APHG Midterm Review

Questão 1 de 172

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Contour lines

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

V
III
I
II
IV

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 4 de 172

1

Demography is

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 5 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 6 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 7 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 8 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 9 de 172

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U.S. immigration quotas are an example of:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 10 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 11 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 12 de 172

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All of the following are possible maternal morbidity issues EXCEPT:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Serious tearing
Death
Depression
Social stigmatazing
Fistulas

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 15 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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].

Explicação

Questão 16 de 172

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Which statement about overpopulation is true?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 17 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 19 de 172

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The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 20 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

India
United Kingdom
Australia
United States
Iran

Explicação

Questão 21 de 172

1

During the 20th Century, nearly all countries experienced

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 22 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 23 de 172

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Gender studies of migration indicate that men ______ than women.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

immigration.
barrioization.
succession.
residential segregation.
racism.

Explicação

Questão 25 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Language
Dialect
Vernacular
Language family
Language branch

Explicação

Questão 26 de 172

1

Jerusalem is a sacred place for

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Christians
Jews
Muslims
Christians, Jews, and Muslims
Hinduism

Explicação

Questão 27 de 172

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Which is not a feature of Islamic sacred architecture?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 28 de 172

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The most distinctive contrast between folk and popular culture is that

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 29 de 172

1

The Western Wall is sacred to this faith:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Shinto
Christianity

Explicação

Questão 30 de 172

1

A single attribute of a culture is called a

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 31 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 32 de 172

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Which of the following graphs exhibit a J-curve?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 34 de 172

1

The cultural landscape

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 35 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 36 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Europe
South America
South Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia

Explicação

Questão 37 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 38 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 39 de 172

1

Distortion can be defined as

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 40 de 172

1

Human geographers focus __________________

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 41 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 42 de 172

1

An individual's activity space is primarily affected by

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 43 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Relocation diffusion
Periodic movement
Contagious diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Stimulus diffusion

Explicação

Questão 44 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

cultural landscape
culture building
culture situation
culture traits
cultural environment

Explicação

Questão 45 de 172

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Acculturation is the term applied to

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 46 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Buddhism
Christianity
Zoroastrianism
Confucianism
Hinduism

Explicação

Questão 47 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Syncretism
Transculturation
Cultural acculturatio
Cultural assimilation
Migrant diffusion

Explicação

Questão 49 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 50 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Florida
Oregon
Utah
North Dakota
Texas

Explicação

Questão 51 de 172

1

Tibetan Buddhism is of the _________ type

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Theravada
Priest
Zen
Lamaism
Mahayana

Explicação

Questão 52 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Indus River Valley
North China
West Africa
Americas
Mesopotamia

Explicação

Questão 53 de 172

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The three subsystem of a culture are:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 54 de 172

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Which statement about culture is true?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 55 de 172

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The above depicted house is in what style?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Row house
Post-modern
Gabled house
Federalist
Cape Cod style

Explicação

Questão 56 de 172

1

A single component of a culture

Selecione uma das seguintes:

cultural hearth
cultural trait
cultural system
cultural complex
cultural region

Explicação

Questão 57 de 172

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Believed to be the original hearth of culture:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
North China
Greco-Roman
Indus River Valley

Explicação

Questão 58 de 172

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Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is true?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

pidgin language
Relict language
creole language
lingua franca
revived language

Explicação

Questão 60 de 172

1

Jerusalem is to Christians as _________ is to Hindus

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Tokyo
Mumbai
Delhi
Mecca
Varanasi

Explicação

Questão 61 de 172

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Considered the most holy place in Islam

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Wailing Wall
Jerusalem
Haiga Sophia
Al-Kaaba
Mount Sinai

Explicação

Questão 62 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

France
Andorra
Belgium
the Netherlands
Denmark

Explicação

Questão 63 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Contagious diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Relocation diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
none of these

Explicação

Questão 64 de 172

1

Culture is spread by

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 65 de 172

1

Racial classifications

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 66 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 67 de 172

1

Cultural diffusion is

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 68 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Cultural region
Cultural system
Cultural hearth
Cultural trait
Cultural complex

Explicação

Questão 69 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Janism
Baha'i
Shintoism
Sikhism
Taoism

Explicação

Questão 70 de 172

1

Buddhism pilgrimages to Bodh Gaya are focused on

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 71 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 72 de 172

1

The above map represents the diffusion of what?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Mesopotamian ideas
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Bantu language

Explicação

Questão 73 de 172

1

The above image represents what type of diffusion?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Hierarchical
Innovative
Relocation
Contagious
Migrant

Explicação

Questão 74 de 172

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Which cultural phenomenon below is not an example of syncretism

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Japanese Capitalism
Tex-Mex cuisine
Nordic skiing
Snowboarding
Thai cuisine

Explicação

Questão 75 de 172

1

The area of origin of a culture is called

Selecione uma das seguintes:

cultural homeland
culture hearth
culture realm
cultural environment
cultural landscape

Explicação

Questão 76 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 77 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

instruction
teaching
mutation
imitation
example

Explicação

Questão 78 de 172

1

Hinduism arose in the __________ River Valley

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Krishna
Yellow
Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra

Explicação

Questão 79 de 172

1

Which is an example of an intrafaith (boundary) conflict

Selecione uma das seguintes:

China-Tibet
Israel-Palestine
Nigeria
Former Yugoslavia
Northern Ireland

Explicação

Questão 80 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Relocation diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Cultural innovation
Expansion diffusion
Contagious diffusion

Explicação

Questão 81 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

globalization
ecotourism
tribalism
neolocalism
placelessness

Explicação

Questão 82 de 172

1

Religions are important keys to human geographic understanding because

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 83 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

beliefs
pop culture
folk culture
non-material culture
material culture

Explicação

Questão 84 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Folk
Local
Government
Material
Popular

Explicação

Questão 85 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Alberta
Arkansas
Montana

Explicação

Questão 86 de 172

1

The ideology of Zionism has as its goal

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 87 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 88 de 172

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Which of the following statements about latitude is true?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 89 de 172

1

Human geography is the study of

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 90 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 91 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 92 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

mental map
contour map
reference map
topographic map
thematic map

Explicação

Questão 93 de 172

1

Equal area projections are most useful for showing

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 94 de 172

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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 .

Selecione uma das seguintes:

population
a strong military
space
money
mobility

Explicação

Questão 95 de 172

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What is the best example of a subsequent superimposed boundary?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Federal
Democratic
Unitary
Communist
Compact

Explicação

Questão 97 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

famine
extreme nationalism
civil war
federalsim
none of the above

Explicação

Questão 98 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Great Britain
Greece
Italy
Germany
France

Explicação

Questão 99 de 172

1

Which is an example of a stateless-nation?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Korea
Japan
Hungary
Switzerland
Kurds

Explicação

Questão 100 de 172

1

Which of the following is consider a state?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Sahel
France
Colorado
Hong Kong
British Columbia

Explicação

Questão 101 de 172

1

The decentralization of political control is known as

Selecione uma das seguintes:

reapportionment
complementary
unitary control
geopolitics
devolution

Explicação

Questão 102 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

1,321
200
400
350
300

Explicação

Questão 103 de 172

1

The Palestinians are an example of a

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 104 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

elongated
compact
perforated
fragmented
prorupt

Explicação

Questão 105 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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 :

Selecione uma das seguintes:

macro state
trust territory
dependency
confederation
democracy

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

regionalism
command economy
devolution
colonialism
growth pole

Explicação

Questão 108 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

perforated
compact
obtuse
elongated
fragmented

Explicação

Questão 109 de 172

1

The Peace of Westphalia__________________

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 110 de 172

1

Which of the following states have an exclave?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Italy
Brazil
Australia
South Africa
Russia

Explicação

Questão 111 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Chile
Russia
Poland
Thailand
South Africa

Explicação

Questão 112 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Gravity
Centripetal
Regionalism
Colonialism
Centrifugal

Explicação

Questão 113 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 114 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 116 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 117 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

China
Niger
South Africa
India
Ireland

Explicação

Questão 118 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 119 de 172

1

MIgration from a location is called

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

2.1
1.8
10.
3.5.
5.

Explicação

Questão 121 de 172

1

Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 122 de 172

1

Which population pyramid shows a population that is slowly growing?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 124 de 172

1

Which concept of Malthus is depicted in the cartoon above?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 125 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 126 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 127 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 129 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 130 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

gypsy
displaced person
patriot
slave
refugee

Explicação

Questão 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 133 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 134 de 172

1

The image most closely resembles the theory of:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Carl Saur
Ernst Ravenstein
Ester Boserup
Franklin Gravity
Thomas Malthus

Explicação

Questão 135 de 172

1

The population pyramid most likely represents the following country:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

China
India
Canada
Chad
United States

Explicação

Questão 136 de 172

1

Carrying capacity is the:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

emigration.
transmovement.
resettlement.
vacation.
migration.

Explicação

Questão 138 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 139 de 172

1

Which one of the following is a push factor?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 140 de 172

1

Historically, the world's population grew:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 141 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Stage III
Stage IV
Stage V
Stage I
Stage II

Explicação

Questão 142 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 143 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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.

Explicação

Questão 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

spreading
cultural division
adjustment
assimilation
diffusion

Explicação

Questão 145 de 172

1

A good example of a functional region wold be:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 146 de 172

1

Which is NOT used by geographers to determine absolute location?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Distance to nearest city
Equator
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Latitude

Explicação

Questão 147 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Antededent boundary
Relic boundary
Excalve boundary
Natural boundary
Geometric boundary

Explicação

Questão 148 de 172

1

A boundary between two countries is a

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 149 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

buffer state
fragmented state
core state
periphery state
viable state

Explicação

Questão 150 de 172

1

AN example of gerrymandering would be establishing

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 151 de 172

1

A nation-state is a country

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 152 de 172

1

Yugoslavia was a prime example of a

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 153 de 172

1

The European state idea spread throughout the world through____________

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

reapportiontment
electoral geography
gerrymandering
realignment
territorial representation

Explicação

Questão 155 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Nazi Germany
United States
Japan
Britain
France

Explicação

Questão 157 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 158 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

nationalism
ethnocentrism
regionalism
territoriality
iconography

Explicação

Questão 159 de 172

1

Which is an example of an allocational boundary dispute?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

the gravity model
culture rebound
ethnocentrism
the interaction model
irredentism

Explicação

Questão 161 de 172

1

Which is not characteristic of unitary state governments

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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 ______________

Selecione uma das seguintes:

South America
Africa
Colonial America
Central America
Asia

Explicação

Questão 163 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 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)

Selecione uma das seguintes:

periphery
primate state
core
shatterbelt
insurgent state

Explicação

Questão 165 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

pluralism
supranationalism
irredentism
revolution
devolution

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

ethnocentrism
materialism
territoriality
consequent boundary
secularism

Explicação

Questão 167 de 172

1

A consequent or ethnographic boundary

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 168 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Backwash effect
Centripetal
Centrifugal
Irredentism
Cumulative causation

Explicação

Questão 169 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

Explicação

Questão 170 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Perforated
Elongated
Compact
Fragmented
Prorupt

Explicação

Questão 171 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

imperialism
centrifugalism
sovereignty
nationalism
citizenship

Explicação

Questão 172 de 172

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

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Questão 1 de 172

Contour lines

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 2 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 4 de 172

Demography is

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 5 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 6 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 7 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 8 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 9 de 172

U.S. immigration quotas are an example of:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 10 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 11 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 12 de 172

All of the following are possible maternal morbidity issues EXCEPT:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 15 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 16 de 172

Which statement about overpopulation is true?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 17 de 172

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 19 de 172

The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 20 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