Geography Final Practice

According to lecture, Hispanics, particularly in Los Angeles, often label themselves as this RACE in the US Census:

"Other"

Approximately how many people live in the greater Los Angeles region?

18 to 20 million

According to lecture, many of the places in the world that have had particularly bloody conflicts over territorial claims, generally in border zones (Pakistan vs. India, Yugoslavia, etc.) are have what in common?

A major mountain chain at the border.

Which of the following secondary industries was very important in the San Fernando Valley during the 1950s-1990s?

Aerospace / Defense industry

Ghetto is a term that has been widely MISUSED in the United States because it is used to refer almost always to poor ________ neighborhoods.

African-American

Many people of largely European descent now chose _____ as an ethnic category, because they do not know what else to pick.

American

Which of these Christian groups does not even build churches?

Amish

L Which is NOT true of animism?

Animists worship rocks and trees and rivers, etc.

Which is NOT true of animism?

Animists worship rocks and trees and rivers, etc.

The "one drop" rule as it was applied in the United States ensured that:

Anyone with any African ancestry would be treated wholly as an African American

Which states' private prison industry was instrumental in trying to pass laws to imprison illegal immigrants?

Arizona

The old states of the Confederacy (US Civil War) align almost perfectly with the area of dominance of which Christian denomination?

Baptists

The _______ generation were known for their open-mindedness about gay and transgendered people, especially in San Francisco.

Beat

Which of the following offers difinitive proof of a persons' gender?

Blood Tests Genetics none of these. Sex organs

According to lecture, France has a strong central government and Canada has a weak central government. Which system does the United States use?

Both systems at the same time.

Which of the following neighborhoods in San Francisco is known for its large population of gay men?

Castro

This religious group is known for elaborate architecture:

Catholics

Which of these Christian denominations tend to build makeshift, or homemade shrines in the United States?

Catholics

If you were driving across Kansas, and you noticed that there was a pattern of small town, small town, small city, small town, small town, big city, then you would be witnessing what geographic concept? Correct!

Central Place Theory

Social Disorganization theory is associated with the ___________ School of sociology and geography.

Chicago

Among these groups of religious folks, which one is likely to try to proselytize you?

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)

According to lecture, perhaps the best location for the manufacture of automobiles in the United States is:

Cincinnati

New York City uses a GIS based crime analysis program. It's called:

CompStat

Most of the political ideas used in the United States today were borrowed from which of the following countries?

England

Gender identity is a socially constructed much like:

Ethnicity All of these Race Culture

Which river is holy to Hindus?

Ganges

These sites witnessed an archetechtural revolution thanks to gender-based fear of crime:

Gas Stations

What historic event in California may have set a precedent for tolerance of gender and identity?

Gold Rush

According to lecture, in order to attract high tech industry, states or cities should consider investing heavily in:

Good parks Exciting night life Good schools The arts and entertainment ! All of these are good for attracting high tech industry

Which of the following are used most widely in the United States to categorize people in racial categories?

Hair Texture

The concentric zone model of urban development most closely resembles the city of

Indianapolis

According to lecture, the practice of Red Lining involved what industries?

Insurance and Banking

Which of these ethnicities was once widely denied or hidden by people of that ethnicity in the United States out of fear of bigotry?

Irish

What has been the overall pattern of crime rates in the United States in the last 10 years?

It's been getting better.

In the United States, perhaps only this religious group identifies primarily by religion:

Jews

Libertarians, who like small government have their "headquarters" in which city?

Las Vegas

The largest denomination of Christianity in the U.S. northern plains states, like Wisconsin and Minnesota is:

Lutheranism

Geographical segregation of races is a key component in:

Maintaining ethnicity Preventing assimilation All of these Keeping the races separate

According to lecture, research by Roger Stump is showing that among American Christians:

Methodists and Baptists in the South are becoming more alike

Which of the following is a good example of an ethnicity based on nationality?

Mexican-American

Mexican immigrants to Los Angeles are likely to be from what part of Mexico?

Mexico's West Coast

This program was shown to lower crime rates, but funding was cut for it:

Midnight Basketball

What state, as discussed in class, recently passed a law restricting access to public restrooms based on "birth gender"

North Carolina

Paris is a good example of a defensible site because it was originally built __________.

On a river island

Realtors who engage in the practice of steering would be likely to which of the following for prospective Asian home buyers?

Only show them houses for sale in Asian neighborhoods

Which of these states has the greatest religious diversity?

Oregon

Which of the following is a example of a bulk-gaining, ubiquitous industry?

Pepsi Cola

. Which of the following conditions was NOT identified by the text as a common indicator of elevated crime rates?

Percent African American

Some countries like Poland and France have shapes that help them build national cohesiveness. Which of these terms below describes the condition this shape help create?

Poland and France are nation states

Some countries like Poland and France have shapes that help them build national cohesiveness. Which of these terms below describes the condition this shape help create? Correct!

Poland and France are nation states

According to the text, various critics have charged that the dissolution of Yugoslavia was driven largely by:

Politicians

According to lecture, Americans have a very high incarceration rate. Which of the following is NOT a reason?

Prisons are a reasonably good bargain.

Places that grow marijuana today might have been the same places that did what in the past?

Produced Moonshine

Womens roles expanded greatly for the first time following the Victorian Age during:

Prohibition

The key to happiness in Buddhism involves:

Quelling desires

If you said, "I'm not going to drive all the way over Burbank for furniture at IKEA" you would be expressing an opinion on what concept?

Range

Which President is credited with switching the alliances of Evangelical Christians from the South to the Republican party and away from the Democrats?

Reagan

If you were go to Boston, the most common church you would find would be:

Roman Catholic

According to lecture, male practitioners of this religion are likely to have long beards, and long hair wrapped in a turban.

Sikhism

Neighborhood or PLACE is the most important factor in explaining crime according to:

Social Disorganization Theory

Which of the following industries has a market orientation?

Soft drink bottling

Which of the following Muslim groups is the largest?

Sunni

Progressive moralist political views are most closely associated with the political system used in ___________.

Sweden

Which of these languages is NOT an official language spoken in Switzerland?

Swiss

Which of these countries has rich linguistic diversity, but a strong national identity NOT based on language?

Switzerland

Which of these states is well known for using the death penalty?

Texas

Which of these American conflicts was partly fought over the question of federalism?

The Civil War

One example of an arena where biological markers for gender identity have proven elusive is:

The Olympics and FIFA (Soccer)

Social Conservatives, who are generally Republicans, are most often found in what part of the United States?

The South

During what era did many of the traditional gender roles used today in the United States evolve?

The Victorian Age

According to lecture, which of the following was a good reason to build automobile manufacturing facilities in places like Kentucky and Alabama?

The land was cheaper there for the factory and for workers It is closer to the ports for export They were non-union states All of these are true.

. Male slaves from Africa were valued in America for which of the following reasons?

They were racially distinct Their culture permitted men to farm All of these They were partly immune to malaria

Which company has been most associated with the bifurcation of the US economy?

Wal-Mart

According to lecture which of the following is NOT a category used in the United States to characterize / label ethnic minorities:

Wealth

The mythic figure, Rosie the Riveter, became a symbol of the power of women during __________.

World War II

. Who were the key employees in the earliest American textile factories?

Young women

This country broke into many smaller nation-states in the 1990s:

Yugoslavia

Which of these possible factory locations is likely to suffer from "diseconomies of scale" ?

a big city

Which of the following is NOT an example of an industry in the secondary sector?

a silver mine

The principle of nonviolence that requires the faithful to completely respect all forms of life is known as:

ahimsa

Why might cars be more vulnerable to theft in California than Wisconsin?

all of these More expensive cars No Rust! Export to overseas buyers

The well-known Red versus Blue political election map showing US states has a problem that makes it misleading. Which of the following is among them?

all of these. It hides internal divisions within states The colors are switched - Red should stand for Democrats and Blue should stand for Republicans It suggests stronger political polarity than there is.

Why do so many hamburger restaurants feature white porcelain, stainless steel and glass designs?

because people once thought hamburger unsafe food.

Why does the Latin American model of urban development feature poor neighborhoods in the suburbs and wealthier inner cities?

because the infrastructure is poorly developed in the suburbs.

Why has containerization helped the United States lose manufacturing jobs?

because they have greatly reduced the cost of transportation

According to lecture, this beverage may have contributed to the establishment of cities:

beer

Economies of agglomeration occur when _______

businesses locate close to each other and share costs.

In which of the following type of African American ghetto would one find Blacks living largely "in the inner city"?

classic northern

Which of the following industry was well known for issuing company scrip in a company town situation?

coal mining.

The text identifies which of the following as a danger of private prisons?

creating an economic incentive to lock people up for a long time.

Dover, Delaware is the US capital of what industry?

credit cards

Which of following differentiates the US criminal justice system from the systems used in Europe? Another factor differentiating the US criminal justice system from Europes is:

criminal prosecutors are elected in the US judges are elected in the US sheriffs are elected in the US all of these are true.

Which of the following must be controlled according to the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism?

desire

Which of the following types of African American ghettos featured the MOST integration of Whites and Blacks?

early southern

American women and men differ significantly in terms of this political issue, according to the text:

environmental protection

In many parts of the third world, great success has been found in terms of _________ when women are heavily involved in the process.

environmental protection

One of the good things about ghettos or ethnic enclaves is that:

ethnic identities and traditions are easier to preserve.

The Corona Beer company uses ________ to sell beer in their advertisements.

exotic landscapes

In a gerrymandered district, the primary election becomes the important election, rather than the main election. This benefits what type of politician?

extremist

The Spanish, who were Catholic settled in California. Their religion was key in the development of what crop?

grapes

San Francisco grew to be an important city in part because it was:

great location for trade A great port and bay location A defensible site All of these are true

In states where there is a very high incarceration rate, the crime rate is:

higher than in places with low incarceration rates

Which of the following policies is designed to protect a country's infant industries?

import substitution

What was the major unintended consequence of the Interstate Highway system?

it spurred the growth of suburbs

A commuter town is a city with lots of houses, but very few _____.

jobs

If you drive from your home in one suburb to a job in another suburb, then you are a __________ commuter.

lateral

What feature on gas stations attracted women in 1980s?

lighted canopies

The Hollywood Arsonist could have been caught using what geographic statistic?

median location

When profits from an industry do not stay within the local community, ___________is said to occur (fill in the blank).

multiplier leakages.

. Los Angeles has a river, but it is not __________ which makes it different than the Mississippi River.

navigable

The author of your textbook did a study that found _________ were a factor in elevated crime rates in Seattle, Washington.

payday lenders

The idea of race is largely a matter of _________.

physical appearance

Social cohesion characterize neighborhoods and this helps:

reduce social conflict

Which of these factors does NOT explain the location of marijuana production and moonshine production?

religion

Yugoslavia was a country that broke up violently largely on the basis of:

religion

A toy factory belongs in which sector of the economy?

secondary

If a city, like Los Angeles, is well suited to take advantage of trade with both the United States and China because it's a halfway point, then it has a _______ advantage over a place like Denver.

situation

The very oldest Puritan houses of worship in New England are built in the shape of a _________ and the symbolic quality of those churches informs political ideas in the region still today:

square

Catholic churches tend to be large and elaborate structures because Catholics perceive the church as:

the house of God

In economic geography, the term "range" refers to:

the maximum distance people will travel to shop at a business or obtain a good/service

According to lecture, how does the US Census determine who lives in a metropolitan statistical area, like the "Greater Los Angeles" region?

the pattern of where people work

According to lecture, Gentrification involves:

the reinvigoration of urban housing stock

If a neighborhood was "redlined", which of the following would happen to residents in that neighborhood?

they couldn't get home loans

Retail Site Location is a job category for economic geographers that involves mapping and analyzing all of the following EXCEPT:

trick question...geographers map all of these things.

Which is NOT a pillar of Islam?

vegetarianism