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Geography Final
Chapters 1-7 STA review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Arranging a country's population along a bar graph representing ages and genders creates a population a. demograph b. line. c. pyramid. d. graph. e. map. | c. Pyramid |
| Which stage of the demographic transition are the world's richest countries in? a. Stage 1 b. Stage 2 c. Stage 3 d. Stage 4 | d. Stage 4 |
| Which of the following events would be considered a migration pull factor? a. flooding of a river b. religious persecution c. civil war d. opening of a new factory e. failed harvest | d. Opening of a new factory |
| Worldwide, rural to urban migration is a. the major trend in developing countries. Selected:b. driven by a desire for a simpler lifestyle. c. a thing of the past. d. driven by population growth. e. the major trend today in the U.S. and Canada. | e. The major trend in developing countries |
| A majority of undocumented migrants to the United States come from a. Africa. b. Europe. c. Canada. d. China. e. Mexico. | e. Mexico |
| The science of making maps is a. topography. b. geomorphology. c. cartography. d. meteorology. e. demography. | c. Cartography |
| Of the four major Earth systems, which one is composed of living organisms? a. atmosphere b. biosphere c. lithosphere d. hydrosphere | b. Biosphere |
| Land suited for agriculture is called a. physiological density. b. population density. c. arid land. d. arable land. e. agricultural density. | d. Arable land |
| The U.S. center of population has moved steadily to the a. center. b. south. c. east. d. west. e. north. | d. west |
| What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common? a. They are sometimes found as part of the same department in major universities. b. They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do. | b. They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do. |
| The Indus and Ganges river plains hold a major part of what world population cluster? a. Southeast Asia b. Europe c. East Asia d. South Asia | d. South Asia |
| To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents a. a unique taste in nearly every location. b. a popular fad. c. economic and cultural globalization. d. the relocation diffusion of restaurants. | c. economic and cultural globalization. |
| The International Date Line mostly follows a. 90 degrees longitude. b. 0 degrees longitude. c. 90 degrees latitude. d. 180 degrees longitude. e. 0 degrees latitude. | d. 180 degrees longitude. |
| Geographers define overpopulation as a. too many people in a region. b. too many people compared to environmental capacity. c. too many people in the world. d. All of these answers are correct. | b. too many people compared to environmental capacity. |
| The ________ rate in more developed countries is higher on average than in less developed countries. a. death b. infant mortality c. birth d. natural increase e. Life Expectancy | e. Life Expectancy |
| Counterurbanization is a. decline of the inner-city infrastructure. b. migration to rural areas and small towns. c. the trend of the elderly retiring to rural locations. d. due to expanding suburbs. e. the move from urban core to suburban areas. | b. migration to rural areas and small towns. |
| An area distinguished by a unique combination of features is a(n) a. uniform unit. b. region. c. biome. d. landscape. e. ecosystem. | b. region. |
| Wealthier countries have lower values than poorer countries for all but which demographic measure? a. infant mortality rate b. natural increase rate c. life expectancy d. total fertility rate e. crude birth rate | c. life expectancy |
| Brain drain is a. the large-scale emigration of talented people b. the process by which people are given reference for migration c. a cultural feature that hinders migration d. people forced to migrate fo political reason e. a net decline in literacy | a. the large-scale emigration of talented people |
| One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future is b. the natural increase rate is larger every yr c. the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. e. people are uniformly distributed across Earth. | c. the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries |
| Scholars of the Ancient World a. had a remarkable knowledge of planetary dimensions b. were all convinced that Earth was flat c. all lived along the eastern Mediterranean d. practiced philosophy but were not concerned with geography of today | a. had a remarkable knowledge of planetary dimensions |
| If the scale of a map is 1:100,000, then 1 centimeter on the map represents ________ on Earth's surface. a. 10 kilometers b. 1 kilometer c. 100,000 kilometers d. 10,000 kilometers e. It depends on the size of the map. | b. 1 kilometer |
| Unrestricted immigration to the United States was first limited by a. the start of World War II. b. the National Origins Act of 1924. c. the Constitution. d. hemispheric quotas in 1975. e. the Quota Act of 1921. | e. the Quota Act of 1921. |
| The highest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition? a. Stage 1 b. Stage 2 c. Stage 3 d. Stage 4 e. Stage 5 | b. Stage 2 |
| Which factor most often causes migration? a. regional conflicts b. economic c. environmental d. political e. international | b. economic |
| Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor? a. circulation b. economic c. environmental d. political e. All of these choices are correct. | d. political |
| Scale is a. the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map. b. the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape c. the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map. | b. the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape |
| The world's most populous country is a. the United States. b. Europe. c. India. d. China. e. Russia. | d. China. |
| Migration is a a. permanent move to a new location. b. form of expansion diffusion. c. form of contagious diffusion. d. temporary move, but for longer than one day. e. All of these choices are correct. | a. permanent move to a new location. |
| The beach at Ipanema, Brazil, can be studied using tools a. from both human and physical geography. b. only from oceanography. c. only from human geography. d. only from physical geography. e. from both metric and English systems of measure. | a. from both human and physical geography. |
| Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity? a. religion b. language c. ethnicity d. art e. race | e. race |
| English is part of which language branch? a. Austronesian b. North Germanic c. Indo-European d. Germanic e. West Germanic | d. Germanic |
| Race is a. evenly distributed around the world. b. characterized by Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic/Latino. c. defined by statute in most states. d. self-identification with a group sharing a biological ancestor. | d. self-identification with a group sharing a biological ancestor. |
| English is part of which language family? a. Romance b. North Germanic c. Indo-European d. West Germanic e. Germanic | c. Indo-European |
| From most distant to closest relatives, languages can be classified into a. families, branches, and groups. b. branches, families, and groups. c. families, groups, and branches. d. groups, branches, and families. e. branches, groups, and families. | a. families, branches, and groups. |
| British and American English differ in all but which of the following? a. spelling b. pronunciation c. alphabet d. vocabulary e. prevalent dialects | c. alphabet |
| The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to a. increase the similarity of social customs in different locations. b. slow the rate of change. c. have little effect on the diffusion of social customs. | a. increase the similarity of social customs in different locations. |
| What was apartheid? a. the geographic separation of races in South Africa b. the dialect of Dutch which is spoken in South Africa c. the kinship system of Sub-Saharan Africa d. South Africa's governmental system | a. the geographic separation of races in South Africa |
| President Barack Obama is a good example of the a. principle of the distribution of persons of color. b. biological basis for classifying humans. c. complexity of ethnic identity in the United States. d. confusion over ethnicity and race in Kenya. | c. complexity of ethnic identity in the United States. |
| Universalizing religions mostly have in common a. roots in agricultural practices. b. origins with individual men or prophets. c. unknown or unclear origins. d. belief in multiple deities. e. holy sites in Jerusalem. | b. origins with individual men or prophets. |
| Racism is belief in a. the biological classification of people. b. superiority of some groups because of racial identity. c. inferiority of other groups because of racial identity. d. all of the above e. B and C | d. all of the above |
| Diffusion of Internet service is following the earlier pattern of television, except a. expansion of service is faster in Africa than Asia. b. the United States share of world use is expanding. c. diffusion is much faster. d.diffusion is much slower | c. diffusion is much faster. |
| The largest proportion of Asian Americans are from a. Vietnam. b. Korea. c. the Philippines. d. Japan. e. China. | e. China. |
| A repetitive act performed by an individual is a a. character trait. b. custom. c. taboo. d. popular culture. | e. habit. |
| 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. character trait. d. taboo. e. habit. | a. custom. |
| A universalizing religion a. is less likely to be used as a reason for violence than ethnic religions. b. appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations. c. is based on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth. | b. appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations. |
| Geographers are concerned with ethnicity because a. it is a core element of culture that individuals always carry with them. b. ethnicities are always changing. c. it is the best way to divide people into countries. | a. it is a core element of culture that individuals always carry with them. |
| The division of Islam into branches resulted from a disagreement a. over interpretation of the Quran. cb between Muslims and Christians. c. between northern and southern geographic regions. d. over which of Mohammed's relatives should succeed him. | d. over which of Mohammed's relatives should succeed him. |
| When people who speak a given language migrate to a different location and become isolated from other members of their group, a. various dialects may develop. b. their language usually shows very little change even over a long period of time. | a. various dialects may develop. |
| A language used by the government for business and official documents is a(n) a. creole. b. official language. c. literary tradition. d. vulgar latin. e. lingua franca. | b. official language. |
| The two largest language families in the world are a. Altaic and Nilo-Saharan. b. Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan. c. Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic. d. Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European. e. Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan. | d. Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European. |
| The predominant religion in Latin America is a. Islam. b. Catholicism. c. Animism. d. Eastern Orthodoxy. e. Protestantism. | b. Catholicism. |
| The world's largest universalizing religion is a. Hinduism. b. Shintoism. c. Buddhism. d. Christianity. e. Islam. | d. Christianity. |
| Discrimination because of race in the United States a. prohibited black people from living in many neighborhoods. b. once allowed for the physical separation of races. c. continues today. d. All of these answers are correct. | d. All of these answers are correct. |
| An ethnic religion is a. appealing mostly to one group of people in one place. b. younger than a universalizing religion. c. based on only one language. d. based on belief in one particular spiritual leader. | a. appealing mostly to one group of people in one place. |
| The use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the United States is an example of a a. popular culture. b. taboo. c. habit. d. technological innovation. e. folk culture. | e. folk culture. |
| A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a a. tariff. b. habit. c. taboo. d. popular culture. e. folk culture. | c. taboo. |
| Buddhism's 400 million adherents are a. concentrated in China and Southeast Asia. b. not divided into any branches. c. distributed in an narrow band from Nepal through North Africa. d. mostly in India and the west coast of North America. | a. concentrated in China and Southeast Asia. |
| Muslims are clustered in a. eastern Europe. b. north Africa and southwest Asia. c. eastern Asia. d. sub-Saharan Africa. e. South America | b. north Africa and southwest Asia. |
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