Situation identifies a place by its

location relative to other objects

mathematical location on the Earth's surface

unique physical characteristics

Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end

Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a line

Every parallel begins and ends at the poles

Every parallel is the same length

A ship's position is given at 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located

astride the International Date Line

According to environmental determinism,

the physical environment sets limits on human actions

the physical environment causes social development

people can adjust to the physical environment

people can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment

people determine their physical environmnent

a region from which a phenomenon

the process in which a feature or trend spreads

an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends

the modification of a culture as the result of contact with a more powerful one

Which of the following is most correct regarding the origins of geography?

Humans have practiced geography at least since the ancient Greek civilization

Geography was invented as a science in the late 18th century

Geography owes its existence to the Renaissance period in Western Europe

Human geography was not practiced until powerful computers capable of mapping

the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to map

the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area

the difference in elevation between 2 points in an area

What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?

They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do

They are sometimes found as part of the same department in major universities

They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the natural environment

They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the human population

Which is not an example of a functioning region?

the area dominated by a particular crop

the circulation area of a newspaper

the are of dominance of a television station

the market area of a supermarket

area served by a sports franchise

The state of Texas is considered a formal region because

the same state laws apply everywhere in the region

only one language is spoken everywhere in the region

the climate is the same everywhere in the region

If the scale of a map is 1:100,000, then I cm on the map represents ____ on Earth's surface

it depends on the size of the map

To geographers, the spread of McDonald's across the world represents

economic and cultural globalization

a unique taste in every location

the relocation diffusion of restaurants

on a global scale everyone loves to eat big macs

The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by

low high school graduation rates

Which of the following BEST describes the idea of a cultural landscape

a landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in any way

a landscape that is so modified that it is no longer, like a city center

a landscape set aside for historical preservation, like a Civil War battlefield

a landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers, and plants

a region from which a phenomenon originates

the process by which a feature or trend spreads

an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends

the modification of a culture as a result of contact with a more powerful one

perimeter of a regional feature

Elements of globalization of culture include all but

uniform consumption preferences

unequal access to cultural elements

uniformity of cultural beliefs and forms

The global movement of money has been enhanced primarily by

improvements in electronic communications

establishment of new stock exchanges in London, New York, and Tokyo

relocation of production from core to peripheral regions

Globalization of the economy has

heightened economic differences among places

leveled economic differences between places

decreased investment in less developed countries

drained resources from more developed countries

decreased regional specialization of production

Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting geographic case study because

the effects are an intersection of human and physical geography

the winds reached incredible speeds near the eye of the hurricane

the damage was largely a result of flooding from rivers and a storm surge, not the winds

people of all races were equally devastated by the storm

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1The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is called
1. Alocation
2. Bsite
3. Csituation
4. Dtoponym
2Situation identifies a place by its
1. Alocation relative to other objects
2. Bmathematical location on the Earth's surface
3. Cnominal location
4. Dunique physical characteristics
3New York City's _________ is on the Hudson River, approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.
1. Alocation
2. Bsite
3. Csituation
4. Dtoponym
4Which is true?
1. AEvery meridian is actually a circle rather than a line
2. BEvery meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end
3. CEvery parallel begins and ends at the poles
4. DEvery parallel is the same length
5A ship's position is given at 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located
1. Aon the equator
2. Bat the North or South Pole
3. Con the Prime Meridian
4. Dastride the International Date Line
6According to environmental determinism,
1. Athe physical environment causes social development
2. Bthe physical environment sets limits on human actions
3. Cpeople can adjust to the physical environment
4. Dpeople can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment
5. Epeople determine their physical environmnent
7A hearth is
1. Aa region from which a phenomenon
2. Bthe process in which a feature or trend spreads
3. Can area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends
4. Dthe modification of a culture as the result of contact with a more powerful one
8A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is
1. Adistribution
2. Binterruption
3. Cscale
4. Dprojection
9Culture means to
1. Acare about something
2. Btake care of something
3. Cdevelop new variations
4. Dboth A and B
10Which of the following is most correct regarding the origins of geography?
1. AGeography was invented as a science in the late 18th century
2. BGeography owes its existence to the Renaissance period in Western Europe
3. CHumans have practiced geography at least since the ancient Greek civilization
4. DHuman geography was not practiced until powerful computers capable of mapping

11Scale is
1. Athe system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to map
2. Bthe extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area
3. Cthe difference in elevation between 2 points in an area
4. Dthe relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape
12What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?
1. AThey are sometimes found as part of the same department in major universities
2. BThey are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do
3. CThey are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the natural environment
4. DThey are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the human population
13What map would have the largest scale?
1. AWorld
2. Bcontinent
3. Cstate
4. Dcity
14The acquisition of data about Earth's surface orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method
1. AGIS
2. BGPS
3. Cremote sensing
4. Daerial photography
15Global Position Systems references what type of location?
1. Arelative
2. Bsituation
3. Cmathematical
4. Dtoponym
16Which is not an example of a functioning region?
1. Athe circulation area of a newspaper
2. Bthe are of dominance of a television station
3. Cthe market area of a supermarket
4. Dthe area dominated by a particular crop
5. Earea served by a sports franchise
17The state of Texas is considered a formal region because
1. Aonly one language is spoken everywhere in the region
2. Bthe same state laws apply everywhere in the region
3. Cthe climate is the same everywhere in the region
4. Dit is a part of the US
18For each 15 degree in longitude, time changes by one hour
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
19Regions are found only where physical and economic characteristics are strongly related
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
20The Land Ordinance of 1785 divided each townships into 36 one by one mile sections
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
21The signal area of radio station WOXY is an example of a vernacular region?
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
22If the scale of a map is 1:100,000, then I cm on the map represents ____ on Earth's surface
1. A1 kilometer
2. B10 kilometers
3. C10,000 kilometers
4. D100,000 kilometers
5. Eit depends on the size of the map
23Which is a form of expansion diffusion?
1. Acontagious
2. Bhierarchical
3. Cstimulus
4. Drelocation
5. Eall of the above
24Distortion is especially severe on
1. Aglobes
2. Bsmall scale maps
3. Clarge-scale maps
4. Dtopographic maps
5. Eall maps
25The science of map making is
1. Ademography
2. Bcartography
3. Ctopography
4. Dgeomorphology
5. Emeteorology
26To geographers, the spread of McDonald's across the world represents
1. Aa popular fad
2. Ba unique taste in every location
3. Cthe relocation diffusion of restaurants
4. Deconomic and cultural globalization
5. Eon a global scale everyone loves to eat big macs
27The study of how humans and the environment interact is called
1. Aenvironmental determinism
2. Bcultural ecology
3. Ccultural diffusion
4. Dnatural science
28The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is related to the location of other phenomena is
1. Aregional analysis
2. Bspatial analsis
3. Cspatial association
4. Dspatial distribution
5. Eregional dissociation
29 The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is
1. Aregional analysis
2. Bspatial analysis
3. Cspatial association
4. Ddistribution
5. Eregional dissociation
30An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a
1. Abiome
2. Blandscape
3. Cregion
4. Duniform unit
31The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by
1. Aclimate
2. Bthe Baptist Church
3. Clow high school graduation rates
4. Dhigh cotton production
5. Eall of the above
32The division of the United States into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a
1. Avernacular region
2. Bfunctional region
3. Cnodal region
4. Dformal region
33Which of the following BEST describes the idea of a cultural landscape
1. Aa landscape that is so modified that it is no longer, like a city center
2. Ba landscape set aside for historical preservation, like a Civil War battlefield
3. Ca landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in any way
4. Da landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers, and plants
34The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
1. Aconcentration
2. Bdensity
3. Cdistribution
4. Dpattern
5. Ediffusion
35The spread of something over a given study area is
1. Aconcentration
2. Bdensity
3. Cdistribution
4. Dpattern
5. Ediffusion
36The spatial distribution created by the U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example
1. Aconcentration
2. Bdensity
3. Cdistribution
4. Dcategory
5. Epattern
37A hearth is
1. Aa region from which a phenomenon originates
2. Bthe process by which a feature or trend spreads
3. Can area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends
4. Dthe modification of a culture as a result of contact with a more powerful one
5. Eperimeter of a regional feature
38The historic diffusion of HIV/AIDS on the United States is an example of which type of diffusion?
1. Acontagious
2. Bhierarchical
3. Crelocation
4. Dstimulus
5. Eosmosis
39Elements of globalization of culture include all but
1. Auniform consumption preferences
2. Benhanced communications
3. Cunequal access to cultural elements
4. Dmaintaining local traditions
5. Euniformity of cultural beliefs and forms
40The global movement of money has been enhanced primarily by
1. Aestablishment of new stock exchanges in London, New York, and Tokyo
2. Bimprovements in electronic communications
3. Crelocation of production from core to peripheral regions
4. Duneven developments
5. Ea proliferation of currencies
41Globalization of the economy has
1. Aleveled economic differences between places
2. Bheightened economic differences among places
3. Cdecreased investment in less developed countries
4. Ddrained resources from more developed countries
5. Edecreased regional specialization of production
42The International Date Line is measured approximately from
1. A0 degrees latitude
2. B0 degrees longitude
3. C90 latitude
4. D180 degrees longitude
5. E90 degrees longitude
43Moving toward the Southern border of the United States, English becomes less common and Spanish is more often spoken. What type of region does this gradual change of language reflect?
1. Aformal
2. Bfunctional
3. Cvernacular
4. Dbilingual
44Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting geographic case study because
1. Athe effects are an intersection of human and physical geography
2. Bthe winds reached incredible speeds near the eye of the hurricane
3. Cthe damage was largely a result of flooding from rivers and a storm surge, not the winds
4. Dpeople of all races were equally devastated by the storm
45A high degree of dispersion withing an area high density
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
46The idea that the physical environment limits human actions but that people have the ability to adjust to that environment is called possibilism
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
47A functional region can exhibit the distance decay phenomenon
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
48The spread of an idea through the movement of people is known as stimulus diffusion
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
49the spread of a new fashion first in large cities, and later to smaller towns is an example diffusion
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
50The lowest crude birth rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition
1. Astage 1
2. Bstage 2
3. Cstage 3
4. Dstage 4
51The highest crude death rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
1. Astage 1
2. Bstage 2
3. Cstage 3
4. Dstage 4
52Country X has a crude birth rate of 40 and crude death rate of 15, while Country Y has a crude birth rate of 20 and a crude death rate of 9. Which country has a higher NIR?
1. ACountry X
2. BCountry Y
3. Cthe rate is the same in both countries
4. Dthe rate can't be computed
53For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their first birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the
1. Acrude death rate
2. Binfant mortality rate
3. Clife expectancy
4. Dtotal fertility rate
54More developed countries moved from Stage 1 to Stage 2 of the demographic transition 200 years ago in part because of
1. Athe agricultural revolution
2. Binvention of new technology
3. Cpeople moving to cities
4. Dwomen choosing to enter the labor force
55The population pyramid of Naples, Florida is "upside-down" because the city has a large percentage of
1. Aelderly people
2. Byoung people
3. Cimmigrants
4. Dfemales
56The annual population growth rate increased approximately 200 years ago because of
1. AAgricultural Revolution
2. BDemographic Transition
3. CIndustrial Revolution
4. DMedical Revolution
57Of the following countries, the highest NIR is found in
1. AChina
2. BColombia
3. CDenmark
4. DUganda
58Of the following countries, the lowest crude birth is found in
1. AChina
2. BCololmbia
3. CDenmark
4. DUganda
59One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that
1. Ait is increasing more slowly than in the past
2. Bthere are more people alive in the world now than at any time in the past
3. Cthe most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries
4. Dpeople are uniformly distributed across Earth
60the most populous country in the world is
1. AChina
2. BIndia
3. CRussia
4. DUnited States
61A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have a
1. Ahigh physiological density
2. Blow physiological density
3. Chigh agricultural density
4. Dlow agricultural density
62India and the United Kingdom have approximately the same arithmetic density. From this, we can conclude that the 2 countries have the same
1. Alevel of output per farmer
2. Bnumber of people per area of land
3. Cpressure placed by people on the land to produce food
4. Dall of the above
63Most people live in cities in which of these regions
1. AEast Asia
2. BSouth Asia
3. CSoutheast Asia
4. DWestern Europe
64A country in stage 2 of the Demographic Transition is likely to have higher crude birth and crude death rates than a country in stage 4
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
65Nearly half of the people in the world live in East and South Asia
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
66A country in stage 4 of the demographic transition is likely to have a population pyramid with a flatter base than a country in stage 2
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
67A country in stage 4 of the demographic transition is likely to have a population pyramid with a flatter base than a country in stage 2
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
68Geographers define overpopulation as
1. Atoo many people in the world
2. Btoo many compared to resources
3. Ctoo many in a region
4. Dall of the above
69The world's largest concentration of people is located in
1. AEast Asia
2. BSW Asia
3. CSE Asia
4. DWestern Europe
70Physiological density is the number of
1. Aacres of farmland
2. Bfarmers per area of farmland
3. Cpeople per area of land
4. Dpersons per area suitable for agriculture
71If the physiological density is much larger than the arithmetic density, then a country has
1. Ainsufficient farmers
2. Ba large number of farmers
3. Ca small percentage of land suitable for farming
4. Dtoo many people for the available resources
72The most populous country in Southeast Asia is
1. ASingapore
2. BIndonesia
3. CChina
4. DBangladesh
73The annual global population growth rate increased approximately ten thousand years ago because of the
1. AAgricultural Revolution
2. BDemographic Transition
3. CIndustrial Revolution
4. DMedical Revolution
74The average number of births women bear in their lifetimes is
1. ACBR
2. BCDR
3. CTFR
4. DNIR
75The global annual NIR is currently approximately
1. A1.25%
2. B12%
3. C1.25 million
4. D125 million
76Of the following four countries, the highest NIR is found in
1. AChina
2. BCOlombia
3. CDenmark
4. DUganda
77The world's population in 1995 was approximately 6 billion and was expected to reach 12 billion in 45 years. The period of 45 years is known as
1. AOverpulation
2. BNIR
3. CLife Expectancy
4. DDoubling Time
78Which of the following rates are NOT typically found to be low in LDCs?
1. ACBR
2. BCDR
3. CIMR
4. DNIR
79Life expectancy is lowest in
1. AAsia
2. BNorth America
3. CAfrica
4. DWestern Europe
80The total number of live births per 1,000 people in a society is the
1. ANIR
2. BCBR
3. CCDR
4. DTFR
81The percentage of people who are too young or too old to work is the
1. ALife expectancy
2. BDependency ratio
3. CSex ratio
4. DPopulation pyramid
82In contrast to the MDCs, LDCs entered stage 2 of the demographic transition through
1. ACreation of higher levels of wealth
2. BDiffusion of the Industrial Revolution
3. CDiffusion of medial technology from other countries
4. DProfound changes in their economy and social systems
83Thomas Malthus concluded that
1. APopulation increased arithmetically while food production increased geomeetrically
2. BThe world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies
3. CMoral restraint was producing lower CDRs
4. DPopulation growth was outpacing available resources in every country
84the principle reason for declining NIRs in LDCs today is
1. AIncreasing CBRs
2. BDeclining CDRs
3. CIncreasing CDRs
4. DDeclining CBRs
85India's most controversial family planning program today has been to
1. AAllocate housing on the basis of one child per family
2. BSterilize people
3. CLegalize abortions
4. DProhibit marriages until age 27 for men and 25 for women
86According to Malthus, population increased geometrically, while food supply increases arithmetically
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
87As the wealth of a country increases the NIRs decrease
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
88A country of 30,000,000 people has a CBR of 10. This means that in one year, 3,000,000 babies were born
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
89More people are alive now than at any time in the past
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
90The ability to move from one location to another is
1. AMigration
2. BMobility
3. CNet migration
4. DVoluntary migration
5. EVariable migration
91A permanent move to another location is
1. AMigration
2. BMobility
3. CNet migration
4. DNet in migration
5. ENet out migration
92A country has net in migration if emigration__________ immigration
1. AEquals
2. BExceeds
3. CIs closer to net migration than
4. DIs less than
5. EVaries more than
93Which of the following would be considered a migration pull factor?
1. ARevolutionary takeover of a government
2. BFailed harvest
3. CFlooding of a river
4. DOpening of a new factory
5. ECivil war
94The most important pull factor for migrants to north America today is
1. AEconomic
2. BEnvironmental
3. CForced
4. DCultural
5. EGeomagnetic
95A physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration, is an example of
1. AAn environmental push factor
2. BA forced migration
3. CAn intervening obstacle
4. DA cultural pull factor
5. EAn environmental incentive
96People are forced to migrate primarily because of which factor?
1. AEconomic
2. BEnvironmental
3. CInternational
4. DCultural
5. EMobility
97Which of the following is not presently one of the three largest migration flows in the world?
1. ATo Europe from Asia
2. BTo Europe from Africa
3. CTo North America from Asia
4. DTo North America from Latin america
98The greatest total number of foreign born residents can be found in
1. AChina
2. BAustralia
3. CGermany
4. DUnited states
99Most Asians are currently migrating to the U.S. througj the process of
1. AExpansion diffusion
2. BBrain drain
3. CChain migration
4. DIllegal immigration
5. EGlobal relocation
100Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted
1. AWomen are more likely to migrate than men
2. BLong migration distances are more likely than short
3. CMigration characteristic vary with the demographic transition
4. DNitrate goons migration is more important than international
5. EMigrants move most frequently for economic reasons
101The largest level of interregional migration in the U.S. was caused by the
1. AArrival of the Europeans beginning in the 1600s
2. BIllegal immigration from Latin america
3. CImmigration of Asians beginning in the early 20th century
4. DOpening of western territories
5. EIndustrial development in the northeast
102Which is a current intraregional migration trend in the U.S.?
1. ARural to urban
2. BUrban to suburban
3. CMetropolitan to no metropolitan
4. DNet emigration from the northeast
5. EAll of the above
103Most migrants to the U.S. during the 1840s and 1850s came from
1. AEurope
2. BLatin America
3. CAfrica
4. DAustralia
5. EMiddle East
104Human geographers use the 11 migration law from
1. ABrettel
2. BRashman
3. CCarvenstein
4. DRavenstein
5. EZelinsky
105Europeans migrated to the U.S. primarily because of
1. ADecreased economic opportunities as European countries experienced rapid population growth
2. BDecreased political stability as European countries were wracked by revolutions
3. CReligious freedom in the us as European countries oppressed their citizens
4. DDiscoveries of gold in California and Alaska
106Most migrants to the U.S. during the early 20th century came from which part of Europe?
1. ACentral
2. BNorth and west
3. CSouth and east
4. DSouth and west
5. ENorth and east
107The difference between people migrating to a place and the number leaving is called net migration
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
108Most migration occurs because a combination of push and pull factors
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
109The most common environmental push factor comes from having too much or too little water
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
110The major reason for illegal immigration to the u.s is to escape political prosecution
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
111Refugees migrate primarily because of what type of push factor?
1. AEconomic
2. BEnvironmental
3. CPolitical
4. DAll of the above
112Several killion Irish migrated in the 1840s primarily because of what push factor?
1. AThe English forced them to bece refugees
2. BDisastrous economic conditions pushed them out of the country
3. CPoor environmental conditions induced them to migrate
4. DThey were attracted to the U.S.
113The most important pull factor for migrants to North America is
1. AEconomic
2. B Environmental
3. CForced
4. DPolitical
114Which factor usually induces voluntary migration?
1. AEconomic
2. BEnvironmental
3. CInternational
4. DPolitical
115The most popular destination for voluntary migrants from Great Britain has been
1. AAsia
2. BAustralia
3. CNorth America
4. DSouth America
116Most migrants to the United states during the 1960/1979 came from
1. AAfrica
2. BAsia
3. CEurope
4. DLatin America
117Most migrants to the us during the 1980s came from
1. AAfrica
2. BAsia
3. CEurope
4. DLatin America
118The largest number of immigrants to the us are
1. AWomen
2. BPolitical refugees
3. CRelatives of us residents
4. DTalented professionals
119Brain drain is
1. Athe large-scale emigration of talented people
2. Bthe process by which people are given reference for migration
3. Cpeople forced to migrate for political reasons
4. Da cultural feature that hinders migration
120The largest number of legal immigrants to the United States come from what country?
1. ACuba
2. BMexico
3. Cthe Philippines
4. DSouth Korea
121Guest workers in Europe and the Middle East are
1. Aillegal immigrants
2. Blow status foreigners
3. CMuslims
4. Dsouthern Europeans
122The largest level of interregional migration in the United States was caused by the
1. Aarrival of Europeans beginning in the 1600s
2. Billegal immigration from Latin America
3. Cimmigration if Asians beginning in the early 20th century
4. Dopening of the western territories
123U.S. Center of Population has moved steadily to the
1. Aeast
2. Bnorth
3. Csouth
4. Dwest
124Many of the refugees from Vietnam became known as the
1. Aboat people
2. Bcommunists
3. CHindus
4. DOkies
125The United States has received the lowest number of refugees from which of these countries?
1. ACuba
2. BEthiopia
3. CHaiti
4. DVietnam
126The Brazilian government encouraged interregional migration by
1. Amaking Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo more attractive
2. Bdictating optimal locations for factories
3. Cclearing the rain forests for agricultural in the interior
4. Dmoving the capital to Brasilia
127The most prominent intraregional migration in the world is
1. Arural to urban
2. Bregion to region
3. Curban to rural
4. Dcity to city
128Counterurbanization is
1. Athe move from urban core to suburban area
2. Bdue to expanding suburbs
3. Cincreased migration to rural areas and small towns
4. Dthe trend of the elderly retiring to rural locations
129Suburbanization of more developed societies is due primarily to
1. Aexpanding urban territory
2. Bincreasing employment opportunities
3. Cdesire to change lifestyle
4. Ddevelopment
130The main impact of the 1920's quota laws on the national origin of immigrants to the United States was to
1. Aencourage migration from Asia and Latin America
2. Badmit migrants mostly from Europe
3. Cpermit migrants from all regions of the world
4. Dall of the above
131Why have in recent years Latino immigrants found other U.S. areas, notably the Midwest as popular places to immigrate to?
1. Athe Midwest has more Spanish speakers
2. Bthe food is very diverse and is similar to Latino food
3. Cthe availability of occupations that are similar to those found in Latin America
4. Dthe prominence of Catholic Churches
132According to the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, undocumented immigrants were
1. Aincreasingly deported in the United States
2. Bpermitted become legal immigrants
3. Cencouraged to remain because of shortages of workers
4. Dno longer eligible for public services in the United States
133The three major kinds of push factors are cultural/political, economic, and environmental
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
134During the 1990s most illegal immigrants to the United States were young Mexican men
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
135Migration is more likely to be from rural to urban areas with less developed countries, but from rural to urban to rural in more developed countries
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
136Positives towards immigrants in the United States are seen in new laws affording immigrants opportunities
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
137The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is called a
1. Acustom
2. Bpopular culture
3. Chabit
4. Dtaboo
138A repetitive act performed by an individual is a
1. Acustom
2. Bpopular culture
3. Chabit
4. Dtaboo
139Folk cultures are spread mainly by
1. Acontagious diffusion
2. Bhierarchical diffusion
3. Crelocation diffusion
4. Dstimulus diffusion
140Rapid diffusion of pop culture
1. Aencourages people in different places to adopt different customs
2. BDepends on modern communication systems
3. CIs an example of relocation diffusion
4. Dall of the above
141In contrast to pop culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary
1. Afrom place to place at a given time
2. Bfrom time to time at a given place
3. Cboth from place to place and time to time
4. Dneither from place to place or time to time
142Folk songs are distinguished from popular songs because they
1. Atell a story about daily activities
2. Bcan be understood by only one group
3. Care never changed from one generation to the next
4. Dare only transmitted orally
143The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that
1. Aa folk custom can become part of a pop culture
2. Ball sports are examples of folk culture
3. Ctelevision has infused all sports into pop culture
4. Damerican football is also an example of folk culture
144A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
1. Afolk culture
2. Bhabit
3. Cpop culture
4. Dtaboo
145Which of the following is not an important source area for U.S. house types?
1. ALower Chesapeake
2. BMiddle Atlantic
3. CFar Northeast
4. DUpper New England
146The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to
1. Apreserve folk cultures, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness
2. Bstimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world
3. Cincrease the similarity of social customs in different locations
4. Dhave little effect on the diffusion of social customs
5. Eslow the rate of change
147Folk cultures usually originate from
1. Athe availability of more leisure time
2. Bthe application of industrial technology
3. Cfamiliar events in daily life
4. Da famous historical event
5. Eglobal economic exchange
148Pop culture
1. Ais transmitted from one location to another through small scale and local migration
2. Bdiffuses through relocation diffusion
3. Ctypically follows the process of hierarchical diffusion from nodes of innovation
4. Dis usually transmitted orally across time and location
149Culture is promoted by
1. Athe relative isolation of a group from others
2. Bglobalization
3. Cthe movement of goods and services across borders
4. Dexpansion diffusion
150The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the
1. Adiffusion of pop culture
2. Badoption of unique folk culture
3. Cimpact of high incomes on clothing habits
4. Dlack of barriers in communist countries
151The choice of clothing Western countries is strongly influenced by
1. Aoccupation
2. Blevel
3. Cknowledge of fashion elsewhere
4. Dall of the above
152In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of
1. Asmall heterogeneous groups
2. Blarge heterogeneous groups
3. Cgroups living in isolated rural areas
4. Dgroups that have little interaction with other groups
5. Egroups of specialists
153Popular customs most frequently originate in
1. Amore developed countries
2. Bless developed countries
3. Cformer communist countries
4. Dcountries with large rural populations
5. Eequally likely in all of the above
154Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to
1. Aevolve from the isolation of different groups
2. Brapidly diffuse through modern communications and transportation
3. Creflect the unique characteristics of the landscape
4. Dhave an unknown source of origin
5. Evary from place to place
155Typically, pop culture
1. Aoriginates in a number of locations at the same time
2. Breflects the characteristics of a distinctive physical environment
3. Cexperience frequent changes
4. Dis practiced by small heterogeneous groups
5. Eall of the above
156Collections of customs can be used to define a culture
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
157The physical environment commonly plays an important role in the development of unique folk customs
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
158Two social groups living in close proximity will retain unique social customs if there is limited interaction between them
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
159Which of the following characteristics is more typical of a pop culture than a folk culture?
1. Ait has an anonymous origin
2. Bit diffuses slowly from its point of origin
3. Cit results in a more uniform landscapes
4. Dit is likely to be derived from physical conditions
160The use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the United States is an example of
1. Afolk culture
2. Bhabit
3. Cpop culture
4. Dtaboo
161A taboo against pork is a characteristic
1. AJudaism and Islam
2. BJudaism and Buddhism
3. CChristianity and Buddhism
4. DChristianity and Hinduism
162Which of the following is not an important factor in distinguishing different folk housing types in the United States?
1. Achoice of building materials
2. Bsize of the building
3. Cform in which the structure is arranged
4. Dclimate in which the structure is built
163Today, housing types in the United States are distinguished by all but which of the following?
1. Athey can still be divided into three distinct regions
2. Bthey display few regional fistinctions
3. Cthey are usually mass produced
4. Dalternative styles have diffused throughout the country
164In which state would alcohol consumption be relatively low?
1. AKentucky
2. BNevada
3. CNew York
4. DUtah
165Geographers are concerned with the distribution of which of the following aspects of T.V. service?
1. Anumber of receivers per capita
2. Bmethod of government control
3. Cyear service was adopted
4. Dall of the above
166Features of the U.S. landscape, such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels,
1. Apromote a uniform landscape
2. Breflect the preservation of folk culture
3. Cprovide diversity on the United States landscape
4. Dpromote diffusion of folk culture
167Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because
1. Athey do not want to preserve traditional values
2. BWestern perspectives may become more dominant
3. Cpop culture values can promote environmental damage
4. Dthey want to avoid political disputes
168Western dominance of the news media is feared in less developed countries for all but which of these reasons?
1. AWestern countries supply a large percentage of the television programs to less developed countries
2. Bwestern countries control most of the newspapers in less developed countries
3. Cwestern radio newscasts can be heard in most countries
4. Dwestern values control the media
169People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity with pop culture because of
1. Athe high cost of pop customs
2. Bconcern for the physical environment
3. Cstrong desire to preserve unique customs
4. Dlack of exposure to media
170Pop culture and folk culture can both result in a higher level of
1. Aextinction of animal species
2. Bdemand for raw materials
3. Cconsumption of animal products
4. Dall of the above
171As they have more contact with pop culture, women in less developed countries are more likely to
1. Abear more children
2. Bobtain food for their family
3. Cgain more opportunities outside the home
4. Dreduce the practice of prostitution
172One impact of large scale consumption if chicken in more developed countries is to
1. Acause chickens to become an endangered species
2. Bmake inefficient use of the world's grain supplies
3. Cdiffuse agricultural products to the physical environment
4. Dencourage the development of a new food taboo
173Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials
1. Aare strongly influenced by local resources
2. Bare commonly imported long distance because of folk sulture
3. Care chosen because the diffusion of pop culture
4. Dare a uniform feature of folk culture
5. Eall of the above
174Terroir refers to
1. Aa group's sense of place
2. Ba group's food taboos
3. Cthe relationship between the physical environment and culture
4. Dthe sum of the effects of the local environment on a food item
175The origin of pop music is a good example of how folk culture orginates
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
176In general, folk culture is more likely to cause greater uniformity on the landscape than pop culture
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
177Food taboos usually derive from unique elements of the physical environment
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
178Leaders of many developing countries fear that the spread of American pop culture will destroy traditional social behavior
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
179Adoption of Western pop culture seldom results in the elimination of traditional folk culture
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
180The physical environment commonly plays an important role in the development of unique folk customs
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
181The adoption of a pop custom depends primarily on the amount of disposable income
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
182A literary tradition is
1. Aa form of a language used for official government business
2. Ba form of a language spoken in a particular area
3. Ca collection of languages related to another
4. Dthe written form of a language
183Which is the following is not a Romance language?
1. ABulgarian
2. BItalian
3. CPortuguese
4. DRomanian
184An isogloss is
1. Aa form of a language spoken in a local area
2. Ba collection of unique words
3. Ca boundary between language regions
4. Dall of the above
185Dialects developed within England primarily because
1. Adifferent Germanic invaders settled in different regions
2. Bthe Normans invaded in the South
3. Cthe Viking invaders did not remain long in England
4. DBRP became the standard dialect
186British and American English differ in all but which of the following?
1. Aalphabet
2. Bpronunciation
3. Cspelling
4. Dvocabulary
187Major differences in U.S. dialects originated because
1. Aearly settlers were isolated from each other
2. Bof differences in dialects among the original settlers
3. Cof similarities in dialects among the original settlers
4. Dthe early settlers originated from the same location
188English is part of which language branch?
1. AGermanic
2. BNorth Germanic
3. CWest Germanic
4. DInd-European
189The language spoken by the greatest number of people in the world is
1. ACantonese
2. BEnglish
3. CHindu
4. DMandarin
190Russia is part of which language branch?
1. ABalto-Slavic
2. BGermanic
3. CIndo-Iranian
4. DRomance
191When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents
1. Adialects
2. Blanguage groups
3. Clanguage families
4. Dpossible prehistoric superfamilies
192A collection of languages through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago
1. Adialect
2. Blanguage branch
3. Clanguage family
4. Dlanguage group
193A form of a language spoken in a local area is a
1. Adialect
2. Blanguage branch
3. Clanguage family
4. Dlanguage group
194The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example
1. Athe interplay between globalization and local diversity
2. Bthe diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world
3. Cthe role and spread of religion across much of the world
4. Dpolitical conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions
195When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location from other members of their group,
1. Atheir language usually shows very little change even over a long period of time
2. Bthey immediately develop a literary tradition
3. Cisolation usually results in the differentiation of one language into two
4. Dthey lose their linguistic abilities
196The main difference between languages in the same family, branch, or group is how
1. Arecently in time the languages were once the same
2. Bclosely the speakers of each language live to each other
3. Csimilar the cultures of the speakers of each language are
4. Dall of the above
197The uniform language of the Western U.S. can be credited to the mobility of Americans
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
198The dominant language spoken in Southeastern Canada French
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
199The language branch that makes up most of Eastern Europe is Balto-Slavic
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
200The language branch makes up most of North Western Europe is Romance
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
201A group languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a
1. Adialect
2. Blanguage branch
3. Clanguage family
4. Dlanguage group
202A group of languages of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a
1. Adialect
2. Blanguage branch
3. Clanguage family
4. Dlanguage group
203The four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European include all but
1. ABalto-Slavic
2. BCeltic
3. CIndo-Iranian
4. DRomance
204The most widely spoken language in Brazil is
1. ACreole
2. BFrench
3. CPortuguese
4. DSpanish
205Recent evidence points to the first speakers of the Indo-European language as the ancient
1. ACelts
2. BGermans
3. CKurgans
4. DRussians
206English is part of what language family?
1. AGermanic
2. BNorth-Germanic
3. CWest-Germanic
4. DIndo-European
207The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic languages because of
1. AIceland's close contact with other people and activities
2. BMigration by Germanic tribes
3. CIceland's relative isolation from other places
4. DThe extinction of the East Germanic group
208A creolized language is
1. Aextinct
2. Ba mix of indigenous and colonial languages
3. Can isolated language family
4. Da possible prehistoric superfamily
209The 2 most important languages in South America are
1. ADutch and English
2. BEnglish and Spanish
3. CFrench and Spanish
4. DPortuguese and Spanish
210According to the Anotolian hearth theory, Indo-European languages diffused across Europe
1. Aentirely by sea
2. Bby way of the Kurgan homeland
3. Cby warriors on horseback
4. Dwith the diffusion of agriculture
211The two largest language families in the world are
1. AIndo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic
2. BSino-Tibetan and Indo-European
3. CAfro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan
4. DBalto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan
212The language family encompassing the languages of the People's Republic of China is
1. AIndo-European
2. BIndo-Iranian
3. CMandarin
4. DSino-Tibetan
213Hebrew is an example of
1. Aan isolated language
2. Ban extinct language
3. Ca revived language
4. Da language family
214The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from
1. Athousands of years of isolation between tribal groups
2. Brepeated invasions by outsiders
3. Cintroduction of of many different languages by the colonial powers
4. Dfrequent migration by the different tribal groups
215A lingua franca is
1. Aan English word that has entered the French language
2. Ba language that is mutually understood by people who have 2 different native languages
3. Can extinct language that has been revised
4. Dan official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated
216Basque is spoken primarily in
1. ABrittany
2. BThe Swiss Alps
3. CThe Pyrenees Mountains
4. DBarcelona, Spain
217An Indo-European language is spoken in which of these European countries?
1. AFrance
2. BFinland
3. CHungary
4. DAll of the above
218Spanglish
1. Athe lingua franca of Spain
2. Ba dialect of Spanish
3. Cthe standard language of Mexico
4. Dthe use of English in the Spanish language
219English has received unprecedented acceptance globally due to
1. Athe role of colonialism and imperialism
2. Bits role as the common language of a global economy and culture
3. Cthe rise of popular culture and the decline of folk culture
4. Dthe diffusion of religion from MDCs to LDCs
220Germanic, Romance, and Latin are all branches of Indo-European
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
221The most popular language in China is Cantonese
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
222The most frequently spoken Afro-Asiatic is Arabic
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
223Nearly half of the people in the world speak an Indo-European language
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
224Ebonics is a dialect that developed from African Americans diffusing into the large the large northern cities
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
225With respect to the relationship between culture, religion and the physical environment
1. Afew religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment
2. Breligious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment
3. Creligion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group
4. Dall of the above are true
226a universalizing religion
1. Ais based on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth
2. Bappeals to people living in a wide variety of locations on Earth
3. Cis rarely transmitted through missionaries
4. Dis intentionally developed to be a world religion
227The world's largest universalizing religion is
1. ABuddhism
2. BChristianity
3. CHinduism
4. DIslam
228The world's largest ethnic religion is
1. AConfucianism
2. BDaoism
3. CHinduism
4. DShintoism
229Christianity first diffused from its hearth through
1. Acontagious diffusion
2. Bhierarchical diffusion
3. Crelocation diffusion
4. Dall of the above are equally important
230Which of the following is not a universalizing religion?
1. ABuddhism
2. BChristianity
3. CIslam
4. DJudaism
231Muslims are clustered in
1. ASub-Saharan Africa
2. BThe Middle East
3. CEastern Europe
4. DEast Asia
232What is the holiest book in Hinduism?
1. Athe Bible
2. Bthe Old Testament
3. Cthe Qu'ran
4. Dnone of the above
233Which of the following is the most important religion in the homeland of the man of the man who founded it?
1. ABuddhism
2. BChristianity
3. CHinduism
4. DIslam
234Animists believe that
1. Apeople should compete God's creations of the Earth
2. Binanimate objects and natural events have spirits
3. Cpeople should make complete use of the Earth's resources
4. Dnatural disasters are preventable
235Which is not an ethnic Asian religion?
1. ABuddhism
2. BConfucianism
3. CShintoism
4. DDaoism
236Especially important in Confucianism is to
1. Aperform public services
2. Breflect on the mystical and magical aspects
3. Crespect forces of nature as divine
4. Dbelieve in one all-powerful God
237Especially important in Daoism is to
1. Aperform public service
2. Breflect on the mystical and magical aspects of life
3. Crespect forces of nature as divine
4. Dbelieve in one all-powerful God
238Which is not a characteristic of a hierarchical religion?
1. AIt has a well-defined hierarchical stucture
2. BIt encourages each congregation to be self-sufficient
3. CIt organizes territory into local administrative units
4. DIt fosters interaction among different congregations
239Jerusalem is a Holy City to all but which of these religions?
1. AChristianity
2. BJudaism
3. CHinduism
4. DIslam
240The Ganges is the most holy river for the Muslims
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
241Jerusalem is a holy city to all three universalizing religions
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
242Natural landscape features features are the holiest places in Islam
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
243Pilgrimages play a significant role in ethnic religions but not in universalizing religions
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
244Christianity has the most widespread geographic distribution of any religion
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
245A large and fundamental division withing a religion is a
1. Abranch
2. Bdenomination
3. Csect
4. Ddialect
246A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a
1. Abranch
2. Bdenomination
3. Csect
4. Ddialect
247Protestants in Ireland are
1. Adispersed throughout the island
2. Brecent immigrants from Great Britain
3. Chighly clustered in one part of the island
4. Dhighly integrated with the Roman Catholic population
248Lutheranism is an example of a Christian
1. Abranch
2. Bdenomination
3. Creligion
4. Dsect
249The dominant branch of Islam is
1. ADruze
2. BEastern Orthodoxy
3. CShiite
4. DSunni
250Hinduism's caste system
1. Aassigns everyone to a distinct calss
2. BDecrees the pilgrimages which should be taken
3. Cis a substitute for the lack of a holy book
4. Didentifies a families' important deities
251For most of the past 2,000 years, most Jews have been
1. Ahighly clustered in present in present-day Israel
2. Bdispersed around the world
3. Cconcentrated in the United States
4. Dforced to live in ghettos
252A mosque differs from a church a church, because a mosque
1. Ais not a sanctified place
2. Bis not a place of worship
3. Cdisplays a variety of architectural styles
4. Dcontains a relic of the founder
253The situation in Northern Ireland is a result of
1. Acountries in Northern Ireland voting to remain in the UK
2. BCatholic protests against discrimination by Protestants
3. CBritish control which contributed to poor economic conditions
4. Dviolence committed by extreme partisans on both sides
5. Eall of the above
254Palestinians include all but which of the following groups?
1. Aresidents of refugee camps
2. Bresidents of territories occupied by Israel
3. Ccitizens of other states calling themselves Palestinians
4. DJewish citizens of Israel
5. EMuslim citizens of Israel
255Adherents of which region have controlled the Holy Land for most of the past 1,500 years?
1. AJudaism
2. BHinduism
3. CIslam
4. DChristianity
256Jerusalem's geography represents a particularly difficult religious conflict because
1. Asacred sites to Jews and Muslims are literally built one on top of the other
2. Bthe population of Jerusalem is majority Christian but surrounded by majority Jewish and Muslim populations
3. Cthe Israeli government has separated the most sacred sites with a massive concrete wall
4. DIsraeli captured the Sinai peninsula from Egypt
257Which of the following penalties were imposed by the Taliban?
1. AMen were beaten for shaving their beards
2. BHomosexuals were buried alive
3. CProstitute were hanged in public, and men were stoned for committing adultery
4. DThieves' hands were cut off, and women with nail polish had their fingers cut off
5. Eall of the above
258What policy did the British follow in India?
1. AThey divided India into 2 countries
2. BThey forced all of the Hindus to migrate
3. CThey turned the problem over to the United Nations
4. DThey encouraged the abolishment of the caste system
5. EThey required all education to be conducted in English
259From the Russian Revolution to the fall of the communist government, what was the policy of the government towards religion?
1. AAll churches were closed
2. BThe old church was replaced by Eastern Orthodoxy
3. CChurches remained open but played a limited role
4. DYouth were encouraged to attend so that they could be indoctrinated into communism
5. EAll marriages were performed by clergy
260Lutherans in the United States are concentrated in the southeast
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
261The most troublesome religious boundary in Western Europe is in Ireland
1. ATrue
2. BFalse

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