I don't know how to answer it, I can't see a relation between clothing production and the issues of sustainability? Is anybody willing to spare a few minutes to help me out?
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4. Which is not a characteristic of shifting cultivation?
land is cleared by slashing the vegetation
debris is burned to provide the soil with nutrients
double cropping
poor soil that needs to rejuvenate
all of the above are characteristics
5. Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?
humid low-latitude
dry
warm mid-latitude
cold mid-latitude
Mediterranean
6. Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest percentage of the world’s people?
hunting and gathering
intensive subsistence
pastoral nomadism
shifting cultivation
slash and burn
7. Shifting cultivation causes environmental damage primarily when
population exceeds environmental capacity
more fertilizers are introduced
fields are permanently cleared
cultural traditions are maintained
too much land is left fallow
8. Compared to shifting cultivation, intensive subsistence agriculture is characterized by which of the following?
smaller farms
higher agricultural density
greater use of animal power
all of the above
none of the above
14. According to Von Thunen’s model, a commercial farmer is concerned with which of these costs?
price of land
cost of transporting output to market
value of yield per hectare
all of the above are considered
none of the above " "
15. Von Thunen’s model can best be used to explain the geography of farms around which city
Phoenix
Atlanta
New York
Addis Ababa (Capital of Ethiopia)
Houston
27. Sustainable agriculture
is similar to subsistence agriculture
is more sensitive land management
includes intensive use of pesticides
incorporated genetic engineering
strictly separates cultivation of crops and livestock
30. The green revolution has had the most success in
europe
asia
africa
north america
latin america
31. Which of the following is NOT a result of the green revolution?
it improved the ability of women to make a living in the agricultural sector
it used genetically improved seeds to increase crop yields
it increased the machinery available to farmers
it relied heavily on irrigation and fertilizer
it significantly increased food production
42. Situation identifies a place by its
A location relative to other objects
B mathematical location on the earth’s surface
C nominal location
D unique physical characteristics
E none of the above
43. A large scale map most likely shows
A al large area
B a small area
C more generalization
D less generalization
E both d and b
44. Which is true.
A large scale maps have a large fraction and tend to show a smaller area in less detail because
they have more miles represented per square inch on a map.
B small scale maps have a smaller fraction and represent a larger area in less
detail because they have more miles per square inch on a map represented
C large scale maps have a small fraction and show a larger area in more detail
D small scale maps have a larger fraction and in general show a smaller area in
more detail because they represent fewer miles per square inch than large scale
maps
E None of the above
45. The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
A concentration
B distribution
C pattern
D density
E none of the above
46. Which is not a form of expansion diffusion
A contagious
B hierarchical
C relocation
D stimulus
E none of the above
47. An example of a primary sector activity is
A Education
B Manufacturing
C Mining
D Retailing
E Shipping
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1. The most egalitarian organization of people is the
a band b band c state d tribe e both a and c
2. An area organized into an independent political unit is a
a colony b nationality c satellite d state e nationality
3. a group of people who occupy a particular area and have a strong sense of unity based on a set of shared beliefs is a
a centripetal force b nationality c self determination d unitary state e state
4. A state with control over its internal affairs has
a centripetal forces b nationality c nation-state d sovereignty e centrifugal forces
5 The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is
a colonialism b constitutionality c self-determination d sovereignty e nationalism
6. The most extreme economic specialization occurs in a
a chiefdom b tribe c band d state e nation
7. A nation state is
a a politically organized area in which nation and state occupy different spaces
b a shared cultural community that shares the same borders as a country
c a sovereign area
d an organized region with no historic connotations
e none
8. A state is a good example of
a an organized region b spatial interaction c cultural diffusion d a nation e a perceptual region
9. A frontier in contrast to a boundary
a separates two states
b is an area not a line
c separates states more often than the other
d has a set area
e all of the above
10. Which shape most easily fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state
a compact b elongated c fragmented d prorupted e none
11. The boundary between the U.S. and Mexico is best described as
a geometric b linguistic c water d all of the above e both a and c
12. Boundaries were redrawn in much Europe after WWI according to the
a distribution of languages
b demands of the victorious British and French
c containing Nazi's
d league of nations
e United Nations
13. The Kurds are a
a multinational state
b nationality divided among more than one state
c within Iraq
d within Turkey
e b,c,d
14. An increasing number of states have adopted a federal form of government primarily to
a satisfy the demands of competing nationalities
b encourage the break up of the superpower alliances
c govern compact states more effectively
d meet all of the above needs
e impose the dominant values of one nationality
15. A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a
a federal state b nation-state c fragmented state d unitary state e formal state
16. Which of the following conditions most limits the ability of some countries to participate in the global economy
a prorupted b perforated c large frontier d fragmented e landlocked
17. The UN is primarily what kind of cooperative effort
a political b military c economic d all of the above e none of the above
18. NAFTA is
a political b military c economic d all of the above e none of the above
19. The boundary between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is an example of what kind of boundary
a physical boundary b geometric boundary
c frontier d cultural boundary
e antecendent boundary
20. The shape of a state has all of the following effects except
a it controls the length of boundaries with other states
b it rarely generates conflict
c it may create a unique identity
d it can act as a centripetal force
e it affects the potential for communication
21. The state where the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary much is which kind of state
a elongated b fragmented c compact d perforated e prorupted
22. A prorupted state is created for the following reason:
a to provide water access
b improve communications
c separate state that would otherwise share a boundary
d act as a centrifugal force
e both a and c
23. All of the following are benefits of a frontier except
a it is a zone where no state has complete political control
b it provides an area of separation
c it is a thin imaginary line
d it is a tangible geographic area
e it is sparsely populated
24. Where did the nation state concept originate and where is it the most extensively used
a Europe b Asia c North America d Africa e none of the above
25. All of the following are examples of cultural boundaries except
a India Pakistan
b Ireland Northern Ireland
c Poland
d Yugoslavia
e both C and D
26. A superimposed boundary is
a a political border that has ceased to function
b a boundary created by powerful outsiders
c a political boundary that existed before the cultural landscape emerged
d a political boundary that usually ignores pre-existing culture patterns (i.e Africa)
e both b and d
27. The struggle facing the U.S. to limit immigration is which kind of border dispute
a definitional b locational c operational d allocational e relic
28 the recent trend towards federal states can be attributed to
a the creation of smaller states
b more effective communications
c a desire to empower nationalities
d the desire of one nationality to rule over another
e the spread of communism
29. Gerrymandering includes all of the following except
a redrawing line to disperse opposition votes
b concentrating supporters to gain districts
c creating more competitive districts for the party in control
d stacking votes
e both a and c
30. Sweden is a
a compact state b elongated state c fragmented state d prorupted state e both b and c
31. Which of the following is not considered to be a centripetal force preserving a state's cohesion
a UN membership
b nationalism
c effective transportation and communication
d effective organization and administration
e state religion
32. All of the following are terms that connote nation state except
a political b ethnicity c religion d languagee racial
33. Use your mental map to classify the boundaries of Colorado
a superimposed b antecedent c cultural-political d geometric e relic
34. All of the following are levels of state support for terrorism except
a planning an attack
b providing sanctuary to terrorists
c spreading fear and anxiety
d supplying weapons
e both a and c
35. Why is tribalism a centrifugal force in Africa
a because the Europeans drew the boundaries
b because Africa has many multinational countries
c because many Africans identify themselves according to their country first and foremost
d all of the above
e a and b
36. Which area of the world does shatterbelt best apply
a Balkans b China c Australia d Japane United States
37. Which is an example of a stateless nation
a Kurds b Japanese c Africans d Americans e none of the above
38. Why is the ideal shape for an ethnic hood also circular
a fosters the establishment of effective internal communications for a smaller state
b allows for the least amount of necessary contact with outsiders
c allows for a center that can more easily reach everyone
d creates the least amount of borderline
e all of the above
39. What type of government is more likely to go with a nation-state
a federal b unitary c democratic d dictatorship e none of the above
40. What type of government goes with a multi-national state
a federal b unitary c democratic d dictatorship e none of the above
41. What is a multi-national state
a several countries in one
b a state with multiple states within it
c a state with many nations in it
d none of the above
e all of the above
42. What is a strong centripetal force in Israel
a ethnicity
b war
c religion
d the large number of Arabs that do live within the country of Israel
e none of the above
43. What is the difference between the EU and NAFTA
a NAFTA is a customs union while the EU is a free trade zone
b Mexico and the U.S. have the same trade policies with other countries around the world
c The EU made it easier to do trade across borders whereas NAFTA did not
d In the EU, all countries have agreed to some common policies of trade with outside countries
e The EU and NAFTA are the same basic idea but applied to different coutries
44. What is packing
a placing a large number of your voters into one district for yourself
b placing a large number of your opponents voters into one district
c placing a large number of voters into one district
d both a and c
e none of the above
45. Define nation-state
a country within a country
b a group of people that share a common culture and heritage
c a political border
d one group of people culturally united that exist within the area of a political border.
e both b and c
46. Where in the world do most nation-states exist
a Europe
b Africa
c Latin America
d Japan
e Asia
47. Why is Africa not made up of a bunch of nation-states
a the borders are superimposed borders
b the Berlin conference divided the countries according to European interests
c there are too many differing groups within many countries to make that feasible
d there is no realistic way to redraw the boundaries to make this possible
e all of the above
48. What kind of nation-state is India
a homogeneous country
b is not a nation-state
c is a nation state with a large religiously-defined minority within it
d is a nation state with a large ethnically-defined minority in it
e none of the above
49. What is the most visible difference between the rest of Canada and Quebec
a linguistic
b physical geography
c ethnic
d architectural
e all of the above are equally visible
50. Why are you crying
a Mr. Lewis stole your little puppy
b Mr. Lewis and Ms. Schencker are giving you a ton of work over break
c Mr. Lewis stole Christmas
d Ms. Schencker stole the rest of the holidays
e all of the above
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Unit III Test
1) The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is a
A) custom. B) popular culture. C) habit. D) taboo. E) religion
2) A fundamental difference between folk culture and popular culture is that folk culture
A) often sets a minority group apart from a region’s general population
B) is adaptive to change over time
C) tends to diffuse rapidly across geographic space
D) loses some of its distinctive characteristics as it crosses national boundaries
E) represents universal values
3) In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of
A) homogeneous groups.
B) sense of family and community
C) groups living in isolated rural areas.
D) groups that have little interaction with other groups.
E) groups living in large cities
4) Which of the following characteristics is more typical of a popular culture than a folk culture?
A) It has an anonymous origin.
B) It diffuses slowly from its point of origin.
C) It results in a more uniform landscape.
D) It is likely to be derived from physical conditions.
E) It results in a more heterogeneous landscape
5) Folk cultures are spread primarily by
A) contagious diffusion.
B) hierarchical diffusion.
C) relocation diffusion.
D) stimulus diffusion.
E) none of the above
6) folk customs are more likely than popular customs to
A) evolve from the isolation of different groups.
B) diffuse through modern communication systems.
C) be a part of universalizing religions and not ethnic religions
D) have an known source of origin.
E) evolve from expansion diffusion
7) In contrast to popular culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary
A) from place to place at a given time.
B) from time to time at a given place.
C) both from place to place and from time to time.
D) neither from place to place nor from time to time.
E) both A and B
8) popular customs usually originate from all of the following except
A) the availability of more leisure time.
B) the application of industrial technology.
C) familiar events in daily life.
D) high income levels
E) all of the above
9) Folk customs most frequently originate in
A) more developed countries.
B) less developed countries.
C) former communist countries.
D) equally likely in all of the above
E) equally likely in none of the above
10) A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
A) folk culture. B) habit. C) popular culture. D) taboo. E) custom
11) A taboo against beef is a characteristic of
A) Judaism and Islam.
B) Judaism and Buddhism.
C) Buddhism.
D) Christianity
E) Hinduism
12) American chains such as Home Depot, McDonald's and Wal Mart
A) promote a uniform landscape.
B) reflect the preservation of folk culture.
C) provide diversity on the U.S. landscape.
D) promote diffusion of folk culture.
E) demonstrate isolation of folk culture
13) A form of a language spoken in a local area is a
A) dialect. B) language branch. C) language family. D) language group. E) lingua franca
14) When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated from other members of their tribe
A) their language usually shows very little change even over a long period of time.
B) they immediately develop a literary tradition.
C) isolation usually results in the differentiation of one language into two.
D) they lose their linguistic abilities.
E) both A and D
15) Hebrew is an example of
A) an isolated language. B) an extinct language. C) a revived language. D) a language family. E) dialect
16) The large number of individual languages documented in Africa has resulted primarily from
A) thousands of years of isolation between tribal groups.
B) repeated invasions by outsiders.
C) introduction of many different languages by the colonial powers.
D) frequent migration by the different tribal groups.
E) contagious diffusion
17) Franglais is
A) an English words entering the French language.
B) a language that is mutually understood by people who have different native languages.
C) an extinct language that has been revived.
D) an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.
E) a dialect
18) An isogloss is
A) a form of a language spoken in a local area.
B) a collection of unique words.
C) a boundary between language regions.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
19) English is part of which language group?
A) Germanic B) North Germanic C) West Germanic D) Indo-European E) Sino-Tibetan
20) English is part of which language branch?
A) Germanic B) North Germanic C) West Germanic D) Indo-European E) Sino-Tibetan
21) English is part of which language family?
A) Germanic B) North Germanic C) West Germanic D) Indo-European E) Sino-Tibetan
22) With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment
A) ethnic religions more often derive meaningful events from the physical environment.
B) religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment.
C) Proselytizing religions are less likely to have many symbols linked to the landscape.
D) All of the above are true.
E) None of the above are true
23) A global religion
A) is based on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth.
B) rarely appeals to people living in LDCs.
C) is rarely transmitted through missionaries.
D) is intentionally developed to be a world religion.
E) is not regionally isolated
24) The world's largest universalizing religion is
A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism . D) Islam. E) Daoism
25) The world's largest ethnic religion is
A) Confucianism. B) Daoism. C) Hinduism. D) Shintoism. E) Buddhism
26) Christianity first diffused from its hearth through
A) contagious diffusion. B) hierarchical diffusion.
C) relocation diffusion. D) all of the above were equally important.
E) none of the above are true
27) The dominant branch of Islam is
A) Druze. B) Eastern Orthodoxy. C) Shiite. D) Sunni. E) Persian
28) Which of the following is currently the most important religion in the homeland of the man who founded it?
A) Buddhism B) Christianity C) Hinduism D) Islam E) Judaism
29) Unlike other universalizing religions, Buddhism
A) remained concentrated in one region of the world.
B) was not begun by an individual founder.
C) was founded in China.
D) worships more than one god.
E) diffused widely
30) Animists believe that
A) people should complete God's creation of the Earth.
B) inanimate objects and natural events have spirits.
C) people should make complete use of the Earth's resources.
D) natural disasters are preventable.
E) there is one supreme god
31) The agricultural calendar is relatively unimportant to which type of religions?
A) animist B) ethnic C) pagan D) universalizing E) none of the above
32) For most of the past 2,000 years, most Jews have been
A) highly clustered in present-day Israel.
B) dispersed around the world.
C) concentrated in the United States.
D) forced to live in ghettos.
E) highly clustered in North Africa
33) Judaism is classified as an ethnic rather than a universalizing religion, primarily because
A) its main holidays relate to events in the life of its founder, Abraham.
B) it uses a lunar calendar.
C) its rituals derive from the agricultural cycle in Israel.
D) it commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.
E) it has widely diffused
34) Beliefs concerning the origin of the universe are
A) animism. B) cosmogony. C) monotheism. D) solstice. E) evolution
35) From the Russian Revolution to the fall of the communist government, what was the policy of the government towards religion?
A) All churches were closed.
B) The old church was replaced by Eastern Orthodoxy.
C) Churches remained open but played a limited role.
D) Youth were encouraged to attend so that they could be indoctrinated into communism.
E) None of the above
36) A pilgrim to Varanasi (Benares) in India is most likely to be a
A) Christian B) Jew C) Hindu D) Buddhist E) Muslim
37) Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity?
A) language B) religion C) ethnicity D) race E) apartheid
38) Which best describes the distribution of ethnicities in the United States?
A) regional concentrations B) concentrations within cities
C) concentrations within neighborhoods D) all of the above
E) none of the above
39) Race is
A) characterized by Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic/Latino.
B) self-identification with a group sharing a biological ancestor.
C) determinable from physical characteristics.
D) evenly distributed around the world.
E) all of the above
40) Which of the following does the United States Census Bureau not consider a race?
A) Asian B) Black C) Hispanic/Latino D) White E) all of the above are races
41) White flight is
A) movement of Whites from northern cities.
B) emigration of Whites from an area Blacks where anticipated to move to.
C) establishment of suburbs.
D) decrease in percent Whites because of Black migration from the Southeast.
E) an expansion of the ghetto
42) Conflict in Africa is widespread because of
A) colonial boundaries. B) numerous ethnic groups.
C) language differences. D) all of the above
E) none of the above
43) The Lebanese civil war resulted when the country broke down because of
A) ethnic groups. B) religious groups.
C) changes in the majority between religious groups.
D) independent armies. E) interference from Syria
44) The process when a group forcibly removes another group is called
A) war. B) migrational push factors.
C) racism. D) ethnic cleansing.
E) migration pull factors
45) Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A) Cultural ecology B) Nonmaterial culture
C) Environmental determinism D) Physical environment
E) Built environment
46) The world's fastest growing universalizing religion is
A) Buddhism. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism . D) Islam. E) Daoism
47) Folk culture is linked to the demographic transition chart in that
A) Latin American countries are in stage 2, African countries are in stage 3 and both are more likely to have folk customs that countries in stage 4
B) Folk cultures usually go along with societies that have larger, unified families under patriarchs
C) Folk cultures usually have lots of leisure time to develop and maintain traditions
D) Women are usually highly valued for their fertility and gain equal rights and respect through this
E) All of the above
48) Popular culture is linked to the demographic transition chart in that it
A) tends to occur in MDC's
B) has family values that have changed to the point where alternate lifestyles and divorce are allowed
C) has values that shift over time
D) can be expected in countries like the U.S. where women are going to college in larger numbers than men
E) All of the above
49) The dominant branch of Islam is
A) Sunni B) Shiite
C) trick questions- Muslims are both Sunni and Shiite at the same time
D) has taken over the Iraqi government E) none of the above
50) Mr. Lewis
A) Gives his cats airplane rides
B) Will be rolling around in your scan-trons after the test to try and feel the answers
C) Once killed a man for snoring too loud
D) Got into fights with Mr. Parson's in elementary school
E) All of the Above
51 How is an ethnic neighborhood a nodal region?
A Only people of that group belong B Like a radio station it weakens as it goes out
C It is not a ghetto D It is not
E Both A and B
52 What is the difference between and ethnic neighborhood and a Ghetto?
A There really is not one
B Forced versus voluntary migration
C Ghetto is a term used solely for African American communities of the 1960s
D Ethnic neighborhood is not really an official term
E Both A and D
53 What is the largest ethnic religion?
A Judaism B Islam C Hinduism D Christianity E Buddhism
54 How is the Jewish calendar an example of something an ethnic religion would have?
A It was imposed on the Jews by the Roman Empire
B Lunar calendar based off of Israel as the main location
C Ethnic religions are unique in that they tend to use calendars more than people of non-ethnic religions
D It differs from the calendar system of all non-Jewish people
E Both B and D
55 What is the third largest universal religion?
A Christianity B Islam C Buddhism D Judaism E Buddhism
56 What is the main religion of northern Africa
A Christianity B Islam C Buddhism D Judaism E Buddhism
57 What is the best example of an hierarchical religion?
A Roman Catholic Church B Islam C Buddhism D Judaism E Buddhism-
58 How does population growth relate to the issues facing Palestine and Israel?
A Higher NIR for Muslims B Higher NIR for Jewish people
C Higher NIR for Palestinians D Lower NIR for Persians
E Both A and C
59 What does Balkinization refer to?
A Loss of a group of people
B Break up of a larger country
C End of a government
D The creation of a new country composed of many smaller countries that have now merged
E None of the above
60 The area around Baghdad belongs to which sect of the Muslim religion
A Shiite B Sunni
C Kurdish D Albanian
E Both A and B
61 The borders of Pakistan, Bangladesh and India were drawn along primarily what lines?
A Linguistic B Religious C Colonial D Geometric designs E None of the above
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1. Site identifies a place by its
A location relative to other objects
B mathematical location on the earth’s surface
C nominal location
D unique physical characteristics
E none of the above
2. The arrangement of phenomenon across the Earth’s surface is
A regional analysis
B spatial analysis
C spatial association
D spatial distribution
3. The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
A concentration
B distribution
C pattern
D density
E none of the above
4. Which is a form of expansion diffusion
A contagious
B hierarchical
C relocation
D stimulational
E A, and B
5. A McDonald's in India that serves a McCurry Pan burger is an example of what type of diffusion
A contagious
B hierarchical
C relocation
D stimulus
E none of the above
6. Which of the following is not one of the three fundamental elements of culture
A Customary beliefs
B Material traits
C Physical environments
D Social forms
E None of the Above
7. The concept that the physical environment determines human activities is
A climate
B environmental determinism
C possibilism
D spatial association
E none of the above
8. Map projections attempt to correct for errors in
A transferability
B area, distance, scale and proportion
C area, distance, shape and direction
D distance, proximity and topology
E distance, shape and lines of latitude and longitude
9. A geographer would use a vernacular region to
A look at small focus area
B look at broad patterns
C focus on anomalies in space
D distinguish areas that do not share common features
E Understand a societies viewpoint of an area
10. All of the following are very good examples of a Functiona region except
A newspaper circulations
B broadcast television affiliates
C marketable areas for shops
D Internet site usage
E Drivable areas
11. States marked by a blue or red color would be a good way to use a
A vernacular region
B functional region
C nodal region
D formal region
E none of the above
12. The spread of something over a given study area is
A concentration
B density
C distribution
D pattern
E none of the above
13. Topography may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of place
A site features
B absolute location
C relative location
D situation
E none of the above
Map
14. The daily rag provides news to all the cities in the region and wants to build a new distribution center. If the Daily Rag distributes its paper according to city size, which city is the best located for minimizing distribution costs
A p
B q
C s
D x
E y
15. Students in City Y have come up with a new flavor of ice cream. If their innovation spreads hierarchically, which city’s residents will be the last to try new flavor.
A p
B r
C u
D w
E z
16. All of the following are effects of globalization except
A the growth of the importance of distance decay
B time-space compression
C uneven development
D interdependence
E none of the above
17. A small scale map most likely shows
A al large area
B a small area
C more generalization
D less generalization
E both d and b
18. If someone said that people living in the desert did not have as many opportunities because of a lack of resources, this would be an example of what geographic approach
A cultural ecology
B environmental determinism
C Environmental possibilism
D spatial association
E none of the above
Chart
19. Which boxes have the highest density
A ab
B bc
C cd
D ad
20. Which of the two boxes have the highest concentration of dots
A ac
B bd
C ab
D cd
21. In the years before globalization (pre1990), the world had
A Less specialization at the local level
B More specialization at the local level
C No specialization
D Equal development distribution
E None of the above
22. Geography’s most important and basic tool for thinking spatially about the distribution of features across the earth is
A GPA
B GIS
C a map
D remote sensing
23. Which is true
A large scale maps have a large fraction and tend to show a larger area in less detail because
they have fewer miles represented per square inch on a map.
B small scale maps have a smaller fraction and represent a more area in less detail because
they have more miles per square inch on a map represented
C large scale maps have a small fraction and show a larger area in more detail
D small scale maps have a larger fraction and in general show a smaller area in more detail
because they represent fewer miles per square inch than large scale maps
E None of the above
24. Country X has a crude birth rate of 10 and a crude death rate of 11. In what stage of the
demographic transition is it
A Stage 1 C Stage 3
B Stage 2 D Stage 4
E None
25. Commuting to a location is
A Migration B Mobility
C Net Migration D Communal Migration
E Forced Migration
26. Country X has a CBR of 10 and a CDR of 15 while Country Y had a CBR of 20 and a CDR of 9.
Which country has a higher natural increase rate?
A Country X B Country Y
C Both are Equal D Cannot be computed based off of the data
27. Neo-Malthusians believe that the Malthus thesis is
A more frightening than before because there are more stage two countries now
B. the transferability of medical technology has caused more of a problem
C. The gap between people and resources is even wider in many countries than in Malthus' time
D. That food resources are only part of the issue
E all of the above.
28. Thomas Malthus concluded that
A population increased geometrically while population increased arithmetically
B the world's rate of population increase was higher than food production
C moral restraint and higher wages could produce lower NIR's
D population growth was inevitably going to end in war or famine every time
E All of the above
29. One important feature of the world's population that is most likely going to have the most important
future implications
A It is increasing at a slower pace
B there are more people alive today than ever before
C the most rapid growth is in the less developed countries
D people are uniformly distributed across the globe
E many countries now have negative population growth increase rates
30. Refugees primarily migrate because of which push factor?
A Economic B Political
C Environmental D None had precedent over the others
E None of the Above
31. Geographers define underpopulation as
A too few people in the world
B too few people in a region
C too few people to best use the resources
D all of the above
E None of the above
32.. Physiological density is the number of
A acres of farmland C number of people to arable land
B farmers per area of farmland D number of people to each unit of land
E arithmetic density of an area
33. The process through which skilled and educated classes leave to other more developed countries
A net migration
B immigration
C brain drain
D Inteliousis
E None of the Above
34. Undocumented workers are almost invariably
A illegal immigrants
B low-status foreigners
C Muslims
D southern Europeans
E an unimportant part of the country's economy
35. If physiological density is slightly higher than agricultural density then a country has
A inefficient farmers
B a large number of farmers
C a small percentage of farmers
D too many people for the available resources
E Both A and B and maybe D
36. If physiological density is about twice of the agricultural density then
A you have a country that must be having a famine
B there is only one other person for every farmer
C the country is most likely not a more developed country
D you have twice the number of farmers over the overall population
E both B and C
37 Migration to Europe from African and Middle Eastern countries in the 1990s was due in part to the fact that these areas were (Africa and the Middle East)
A had higher natural increase rates
B were in stage 2 or 3 of the migration transition
C had drops in their CDR's
D Europe had more resources and opportunities for employment
E all of the above
38. The difference between stage three and four of the demographic transition occurs when
A the birth and death rates decline
B the death rate rises
C the birth rate declines
D the death rate declines
E None of the above
39. Quality government education for all has the same effect as economic development in that
A it increases the wealth of a country
B it increases the countries Gross Domestic Product
C it lowers the total fertility rate
D it increases the likelihood of women's rights along with lowering fertility rates
E Both C and D
40. The highest natural increase rates are found in less developed countries in this area of the world
A Asia B Africa C Latin America D Europe E America
41. The principal reason France had a decrease in its natural increase rate throughout the 1990s was
because of
A the country's growth and development
B the declining CDR
C the in increasing CBR
D the increasing CDR
E both A and D
42. Mr. Lewis frequently
A puts his cats in a stroller and takes them for a walk in the park
B knocks the books out of freshman girls' arms
C knocks on Foley's door and then runs
D All of the above
43. Two largest international refugees groups
44. Two largest internal refugees
A Angolans and Afghans
B Palestinians and Angolans
C Sudan and Palestinians
D Sudan and Angolans
E Palestinians and Afghans
45. Migration is
A the number of immigrants minus the number of people who attempted to migrate
B the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants
C is the number of people plus the number immigrants minus deaths and emigrants
D None of the Above
46. The epidemiological transition refers to how
A in stage one famines and plagues are the main cause of death
B in stage two no pandemics occur
C in stage three there is an increase in diseases such as heart attacks and cancers
D in stage four cancers and heart attacks get pushed back to even older ages of people
E both C and D
47. According to the migration transition
A stage one countries have people that migrate to stage four countries
B stage two countries have people that migrate to stage four countries
C stage four countries have low birth rates and people emigrate to them especially if 4's wish to keep
their population stable or to get it to increase.
D people from stage two countries will not go to countries in stage three
E both B and C
48. (T/F) Many countries of the world have a death rate of around 5 per one thousand
49. Crude in CBR and CDR means
A an estimate that can only be crudely guessed because even developed countries cannot keep total track of births or deaths
B the total number of people even if they are immigrants or emigrated
C the number of births or deaths per 1000 people of any age or sex
D the number of births or deaths
E None of the above
50. Transhumance includes
A commuting
B daily activities
C College students who move from home
D Military leaves
E Seasonal, traveling nomads
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