced persons
internally displaced persons
undocumented immigrants
refugees
asylum seekers
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a forced migration?
Accepting a job in another state.
Traveling on a student visa to study at an international university.
Government officials issuing mandatory evacuations due to threat of natural disaster.
Retirees moving to Florida from the Northeastern region of the United States.
Threat of violence in a city due to a civil war in a nation.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which type of map is being shown above?
choropleth
cartogram
isoline
political
graduate symbols
- 18. Multiple Choice
Since the 1960s, Indonesia has seen fertility rates drop nearly 50%. Which of the following reasons best explains the changes in fertility in Indonesia since the 1960s?
Changing social values about marriage.
Stagnation of pre-natal healthcare.
Greater opportunities for girls and women.
Expanding health insurance for all citizens.
Increasing economic prosperity for men.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best represents the concept of a stateless nation?
Kurds
Israelis
Japanese
Serbians
Congolese
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following maps is at the largest scale?
A provincial map of Quebec, Canada.
A map of downtown Chicago, Illinois.
A map of North America.
A regional map of islands in Oceania.
A neighborhood map of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, CA.
- 21. Multiple Choice
The location of a place on Earth in relationship to other places or features is known as
absolute location.
diffusion.
site.
hearth.
relative location.
- 22. Multiple Choice
A geographer collects data about Earth's surface using a satellite to map the changing distribution of sprawl in the United States. This geographer is using what type of geographic tool?
Geocaching
GIS
GPS
Mashup
Remote Sensing
- 23. Multiple Choice
A pilgrim to Varanasi (Benares) in India is most likely to be a
Christian
Jew
Hindu
Buddhist
Muslim
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which scenario best explains the process of assimilation?
A family immigrates to a new country, settles near others from their homeland, and conducts most of their day-to-day activities within their ethnic neighborhood.
Despite the large number of historic churches in France, many French identify as nonreligious and believe that religion is a private matter.
The island of Mauritius has large populations of Christians, Hindus, and Muslims. The constitution of Mauritius prohibits discrimination and protects freedom of religion.
The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.
Hinduism diffused from India to Bali, where it blended with traditional Balinese beliefs to create a form of Hinduism unique to Bali.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not part of the definition of a state?
A common language
An organized economy and circulation system
Political sovereignty
A permanent resident population
Defined boundaries
- 26. Multiple Choice
A formal region differs from other regions in that it
has a focal point or node
is one that people believe exists
has a selected feature or internal uniformity
does not contain gradations such as core, domain, and sphere
applies only to linguistic and religion regions
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in contemporary society?
The increasing popularity of a fashion trend that originates in a large city, such as New York, and spreads to small rural towns
The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications
The spread of a religion through the migration of adherents of the religion
The increasing popularity of a new band that spends a year touring cities around the world
The spread of new slang that becomes widely used in government-funded schools
- 28. Multiple Choice
Country A is a more developed country with a low birth rate, a low total fertility rate, a high life expectancy, and a high percentage of urban population. Based on this information, which of the following outcomes is most likely to occur in Country A?
Guest workers from less developed countries are needed to fill the labor shortages in urban areas.
Falling birth rates and declining youth populations result in an increase in school construction in urban areas.
Pressures on pension and social security programs are at critical levels as the number of elderly increases.
Provincial and national politicians must tailor their political campaigns to appeal to rural voters.
Suburban house construction declines as elderly populations downsize and seek to be closer to urban amenities.
- 29. Multiple Choice
In the early twenty-first century, the largest number of refugees is located on which of the following continents?
Africa
Australia
Europe
North America
Asia
- 30. Multiple Choice
___________ is a usually small, independent country consisting of a single city, the government of which exercises full sovereignty or control over itself and all territories within its borders.
city-state
microstate
micronation
autonomous region
nation
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would not be an example of a functional region?
The signal area of the radio station 104.1 KRBE
The delivery area of Brother's Pizza
The area with the zip code 77381
The area of delivery for a Amazon fulfillment center
The New York City subway system
- 32. Multiple Choice
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of
large heterogeneous groups.
tribal groups.
groups that have little interaction with other groups.
small homogeneous groups.
groups living in isolated areas
- 33. Multiple Choice
When highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country immigrate to another country this is known as
brain drain.
educational migration.
chain migration.
circular migration.
intellectual downward spiral.
- 34. Multiple Choice
Based on the image, the sacred site above is associated with which religion?
Christianity
Shinto
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures?
Ethos
Prejudice
Ethnocentrism
Assimilation
Acculturation
- 36. Multiple Choice
The image above represent which type of map projection?
Conical
Geometrical
Cylindrical
Planar
Symmetrical
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are the best examples of vernacular regions?
The Canadian Maritimes and the Northwest Territory
The American West and the American Midwest
South Africa and Australia
South America and the Caribbean
Scandinavia and the Iberian Peninsula
- 38. Multiple Choice
Some territories within the Russian Federation are characterized by concentrated populations of ethnic groups and these areas function as autonomous regions. Which of the following best explains the political relationship between the autonomous regions and the central government of Russia?
The central government of Russia exerts complete control over the autonomous regions to counteract devolutionary pressures.
The autonomous regions are able to function independently from the central government because of an abundance of natural resources.
Russia is a multistate nation characterized by contested regional boundaries.
The autonomous regions provide ethnic groups with some political control over their homelands while preserving Russia’s territorial integrity.
Russia is a unitary state characterized by many ethnic groups united within a single country.
- 39. Multiple Choice
The country represented by the population pyramid above represents which stage in the Demographic Transition Model?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
- 40. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in contemporary society?
The spread of a religion through the migration of adherents of the religion
The spread of new slang that becomes widely used in government-funded schools
The increasing popularity of a fashion trend that originates in a large city, such as New York, and spreads to small rural towns
The increasing popularity of a new band that spends a year touring cities around the world
The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications
- 41. Multiple Choice
Which of the following correctly sequences the continuum from language family to dialect?
Indo-European, Germanic, English, Midland-Northern
Indo-European, Baltic-Slavic, Russian, Ukranian
Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Hindi, Bengali
Sino-Tibetan, Sinitic, Mandarin, Chinese
Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Arabic, Berber
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
Islam
Mormonism
Buddhism
Judaism
Roman Catholicism
- 43. Multiple Choice
Based on the population pyramid above, which of the following will pose the greatest demographic challenge to China beginning in 2029?
Providing for the needs of its aging population
Finding enough teachers to educate the young
Limiting out-migration of the 60- to 64-year-old age cohort
Providing prenatal medical care
Controlling population growth
- 44. Multiple Choice
In many less developed countries, only a small percentage of school-aged youth attend school regularly. In some cases, fewer females than males are enrolled in schools. Which of the following patterns is a concern in less developed countries with low school enrollment?
A lack of jobs for older males because of the high number of qualified females
A large number of females working in factories because most males work in agriculture
A lack of qualified males and females to develop a workforce that will improve economic growth
A migration comprised entirely of working-age females to other countries for better-paying jobs
A migration of males and females to other countries to pursue postsecondary education
- 45. Multiple Choice
The Cherokee are an example of a(n)
nation
state
nation-state
city state
autonomous region
- 46. Multiple Choice
McDonald's, as illustrated above, represents which type of diffusion?
hierarchical
contagious
stimulus
reverse hierarchical
relocation
- 47. Multiple Choice
"Walk down from the Alice in Wonderland statue to the model boat pond. From there, walk west through the trees and cross the road at East Drive. Walk around the fountain and continue on the path along the lake."
The above best represents which of the following concepts?
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Cultural Landscape
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Cartographic Principles
- 48. Multiple Choice
The deities shown in the image above represents which religion?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Shinto
Christianity
Islam
- 49. Multiple Choice
The Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchral, and the Kaaba represent
natural wonders
sacred sites
religious sanctuaries
polytheistic religious artifacts
animistic sites
- 50. Multiple Choice
The European Union is an example of
supranationalism
nationalism
a fragmented state
autonomous region
nation-state
- 51. Multiple Choice
Yugoslavia, in the image above, represents which of the following concepts?
multiethnic state
city-state
stateless nation
microstate
nation
- 52. Multiple Choice
A simplified language developed from a mixture of languages is known as a(n)
creole language
pidgin language
universal language
ethnic language
romance language
- 53. Multiple Choice
According to the Demographic Transition Model, strong economies, literate citizens, abundant healthcare & adequate sanitation systems, majority of people living in urban areas, and low birth & death rates. What stage of development does this represent?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
- 54. Multiple Choice
__________ is the process by which migrants from a particular town follow others from that town to a particular destination.
chain migration
step migration
involuntary migration
cultural migration
brain drain
- 55. Multiple Choice
The New York subway system represents which type of region?
perceptual
functional
formal
vernacular
economic
- 56. Multiple Choice
All of the following statement are true regarding universalizing religions except
Universalizing religions try to appeal to many people throughout the world.
Examples of universalizing religions are Christianity, Buddhism, Bahai, and Islam.
Universalizing religions can usually be traced to a single founder.
Universalizing religions are divided into branches, denominations, and sects.
It is typically very difficult to convert to a universalizing religion.
- 57. Multiple Choice
Which universalizing religion is portrayed in the diffusion map?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Shinto
- 58. Multiple Choice
The rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout a population without barriers is known as
hierarchical diffusion.
reverse hierarchical diffusion
contagious diffusion.
stimulus diffusion.
relocation diffusion.
- 59. Multiple Choice
Immigrants who arrived in the United States during the 3rd wave of immigration between 1918-1965 more than likely came from
Northern and Western Europe.
Asia and Latin America.
Southern and Eastern Europe.
Western Europe.
Canada
- 60. Multiple Choice
The image above best represent which concept?
ethnocentrism
acculturation
assimilation
amalgamation
appropriation
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