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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Human geographers study | All of the above |
| In the study of geography, memorizing place names is equivalent to: | learning dates when studying history |
| The now discredited idea that human behavior is dictated by the natural environment is known as: | environmental determinism |
| A region that is defined by interactions across space is a: | functional region |
| in the study of demography, an advantage of looking at physiologic population density as ooposed. arithmetic population density is that: | you can learn more about the agricultural base that can support a population |
| Throughout most of human history, population density has been highest: | In areas where food can be grown |
| Which world regions have the highest population densities? | East Asia, South Asia and Europe |
| Thomas Malthus is famous for arguing that: | Population growth would outstrip the food supply |
| If immigration is not a factor, a population needs a total fertility rate of to reach replacement level. | 2.1% |
| In which of the following countries is the old-age dependency ratio a significant concern? Nigeria | Japan |
| A population pyramid for which of the following countries would most likely have the shape of an actual pyramid (a broad base that then tapers upward to a point)? | Bangladesh |
| The demographic transition model charts the relationship over time between: | Birth rates and death rates |
| Malaria is an example of: | vectored infectious disease |
| Which of the following terms describes a disease that spreads around the globe? | pandemic |
| Which of the following statements about HIV/AIDS is correct? | The disease started in sub-Saharan Africa and then spread around the world from there. |
| China's one-child policy, which has now been relaxed, is an example of: | a restrictive population policy |
| Each of the following countries has made efforts to increase population growth rates except: | India |
| When a senior church leader adopts a particular ritual, and that ritual is then adopted and followed by widely scattered congregations, which of the following types of diffusion has occured? | hierarchical diffusion |
| The term cartography refers to: | the art and science of mapmaking |
| The concept of relative location refers too | the location of a place in relation to other human and physical features. |
| A geographer who uses map layers showing the distribution of voters, party registration, race and ethnicity, likelihood of voting, and income to figure out how to draw voting districts is taking advantage of: | A geographic information system |
| Each of the following is a cultural trait except: | A persons skin color |
| Geographers use the term culture complex to refer to: | the distinct combination of cultural traits found in a place. |
| Compared with the world pattern of crude birth rates, the world pattern of crude death rates shows | less variation because of the general availability of minimal health care facilities throughout the world |
| Which of the following factors had the greatest effect in proving the demographic theorist Thomas Malthus incorrect? | Improved fertilizers and crop strains |
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