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GeoQuestions Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A geographer might use GIS to... | compare locations of stores to average household income to determine where to locate a new store. |
| Which of the following spatial patterns accurately describes the data presented in the map? - Mean Years of Schooling | The majority of countries where people spend under 6 years enrolled in educational programs are in Africa. |
| The map projection shown below is known as: (Rounded Sides. Straight top and bottom) | Robinson Projection |
| Global Positioning Systems reference ________ location | Absolute |
| You are given the coordinates 45ºN , 135ºW. This is an example of a | mathematical location |
| Which of the following questions must be answered in order to identify a functional region? | What area is influenced by a node? |
| A dairy farm sits at the center of an area, the size of which is determined by how far fresh milk can be shipped and still maintain shelf-life for consumers. Given the definitions, watersheds and milksheds can best be classified as what type of region? | Functional |
| The delivery area of the Pittsburgh Gazette newspaper is an example of what type of region? Responses | Functional Region |
| You see the coordinates 10º N , 5º E . You do not need to look at a map in order to deduce that this location is | near both the equator and the prime meridian. |
| When geographers say that the South is partly defined as a region by the Baptist Church, they understand that Responses | the Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and other churches also attract adherents in the South, but to a lesser extent than do Baptist churches. |
| "Walk down from the Alice in Wonderland statue to the model boat pond. Turn right and walk along the pond, until you come to the Hans Christian Anderson Monument." | Relative Location |
| Situation identifies a place by its | location relative to other objects or places |
| The name of a location on Earth's surface is a | toponym |
| A mental map is | made up of beliefs of what is in the environment and where it is. |
| In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment, the term “environmental determinism” implies that Responses | the physical environment exclusively shapes humans and their actions. |
| Percentage of Rural Population in Poverty Map (Has different shades of colors) | a chloropleth map. |
| Which of the following best describes the effect on time-space compression with the advent of increased access to computers and internet? | It increased it by speeding up communications. |
| The fact that there is more interaction and movement between Washington, D.C, and Baltimore than there is between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia is a function of | Distance Decay |
| Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country? | Formal |
| All maps have some kind of distortion. Why? | The earth's surface is curved and a map surface is flat. |
| Scale is | the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape. |
| Which of the following are the best examples of vernacular regions? | The American West and the American Midwest |
| If the scale of a map is 1:100,000, then 1 centimeter on the map represents ________ on Earth's surface. | 1 kilometer |
| Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale? | The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close up in more detail. |
| Which of the following is not one of the five themes of geography? | scale |
| Which of the following defines Chicago's position in relation to the infrastructure of the United States? | situation |
| Among the elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward | uniform consumption preferences, enhanced communications, unequal access to resources, and uniformity in cultural forms. |
| According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was | Eratosthenes |
| Which of the following global trends best exemplifies the concept of sustainability? | An increase in the use of electric vehicles, because their reduced emissions result in less environmental pollution. |
| Which of these did Malthus propose as a negative check on population growth? | moral restraint |
| Based on the population pyramid below, which of the following will pose the greatest demographic challenge to china in the year 2039? | providing for the needs of its aging population |
| Which population pyramid pictured below best represents a college town? | D |
| Which of these did Malthus propose as a positive check on population growth? | war |
| The measure of the average number of children who are born to women of childbearing age in the population is called | total fertility rate |
| According to the Epidemiological Transition Model, when do vaccines and improved sanitation cause the death rate to decrease? | Stage 2 |
| Which method of population distribution would result in the highest average population density? | Evenly Dispersed |
| One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in | less developed countries |
| Neighborhoods filled primarily with people of the same ethnic group are known as | Ethnic Enclaves |
| Which of the following scenarios explains a demographic push factor for less developed countries? | A large youth population, lacking educational opportunities, seek schooling in more developed countries. |
| Which of these statistical measurements is used to compare working to nonworking parts of a population group? | Dependency Ratio |
| Study the diagram pictured below. Which of the following statements below best describes population growth in a country in stage 4 of this model? | There is little or no population growth. |
| Which factor is most responsible for the increase in Japan's dependency ratio? | an increase in life expectancy |
| Geographers might characterize as overpopulated a country where | the population numbers less than one million, but there is concern that the country's natural resources are adequate for only half that number. |
| Examine the map below. The areas north and south of the red shaded zone, where most of the population on earth is located, are commonly referred to as: | Midlatitudes |
| Which of the following is a correct statement about the demographic transition? | It is characterized by fairly low growth rates in both stages 1 and 4. |
| Wilbur Zelinsky's model of migration predicted | migration characteristics vary with the demographic transition. |
| Which population pyramid pictured below most closely resembles that of the United States? | B |
| Which of the following best explains why, in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Thomas Malthus proposed his population theory? | Malthus theorized that, if left unchecked by regular cycles of famine and misery, population would increase beyond the ability to feed itself. |
| Country A has a crude birth rate of 60 and a crude death rate of 15, while Country B has a CBR of 27 and a CDR of 9. Which country has a higher natural increase rate? | Country A |
| According to Ravenstein, he most important pull factor for migrants to North America today is | economic |
| According to Ravenstein, he most important pull factor for migrants to North America today is | A teenaged girl in China whose rural family has enough food to eat but lacks the money to expand the size of their house, and would like to plan to send a younger sibling to college in the future. |
| In the United States, which is likely to cause virtually all population growth in the next few decades? | net in-migration |
| Which population pyramid pictured below best represents a town that may have a military base? | C |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the primary clusters where population distribution is the highest in the world today? | North Africa |
| An example of ________ is the migration of doctors and engineers to the United States after they have received years of government-financed schooling and training in Colombia. | brain drain |
| Which of these ideas predicted greater famines due to overpopulation than actually have occurred? | Malthusian Theory |
| The most prominent type of intraregional migration in the world is | rural to urban |
| A country is experiencing population growth at a rate of 6%. How long would it take that country's population to double? | 11.6 years |
| Which of the following best explains an effect of migration within the United States between 1950 and 2010 ? | The mean center of the population of the United States shifted to the South and West as workers migrated to areas with more jobs and a warmer climate. |
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