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Question 1

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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

Question 2

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Low population growth resulting from high CBR and very high CDR is characteristic of stage _____ of the demographic transition.
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  • V
  • III
  • I
  • II
  • IV

Question 3

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

Question 4

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Demography is
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  • 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.

Question 5

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A population pyramid with a wide base and a narrow top is indicative of
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  • developing countries.
  • low infant mortality.
  • countries in Stage IV of the demographic transition.
  • low dependency ratio.
  • developed countries.

Question 6

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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.

Question 7

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Which of the following characteristics of a national population is NOT evident from its population pyramid?
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  • sex structure
  • dependency ratio
  • infant mortality rate
  • age structure
  • all are present.

Question 8

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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.

Question 9

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U.S. immigration quotas are an example of:
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  • an intervening opportunity.
  • an intervening obstacle.
  • a natural barrier.
  • a migratory barrier.
  • none of these answers.

Question 10

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

Question 11

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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.

Question 12

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All of the following are possible maternal morbidity issues EXCEPT:
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  • Serious tearing
  • Death
  • Depression
  • Social stigmatazing
  • Fistulas

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

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Which statement about overpopulation is true?
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  • 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.

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to
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  • channelized migration.
  • chain migration.
  • spatial search migration.
  • hierarchical migration.
  • countermigration.

Question 20

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Of the following countries, which has the lowest crude density?
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  • India
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
  • United States
  • Iran

Question 21

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During the 20th Century, nearly all countries experienced
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  • suburbanization.
  • forced migration.
  • population decline.
  • refugee displacements.
  • rural to urban migration.

Question 22

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The part of Earth's surface that is physically suitable for permanent human settlement is known as
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  • the biosystem.
  • the ecumene.
  • the biosphere.
  • the ecosystem.
  • the ecosphere.

Question 23

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Gender studies of migration indicate that men ______ than women.
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  • have more employment choices and income
  • are more mobile
  • migrate farther
  • all of these answers
  • none of these answers.

Question 24

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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:
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  • immigration.
  • barrioization.
  • succession.
  • residential segregation.
  • racism.

Question 25

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The inflections and tones unique to a very specific area is called:
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  • Language
  • Dialect
  • Vernacular
  • Language family
  • Language branch

Question 26

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Jerusalem is a sacred place for
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  • Christians
  • Jews
  • Muslims
  • Christians, Jews, and Muslims
  • Hinduism

Question 27

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Which is not a feature of Islamic sacred architecture?
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  • Adoption of Roman models of design
  • Frescoes depicting the life of the prophet
  • Geometric and calligraphic ornamentation
  • Repurposing of some former churches/cathedrals
  • Minarets

Question 28

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The most distinctive contrast between folk and popular culture is that
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  • 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.

Question 29

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The Western Wall is sacred to this faith:
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  • Hinduism
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Shinto
  • Christianity

Question 30

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A single attribute of a culture is called a
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  • culture hearth.
  • culture trait.
  • culture complex.
  • culture realm.
  • culture region.

Question 31

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

Question 32

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Which of the following graphs exhibit a J-curve?
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  • 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.

Question 33

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Countries with aging populations attempt to stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical and retirement costs by
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  • promoting emigration of the elderly
  • cutting social security.
  • encouraging increased birth rate.
  • investing in health care
  • promoting immigration.

Question 34

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The cultural landscape
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  • 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

Question 35

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The image is what type of artifact of which cultural influence?
Image:
FullSizeRender (image/jpg)
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  • temple; Buddhism
  • mosque; Islam
  • church; Christianity
  • mosque; Judaism
  • temple; Hinduism

Question 36

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The four major population clusters in the world include all of the following regions EXCEPT:
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  • Europe
  • South America
  • South Asia
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

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Distortion can be defined as
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  • 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

Question 40

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Human geographers focus __________________
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  • 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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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An individual's activity space is primarily affected by
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  • Age, income status, and physical appearance
  • Politics, religion, and nationality
  • Stage in life, mobility, and oppirtunity
  • Incom3, sex and ethinicity
  • Health, education, and employment

Question 43

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The spread of speciality coffee shops across the US in 1990s is an example of:
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  • Relocation diffusion
  • Periodic movement
  • Contagious diffusion
  • Hierarchical diffusion
  • Stimulus diffusion

Question 44

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The idea that culture modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as the
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  • cultural landscape
  • culture building
  • culture situation
  • culture traits
  • cultural environment

Question 45

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Acculturation is the term applied to
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  • 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

Question 46

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The Yellow River is to Chinese philosophy as the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are to __________
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  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Zoroastrianism
  • Confucianism
  • Hinduism

Question 47

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Which of the following U.S. regional associations is incorrect?
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  • Southeast—Mormon
  • New England—Catholic
  • South—Baptist
  • Upper Midwest—Lutheran

Question 48

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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.
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  • Syncretism
  • Transculturation
  • Cultural acculturatio
  • Cultural assimilation
  • Migrant diffusion

Question 49

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

Question 50

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The above form of architecture is most likely to be found:
Image:
FullSizeRender__1_ (image/jpg)
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  • Florida
  • Oregon
  • Utah
  • North Dakota
  • Texas

Question 51

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Tibetan Buddhism is of the _________ type
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  • Theravada
  • Priest
  • Zen
  • Lamaism
  • Mahayana

Question 52

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This hearth saw the domestication of millet and rice more than 7,000 years ago:
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  • Indus River Valley
  • North China
  • West Africa
  • Americas
  • Mesopotamia

Question 53

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The three subsystem of a culture are:
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  • religious, political, and educational.
  • culture trait, culture complex, and cultural landscape.
  • sociology, religion, and morphology.
  • ideas, beliefs, and knowledge.
  • none of these.

Question 54

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Which statement about culture is true?
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  • 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.

Question 55

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The above depicted house is in what style?
Image:
Salem (image/jpg)
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  • Row house
  • Post-modern
  • Gabled house
  • Federalist
  • Cape Cod style

Question 56

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A single component of a culture
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  • cultural hearth
  • cultural trait
  • cultural system
  • cultural complex
  • cultural region

Question 57

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Believed to be the original hearth of culture:
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  • Mesoamerica
  • Mesopotamia
  • North China
  • Greco-Roman
  • Indus River Valley

Question 58

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Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is true?
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  • 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.

Question 59

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A common language that is used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce is called:
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  • pidgin language
  • Relict language
  • creole language
  • lingua franca
  • revived language

Question 60

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Jerusalem is to Christians as _________ is to Hindus
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  • Tokyo
  • Mumbai
  • Delhi
  • Mecca
  • Varanasi

Question 61

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Considered the most holy place in Islam
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  • Wailing Wall
  • Jerusalem
  • Haiga Sophia
  • Al-Kaaba
  • Mount Sinai

Question 62

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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
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  • France
  • Andorra
  • Belgium
  • the Netherlands
  • Denmark

Question 63

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Which of the following is NOT an example of expansion diffusion?
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  • Contagious diffusion
  • Stimulus diffusion
  • Relocation diffusion
  • Hierarchical diffusion
  • none of these

Question 64

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Culture is spread by
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  • migrants.
  • war and occupation.
  • television and other media.
  • trans-national corporation.
  • all of these.

Question 65

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Racial classifications
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  • 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.

Question 66

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The rejected theory that cultures are controlled by the physical geography of their surroundings was
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  • climatology mutation
  • environmental deteminism
  • possibilism elementary school
  • cultural divergence imitation
  • cultural convergence legisaltion

Question 67

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Cultural diffusion is
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  • 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

Question 68

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The northeast United States is an example of what component of culture?
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  • Cultural region
  • Cultural system
  • Cultural hearth
  • Cultural trait
  • Cultural complex

Question 69

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The Ganges River is to Hinduism what Mount Fuji is to:
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  • Janism
  • Baha'i
  • Shintoism
  • Sikhism
  • Taoism

Question 70

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Buddhism pilgrimages to Bodh Gaya are focused on
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  • 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

Question 71

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The church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem marks the site of Christ's:
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  • last supper.
  • baptism.
  • first miracle.
  • birth.
  • tomb.

Question 72

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The above map represents the diffusion of what?
Image:
IMG_0562.JPG (image/JPG)
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  • Mesopotamian ideas
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Bantu language

Question 73

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The above image represents what type of diffusion?
Image:
IMG_0564.JPG (image/JPG)
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  • Hierarchical
  • Innovative
  • Relocation
  • Contagious
  • Migrant

Question 74

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Which cultural phenomenon below is not an example of syncretism
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  • Japanese Capitalism
  • Tex-Mex cuisine
  • Nordic skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Thai cuisine

Question 75

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The area of origin of a culture is called
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  • cultural homeland
  • culture hearth
  • culture realm
  • cultural environment
  • cultural landscape

Question 76

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The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam," is
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  • abstaining from alcohol
  • the pilgrimage to Mecca
  • fasting during the holy month
  • charitable giving
  • the veil worn by Muslim women

Question 77

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The one way in which culture is NOT transmitted to younger generations is by
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  • instruction
  • teaching
  • mutation
  • imitation
  • example

Question 78

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Hinduism arose in the __________ River Valley
Answer
  • Krishna
  • Yellow
  • Indus
  • Ganges
  • Brahmaputra

Question 79

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Which is an example of an intrafaith (boundary) conflict
Answer
  • China-Tibet
  • Israel-Palestine
  • Nigeria
  • Former Yugoslavia
  • Northern Ireland

Question 80

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Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the world and remains strong near its hearth. This is an example of:
Answer
  • Relocation diffusion
  • Hierarchical diffusion
  • Cultural innovation
  • Expansion diffusion
  • Contagious diffusion

Question 81

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"Little Sweden" in Lindsborg, Kansas is a good example of:
Answer
  • globalization
  • ecotourism
  • tribalism
  • neolocalism
  • placelessness

Question 82

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Religions are important keys to human geographic understanding because
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  • 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.

Question 83

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The _________ of a group of people includes the things they construct.
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  • beliefs
  • pop culture
  • folk culture
  • non-material culture
  • material culture

Question 84

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________________ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, typically rural, and cohesive in cultural traits.
Answer
  • Folk
  • Local
  • Government
  • Material
  • Popular

Question 85

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Over 425 Hutterite communities exist in each of the following states and provinces except:
Answer
  • Saskatchewan
  • North Dakota
  • Alberta
  • Arkansas
  • Montana

Question 86

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The ideology of Zionism has as its goal
Answer
  • 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

Question 87

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which of the following map projections shows the realitive sizes of earth's landmasses most accurately?
Answer
  • Molleweide ptojection
  • Gall-Peters projection
  • Buckminster FUller projection
  • Mercator projection
  • Robinson projection

Question 88

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Which of the following statements about latitude is true?
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  • 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

Question 89

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Human geography is the study of
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  • 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

Question 90

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

Question 91

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Of these, the map using the smallest map scale would be the map of
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  • South
  • the world
  • PennysyAmericalvania
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Main Street, Small Town, Ohio

Question 92

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A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and experiences in that area is known as a
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  • mental map
  • contour map
  • reference map
  • topographic map
  • thematic map

Question 93

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Equal area projections are most useful for showing
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  • 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

Question 94

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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 .
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  • population
  • a strong military
  • space
  • money
  • mobility

Question 95

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What is the best example of a subsequent superimposed boundary?
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  • 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

Question 96

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This type of political framework has central government but each of the sub-national entities has representation and influence in the government process.
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  • Federal
  • Democratic
  • Unitary
  • Communist
  • Compact

Question 97

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Which one of the following is an extreme manifest of centrifugal forces within a state?
Answer
  • famine
  • extreme nationalism
  • civil war
  • federalsim
  • none of the above

Question 98

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As of 2005 which major European Union nation has not entered the Euro Monetary Zone?
Answer
  • Great Britain
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • France

Question 99

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Which is an example of a stateless-nation?
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  • Korea
  • Japan
  • Hungary
  • Switzerland
  • Kurds

Question 100

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Which of the following is consider a state?
Answer
  • Sahel
  • France
  • Colorado
  • Hong Kong
  • British Columbia

Question 101

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The decentralization of political control is known as
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  • reapportionment
  • complementary
  • unitary control
  • geopolitics
  • devolution

Question 102

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The present number of countries and territories in the world is about:
Answer
  • 1,321
  • 200
  • 400
  • 350
  • 300

Question 103

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The Palestinians are an example of a
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  • state
  • nation-sate
  • multi-nation state
  • stateless nation
  • part-nation-state

Question 104

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This type of shape can provide for efficiency in administration of a country.
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  • elongated
  • compact
  • perforated
  • fragmented
  • prorupt

Question 105

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NAFTA is a Supranationalistic organization, which attempted to create a free trade zone in which region?
Answer
  • Nigerian and Arab countries
  • North America
  • North Atlantic
  • North Africa
  • New Zealand and Australia

Question 106

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A permanent union of sovereign states created in order to deal with common interests of defense, trade or policy is a :
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  • macro state
  • trust territory
  • dependency
  • confederation
  • democracy

Question 107

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The policy by a country to establish settlements in an area and impose its political, economic, and cultural principles there is called
Answer
  • regionalism
  • command economy
  • devolution
  • colonialism
  • growth pole

Question 108

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The Philippines is an example of a(an)_____________ state.
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  • perforated
  • compact
  • obtuse
  • elongated
  • fragmented

Question 109

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The Peace of Westphalia__________________
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  • 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.

Question 110

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Which of the following states have an exclave?
Answer
  • Italy
  • Brazil
  • Australia
  • South Africa
  • Russia

Question 111

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Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?
Answer
  • Chile
  • Russia
  • Poland
  • Thailand
  • South Africa

Question 112

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These forces tend to bind together the citizens of a state.
Answer
  • Gravity
  • Centripetal
  • Regionalism
  • Colonialism
  • Centrifugal

Question 113

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Using the diagram above, which area has the greatest arithmetic density?
Image:
IMG_6900.JPG (image/JPG)
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  • Area "D"
  • Area "C"
  • Area "A"
  • Area "E"
  • Area "B"

Question 114

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Which of the following is NOT associated with the World Bank in Half the Sky?
Answer
  • Emphasis on better hygiene
  • Money never got down to the villages.
  • Clients from poor neighborhoods.
  • Creating wealth for the wealthy
  • Multi million dollar projects.

Question 115

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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?
Answer
  • 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.

Question 116

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Births and _______ add to the population growth of a particular country.
Answer
  • immigration
  • increased agricultural output
  • emigration
  • rise in the death rate
  • none of the above

Question 117

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Which of the following countries has the highest risk of death during pregnancy:
Answer
  • China
  • Niger
  • South Africa
  • India
  • Ireland

Question 118

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

Question 119

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MIgration from a location is called
Answer
  • voluntary migration.
  • chain migration.
  • step migration.
  • immigration.
  • emigration.

Question 120

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Replacement rate, the number of births needed to keep a population at a stable level without immigration, requires a total fertility of
Answer
  • 2.1
  • 1.8
  • 10.
  • 3.5.
  • 5.

Question 121

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Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?
Image:
pyramids1.JPG (image/JPG)
Answer
  • Pyramid "B"
  • Pyramid "E"
  • Pyramid "D"
  • Pyramid "A"
  • Pyramid "C"

Question 122

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Which population pyramid shows a population that is slowly growing?
Image:
pyramids1.JPG (image/JPG)
Answer
  • Pyramid "B"
  • Pyramid "D"
  • Pyramid "E"
  • Pyramid "C"
  • Pyramid "A"

Question 123

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

Question 124

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Which concept of Malthus is depicted in the cartoon above?
Image:
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Answer
  • Innovation.
  • Famine.
  • Exponential growth.
  • Linear growth.
  • Disease.

Question 125

Question
In comparison to Asia, the percentage of the population living in urban places in Germany and the United Kingdom is
Answer
  • about the same as in Asia.
  • younger than in Asia.
  • less than in Asia.
  • greater than in Asia.
  • declining.

Question 126

Question
Which of the following statements does NOT pertain to chain migration?
Answer
  • 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.

Question 127

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All of the following are obstacles to helping a sex slave worker EXCEPT:
Answer
  • Police/Government support.
  • Rescuing girls.
  • Overcoming stigma.
  • Drug dependencies.
  • Family members held.

Question 128

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

Question 129

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Major routes of human migration before 1950 include all of the following except:
Answer
  • China to the United States.
  • Europe to Australia.
  • China to India.
  • Africa to United States.
  • eastern United States to western United States.

Question 130

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

Question 131

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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:
Answer
  • gypsy
  • displaced person
  • patriot
  • slave
  • refugee

Question 132

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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:
Answer
  • Distance decay
  • Intervening obstacle
  • Environmental pull factor.
  • Intervening opportunity
  • Voluntary migration

Question 133

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In Europe the marked decline of the birth rate was the result of
Answer
  • the effects of Industrialization, urbanization, and general modernization.
  • immigration.
  • rapid emigration.
  • stabilization of food supplies.
  • World Wars I and II.

Question 134

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The image most closely resembles the theory of:
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Answer
  • Carl Saur
  • Ernst Ravenstein
  • Ester Boserup
  • Franklin Gravity
  • Thomas Malthus

Question 135

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The population pyramid most likely represents the following country:
Image:
pop_pyrma.JPG (image/JPG)
Answer
  • China
  • India
  • Canada
  • Chad
  • United States

Question 136

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Carrying capacity is the:
Answer
  • 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.

Question 137

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The long-term relocation of an individual, household, or group to a new location outside the community of origin is called
Answer
  • emigration.
  • transmovement.
  • resettlement.
  • vacation.
  • migration.

Question 138

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

Question 139

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Which one of the following is a push factor?
Answer
  • retirement community.
  • college education.
  • dissatisfaction with current job.
  • pleasant climate.
  • high-paying jobs elsewhere.

Question 140

Question
Historically, the world's population grew:
Answer
  • 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.

Question 141

Question
This country is most likely in what stage of the Demographic transition model?
Image:
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Answer
  • Stage III
  • Stage IV
  • Stage V
  • Stage I
  • Stage II

Question 142

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

Question 143

Question
Which of the following statements about the Demographic Transition Model is TRUE?
Image:
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Answer
  • 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.

Question 144

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The spread of ideas, cultural traits, knowledge and skills from their place of origin to other areas where they are adopted is called:
Answer
  • spreading
  • cultural division
  • adjustment
  • assimilation
  • diffusion

Question 145

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A good example of a functional region wold be:
Answer
  • 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

Question 146

Question
Which is NOT used by geographers to determine absolute location?
Answer
  • Distance to nearest city
  • Equator
  • Prime Meridian
  • Longitude
  • Latitude

Question 147

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What type of boundary does the Great Wall of China best illustrate?
Answer
  • Antededent boundary
  • Relic boundary
  • Excalve boundary
  • Natural boundary
  • Geometric boundary

Question 148

Question
A boundary between two countries is a
Answer
  • 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

Question 149

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A weaker country that separate two powerful countries whose ideology and/or political views conflict is a
Answer
  • buffer state
  • fragmented state
  • core state
  • periphery state
  • viable state

Question 150

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AN example of gerrymandering would be establishing
Answer
  • 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

Question 151

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A nation-state is a country
Answer
  • 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

Question 152

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Yugoslavia was a prime example of a
Answer
  • nation-state
  • multi-state nation
  • stateless nation
  • universalizing religion
  • multi-nation state

Question 153

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The European state idea spread throughout the world through____________
Answer
  • European colonialism
  • League of Nations planning
  • world war I
  • contagious diffusion
  • economic development

Question 154

Question
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
Answer
  • reapportiontment
  • electoral geography
  • gerrymandering
  • realignment
  • territorial representation

Question 155

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The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate different religions?
Answer
  • Mexico and United States
  • Russia and Ukraine
  • India and Pakistan
  • Libya and Chad
  • France and Germany

Question 156

Question
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.
Answer
  • Nazi Germany
  • United States
  • Japan
  • Britain
  • France

Question 157

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

Question 158

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An identification with the state and an acceptance of national goals is called
Answer
  • nationalism
  • ethnocentrism
  • regionalism
  • territoriality
  • iconography

Question 159

Question
Which is an example of an allocational boundary dispute?
Answer
  • 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

Question 160

Question
The policy of a state wanting to add territory from another state inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own state is
Answer
  • the gravity model
  • culture rebound
  • ethnocentrism
  • the interaction model
  • irredentism

Question 161

Question
Which is not characteristic of unitary state governments
Answer
  • 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

Question 162

Question
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 ______________
Answer
  • South America
  • Africa
  • Colonial America
  • Central America
  • Asia

Question 163

Question
The boundary between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes is an example of a(n)
Answer
  • administrative boundary
  • mountain crest boundary
  • physical-political boundary
  • geometric boundary
  • None of these.

Question 164

Question
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)
Answer
  • periphery
  • primate state
  • core
  • shatterbelt
  • insurgent state

Question 165

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The movement of power from the central government to regional governments is referred to as ___________
Answer
  • pluralism
  • supranationalism
  • irredentism
  • revolution
  • devolution

Question 166

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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.
Answer
  • ethnocentrism
  • materialism
  • territoriality
  • consequent boundary
  • secularism

Question 167

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A consequent or ethnographic boundary
Answer
  • 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

Question 168

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Fragmented state can help create which type of forces within a state
Answer
  • Backwash effect
  • Centripetal
  • Centrifugal
  • Irredentism
  • Cumulative causation

Question 169

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The Rio Grande, which forms part of the boundary between Mexico and the United States, is an example of
Answer
  • geometric boundary
  • an artificial boundary
  • a water divide
  • a relic boundary
  • a natural boundary

Question 170

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Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources, and peoples?
Answer
  • Perforated
  • Elongated
  • Compact
  • Fragmented
  • Prorupt

Question 171

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The exercise of state power over people and territory, and being recognized by other international states, refers to
Answer
  • imperialism
  • centrifugalism
  • sovereignty
  • nationalism
  • citizenship

Question 172

Question
Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states during which time period?
Answer
  • 1850s
  • 1700s
  • 1930s
  • Late 19th century
  • 1950s and 60s
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