APHG Midterm Review

Pregunta 1 de 172

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Contour lines

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lack a shared definition
are less accurate than shaded relief in depicting terrain
can be detected by remote sensing
aren't useful for depicting mountainous regions
connect points of equal elevation above sea

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 172

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Low population growth resulting from high CBR and very high CDR is characteristic of stage _____ of the demographic transition.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

V
III
I
II
IV

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 172

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In the 1970's, the government of India used this method to reduce the population growth rates in certain areas of the country.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

cash awards
food rationing
tax incentives
forced sterilization of males
free housing for small families

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 172

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Demography is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the study of population growth.
the mapping of population characteristics.
the study of population.
the study of the relationship between government and population.
none of these answers.

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 172

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A population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow top is indicative of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

developing countries.
low infant mortality.
countries in Stage IV of the demographic transition.
low dependency ratio.
developed countries.

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 172

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Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population:

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Areas away from the coasts.
Non-industrial areas.
Agricultural areas.
Rural areas.
Urban areas.

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 172

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Which of the following characteristics of a national population is NOT evident from its population pyramid?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

sex structure
dependency ratio
infant mortality rate
age structure
all are present.

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 172

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Which of the following is not one of Ernst Ravenstein's Laws of migration?

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Urban residents are less migratory than inhabitants of rural areas.
The majority of migrants move short distances.
The majority of urban migrants are uneducated.
Every migration flow generates a return or counter-migration.
All are part of Ravenstein's law.

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 172

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U.S. immigration quotas are an example of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

an intervening opportunity.
an intervening obstacle.
a natural barrier.
a migratory barrier.
none of these answers.

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 172

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The age group in the U.S. that is most likely to move is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

retirees, 65-69 years.
youth, 10-14 years.
young adults 20-24 years.
empty nesters, 50-59 years.
all have an equal chance to move.

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 172

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Almost everywhere on Earth, Total Fertility Rate (TFRs) are

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government mandated.
influenced by precipitation levels.
rising
staying about the same.
falling.

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 172

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All of the following are possible maternal morbidity issues EXCEPT:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Serious tearing
Death
Depression
Social stigmatazing
Fistulas

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 172

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In 1789, a British economist named Thomas Malthus published an essay in which he claimed that while population increased at what he called a geometric rate, the means of subsistence grew only at

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

exponential rate.
an arithmetic (linear) rate.
an unpredictable rate.
a rate depending on the particular culture involved.
a declining rate.

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 172

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The process of migrants moving into a specific location because relatives or members of the same culture have already migrated and settled there is known as:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Undocumented migration.
Step Migration.
Chain Migration.
Forced Migration.
Channelized migration.

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 172

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In the past 30 years, the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

has increased because of the demand for menial laborers in the U.S. has grown.
has increased because of more relaxed border security since September 11, 2001
has decreased because of greater border security.
has decreased because of poor economic conditions in the U.S.
both [has increased because of the demand for menial laborers in the U.S. has grown] and [has increased because of more relaxed border security since September 11, 2001].

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 172

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Which statement about overpopulation is true?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Overpopulation can only occur in less-developed areas.
Overpopulation is achieved when the physiological density reaches more than 1,000/km.
Overpopulation occurs when an area's population is greater than its carrying capacity.
Overpopulation is unlikely because food production potential is unlimited.
All of these answers.

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 172

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The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

human activity only
the arrangement and organization of things on the surface to the earth
the political impact of boundaries
movement of humans and animal only
the history of an area

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 172

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Which one of the following map projections distort shapes, distance, relative size, and/ or direction from one place to another on Earth?
I. the Robinson Projection
II.the Mercator projection
III. the Peters projection

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

II only
II and III only
I only
I and II only
I, II, and III

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 172

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The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

channelized migration.
chain migration.
spatial search migration.
hierarchical migration.
countermigration.

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 172

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Of the following countries, which has the lowest crude density?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

India
United Kingdom
Australia
United States
Iran

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 172

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During the 20th Century, nearly all countries experienced

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

suburbanization.
forced migration.
population decline.
refugee displacements.
rural to urban migration.

Explicación

Pregunta 22 de 172

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The part of Earth's surface that is physically suitable for permanent human settlement is known as

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the biosystem.
the ecumene.
the biosphere.
the ecosystem.
the ecosphere.

Explicación

Pregunta 23 de 172

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Gender studies of migration indicate that men ______ than women.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

have more employment choices and income
are more mobile
migrate farther
all of these answers
none of these answers.

Explicación

Pregunta 24 de 172

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In New York, Puerto Ricans moved into the Jewish neighborhood of East Harlem and assumed a dominant presence in the neighborhood. This process is best described as:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

immigration.
barrioization.
succession.
residential segregation.
racism.

Explicación

Pregunta 25 de 172

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The inflections and tones unique to a very specific area is called:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Language
Dialect
Vernacular
Language family
Language branch

Explicación

Pregunta 26 de 172

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Jerusalem is a sacred place for

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Christians
Jews
Muslims
Christians, Jews, and Muslims
Hinduism

Explicación

Pregunta 27 de 172

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Which is not a feature of Islamic sacred architecture?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Adoption of Roman models of design
Frescoes depicting the life of the prophet
Geometric and calligraphic ornamentation
Repurposing of some former churches/cathedrals
Minarets

Explicación

Pregunta 28 de 172

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The most distinctive contrast between folk and popular culture is that

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

folk culture is limited in geographical range and only spreads through hierarchical diffusion.
folk cultures are restricted to primitive, pre-literate territories of developing countries; popular cultures are universal in developed, industrialized states.
folk culture is typically hostile to all things that are external.
folk culture is, in general, authoritarian and repressive; popular culture reflects progressive, democratic influences.
folk culture reflects the traditional way of life of groups isolated from and resistant to outside influences; popular culture simply implies the general mass of people conforming to ever-changing fads and common modes of behavior.

Explicación

Pregunta 29 de 172

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The Western Wall is sacred to this faith:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Shinto
Christianity

Explicación

Pregunta 30 de 172

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A single attribute of a culture is called a

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

culture hearth.
culture trait.
culture complex.
culture realm.
culture region.

Explicación

Pregunta 31 de 172

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Which one of the following is considered a pull factor in regard to migration?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

New Orleans residents fleeing Katrina
persecution of Jews in Nazi Germany
high unemployment in Appalachia
nomads fleeing famine and spreading desert in the Sahel
amenities of living in Australia

Explicación

Pregunta 32 de 172

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Which of the following graphs exhibit a J-curve?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Global Infant Mortality Rates over time.
Global Dependency Ratio rate over time.
Global Birth Rates over time.
Global Population Growth over time.
All of these answers.

Explicación

Pregunta 33 de 172

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Countries with aging populations attempt to stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical and retirement costs by

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

promoting emigration of the elderly
cutting social security.
encouraging increased birth rate.
investing in health care
promoting immigration.

Explicación

Pregunta 34 de 172

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The cultural landscape

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

is equivalent to a culture realm or a single trait social region
represents the real extent of a hearth region
includes internal ideas of a grouping of people
summarizes the nonmaterial aspects of a society
includes house types, cities, agricultural fields, transportation networks, parks, and cemeteries

Explicación

Pregunta 35 de 172

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The image is what type of artifact of which cultural influence?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

temple; Buddhism
mosque; Islam
church; Christianity
mosque; Judaism
temple; Hinduism

Explicación

Pregunta 36 de 172

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The four major population clusters in the world include all of the following regions EXCEPT:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Europe
South America
South Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia

Explicación

Pregunta 37 de 172

1

the importance of spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

human activities only
arrangement and organization of things on the surface of to the Earth
the political impact of boundaries
movements of humans and animals only
history of an area

Explicación

Pregunta 38 de 172

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which one of the following map projections distort shapes distance is relative size and back / or direction from one place to another on earth?

I. the Robinson projection
II. the Mercator projection
III. the Peters projection

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Only II
Only II and III
Only I
Only I and II
Only I, II, and III

Explicación

Pregunta 39 de 172

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Distortion can be defined as

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

A technique for giving each location on the earth a corresponding place on a flat surface
The process of calculating map scale
The error in accuracy that occurs in all maps
A mathematical formula for translating cultural understanding of rivers
A spherical, scaled model of the Earth

Explicación

Pregunta 40 de 172

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Human geographers focus __________________

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

On how we organize space a society
On how we interact with each other in places and across space
On how people make places
All of these

Explicación

Pregunta 41 de 172

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Comic projections are often used to depict hemispheres or small parts of the earth because

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The cone is the development surface closet in form to one half of a globe
They can be mathematically adjusted to preserve conformality and equivalence
A straight line drawn anywhere on the map is a line of constant compass bearing
Scale is smaller provide additional details
Distance along all standard parallels are true

Explicación

Pregunta 42 de 172

1

An individual's activity space is primarily affected by

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Age, income status, and physical appearance
Politics, religion, and nationality
Stage in life, mobility, and oppirtunity
Incom3, sex and ethinicity
Health, education, and employment

Explicación

Pregunta 43 de 172

1

The spread of speciality coffee shops across the US in 1990s is an example of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Relocation diffusion
Periodic movement
Contagious diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Stimulus diffusion

Explicación

Pregunta 44 de 172

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The idea that culture modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

cultural landscape
culture building
culture situation
culture traits
cultural environment

Explicación

Pregunta 45 de 172

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Acculturation is the term applied to

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the curriculum objective of U.S. public school
the process by which one culture group adopts the characteristics of another dominant group
the process of melding traits or traditions of two different cultures into a composite acceptable to both originating groups
immigrant communities that maintain distinctive languages and religions
the rise of a social group from savagery to civilizations

Explicación

Pregunta 46 de 172

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The Yellow River is to Chinese philosophy as the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are to __________

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Buddhism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
Hinduism

Explicación

Pregunta 47 de 172

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Which of the following U.S. regional associations is incorrect?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Southeast—Mormon
New England—Catholic
South—Baptist
Upper Midwest—Lutheran

Explicación

Pregunta 48 de 172

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This is the process by which a less dominate culture adopts the traits of a more dominate culture so completely that the two cultures become indistinguishable.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Syncretism
Transculturation
Cultural acculturatio
Cultural assimilation
Migrant diffusion

Explicación

Pregunta 49 de 172

1

Pidgin and creole languages are distinguished from one another by the fact that pidgin

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

is always a second language for all its speakers; creole has become a distinctive first language of a society
is any invented language of Asia; creole is based on French and found in the Caribbean
may be based on any European language; creole is always a French dialect
none, they are the same
is a simplified European language taught to native populations; creole is a simplified native language

Explicación

Pregunta 50 de 172

1

The above form of architecture is most likely to be found:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Florida
Oregon
Utah
North Dakota
Texas

Explicación

Pregunta 51 de 172

1

Tibetan Buddhism is of the _________ type

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Theravada
Priest
Zen
Lamaism
Mahayana

Explicación

Pregunta 52 de 172

1

This hearth saw the domestication of millet and rice more than 7,000 years ago:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Indus River Valley
North China
West Africa
Americas
Mesopotamia

Explicación

Pregunta 53 de 172

1

The three subsystem of a culture are:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

religious, political, and educational.
culture trait, culture complex, and cultural landscape.
sociology, religion, and morphology.
ideas, beliefs, and knowledge.
none of these.

Explicación

Pregunta 54 de 172

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Which statement about culture is true?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Cultures is learned behavior that is passed from one generation to the next.
Cultures are dynamic and always changing.
Cultural traits are a reflection of a group's values.
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people.
All of these.

Explicación

Pregunta 55 de 172

1

The above depicted house is in what style?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Row house
Post-modern
Gabled house
Federalist
Cape Cod style

Explicación

Pregunta 56 de 172

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A single component of a culture

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cultural hearth
cultural trait
cultural system
cultural complex
cultural region

Explicación

Pregunta 57 de 172

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Believed to be the original hearth of culture:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
North China
Greco-Roman
Indus River Valley

Explicación

Pregunta 58 de 172

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Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is true?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Western culture is often spread through movies and other media.
Backlash against Western culture has resulted in violence in some areas.
Many foreign cultures have adopted Western traits like clothing and religion.
Some areas of the world have actively resisted Western culture traits.
All of these.

Explicación

Pregunta 59 de 172

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A common language that is used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce is called:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

pidgin language
Relict language
creole language
lingua franca
revived language

Explicación

Pregunta 60 de 172

1

Jerusalem is to Christians as _________ is to Hindus

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Tokyo
Mumbai
Delhi
Mecca
Varanasi

Explicación

Pregunta 61 de 172

1

Considered the most holy place in Islam

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Wailing Wall
Jerusalem
Haiga Sophia
Al-Kaaba
Mount Sinai

Explicación

Pregunta 62 de 172

1

Which of the following European countries has a rather sharp division between Flemish speakers in the north and Walloon speakers in the south

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

France
Andorra
Belgium
the Netherlands
Denmark

Explicación

Pregunta 63 de 172

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Which of the following is NOT an example of expansion diffusion?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Contagious diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Relocation diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
none of these

Explicación

Pregunta 64 de 172

1

Culture is spread by

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

migrants.
war and occupation.
television and other media.
trans-national corporation.
all of these.

Explicación

Pregunta 65 de 172

1

Racial classifications

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

group people into categories such as Irish, Hispanic, and Asian.
are based on ethnicity and/or nationality.
limit the intellectual capabilities of a child from birth.
have been dismissed by most anthropologists and geneticists.
are based on detailed genetic analyses.

Explicación

Pregunta 66 de 172

1

The rejected theory that cultures are controlled by the physical geography of their surroundings was

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

climatology mutation
environmental deteminism
possibilism elementary school
cultural divergence imitation
cultural convergence legisaltion

Explicación

Pregunta 67 de 172

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Cultural diffusion is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the innovation of a cultural trait
the idea that your own culture is superior to others
the spread of culture traits from one group to another
the isolation of a culture from the rest of the world
none of these

Explicación

Pregunta 68 de 172

1

The northeast United States is an example of what component of culture?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Cultural region
Cultural system
Cultural hearth
Cultural trait
Cultural complex

Explicación

Pregunta 69 de 172

1

The Ganges River is to Hinduism what Mount Fuji is to:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Janism
Baha'i
Shintoism
Sikhism
Taoism

Explicación

Pregunta 70 de 172

1

Buddhism pilgrimages to Bodh Gaya are focused on

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

a shrine to Khrisna
the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama
the grave of the Buddha
submersion in the Ganges River
a Bhodi tree under which the Buddha taught

Explicación

Pregunta 71 de 172

1

The church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem marks the site of Christ's:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

last supper.
baptism.
first miracle.
birth.
tomb.

Explicación

Pregunta 72 de 172

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The above map represents the diffusion of what?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Mesopotamian ideas
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Bantu language

Explicación

Pregunta 73 de 172

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The above image represents what type of diffusion?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Hierarchical
Innovative
Relocation
Contagious
Migrant

Explicación

Pregunta 74 de 172

1

Which cultural phenomenon below is not an example of syncretism

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Japanese Capitalism
Tex-Mex cuisine
Nordic skiing
Snowboarding
Thai cuisine

Explicación

Pregunta 75 de 172

1

The area of origin of a culture is called

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

cultural homeland
culture hearth
culture realm
cultural environment
cultural landscape

Explicación

Pregunta 76 de 172

1

The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam," is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

abstaining from alcohol
the pilgrimage to Mecca
fasting during the holy month
charitable giving
the veil worn by Muslim women

Explicación

Pregunta 77 de 172

1

The one way in which culture is NOT transmitted to younger generations is by

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

instruction
teaching
mutation
imitation
example

Explicación

Pregunta 78 de 172

1

Hinduism arose in the __________ River Valley

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Krishna
Yellow
Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra

Explicación

Pregunta 79 de 172

1

Which is an example of an intrafaith (boundary) conflict

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

China-Tibet
Israel-Palestine
Nigeria
Former Yugoslavia
Northern Ireland

Explicación

Pregunta 80 de 172

1

Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the world and remains strong near its hearth. This is an example of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Relocation diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Cultural innovation
Expansion diffusion
Contagious diffusion

Explicación

Pregunta 81 de 172

1

"Little Sweden" in Lindsborg, Kansas is a good example of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

globalization
ecotourism
tribalism
neolocalism
placelessness

Explicación

Pregunta 82 de 172

1

Religions are important keys to human geographic understanding because

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

each major world religion is identified with a specific parent language.
they are one of the very few aspects of human culture totally divorced from the environments they occupy.
all individuals utilize religion in some way to create a belief in the after life and in a deity.
religious beliefs intimately affect all facets of culture.
with their emphasis upon charity and the afterlife, religions play a universal pacifying role.

Explicación

Pregunta 83 de 172

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The _________ of a group of people includes the things they construct.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

beliefs
pop culture
folk culture
non-material culture
material culture

Explicación

Pregunta 84 de 172

1

________________ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, typically rural, and cohesive in cultural traits.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Folk
Local
Government
Material
Popular

Explicación

Pregunta 85 de 172

1

Over 425 Hutterite communities exist in each of the following states and provinces except:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Alberta
Arkansas
Montana

Explicación

Pregunta 86 de 172

1

The ideology of Zionism has as its goal

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

a homeland for the Muslim peopl
the elimination of the Orthodox division within the faith
the merger of the three modern divisions of Judaism
the merger of Judaism with other religions
a homeland for Jewish people

Explicación

Pregunta 87 de 172

1

which of the following map projections shows the realitive sizes of earth's landmasses most accurately?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Molleweide ptojection
Gall-Peters projection
Buckminster FUller projection
Mercator projection
Robinson projection

Explicación

Pregunta 88 de 172

1

Which of the following statements about latitude is true?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Latitude lines are always parallel to each other on a globe
Latitude lines intersect at the north and south poles
Latitude is a measure of distance and of the equator
On a globe, lines of latitude intersect parallels of longitude at right angles
Latitude varies from 0 degrees too 180 degrees

Explicación

Pregunta 89 de 172

1

Human geography is the study of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the psychology of the human race using maps
the physical process of the Earth
the culture of the human race minus environmental influences
how humans evolved through time
Who lives where, how they live, and why they live there

Explicación

Pregunta 90 de 172

1

Which of the following is NOT a globe property?
lol hi - Trenton aka The Bestest

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The scale on the surface of the globe is the same in every direction
All meridians are one-half the length of the equator
Parallels increase in length as one nears the poles
Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles
all are globe properties

Explicación

Pregunta 91 de 172

1

Of these, the map using the smallest map scale would be the map of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

South
the world
PennysyAmericalvania
Atlanta, Georgia
Main Street, Small Town, Ohio

Explicación

Pregunta 92 de 172

1

A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and experiences in that area is known as a

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

mental map
contour map
reference map
topographic map
thematic map

Explicación

Pregunta 93 de 172

1

Equal area projections are most useful for showing

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the actual distances of land masses
true direction from multiple points
the actual shape of a land mass
the actual areal extent of a phenomenon on the Earth's surface
mathematically precise locations of land masses

Explicación

Pregunta 94 de 172

1

The first political geographer who studied the state in detail was Friedrich Ratzel who postulated that the state resembles a biological organism. His organic theory identified ___________ as a state's essential life giving force .

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

population
a strong military
space
money
mobility

Explicación

Pregunta 95 de 172

1

What is the best example of a subsequent superimposed boundary?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the border between India and Pakistan
the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland
the western portion of the United States-Canada border
the border of former British colonies in Africa
the border between Britain and France

Explicación

Pregunta 96 de 172

1

This type of political framework has central government but each of the sub-national entities has representation and influence in the government process.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Federal
Democratic
Unitary
Communist
Compact

Explicación

Pregunta 97 de 172

1

Which one of the following is an extreme manifest of centrifugal forces within a state?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

famine
extreme nationalism
civil war
federalsim
none of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 98 de 172

1

As of 2005 which major European Union nation has not entered the Euro Monetary Zone?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Great Britain
Greece
Italy
Germany
France

Explicación

Pregunta 99 de 172

1

Which is an example of a stateless-nation?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Korea
Japan
Hungary
Switzerland
Kurds

Explicación

Pregunta 100 de 172

1

Which of the following is consider a state?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Sahel
France
Colorado
Hong Kong
British Columbia

Explicación

Pregunta 101 de 172

1

The decentralization of political control is known as

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

reapportionment
complementary
unitary control
geopolitics
devolution

Explicación

Pregunta 102 de 172

1

The present number of countries and territories in the world is about:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

1,321
200
400
350
300

Explicación

Pregunta 103 de 172

1

The Palestinians are an example of a

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

state
nation-sate
multi-nation state
stateless nation
part-nation-state

Explicación

Pregunta 104 de 172

1

This type of shape can provide for efficiency in administration of a country.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

elongated
compact
perforated
fragmented
prorupt

Explicación

Pregunta 105 de 172

1

NAFTA is a Supranationalistic organization, which attempted to create a free trade zone in which region?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Nigerian and Arab countries
North America
North Atlantic
North Africa
New Zealand and Australia

Explicación

Pregunta 106 de 172

1

A permanent union of sovereign states created in order to deal with common interests of defense, trade or policy is a :

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

macro state
trust territory
dependency
confederation
democracy

Explicación

Pregunta 107 de 172

1

The policy by a country to establish settlements in an area and impose its political, economic, and cultural principles there is called

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

regionalism
command economy
devolution
colonialism
growth pole

Explicación

Pregunta 108 de 172

1

The Philippines is an example of a(an)_____________ state.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

perforated
compact
obtuse
elongated
fragmented

Explicación

Pregunta 109 de 172

1

The Peace of Westphalia__________________

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe.
created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawn.
created West Germany after WWII.
divided Africa into colonial possessions.
ended WWI.

Explicación

Pregunta 110 de 172

1

Which of the following states have an exclave?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Italy
Brazil
Australia
South Africa
Russia

Explicación

Pregunta 111 de 172

1

Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Chile
Russia
Poland
Thailand
South Africa

Explicación

Pregunta 112 de 172

1

These forces tend to bind together the citizens of a state.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Gravity
Centripetal
Regionalism
Colonialism
Centrifugal

Explicación

Pregunta 113 de 172

1

Using the diagram above, which area has the greatest arithmetic density?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Area "D"
Area "C"
Area "A"
Area "E"
Area "B"

Explicación

Pregunta 114 de 172

1

Which of the following is NOT associated with the World Bank in Half the Sky?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Emphasis on better hygiene
Money never got down to the villages.
Clients from poor neighborhoods.
Creating wealth for the wealthy
Multi million dollar projects.

Explicación

Pregunta 115 de 172

1

The Total Fertility Rate of the United States for 2008 was estimated to be 2.1. What does this mean for the population of the United States?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The U.S. will experience population decline in the next thirty years.
Population growth in the U.S. is due to migration and not natural increase.
The doubling time of the United States is about 35 years.
The United States is experiencing rapid natural increase.
All of these answers.

Explicación

Pregunta 116 de 172

1

Births and _______ add to the population growth of a particular country.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

immigration
increased agricultural output
emigration
rise in the death rate
none of the above

Explicación

Pregunta 117 de 172

1

Which of the following countries has the highest risk of death during pregnancy:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

China
Niger
South Africa
India
Ireland

Explicación

Pregunta 118 de 172

1

Poland's total fertility rate is 1.2. What impact will this have on Poland's population?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Poland has reached zero population growth.
Poland's population is steadily increasing.
Poland's population has a doubling time of about 23 years.
Poland's population is quickly increasing.
Poland's population is decreasing.

Explicación

Pregunta 119 de 172

1

MIgration from a location is called

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

voluntary migration.
chain migration.
step migration.
immigration.
emigration.

Explicación

Pregunta 120 de 172

1

Replacement rate, the number of births needed to keep a population at a stable level without immigration, requires a total fertility of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

2.1
1.8
10.
3.5.
5.

Explicación

Pregunta 121 de 172

1

Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Pyramid "B"
Pyramid "E"
Pyramid "D"
Pyramid "A"
Pyramid "C"

Explicación

Pregunta 122 de 172

1

Which population pyramid shows a population that is slowly growing?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Pyramid "B"
Pyramid "D"
Pyramid "E"
Pyramid "C"
Pyramid "A"

Explicación

Pregunta 123 de 172

1

The problem with using arithmetic population density to investigate the population pattern of a country is that such a density figure does not take into consideration

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

possible loss of territory.
age of families.
annual population increases.
internal clustering of people within the country.
annexation of new territory.

Explicación

Pregunta 124 de 172

1

Which concept of Malthus is depicted in the cartoon above?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Innovation.
Famine.
Exponential growth.
Linear growth.
Disease.

Explicación

Pregunta 125 de 172

1

In comparison to Asia, the percentage of the population living in urban places in Germany and the United Kingdom is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

about the same as in Asia.
younger than in Asia.
less than in Asia.
greater than in Asia.
declining.

Explicación

Pregunta 126 de 172

1

Which of the following statements does NOT pertain to chain migration?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Creates clusters of like populations in particular locations.
It may involve employment in an ethnic niche business.
It is shaped by networks of kinship and friendship.
It is typically involuntary.
The destination has been prepared by previous migration flows.

Explicación

Pregunta 127 de 172

1

All of the following are obstacles to helping a sex slave worker EXCEPT:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Police/Government support.
Rescuing girls.
Overcoming stigma.
Drug dependencies.
Family members held.

Explicación

Pregunta 128 de 172

1

Prior to 1990, Mohamed was not listed as a top 100 baby name in either France or the United Kingdom. Om 2012 Mohamed was the 41st most poplar baby name in France and top ranked baby name in the United Kingdom. Which of the following is most likely the cause for this transition?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Pro-natal population policies.
Stage I to Stage II demographic transition.
Higher immigrant fertility rate.
High levels of out-migration.
Catholic to Islam conversation.

Explicación

Pregunta 129 de 172

1

Major routes of human migration before 1950 include all of the following except:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

China to the United States.
Europe to Australia.
China to India.
Africa to United States.
eastern United States to western United States.

Explicación

Pregunta 130 de 172

1

Which of the following represents the pattern of interregional African-American migration out of the Southern United States.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Most African-Americans moved to urban areas in the Northern U.S.
Most African-Americans moved to Canada to escape slavery.
Most African-Americans moved to the West Coast area of the U.S.
Most African-Americans moved to the rural areas of the Western United States.
All of these answers.

Explicación

Pregunta 131 de 172

1

A person who has a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion is official a:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

gypsy
displaced person
patriot
slave
refugee

Explicación

Pregunta 132 de 172

1

Rochel experiences car trouble during her move from Texas to California. Unable to afford care repairs, Rochel says in Tonopah, NV working at the Clown Motel in order to save money for the rest of her move. This is an example of what:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Distance decay
Intervening obstacle
Environmental pull factor.
Intervening opportunity
Voluntary migration

Explicación

Pregunta 133 de 172

1

In Europe the marked decline of the birth rate was the result of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the effects of Industrialization, urbanization, and general modernization.
immigration.
rapid emigration.
stabilization of food supplies.
World Wars I and II.

Explicación

Pregunta 134 de 172

1

The image most closely resembles the theory of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Carl Saur
Ernst Ravenstein
Ester Boserup
Franklin Gravity
Thomas Malthus

Explicación

Pregunta 135 de 172

1

The population pyramid most likely represents the following country:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

China
India
Canada
Chad
United States

Explicación

Pregunta 136 de 172

1

Carrying capacity is the:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

maximum number of people an area can support using organic agricultural methods.
limit at which population can be sustained through its resources and trade.
maximum number of people an area can support using traditional agricultural methods.
maximum number of people an area can support using the theoretical limits of energy and production.
maximum number of people an area can support using all of its available resources and technology.

Explicación

Pregunta 137 de 172

1

The long-term relocation of an individual, household, or group to a new location outside the community of origin is called

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

emigration.
transmovement.
resettlement.
vacation.
migration.

Explicación

Pregunta 138 de 172

1

Which of the following has NOT been an obstacle to the success of microfinance?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Women holding each other accountable.
Growth of women's businesses compared to that of males.
Refusal of space to women.
Women of honor do not leave home on their own.
Unexpected deaths from AIDS.

Explicación

Pregunta 139 de 172

1

Which one of the following is a push factor?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

retirement community.
college education.
dissatisfaction with current job.
pleasant climate.
high-paying jobs elsewhere.

Explicación

Pregunta 140 de 172

1

Historically, the world's population grew:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

quickly until about 1000 CE, before declining between 1800 CE and the present.
quickly until about 1800 CE, before slowing down between 1800 CE and the present.
very steadily from 1000 CE until the present.
slowly until about 1800 CE, before growing quickly between 1800 CE and the present.
slowly until about 1000 CE, before growing quickly between 1000 CE and the present.

Explicación

Pregunta 141 de 172

1

This country is most likely in what stage of the Demographic transition model?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Stage III
Stage IV
Stage V
Stage I
Stage II

Explicación

Pregunta 142 de 172

1

Which statement best describes the different characteristics of population in the United States and Europe?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

The arithmetic density of the United States is less than that of Europe.
Europe's population density is lower than that of the United States.
The United States has more area than Europe does.
Europe's population is smaller than that of the United States.
Europe has many more wide-open spaces than the United States has.

Explicación

Pregunta 143 de 172

1

Which of the following statements about the Demographic Transition Model is TRUE?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Birth Rate.
Line A represents Birth Rate, Line B represents Death Rate, Line C represents Total population.
Line A represents Birth Rate, Line B represents Total Population, Line C represents Death Rate.
Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Birth Rate, Line C represents Death Rate.
Line A represents Death Rate, Line B represents Birth Rate, Line C represents Total Population.

Explicación

Pregunta 144 de 172

1

The spread of ideas, cultural traits, knowledge and skills from their place of origin to other areas where they are adopted is called:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

spreading
cultural division
adjustment
assimilation
diffusion

Explicación

Pregunta 145 de 172

1

A good example of a functional region wold be:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

region of a similar climate
a city and its surrounding region
region with a different religions
region where farming practices are the same
region where everyone speaks french

Explicación

Pregunta 146 de 172

1

Which is NOT used by geographers to determine absolute location?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Distance to nearest city
Equator
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Latitude

Explicación

Pregunta 147 de 172

1

What type of boundary does the Great Wall of China best illustrate?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Antededent boundary
Relic boundary
Excalve boundary
Natural boundary
Geometric boundary

Explicación

Pregunta 148 de 172

1

A boundary between two countries is a

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

in name only
point of separation on and below the surface only
vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below and air above
line on the ground
line shown only on maps

Explicación

Pregunta 149 de 172

1

A weaker country that separate two powerful countries whose ideology and/or political views conflict is a

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

buffer state
fragmented state
core state
periphery state
viable state

Explicación

Pregunta 150 de 172

1

AN example of gerrymandering would be establishing

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

taxing bodies and districts based upon differential storm drainage and sewage problems
voting districts drawn to give one political party an unfair legislative advatnage
central city and suburban municipal boundaries
separate but equal attendance districts
electing a city mayor using popular vote

Explicación

Pregunta 151 de 172

1

A nation-state is a country

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a nation
whose territory is politically subdivided among two or more distinct ethnic groups
none of these
that in forgein affairs is under the control of another palce
that has a federal form of representative government

Explicación

Pregunta 152 de 172

1

Yugoslavia was a prime example of a

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

nation-state
multi-state nation
stateless nation
universalizing religion
multi-nation state

Explicación

Pregunta 153 de 172

1

The European state idea spread throughout the world through____________

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

European colonialism
League of Nations planning
world war I
contagious diffusion
economic development

Explicación

Pregunta 154 de 172

1

The process of adjustment of the number of representatives int he U.S. House of Representatives to reflect shifts in population patterns is known as

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

reapportiontment
electoral geography
gerrymandering
realignment
territorial representation

Explicación

Pregunta 155 de 172

1

The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate different religions?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Mexico and United States
Russia and Ukraine
India and Pakistan
Libya and Chad
France and Germany

Explicación

Pregunta 156 de 172

1

Ratzel's organic theory was converted into a subfield of political geography called geopolitics which subsequently translated into practical national policies by some of his students. What country used geopolitics as a philosophy of expansion.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Nazi Germany
United States
Japan
Britain
France

Explicación

Pregunta 157 de 172

1

All of the following statements about the United Nations are true EXCEPT that it

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

is stronger than its predecessor, the League of Nations
has no authority over the military forces of individual countries
requires its members to surrender a certain degree of sovereignty
allows a forum for communication
sponsors a variety of programs and agencies

Explicación

Pregunta 158 de 172

1

An identification with the state and an acceptance of national goals is called

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

nationalism
ethnocentrism
regionalism
territoriality
iconography

Explicación

Pregunta 159 de 172

1

Which is an example of an allocational boundary dispute?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

dispute over the function of a boundary with regard to migration
dsipute over rights to resources (e.g. oil, water) crossed by international boundaries
dispute over boundaries not covered by a treaty (e.g. Yemen-Saudi Arabia
dispute over the interpretation of boundary treaty terminology
none of these

Explicación

Pregunta 160 de 172

1

The policy of a state wanting to add territory from another state inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own state is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

the gravity model
culture rebound
ethnocentrism
the interaction model
irredentism

Explicación

Pregunta 161 de 172

1

Which is not characteristic of unitary state governments

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

more successful in smaller states
highly centralized
capital city functions as core of power
suppression of regional subcultures
concerned with fostering diversity of regional cultural expression

Explicación

Pregunta 162 de 172

1

Geometric boundaries, totally unrelated to any aspects of the cultural of the cultural or physical landscape, were made considerable use of by the colonial powers in ______________

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

South America
Africa
Colonial America
Central America
Asia

Explicación

Pregunta 163 de 172

1

The boundary between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes is an example of a(n)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

administrative boundary
mountain crest boundary
physical-political boundary
geometric boundary
None of these.

Explicación

Pregunta 164 de 172

1

A region that historically is caught between stronger colliding external forces. The region is often fractured and splintered politically and ethnically. This is an example of a(n)

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

periphery
primate state
core
shatterbelt
insurgent state

Explicación

Pregunta 165 de 172

1

The movement of power from the central government to regional governments is referred to as ___________

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

pluralism
supranationalism
irredentism
revolution
devolution

Explicación

Pregunta 166 de 172

1

Which of the following terms refers to an individual or group attempt to identify and establish control over the land? This concept often leads to defense of the land.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

ethnocentrism
materialism
territoriality
consequent boundary
secularism

Explicación

Pregunta 167 de 172

1

A consequent or ethnographic boundary

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

is drawn across an area before it is settled
typically follows a line of latitude or longitude
drawn over cultural lines and patterns without regard
is based on a recognizable physiographic feature
coincides with some cultural divide, such as religion or language

Explicación

Pregunta 168 de 172

1

Fragmented state can help create which type of forces within a state

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Backwash effect
Centripetal
Centrifugal
Irredentism
Cumulative causation

Explicación

Pregunta 169 de 172

1

The Rio Grande, which forms part of the boundary between Mexico and the United States, is an example of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

geometric boundary
an artificial boundary
a water divide
a relic boundary
a natural boundary

Explicación

Pregunta 170 de 172

1

Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources, and peoples?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Perforated
Elongated
Compact
Fragmented
Prorupt

Explicación

Pregunta 171 de 172

1

The exercise of state power over people and territory, and being recognized by other international states, refers to

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

imperialism
centrifugalism
sovereignty
nationalism
citizenship

Explicación

Pregunta 172 de 172

1

Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states during which time period?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

1850s
1700s
1930s
Late 19th century
1950s and 60s

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Pregunta 1 de 172

Contour lines

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 172

Low population growth resulting from high CBR and very high CDR is characteristic of stage _____ of the demographic transition.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 172

In the 1970's, the government of India used this method to reduce the population growth rates in certain areas of the country.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 172

Demography is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 172

A population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow top is indicative of

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 172

Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 172

Which of the following characteristics of a national population is NOT evident from its population pyramid?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 172

Which of the following is not one of Ernst Ravenstein's Laws of migration?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 172

U.S. immigration quotas are an example of:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 172

The age group in the U.S. that is most likely to move is

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 172

Almost everywhere on Earth, Total Fertility Rate (TFRs) are

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 172

All of the following are possible maternal morbidity issues EXCEPT:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 172

In 1789, a British economist named Thomas Malthus published an essay in which he claimed that while population increased at what he called a geometric rate, the means of subsistence grew only at

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 172

The process of migrants moving into a specific location because relatives or members of the same culture have already migrated and settled there is known as:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 172

In the past 30 years, the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 172

Which statement about overpopulation is true?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 172

The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 172

Which one of the following map projections distort shapes, distance, relative size, and/ or direction from one place to another on Earth? I. the Robinson Projection II.the Mercator projection III. the Peters projection

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Pregunta 19 de 172

The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

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Pregunta 20 de 172

Of the following countries, which has the lowest crude density?

Which one of the following map projections distort shapes, distance, relative size, and/ or direction from one place to another on Earth?
I. the Robinson Projection
II.the Mercator projection
III. the Peters projection