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Which of the following are the best examples of vernacular regions?
the American West and the American Midwest
Which map would the smallest scale and scope?
city
A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations and receivers is…
GPS
The images show a topographic map and a geographic information system (GIS) representation of Mount Shasta in California. Which of the following statements best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representation of Earth’s surface?
the three dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page
New York City’s ______ is characterized in part by its extensive waterfront created from multiple stages of landfill
site
Which is not an example of a functional region?
the area dominated by a particular crop
Every map projection has some degree of distortion because…
a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion
An example of a cognate discipline to geography might be…
all of the above would be cognate disciplines: sociology, political science, geology
Windows
Green roofs
Photovoltaics
Breezeways
Pilings
All of the terms listed above could be used to illustrate what concept?
Architectural adaptations to the natural environment
Saudi women do not have as broad a geographic scope as men. Such gender studies emphasizing equal rights and the female perspective are covered under the name of…
Feminism
The spread of something over a given area is…
concentration
The cultural landscape is a combination of…
all the above: economic features such as agriculture and industry, cultural features such as religion and language, physical features such as climate and vegetation
The map shown above best fits which of the following map types?
Choropleth
The first person to demonstrate that the Earth is a sphere was
Aristotle
Which of the following best describes the type of information provided in the directions?
relative location
Watershed: A region in which all rainfall eventually flows downhill through a system of stream and tributaries into the same body of water, such as the catchment basin of a river or lake.
Milkshed: A region in which fresh milk is produced and can be delivered without spoilage for sale and consumption. 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 science of making maps is…
cartography
Which of the following is true for the Robinson Projection?
it is more accurate that the Mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher latitudes
The formal region defines an area in which…
there is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics
All of the following are examples of the spatial analysis tradition in geography EXCEPT the…
number of space shuttles constructed
A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is…
projection
The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by which of the following characteristics?
all of the above: the Baptist Church, low high school graduation rates, climate, high cotton production
The arrangement of something across Earth’s surface is…
distribution
Which of the following is the best example of goods or products spread from the New World to the Old World?
Peppers, potatoes, and tomatoes
The Prime Meridian is measured approximately from…
0 degrees longitude
The current application of George Perkins Marsh’s book Man in Nature would be best seen in…
Geological impact of the BP oil spill
According to the theory of environmental determinism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements?
Tropical regions, Temperate regions
The maps show residential neighborhoods in the Republic of Singapore. Which of the following individuals or organizations would be most likely to make a decision based on the spatial pattern shown on the maps?
A government agency seeking to promote equal opportunities across ethnicities
An area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics in a…
region
Formal (or uniform) regions are areas which have…
one or more characteristics in common through the area
Market research reports and profiles of voting districts like those shown are examples of spatial analysis products. Which of the following data sources are most frequently used to create the spatial analysis products shown in the examples?
Census surveys
The change in spatial distribution of baseball teams in American cities created by teams moving the 50s and 60s and league expansion illustrate the concepts of…
density and concentration
Which of the 19th-20th century geographer is associated with the approach called “environmental determinism”?
All of them: Ellen Churchill Semple, Friedrich Ratzel, Carl Ritter, Ellsworth Huntington
One unfortunate result of th exploration of the Portuguese along the coasts of Africa was…
the beginning of the slave trade in which most other European countries also participated
Globalization is often defined as…
the broader integration of more places around the world
Site identifies a place by its…
unique physical characteristics
Which of the following scales is represented in the map shown?
Local, showing the towns the township areas in a country
The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distanced method is…
remote sensing
What is notable about Ibn Battuta’s travels?
He travelled from Spain to Shangai
Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country?
Perceptual, Formal
Eratosthenes measured the circumference of the earth by…
observing shadows on the moon through a magnifying glass
Environmental determinism says that the environment ‘determines’ people's actions. How does ‘possibilism’ vary from this?
Environmental effects lead to different possible results
Situation identifies a place by its…
location relative to other places
Latitude longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of place?
Its absolute location
Globalization of the world economy is most accurately explained by which of the following statement?
made the world more uniform and interdependent
The division of the United States into congressional districts is an example of a…
formal region
The concept of the distrance decay is best described in which scenario?
When fewer people read the Indianapolis Star newspaper the father you are away from Indianapolis
According to German Philosopher Immanuel Kant…
historians ask when and why; geographers ask where and why
Whereas toponyms in North America and Australia commonly have British origins, in South Africa, they are often…
Dutch
A computer system that can capture, store, query, organize, analyze, and display geographic data is…
GIS
(CBR-CDR)/10 =
NIR
In contrast to the experience of more developed countries, less developed countries entered Stage 2 of the demographic transition through
Diffusion of medical technology from other countries
In the map (above) of life expectancies, Japan exhibits
traits in common with Western Europe
In what stage of the demographic transition model are most LDC (lesser developed countries)?
Second
Relatively few people live at high elevations, but there are significant exceptions, especially in
Latin America
The American Baby Boom was a direct result of which of the following…
World War II
The basic demographic equation essentially says that future population is determined by
how many people are born and die and how many leave or arrive
The belief that our physical environment is solely responsible for human thought, behaviors, and actions is called
Environmental determinism
The carrying capacity of land
Is the number of people a piece of land can support in a sustainable fashion
The Chinese government’s population policies since 1979 have resulted in
A disproportionately large number of young men in the population
The main difference between arithmetic and physiologic densities is
arithmetic relates to total area, while physiologic only to arable cropland
A possible stage five epidemiological transition is the stage of
Reemergence of infectious and parasitic diseases
The percentage of people who are too young or too old to work in a society is the
Dependency ratio
The population pyramid of Naples, Florida, is “upside side,” because the city has a large percentage of
Elderly people
The pressure that people place on the land to produce food is measured by
Physiological population density
The three largest population clusters in the world are in
East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
The total fertility rate (TFR) is
how many children on average a woman will have for a region during her childbearing years
When one compares Africa and South America on the total fertility rate map (above), one comes to the conclusion that
Africa has the higher TFR overall
Which is the best example of a physical insult (or stimuli)?
Falling out of a tree while trimming
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding population policies in India?
India’s government has made few attempts to curtail population growth
Which of the following is least likely to have a high population density?
Interior areas of Australia
Which of the following is not an example of an environmental influence that could affect health?
A person’s bad knees from playing football excessively
According to demographic transition theory at which stages in a country’s development is population most likely to increase?
Stage 2 and 3
Which of the following is not an example of human interaction with the earth through environmental modifications?
People who have been displaced from their towns in Hawaii after a volcanic eruption
Which of the following was predicted by Thomas Malthus in the late 18th century?
Population growth in the future would be checked by famine, disease, and war
Which of the following demographic statistics best measures the level of reproduction occurring in a population?
CBR
According to the map (above), the Black Death (the Bubonic Plague) originated
in central Asia
Based on the U.S. map of mortality rates for heart disea (above), one could say
that the rates are higher in the deep south to southern Great Plains
Examining the map of SARS (above) the most likely reason Africa was not affected is
not as many people travel to Africa and internal migration is limited
For 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
Infant mortality rate
Government policies put in place to discourage births are considered
Antinatalist
Government policies put in place to encourage births are considered
Pronatalist
Window screens
Green roofs
Photovoltaics
Breezeways
Pilings
All of the terms listed above could be used to illustrate what concept?
Architectural adaptations to the natural environment
The table shows the types of information collected by a store regarding customer purchases. Which of the following data could be used in a geographical information system (GIS) to increase sales?
ZIP Codes
The above map shows von Thünen’s model applied to a map on the contiguous United States. Which of the following realities would NOT be accounted for by the theoretical predictions shown on the map?
Nebraska is a major cattle-ranching area
Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism?
Modification of landscapes by human cultures
Which of the following is true for the Robinson Projection?
It is more accurate that the Mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher latitudes
Watershed: A region in which all rainfall eventually flows downhill through a system of streams and tributaries into the same body of water, such as the catchment basin of a river or lake.
Milkshed: A region in which fresh milk is produced and can be delivered without spoilage for sale and consumption. 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
Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:25,000 scale?
The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail
Which of the following scales of analysis would provide demographic data that could be used to compare one urban neighborhood to other urban neighborhoods across a country?
State or province
All of the following are examples of the spatial analysis tradition in geography EXCEPT the…
number of space shuttles contructed
Which of the following are the best examples of vernacular regions?
The American West and the American Midwest
The dependency ration is most useful for indicating the…
relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a country’s population
All of the following twentieth-century migration streams were propelled by persecution or open conflict EXCEPT
Mexicans leaving Mexico
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which of the following types of intraregional migration was the most prominent worldwide?
Rural to urban
In 2018, a large number of migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq applied for asylum in the European Union. Which of the following in a pull factor that explains this migration?
Economic growth and employment opportunities in Europe, attracting immigrant workers
On the map above, which of the following boxes is in an area where the population density is high and the level of economic development is low?
C
The sex ratio represented in the age-sex graph above for Country X is most likely the result of
a large guest-worker population
Based on the population pyramid above, which of the following will pose the greatest demographic challenge to China beginning in 2029?
Providing for the needs of its aging population
A refugee enters the European Union in Italy and is temporarily housed in Germany. He is then granted asylum and is permanently settled in Sweden. Which of the following describes this type of migration that is facilitated by the European Union’s open border policies?
Step migration across member states to a final destination