aphug final exam

In which of the following countries are farmers MOST likely to farm the land without the help of machinery? (4 points) A country with a low physiological density and low agricultural density A country with a low physiological density and high agricultural density A country with a high physiological density and low agricultural density A country with a high physiological density and high agricultural density

! and 111

Which of the following map ratios would be used to show a very small area of a neighborhood?

1:240

In which age group do women outnumber men?

70-74

How did Ptolemy help advance the field of cartography?

He developed guidelines for the basics of mapmaking

A country with a high dependency ratio might have many

I and II

A country's government is concerned about its rapidly expanding population. Which of the following solutions would be most effective? (3 points) Handing out free contraception Fining families with more than one child Encouraging politicians to only have one child as an example Offering tax breaks to families who choose to have only one child

I,II, and IV

Which of the following map type is BEST used for comparison?

a cartogram

A map using colors to show different agricultural growing areas is called

a choropleth map

Desertification in the Sahel in Africa is the result of

a combination of natural forces and human actions

Which of the following countries is most likely able to export agricultural products?

a country with a low physiological density and low arithmetic density

Which of the following map type would you choose to show many locations of a certain phenomenon?

a dot map

Which of the following marks the movement of a country into Stage 2?

a falling death rate

What can you conclude from the following information? After a multinational clothing company decided to move production from the United States to China, hundreds of people lost their jobs in a small town in Indiana. Restaurants and stores in the town lost business as the former factory workers stopped spending money.

a global business decision had local repercussions

Which of the following BEST illustrates the concept of cultural diffusion?

a kitchen cabinet contains foods from many different culinary traditions

Schools in Greenland want to use a map that shows their country larger in relation to other countries and continents in the world. Which would be the BEST map projection for the schools to choose?

a mercator map projection

Which of the following people is likely to be MOST worried about the negative effect of population growth?

a neo-malthusian

A country has an increasing birth rate and a long life expectancy. What shape would its population pyramid resemble?

a rectangle

A farmer seeking to raise organic vegetables and sell them in multiple farmers' markets is MOST likely to choose to farm in which of the following places?

a rural farm near an urban center

Which of the following is NOT an example of migration?

a student takes the train home from college

According to this population pyramid, what current social issue is MOST likely to be a concern to the government?

access to jobs and resources for the 20-35 age demographic

Which of the following describes a country with a high physiological density and a low agricultural density?

agricultural products are the main export

The demographic transition model supports which of the following statements?

all countries have their death rate drop first, and then their birth rate lowers later

Which of the following provides an example of humans adapting to their environment?

all of the above: building a house with a lot of insulation in a cold climate, digging irrigation canals for better farming

An environmental impact statement refers to

an analysis of possible effects of a project

A map projection that distorts both shape and size is called

an azimuthal projection

The Indian Ocean disaster of 2004 was the result of which natural event?

an enormous earthquake

How does the amount of arable land affect population distribution and density?

arable lands are often densely populated

Which of the following describes the population density of areas at risk for tsunamis compared to areas at risk for hurricanes?

areas at risk for tsunamis usually have a higher density than those at risk for hurricanes

This country is most likely where on the demographic transition model?

at the beginning of stage 3

Which of the following demographic changes is NOT the likely result of a natural disaster?

birth rates rise dramatically during droughts and famines, unlike in other natural disasters

Which of the following conclusions is BEST supported by the content on the graph?

by 2050, the least developed regions will have a larger percentage of population aged 15-64 then they did in 1970

How did the exploration of the world in the 1500s contribute to the field of geography?

cartographers used data brought back by explorers to create new maps of the world

Geographers refer to the discipline of mapmaking as

cartography

Which of the following countries has been most successful in controlling population growth?

china

Which of the following countries used anti-natalist policies to change national demographics?

china

Which of the following is NOT a basic element of a map?

color

Why is it difficult to define the boundaries of a functional region?

different populations will have different viewpoints on the boundaries of the region

In April 2010, an ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland caused the United Kingdom's air traffic control service to ground all flights in and out of the United Kingdom. What might have been the impact of this decision in the United Kingdom?

domestic trains were especially crowded

Which of the following is NOT a region of high population density?

east africa

Today, Singapore encourages larger families, depending on their

economic resources

The government of Japan has responded to its aging population by

encouraging women to both work and raise children

All of the following can be seen on satellite imagery EXCEPT

ethnic groups

What was a human-made cause of the New Orleans flooding?

failure of levees and pumps

Travelers use GPS to

find area restaurants and attractions

Construction of the Aswan High Dam

forced the Nubian people to relocate from their traditional homelands

Which of the following is an anti-natalist policy?

funding for birth control

Geographers collect data in the field to

gain new information about a place or region

Why was the Haitian earthquake so devastating?

haiti's population density

Unlike hierarchical diffusion, contagious diffusion

has equal impact across socioeconomic groups

Which of the following did NOT help change mapmaking in the 20th century?

hot air balloons

Remote sensing would be helpful in finding information on which of the following?

housing patterns in italy

Which of the following reflects a possible cost of immigrants on a host country?

immigrants drain government finances and resources

Although the U.S. population is aging, why is the country unlikely to suffer from a labor shortage?

immigration from other countries

All of the following would likely appear in an environmental impact statement EXCEPT

impacts on area housing market values

Which of the following is an example of the geographic concept of space?

in new york city, subway stops are placed five blocks apart

What is the effect of the change in the amount of carbon dioxide in the air from 200 years ago?

it contributes to global warming

Which of the following is true of the Cairo Conference?

it established a link between population, poverty, education, the environment, and health

Why was the Indian Ocean tsunami so disastrous?

it hit densely populated coastal areas

Which BEST describes China's policy on population growth?

it is a mixture of incentives for small families and punishments for larger families

How does the amount of carbon dioxide in the air in Alaska today compare to the amount 200 years ago?

it is about 30 percent more

Which BEST describes the current state of India's population?

it is growing faster than china's population

Which BEST describes the ratio of male births to female births in China today?

it is much higher than the world average

Which of the following statements is true of possibilism?

it suggests that the environments affects some human activities, but that people can adjust to the environment

Which of the following countries is facing a negative rate of natural increase?

japan

Which of the following countries is most likely to import more food than it exports?

japan

Which of the following is MOST likely to connect a cultural region?

language

Which of the following is an example of acculturation to the United States by an individual from Honduras?

learning english

A geographer is examining the population distribution in Lubbock, Texas. The geographer is reviewing the world at which of the following scales?

local

For which of the following tasks would GIS be LEAST useful?

locating lost ships in the middle of the ocean

Madison, Wisconsin is northwest of Chicago, Illinois. This is an example of which geographic concept?

location

How did population distribution and density affect the damage caused by the Red River floods of 2009 and 2010?

loss of life was limited

Which type of map is likely to be MOST subjective or biased?

mental map

Why is location on a fault line a natural hazard?

movement of tectonic plates causes earthquakes

After World War II, the Australian government supported the development of

multiculturalism

Today, we modify our environment

nearly every day in a variety of ways

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be the node of a functional region of a city?

neighborhood park

A valid counterargument to the statement that immigrants cost Americans jobs is that

one-fourth of all new businesses are started by immigrants

What happened to the population of New Orleans during and after Hurricane Katrina?

people evacuated and returned slowly

What did India's approach to limiting population growth focus on in the 1970s?

permanent birth control though sterilization

Which of the following BEST describes the difference between place and region?

place refers to a specific location, while regions refers to an area that shares common characteristics

Which of the following is NOT a use of GPS technology?

planning and analyzing of possible land uses

Which of the following characteristics of a place is MOST likely to determine the types of economic activity?

proximity to transportation routes

Why were maps and cartographers in demand as far back as ancient Greek and Roman times?

rulers wanted accurate information about the lands they ruled

Currently, the United Nations Population Fund believes that investments in family planning worldwide will result in

savings in health-care costs of more than twice the investment

Both South Asia and Western Europe have high population densities. How does the distribution of these two populations differ?

south asia's population mostly lives in the countryside as farmers. western europe's population mostly lives in large cities

A country's crude death rate has declined as a result of medical advancements, but the crude birth rate remains steady. Which of the following stages has the country MOST likely reached?

stage 2

Less developed countries are mostly in what stage of the demographic transition model?

stage 2

The rate of natural increase is determined by

subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate

Which of the following would a human geographer MOST likely study during a hurricane?

the distribution of shelters in a city

Based on the information provided in the map, which location would be MOST suitable for urban areas?

the east coast

What did Singapore's government do soon after gaining independence?

the government began a successful campaign to slow population growth

Which piece of evidence would Neo-Malthusians NOT use to support their theories?

the rapid transition of some less developed countries to stage 3 countries

Which of the following is the BEST description of the field of geography?

the study of where people, places, and activities are located and why

What has been the most significant cause of the decline in death rate in less developed countries?

the transfer of disease prevention methods to less developed countries

Why do people settle in areas that have natural hazards?

they are able to learn a living there

Which of the following best describes the geographer's purpose in studying patterns of migration?

to identify patterns of diffusion and their effect on the host country

Which of the following BEST describes the reason people create maps?

to store information about the world and convey that information to others

Location on an ocean coastland makes a place more likely to suffer from which natural disasters?

tsunamis and hurricanes

Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Ritter supported the idea that human development

was determined by the environment

Which of the following regions entered Stage 2 of the demographic transition model first?

western europe