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(Unit 1) Environmental determinism states
geography is the study of how the physical environment can limit or influence human activities
humans can conquer their physical environment at will and conform it to their needs
humans do not have the ability to modify their physical environment.
All of the answers
(Unit 1) Diffusion which moves from large cities to smaller cities to towns, skipping over rural areas between is
Expansion Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Relocation Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
(Unit 2) All of the following are DIRECTLY indicated on a population pyramid except
% of the population
Females
Cohorts in five year increments
Life Expectancy
(Unit 3) The practice of barring certain individuals from coming into a country is known as
Selective immigration
Internal migration
Quota system
Chain migration
(Unit 2) The characteristics of this population pyramid reflect the demographics of
A country in Stage 1 of the DTM
A country in Stage 2 of the DTM
A country in Stage 3 of the DTM
A country in Stage 4 of the DTM
(Unit 2) Which stage of the DTM has the lowest rate of natural increase?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
(Unit 3) Each year most immigrants to the United States
are admitted to the country as legal immigrants
enter the country as undocumented immigrants
enter the country legally with visas which then expire
None of the answers
(Unit 2) Immigration laws passed in the US during the 1920's were designed to favor immigration from which region?
Sub-Saharan Africa
South and eastern Europe
North and western Europe
Japan
(Unit 3) The following structure represents a folk dwelling adaptation to which of the following climates?
Hot and dry climate of Southern States
Humid Subtropical climate of the Southern States
Humid Continental climate of the Midwestern States
Mediterranean climate of the Western States
(Unit 3) Early English was influenced by all of the following groups except
Basque
Vikings
Angles
French
(Unit 3) Which religion is the following structure associated with?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Shinto
(Unit 3) Which of the following is not a universalizing spiritual practice?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
(Unit 3) Sikhism is a religion that centers on the teachings of Guru Nanak, but combines beliefs from
Christianity and Buddhism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Islam and Hinduism
Shintoism and Hinduism
(Unit 3) The youngest of the major world religions is
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
(Unit 3) What two regions contain the hearths of the world's five primary religions?
Northern India and Southwest Asia
Central Europe and Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
Eastern China and Southern Europe
(Unit 3) What may occur when two or more languages converge?
A creole language developes and becomes a pidgin
A pidgin language develops and may become a creole language
Sound shifts create a new vocabulary
The original language becomes extinct
(Unit 1) An advantage of the Peters map projection is that it
does not distort shapes
distances are constant along the equator
accurately compares land masses in terms of area
has curving meridians that curve gently and avoids extremes
(Unit 1) The spread of specialty coffee shops across the United States in the 1990's is an example of
Hierarchical diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Relocation diffusion
(Unit 3) Examples of modern lingua franca languages are
Latin, Spanish, English
Mandarin Chines, Spanish, Quechua
Russian, English, Swahili
Hindustani, German, and French
(Unit 4) Which of the following does the US Census Bureau not consider a race?
Japanese
Hispanic/Latino
Black
White
(Unit 4) The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is a good example of what type of boundary?
Subsequent
Superimposed
Geometric
Antecedent
(Unit 4) Eastern Europe during the 1940's through the early 1990's can be identified as a
region dominated by theocracies
region with no political conflicts
homogeneous region
shatterbelt
(Unit 5) Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?
Dairy
Mixed crop and livestock
Grain farming
Mediterranean agriculture
(Unit 5) Intensive wet-rice dominant agriculture is characterized by shortages of all but which of the following?
Equipment
Funds
Land
Labor
(Unit 5) In Von Thunen's model the most time-intensive and labor-intensive agriculture activities would fall in
The City and Ring 1
Ring 2
Ring 3
Ring 4
(Unit 5) Which of the following is an important environmental concern of feedlots?
Cost of feed
Pesticide contamination
Animal waste
Spread of disease to nearby wild animals
(Unit 5) Which Agriculture Revolution corresponds with the exponential population growth around the world?
First Agriculture Revolution
Second Agriculture Revolution
Green Revolution
Neolithic Agriculture Revolution
(Unit 5) Traditionally, the Ganges Valley and the Nile Valley have had comparatively high population densities because of there
Tropical climate
heavy industrialization
destination as sacred sites
intensive agriculture based on irrigation
(Unit 4) With respect to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which of the following is not true?
It masks the true function of the international agreement which is more of a military alliance
It led to a net trade deficit for the United States with Canada and Mexico
It has been recently replaced by the Trump administration for USCMO
It resulted in increased trade among member nations
(Unit 6) On a global scale, in which of the following sectors do most people work?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
(Unit 6) Which of the following is incorrect
the primary sector accounts for a lager share of the GDP for LCDs than MDCs
Women participate in formal and informal economies even in LDCs with high levels of gender inequality
The higher the GDP of a country, the more equal its income distribution
None of the above
(Unit 6 & 7) The Chicago area became a significant asset for the Western Great Lakes region owning to its steel industries and its
large market area
skilled labor force
access to the nation's railroad transportation network
greater distance from raw materials essential for the steel industry
(Unit 6) Applying the Core-Periphery model to the region of Asia, which of the following best describes the classification of China, Taiwan, and Russia?
Core
Downward transition
Semi-periphery
Periphery
(Unit 6) Which of the following best describes Alfred Weber's analysis of location decisions?
it seeks to evaluate the impact of a single factor of production on location
it seeks to minimize costs among multiple inputs of production
it depends on the availability of a single node, link, and input of production
it is applicable only in industrial economies with predictable spatial patterns
(Unit 4) The nation-state first became a widely desired form of political unity in
the Mediterranean world of classical Greece and Rome
the Middle East during the Crusades
Europe in the 17th century
Europe after WWII
(Unit 7) Which of the following is a correct statement about the megacities of the world?
Most are either in North America or Europe
None are in Latin America
The largest megacities are located in China
Most megacities are located in semi-peripheral or peripheral countries
(Unit 7) All of the following have helped create ghettos in North American cities except
Redlining by financial institutions
Concentration of public housing and social services
Fixed school district boundaries
Gentrification
(Unit 7) One major difference between land use in Europe and U.S. cities is that
European cities are less likely to have large urban parks than U.S. cities
European cities are less likely to have ring roads than U.S. cities
European suburbs are less likely to have high crime rates than U.S. suburbs
European cities are more likely to have the wealthy living close to the city center than in U.S. cities
(Unit 7) Asian, African, and South American cities
contain many structural relics from colonialism
usually have a church at the center of the city
display mostly modern forms of architecture as they are developing after colonialism
contain strong manufacturing and industrial sectors within the city
(Unit 7) Edge cities typically develop in major metropolitan areas
At the intersection of interstate highways
Where land is most readily available
Where land is least expensive
In the zone of independent workers
(Unit 3) India, a country of over 1 billion, shows the greatest diversity in which of the following characteristics
Religion
Dress
Language
Rituals
Marriage Practices
(Unit 1) Unlike formal regions, perceptual regions...
Have vague boundaries
Come in many different sizes
Do not have boundaries
Are never hierarchically organized
(Unit 2) A columnar-shaped population pyramid, just like the U.S. pyramid, indicates a country is...
Growing rapidly
Experiencing high immigration rates
Growing slowly or not at all
Experiencing a high dependency ratio
(Unit 5) All of the following characterize the Green Revolution EXCEPT...
Development and improvement of chemicals used in agriculture production
Technological improvements such as hybrid seeds
Exportation of agricultural techniques from developed to developing countries
Use of more environmentally sustainable "green" techniques in agricultural production
(Unit 6) Primate cities are those that...
Are seats of political power within a country
Are disproportionally larger than other cities in a country
Are the largest edge cities in a country
Conform to the rank-size rule as the highest-ranked city in a country
(Unit 3) Which is true about the conditions of women in more-developed countries compared to those in less-developed countries?
Women are more likely to be employed in agriculture in MDC
Women do not perform labor in MDC
Women are more likely to participate in government positions in MDC
Women are more likely to have multiple children in MDC
(Unit 4) Which of the following is a good example of a stateless nation
Israel
Serbia
Kurdistan
Texas
(Unit 7) According to the "dependency theory" of development...
Highly developed parts of the world got that way, and stay that way, by exploiting the underdeveloped parts
A region becomes highly developed when a large segment of its population is very young or old, and dependent on other segments
The periphery is economically dominant over the core
The underdeveloped parts of the world will only develop if they follow the rules and advice of highly developed parts
(Unit 7) It is easier to make movies in the Los Angeles area because they are so many producers, directors, actors, camera and lighting companies located there. This is a good example of...
The material index
A conurbation
An agglomeration economy zone
Conglomeration of ancillary activities
(Unit 4) To a political geographer, the term "state" is synonymous with which of the following terms?
Country
Nation
Territory
Province
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