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The most common type of relocation diffusion is a. globalization b. migration c. complimentarity d. spatial interaction e. spatial variation

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migration

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Reactions against environmental determinism in the early 20th century gave rise to ________, the view that people use their creativity to decide how to respond to the conditions or constraints of a particular natural environment. a. political ecology b. cultural ecology c. possibilism d. nature-culture dualism e. cultural landscape

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possibilism

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The tapering off of a process, pattern, or event over a distance is known as... a. intervening opportunity b. transferability c. distance decay d. mobility e. time-space convergence

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distance decay

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A body of thought that emphasizes that humans and nonhumans are linked together in a dynamic set of relations that, in turn, influence human behavior is known as... a. cultural ecology b. possibilism c. connectivity d. environmental determinism e. actor-network theory

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actor-network theory

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Regional analysis involves: a. studying the sameness of regions b. studying the distinctiveness of regions c. identifying environmental determinism d. all of the above e. none of the above

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studying the distinctiveness of regions

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What makes actor-network theory so radical is that it challenges the idea that a. people have social networks b. people understand their environment c. people cannot live in isolation d. people have free will e. people do not have access to resources

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people have free will

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The borders of __________ tend to be highly contested since people often have very personal reasons for perceiving an area a certain way a. perceptual regions b. formal regions c. functional regions d. transitional regions e. peripheral regions

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perceptual regions

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A location distinguished by specific physical and cultural characteristics is a a. place b. space c. site d. situation e. culture

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place

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The sociologist Anthony Giddens argues that the same technological innovations that lead to timespace convergence also create a. spatial diffusion b. globalization c. distance decay d. time-space expressions e. time-space distanciation

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time-space distanciation

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A good example of relative space and its contingent character is a. the space of forests b. the space of governments c. the space of a nation-state d. the space of technology e. the space of trade

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the space of trade

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___________ refers to the degree in which two or more phenomena share similar distributions a. spatial variation b. distribution c. spatial association d. spatial diffusion e. globalization

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spatial association

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Culture draws on all of the following attributes except a. culture is a social creation that reflects diverse economic, historical, political, and environmental factors b. culture is dynamic, not fixed, and can be contested c. culture is a complex system d. culture is never tied to politics e. culture shapes and influences people

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culture is never tied to politics

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Acquiring information about something that is located at a distance from you is known as a. geographic information systems b. global positioning systems c. remote sensing d. geographic scale e. relocation diffusion

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remote sensing

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An important subfield within human geography that studies the relationship between people and the natural environment is a. cultural ecology b. physical geography c. sociology d. urban geography e. environmental ecology

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cultural ecology

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A functional region is a. derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas b. non-existent in developing nations c. an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits d. an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity e. an area that possesses only one specific cultural trait

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an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity

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Even though the concept of globalization has long existed, use of the word globalization did not become commonplace until Even though the concept of globalization has long existed, use of the word globalization did not become commonplace until a. the 1990s b. the 1980s c. the 1970s d. the 2000s e. the word globalization has always been commonplace

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the 1980s

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As shown in Figure 2.8, which is the top diamond-producing country? a. Botswana b. Russia c. South Africa d. Angola e. Canada

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Botswana

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Enterprises, such as museums, monuments, and historical and archaeological sites that manage or market the past constitute a. horizontal expansion b. vertical expansion c. foreign direct investment d. contagious diffusion e. heritage industry

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heritage industry

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The oldest form of medicine practiced by humankind is a. Allopathic medicine b. Traditional medicine c. Complementary and alternative medicine d. Western medicine e. Modern medicine

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Traditional medicine

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The polarization thesis is tied to the notion that economic processes shape cultural practices. True or False

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False

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The "geography of nowhere" was lamented by a. Wes Flack b. James Howard Kunstler c. Edward Relph d. Douglas Pocock e. J.E. Tunbridge

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James Howard Kunstler

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Neolocalism is a. A term coined by Wes Flack to describe a renewed interest in sustaining and promoting the uniqueness of a place b. The idea that global and local forces interact and that both are changed in the process c. The conversion of an object, a concept, or a procedure once not available for purchase into a good or service that can be bought or sold. d. The quality of being inconsistent e. The attitude and belief that Europeans were rational and non-Europeans were irrational

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A term coined by Wes Flack to describe a renewed interest in sustaining and promoting the uniqueness of a place

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Because local knowledge provides a framework for individual and community problem solving, not only on a day-to-day basis but also over the long term, it contributes to and informs _______________. a. Diffusionism b. Sustainable Development c. Horizontal Expansion d. Vertical Expansion e. None of the above

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Sustainable Development

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Regional analysis involves: a. studying the sameness of regions b. studying the distinctiveness of regions c. identifying environmental determinism d. all of the above e. none of the above

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studying the distinctiveness of regions

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Which of the following is not a reason why the World Heritage List has been criticized? a. It reflects a Eurocentric basis b. Tourists often expect that World Heritage sites will be accessible to them, regardless of competing uses c. It raises awareness of the global cultural resources and sometimes triggering the development of new tourist sites d. World Heritage sites can be very expensive to maintain e. Some speculate whether there really can be such a thing as global heritage

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It raises awareness of the global cultural resources and sometimes triggering the development of new tourist sites

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A __________approach to medicine sees health as encompassing all aspects - physical, mental, social, and spiritual- of a person's life

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HOLISTIC

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Despite the debate over the impact of FDI, flows of FDI have increased dramatically since the 1990s, largely in tandem with the growth of MNCs. True or False

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True

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The Maori are the indigenous peoples of a. Samoa b. Iceland c. Tonga d. New Zealand e. Sierra Leone

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New Zealand

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The term Coca-Colonization a. refers to the standardization of eating habits b. refers to the use of goods to satisfy human needs and desires c. implies that the hegemony of MNCs creates a set of power relations similar to those that exist between a country and its colonies, producing a kind of imperialism d. All of the above e. None of the above

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implies that the hegemony of MNCs creates a set of power relations similar to those that exist between a country and its colonies, producing a kind of imperialism

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The process through which multinational corporations transfer money from their home countries to foreign or host countries to finance their overseas business activities is known as a. Neolocalism b. Contemporary Globalization c. Foreign Direct Investment d. Reverse hierarchical diffusion e. Dissonance

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Foreign Direct Investment

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Commodification is limited to material culture. True or False

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False

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In migration studies, the process by which immigrants develop and cultivate ties to more than one country is known as: a. neolocalism b. localization c. globalization d. circulation e. transnationalism

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transnationalism

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Geodemographers use the ________________ to determine the number of years it takes a population to double a. birth rate b. rate of natural increase c. death rate d. sex ratio e. dependency ratio

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rate of natural increase

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Figure 3.5 shows that life expectancy varies between countries, but ____________ has the lowest life a. North America b. South America c. Antartica d. Africa e. Europe

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Africa

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Unfavorable conditions or attributes of a place that encourage migration are known as: a. push factors b. pull factors c. positive checks d. preventive check e. none of the above

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push factors

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People younger than ________ and older than _________ are termed age dependents because most of them do not work on a full-time basis. a. 15, 65 b. 16, 67 c. 15, 67 d. 18, 65 e.18, 67

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15, 65

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These three regions are regions of net immigration - that is, there are more people admitted to these places than depart in a year. a. Asia, Africa, Latin America b. Africa, Oceania, Latin America c. North America, Europe, Oceania d. North America, Asia, Oceania e. Oceania, Latin America, Europe

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North America, Europe, Oceania

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Three world regions - __________, ___________, and ____________ are major sources of international migrants. Because more migrants leave these regions than enter them they are said to have net emigration. a. Asia, Africa, Latin America b. North America, Europe, Oceania c. Asia, North America, Europe d. Africa, Oceania, Europe e. Asia, Europe, Latin America

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Asia, Africa, Latin America

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Globally, some of the lowest death rates - 1 to 2 deaths annually per 1,000 people - have been recorded in the Middle Eastern countries of ____________ and ___________. a. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait b. Qatar and Kuwait c. Jordan and Qatar d. Lebanon and Israel e. Israel and Kuwait

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Qatar and Kuwait

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All of the following are basic dimensions of geodemography except: a. Technological advances b. Population distribution c. Population density d. Fertility e. Mortality

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Technological advances

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The crude birth rate (CBR) for the world is _______, while that for the United States is _______. a. 14, 20 b. 20, 14 c. 10, 20 d. 20, 10 e. 15, 20

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20, 14

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The rate of natural increase can be zero, as in ____________, where both the birth and death rate are 9 per 1,000. a. Australia b. Germany c. Austria d. Switzerland e. The United States

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Austria

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According to Figure 3.1, _________ and _________ together account for 37% of the global population. a. United States, China b. China, Indonesia c. China, India d. United States, India e. Brazil, Russia

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China, India

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When the total fertility rate (TFR) is ______, a population is said to be at the replacement level. a. 3.0 b. 2.3 c. 2.1 d. 3.2 e. 2.0

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2.1

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As shown in Figure 3.2(b), the higher the _____________, the greater the pressure that a population exerts on land that is used for agriculture a. physiological density b. arithmetic density c. mortality rate d.crude birth rate e. age-dependency ratio

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physiological density

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As shown in Figure 3.9, which stage of the demographic transition model has historically been the longest stage? a. Preindustrial b. Early Industrial c. Mature Industrial d. Postindustrial e. Cornucopian

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Preindustrial

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Favorable conditions or attributes of a place that attract migrants are known as: a. push factors b. pull factors c. positive checks d. preventive checks e. none of the above

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pull factors

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