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In comparison with coastal areas, regions located great distances from the sea tend to have

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D. Higher summer temperatures and lower winter temperatures

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In their study on students' perceptions of place, Gould and White found that

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B. Student have a strong bias for their home region.

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Regions share all of these characteristics EXCEPT

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D. Easily defined

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A good example of a functional region would be:

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C. A city and its surrounding region

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The spread of specialty coffee shops across the United States in the 1990s is an example of:

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C. hierarchical diffusion

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The distance north and south of the equator is the

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B. longitude

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A map that presents a single class of statistics is called a

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B. thematic map

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The degree of direct linkage between one particular location and other locations in a transport network is referred to as:

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B. connectivity

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The diffusion of Birkenstock shoes or of new styles of music tend to be examples of:

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C. hierarchical diffusion

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Human geography is the study of

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C. who lives where, how they live, and why they live here

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The map above has the greatest distortion at which of the following locations

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B. Canada

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Distortion can be defined as

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E. the error in accuracy that occurs in all maps

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The earth's axis is tilted about ______ away from the perpendicular

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C. 23.5 degrees

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Which of the following is not a type of GIS output

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A. Projected development

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The branch of geography that focuses upon natural landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth is:

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D. physical geography

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The set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships and heightening interdependence regardless of national boundaries are called ____ processes

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A. globalization

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What type of precipitation is caused by air being heated at the surface of the earth?

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A. convectional

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Contour lines

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B. Connect points of equal elevation above sea level

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The elements that make up weather include

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C. precipitation, temperature, and wind

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Two countries with very high percentages of arable land are:

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Rwanda and Poland

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The above image represents

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A. perceptual region

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A map that accurately portrays the shapes of small areas is called

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D. conformal

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The increasing interconnectedness of different parts of the world through economic, political, and cultural interaction is called

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E. globalization

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The latitude and longitude coordinates of a place are an example of

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C. an absolute location

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If you wanted to find the global distribution of coal, you would use a

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D. thematic map

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Spatial interaction is affected by

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B. distance, accessibility, and connectivity

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Which of the following map projections shows the relative sizes of earth's landmasses most accurately?

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C. Gall-Peters projection

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A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and experiences in that area is known as a

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E. Mental map

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The notion that cultural factors are the product of environment conditions (e.g. the ancient Greek idea that Europeans were fierce and British because of the cold climate), is an example of:

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D. environmental determinism

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Hierarchical diffusion of an innovation

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A. is enhanced by effectively communication of specialized information

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Which of the following items below is an absolute location

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A. 479 Elm Street, Muncie, Indiana

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Equal area projections are most useful for showing

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E. the actual areal extent of a phenomenon on the earth's surface.

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Which of the following statements about latitude is true?

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C. Latitude lines are always parallel to each other on a globe

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When land is warmer than water, the land

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C. re-radiates its energy faster than does water

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Of these, the map using the smallest map scale would be the map of

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D. the world

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The idea that people, and not their environment, are the focus that create

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E. possibilism

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The type of precipitation that is associated with hills and mountains is called

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A. orographic

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The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:

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D. the arrangement and organization of things on the surface to the Earth

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Which of the following is NOT one of the five themes of geography?

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A. Maps

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The above region is most likely located in a

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D. A Climate

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Which of the following is NOT used by geographers to determine absolute location?

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E. Distance to the nearest city

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Chinatown is an example of a

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C. Perceptual region

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All of the following are developable surfaces EXCEPT the

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C. All are developable

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The spread of ideas, cultural traits, knowledge and skills from their place of origin to other areas where they are adopted is called:

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C. Diffusion

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______ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.

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D. Sense of place

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The concept of place utitlity refers to

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A. the perception of opportunities and attractiveness

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Conin projections are often used to depict hemispheres or small parts of the earth because

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B. The cone is the developable surface closet in form of a globe

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Every projection has some degree of distortion because

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A. A curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion

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An individual's activity space is primarily affected by

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D. Stage in life, mobility, and opportunity

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Which of the following is NOT a globe property?

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C. All meridians are one-half the length of the equator

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Which geographical theme would involve the study of the impact

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E. Human-environment

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Which of the following correctly lists the four main properties of maps?

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D. area, shape, distance, direction

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A good example of a formal region would be a:

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C. Region of similar language

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Human geographers focus _______

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D. all of the above

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Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?

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D. The physical environment controls human culture.

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Which one of the following map projections distort shapes, distances, relative size, and/or direction from one place to another on earth?

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E. 1, 2, and 3.

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Which of the following is not one of Ernst Ravenstein's laws of migration?

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B. The majority of urban migrants are uneducated

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Of the following countries, which has the lowest crude density?

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D. Australia

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Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population:

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D. Urban areas.

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The age group in the U.S. that is most likely to move is

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A. Young adults 20-24 years.

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In Europe the marked decline of the birth was the result of

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A. the effects of Industrialization, urbanization, and general modernization.

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Which of the following is NOT associated with the World Bank in Half the Sky?

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B. Clients from poor neighborhoods

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In the 1970s, the government of India used this method to reduce the population growth rates in certain areas of the country.

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B. Cash awards

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Which of the following graphs exhibits a J-curve?

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D. Global population growth over time.

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Replacement rate, the number of births needed to keep a population at a stable level without immigration, requires a total fertility of

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D. 2.1

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U.S. immigration quotas are an example of:

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D. A natural barrier

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Countries with aging population attempt to stimulate economic growth to lessen the effect of rising medical and retirement costs by

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B. promoting immigration

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The above country is most likely in what stage of the Demographic transition model?

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D. Stage 2

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Major routes of human migration before 1950 include all of the following except:

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E. China to India

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Prior to 1990, Mohamed was not listed as a top 100 baby name in either France or the United Kingdom. In 2012 Mohamed was the 41st most popular baby name in France and top ranked baby name in the United Kingdom. Which of the following is most likely the cause for this transition?

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E. higher immigrant fertility rate.

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Rochel experiences car trouble during her move from Texas to California. Unable to afford car repairs, Rochel stays in Tonopah, NV working at the Clown Motel in order to save money for the rest of her move. This is an example of what:

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D. Interviewing obstacle

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The process of migrants moving into a specific location because relatives or members of the same culture have already migrated and settled there is known as:

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A. Chain Migration

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The above population pyramid most likely represents the following country:

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E. Chad

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In comparison to Asia, the percentage of the population living in urban areas places in Germany and the United Kingdom is

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E. Greater than Asia

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Which population pyramid shows a population that is slowly growing?

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B. Pyramid "A"

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Which one of the following is a push factor?

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C. Dissatisfaction with current job

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Almost everywhere on Earth, Total Fertility Rates (TFRs) are

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A. falling

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Which statement about overpopulation is true?

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B. Overpopulation is unlikely because food production potential is unlimited

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Using the diagram above, which area has the greatest arithmetic density?

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C. Area "E"

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Which of the following countries has the highest risk of death during pregnancy:

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E. Niger

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In the past 30 years, the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

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A. has increased because of the demand for menial laborers in the U.S. has grown

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Which concept of Malthus is depicted in the cartoon above?

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D. Famine

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Poland's total fertility rate is 1.2. What impact will this have on Poland's population?

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A. Poland's population is decreasing.

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Demography is

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D. The study of populatio

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Historically, the world's population grew:

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A. Slowly until about 1800 CE, before growing quickly between 1800 CE and the present.

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A population pyramid with a wide base and narrow top is indicative of

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D. developing countries

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In 1789, a British economist named Thomas Malthus published an essay in which he claimed that while population increased at what he called a geometric rate, the means of subsistence grew only at

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D. an arithmetic (linear) rate.

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Which of the following has NOT been an obstacle to the success of microfinance?

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A. Women holding each other unaccountable

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All of the following are possible maternal morbidity issues except:

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B. Death

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Carrying capacity is the:

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B. Maximum number of people an area can support using all of its available resources and technology

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The problem with using arithmetic population density to investigate the population pattern of a country is that such a density figure does not take into consideration

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E. internal clustering of people within the country

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The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

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A. countermigration.

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What of the following statements about the Demographic Transition Model is TRUE?

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D. Line A represents Total Population, Line B represents Death rate, Line C represents Birth Rate.

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The four major population clusters in the world include all of the following regions EXCEPT

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B. South America

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Births and ______ add to the population growth of a particular country

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D. Immigration

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Migration from a location is called

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D. Emigration.

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Which statement best describes the different characteristics of population in the United States and Europe?

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D. The arithmetic density of the United States is less than that of Europe.

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Which population pyramid best reflects the population of Germany?

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A. Pyramid "C"

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The above image most closely resembles the theory of:

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C. Ester Boserup

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One of the principal reasons for the notable decline in death rates in Europe, beginning after 1860, was

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B. The introduction of penicillin and other antibiotics.

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Which of the following statements does NOT pertain to chain migration?

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D. It is typically involuntary

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The total fertility rate of the United States for 2008 was estimated to be 2.1. What does this mean for the population of the United States?

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D. Population growth in the U.S. is due to migration and not natural increase.

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The long term relocation of an individual, household, or group to a new location outside the community of origin is called

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E. Migration

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A person who has a well founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion is officially a:

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A. refugee

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Gender studies of migration indicate that men ____ than women.

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D. All of the above.

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All of the following are obstacles to helping a sex slave worker EXCEPT

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B. Rescuing girls

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Which of the following characteristics of a national population is NOT evident from its population pyramid?

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C. infant mortality rate

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Which one of the following is considered a pull factor in regard to migration?

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D. amenities of living in Australia

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During the 2oth century, nearly all countries experienced

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C. rural to urban migration

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Which of the following represents the pattern of interregional African-American migration out of the Southern United States.

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A. Most african-americans moved to urban areas in the Northern U.S.

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The part of Earth's surface that is physically suitable for permanent human settlement is known as

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D. the ecumene.

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low population growth resulting from high CBR and very high CDR is characteristic of stage __ of the demographic transition

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E. 1

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In New York, Puerto Ricans moved into the Jewish neighborhood of East Harlem and assumed a dominant presence in the neighborhood. This process is best described as:

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C. Succession.

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The infections and tones unique to a very specific area is called:

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C. Vernacular

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Jerusalem is a sacred place for

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D. All of the above

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Which is NOT a feature of Islamic sacred architecture?

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B. Frescoes depicting the life of the prophet

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The most distinctive contrast between folk and popular culture is that

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E. Folk culture reflects the traditional way of life of groups isolated from and resistant to outside influences; popular culture simply implies the general mass of people conforming to ever-changing fads and common modes of behavior

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The Western Wall is sacred to this faith

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C. Judaism

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A single attribute of culture is called a

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B. culture trait

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The cultural landscape includes

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E. includes house types, cities, agricultural fields, transportation networks, parks, and cemeteries.

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The term referring to socially created distinctions between masculine and feminine roles in society is

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C. gender

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The above image is what type of artifact of which cultural influence?

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B. Mosque; Islam

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The idea that cultures will modify the natural landscape to fit their needs is known as

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A. cultural landscape

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Acculturation is the term applied to

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B. The process by which one culture group adopts the characteristics of another dominant group

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The Yellow River is to Chinese Philosophy as the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are to _______

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B. Christianity

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Which of the following U.S. regional association is incorrect?

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A. Southeast-Mormon

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This is the process by which a less dominate culture adopts the traits of a more dominant culture so completely that the two cultures become indistinguishable

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C. Cultural assimilation

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Pidgin and creole languages are distinguished from one another by the fact that pidgin

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A. is always a second language for all its speakers; creole has become a distinctive first language of a society.

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The above form of architecture is most likely to be found:

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D. North Dakota

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Tibetan Buddhism is of the ___ type.

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D. Lamaism

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This hearth saw the domestication of millet and rice more than 7,000 years ago:

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B. North China

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The three subsystems of a culture are:

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E. None of the above

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Which statement about culture is true?

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E. All of the above

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The above depicted house is in what style?

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D. Federalist

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A single component of a culture:

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B. Cultural trait

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Believed to be the original hearth of a culture

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B. Mesopotamia

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Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is true?

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E. All of the above

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A common language that is used among speaks of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce is called:

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D. Lingua franca

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When groups of speakers of a single language are isolated from each other, each group may develop

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D. All of the above

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Jerusalem is to Christians as _____ is to Hindu

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E. Varanasi

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Considered the most holy place in Islam

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D. Al-Kaaba

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Which of the following European countries has a rather sharp division between Fleminsh speakers in the north and Walloon speakers in the south?

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C. Belgium

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The above map represents the diffusion of what?

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C. Islam

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Which of the following is NOT an example of expansion diffusion?

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C. Relocation diffusion

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Culture is spread by

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E. All of the above

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Racial classifications

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D. Have been dismissed by most anthropologists and geneticists

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The rejected theory that cultures are controlled by the physical geography of their surroundings was

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B. Environmental determinism

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Cultural diffusion is

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C. The spread of culture traits from one group to another

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The northeast U.S. is an example of what component of culture:

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A. Cultural region

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The Ganges River is to Hinduism what Mount Fuiji is to:

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C. Shinotoism

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Which of the following Balkan association is incorrect?

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C. Croat-Orthodox

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Buddhist pilgrimages to Bodh Gaya are focused on

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E. A Bhodi tree under which the Buddha taught.

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The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem marks the site of Christ's

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E. tomb

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The above image represents what type of diffusion?

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A. Hierarchical

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A geographic assemblage of related culture region is

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A. A culture realm

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Which cultural phenomenon below is not an example of syncretism?

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C. Nordic skiing

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The area of origin of a culture is called

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B. Culture hearth

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The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam", is

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B. the pilgrimage to Mecca

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The one in which culture is NOT transmitted to younger generations is by

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C. Mutation

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Hinduism arose in the ____ River valley.

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C. Indus

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Which is an example of an intrafaith (boundary) conflict?

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E. Northern Ireland

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Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the world and remains strong near its hearth. This is an example of:

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D. Expansion Diffusion

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"Little Sweden" in Lindsborg, Kansas is a good example:

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D. Neolocalism.

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Religions are important keys to human geographic understanding because

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D. Religious beliefs intimately affect all facets of a culture.

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The _____ of a group of people includes the things they construct

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E. Material culture

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_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogenous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits

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A. Folk

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Over 425 Hutterite communities exist in each of the following states and provinces EXCEPT

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D. Arkansas

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The ideology of Zionism has its goal

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E. A homeland for the Jewish people

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Which of the following terms refers to an individual or group attempt to identify and establish control over land? This concept leads to defense of the land

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B. Territoriality

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Redistricting is an attempt

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D. Draw boundaries so that each voting district has an equal number of voters

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Which of the following states have an exclave?

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B. Russia

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For years, there has been a dispute with the Svabard Islands in the Barents Sea. In 1920, a treaty prohibited military installations on the islands and allowed 41 nations equal rights to mine coal. The islands remained in Norwegian control. However, Russia continues to dispute Norway's fishing rights beyond Svabard territorial limits and within the Treaty zone. Which type of border dispute does the dispute best exemplify?

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B. Resource dipsute

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The policy of a state wanting to add territory from another State inhabited by people who have cultural links to their own State is

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E. Irredentism

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Yugoslavia was a prime example of a ____

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A. Multi-nation state

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Which is an example of an allocational boundary dispute?

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A. Dispute overrights to resources (e.g. oil, water) crossed by international boundaries

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NAFTA is a Supranationalistic organization, which attempted to create a free trade zone in which region?

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A. North America

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Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?

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E. Poland

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The exercise of state power over people and territory, and being recognized by other international states, refers to

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C. Sovereignty

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Which of the following is considered a State?

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B. France

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This type of political framework has a central government but each of the sub-national entities has representation and influence in the government process.

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B. Federal

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A country's morphology which can weaken its stability if an enclave is occupied by people whose values systems differ form the surrounding state is called

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E. Perforated

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The process of adjustment of the number of representatives in the U.S House of Representatives to reflect shits in population patterns is known as _____

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A. reapportionment

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The boundary between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes is an example of a(n)

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A . Geometric boundary

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An example of gerrymandering would be establishing

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B. Voting districts drawn to give one one political party an unfair legislative advantage

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Ratzel's organic theory was converted into a subfield of political geography called geopolitics which was subsequently translated into practical national policies by some of his students. What country used geopolitics as a philosophy of expansion?

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D. Nazi Germany

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As the term is used by geographers, in contrast to a state, a nation

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D. is a cultural concept implying a group of people occupying a particular territory and unified by shared beliefs

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Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?

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A. Elongated

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The policy by a country to establish settlements in an area and impose its political, economic and cultural principles there is called

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E. Colonialism

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The movement of power from the central government regional governments is referred to as

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B. devolution

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Which theory created in the early 2oth century advocated that any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate the world?

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E. Mackinder's Heartland Theory

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A boundary between countries is a

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B. Vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below and air above

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The Rio Grande, which forms part of the boundary between Mexico and the United States, is an example of

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C. A natural boundary

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The present number of countries and territories in the world is about:

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A. 200

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In 1943 Mackinder wrote about his concerns over the potential of Stalin's control of the countries of Eastern Europe. His views led to the development of the United States' containment policy and to the establishment of _____

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D. N.A.T.O.

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A permanent union of sovereign states created in order to deal with common interests of defense, trade, or policy

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B. Confederation

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As of 2005, which major European Union has not entered the Euro Monetary Zone?

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B. Great Britain

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Which of the following best describes the effect of globalization related to state sovereignty?

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A. States have given up some sovereignty in order to join supra-nationalistic organizations.

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A consequent or ethnographic boundary

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D. coincides with some cultural divide, such as religion or language

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The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate different regions?

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B. India and Pakistan

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A region that historically is caught between stronger colliding external forces. The region is often fractured and splintered politically and ethnically. This an example of a(n)

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E. Shatterbelt

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According to the Law of the Sea Convention, within its exclusive economic zone, a state

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C. Will have exclusive rights to fish and to extract minerals

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A nation-state is a country

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A. Whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a nation

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A weaker country the separates two powerful countries whose ideology and or political views conflict is a

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C. buffer state

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Which is the best example of a subsequent superimposed boundary?

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E. The borders of former British colonies in Africa

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Which is not a characteristic of unitary state governments

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C. Concerned with fostering diversity of regional cultural expression

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The European state idea spread throughout the world through

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C. European colonialism

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Due to globalization and the growth of multi-state organizations what political strategy has increased in use by quasi-state organizations?

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D. Terrorism

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The decentralization of political control is known as

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A. Devolution

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These forces tend to bind together the citizens of a state

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E. Centripetal

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This type of shape can provide for efficiency in administration of a country

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C. Compact

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The Palestinians are an example of a

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D. stateless nation

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The first political geographer who studied the state in detail was Friedrich Ratzel who postulated that the state resembles a biological organism. His organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential life giving force

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D. Space

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The peace of Westphalia

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B. Marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe

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Geometric boundaries, totally unrelated to any aspects of the cultural or physical landscape, were made considerable use of by the colonial powers in ______

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A. Africa

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Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state

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E. Centrifugal

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All of the following statements about the United Nations are true EXCEPT that it

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D. Requires its members to surrender a certain degree of sovereignty

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Which one of the following statements about the United Nations are true EXCEPT that it

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D. requires its members to surrender a certain degree of sovereignty

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Which one of the following is an extreme manifestation of centrifugal forces within a state?

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D. Famine

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The organization of countries that taken the most extensive measures toward European unity is the

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D. European Union

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What type of boundary does the Great Wall of China best illustrate?

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E. Relic boundary

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An identification with the state and an acceptance of nationals goals is called

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D. Nationalism

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Sir Halford Mackinder developed what would become known as the heartland theory which suggested that interior Eurasia contained a critical "pivot area" that would generate a state capable of challenging for world domination. The key to the area according to Mackinder was _____

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E. Eastern Europe

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Which is an example of stateless-nation?

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C. Switzerland

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The Philippines is an example of a(an) _____ state

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B. Fragmented

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Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states during which time period?

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E. 1950s and 60s

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