Geog 12. Chapter 3: the Importance of Religion, Human Geographic Understanding
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The idea that the physical environment controls and molds the behavior of the people is called
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environmental determinism.
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Religions are important keys to human geographic understanding because
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all answers are correct.
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The study of the relationship between a culture group and the natural environment is
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cultural ecology.
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The Earth's surface as modified by human actions is the tangible, physical record of a culture. The preceding sentence best defines which of the following:
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cultural landscape.
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In primary economic activities or first stage (pre-industrial) of the demographic transition model, most people are working in
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agriculture, fishing, and forestry.
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In secondary economic activities or third stage (industrial) of the demographic transition model, most people are working in
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manufacturing and industry.
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In tertiary economic activities or fourth stage (post-industrial) of the demographic transition model, most people are working in
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government, retail, and services.
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Relative location in reference to a city is often used because
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a city is influenced by the area around it.
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A knowledge of current world population density is of relatively little value in itself, primarily because the world population
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is unevenly distributed.
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In 1798 Malthus wrote an essay on population in which he prophesied that
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population would grow faster than food supply.
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The quality of life on Earth
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is likely to deteriorate with any further significant increase in population.
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When a group of people receive additional education and use additional technology, the population growth rate will normally
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decrease.
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The current population of the world is approximately
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7 billion.
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The growth, composition, and distribution of human groups in relation to Earth space is called
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population geography.
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A land use classification denoting certain land for industrial use and other areas as residential is called
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zoning ordinances.
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If a geographer studies a Native American tribe, their food, language, and religion, then this geographer is most likely in the sub-field of
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cultural geography.
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The main advantage a city has to attract new people (pull factors) is
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more jobs.
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The effects of a city might on the microclimate or weather of an area might be
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an increase in temperature.
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Industrializing and rapidly modernizing countries most often require
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mass education of the people.
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When discussing the developmental progress of a country or region NIC stands for
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Newly Industrializing Countries.
