Geography Exam 2

10. _______ is NOT part of one of the Four Motors of Europe. A. Brussels B. Milan C. Stuttgart D. Barcelona E. Lyon

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Brain drain occurs when _______. A. highly educated citizens leave a country to move to another country. B. schools are closed by civil unrest C. universities become unaffordably expensive

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Compared to relatively developed countries, developing countries have a higher percentage of workers in _____ sector of the economy. A. Primary B. Secondary C. Tertiary D. Quarternary

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Correlating economic, social, and demographic indicators of development shows that ______. A. different indicators of development are associated with each other. B. a relatively undeveloped country is likely to rank among the top ten C. a developing country can see which indicators need improvement. D. different indicators of development do not coincide with each other.

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Country X has a crude birth rate of 42 and a crude death rate of 17, while Country Y has a crude birth rate of 20 and a crude death rate of 5. Which country has a lower natural increase rate? A. Country Y B. Country X C. The rate cant be computed

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Europe's political revolution _______ . A. began in 1789 with the French Revolution B. ended with the division of the German state in 1945 C. was stimulated by the new weaponry produced by the Industrial Revolution D. originated as a reaction to the oppression of the Roman Empire

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Of the following, which has grown the fastest in recent years? A. globalization B. cultural integration C. political integration D. environmental determinism

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Population densities tend to be low _______. A. in cold climates B. in level terrain C. Near the Sea D. In areas of fertile soil

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The Mediterranean island contested by both Greece and Turkey is _______ . A. Cyprus B. Crete C. Malta D. Sicily E. Sardinia

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The Russian exclave located between Lithuania and Poland is called _______ . A. Kaliningrad B. Leningrad C. Latvia D. the Baltic Corridor

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The conurbation centered by London lies within ___________ regions. A. Southern England B. Northern England C. Scotland D. Wales

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The decisive locational determinants for the manufacture of computer disk drives, a high-value product, in Singapore include all of the following except ______ . A. disk drives were invented there B. availability of skilled, inexpensive labor C. technology D. capital

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The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy is known as ________ . A. devolution B. irredentism C. complementarity D. supranationalism

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United States is in _______ stage of economic sectorial evolution. A. Postindustrial B. Extractive C. Industrial D. Rapacious

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Which of the following is one of the three major population concentrations? A. East Asia B. Central Asia C. Subsharan Africa D. Australia

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______ is located in Italy's and Europe's core area. A. Milan B. Rome C. Barcelona D. Naples

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_______ contains Serb, Croat, and Muslim populations that were finally brought together in 1995 at a US-run peace conference. A. Bosnia B. Serbia C. Croatia D. Montenegro

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_________, with its capital at Mensk (Minsk), is also called White Russia, and is still strongly linked to Moscow. A. Belarus B. Lithuania C. Moldova D. Estonia E. Ukraine

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___________ has more in common with Finland than its other neighboring states and is therefore included as part of Northern Europe. A. Estonia B. Latvia C. Lithuania D. Belarus

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. ______ is unilingual (possesses a single language spoken throughout its territory). A. Switzerland B. Austria C. Belgium D. the British Isles

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A country's leading urban center that is disproportionately large and exceptionally expressive of national feelings, such as Paris is to France, is known as the country's _____ . A. core city B. primate city C. entrepot D. functional region

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Italy's economic core, no longer focused on Rome, is located today in _______ . A. Sicily B. the Po River Valley C. the Naples-Venice conurbation D. Catalonia

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Japans principal asset in promoting development is _____. A. A favorable elderly population B. An abundance of skilled labors C. a favorable young population D. an abundant raw materials

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Mediterranean country with the lowest percentage of urban residents is _______. A. Spain B. Portugal C. France D. Italy E. Greece

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Of all communicable diseases, the one currently that causes the most deaths worldwide is ______. A. Tuberculosis B. Respiratory Infections C. Cholera D. Malaria

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Slovakia contains a large _______ minority. A. Czech B. Hungarian C. Serbian D. Slovenian E. Russian

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The European country with the largest percentages of foreign-born migrants is _______. A. France B. Germany C. Italy D. Spain E. UK

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The North European Lowland______. A. contains the mountain ranges of the Alps B. is the most densely populated of Europe's landscape regions C. does not include southeastern England D. has historically functioned as a barrier to contact due to its marshy conditions E. contains the plains of Greece

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The increase in world population is now _______. A. accelerating B. Slowing down C. remaining about the same

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The process of economic development means _______ . A. encouraging population growth B. progressively increasing the value of goods and services C. finding more natural resources D. building highways

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The region with the highest growth rate is______. A. Russia B. Sub-Saharan Africa C. Europe D. Asia

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The western african city of Togo and the European country of France have approximately the same density. From this we can conclude that the two countries have the same______. A. Level of output per farmer B. Number of people per area of land C. Standard of Living D. Number of people per area of water

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Thomas Malthus _______. A. advocated a high birth rate to offset the high death rate of his day. B. predicted a grim view of the future due to overpopulation. C. argued for a high birth rate in order to have a large work force. D. is known as a cornucopian

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Throughout the world fertile rates are _____ in urban areas than they are in rural areas. A. Higher B. Lower C. About equal

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Which Nordic European city serves as a break of bulk, or entrepôt, city? A. Stockholm B. Copenhagen C. Oslo D. Reykjavik

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__ is located in the Randstad conurbation. A. Berlin B. Amsterdam C. Copenhagen D. Brussels

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_____ has benefited the most from North Sea oil. A. Denmark B. Norway C. Iceland D. Finland E. Sweden

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________ is the Discontinuous North's largest country (in population and territory). A. Denmark B. Sweden C. Norway D. Finland E. Iceland

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"Physiological Population density" is the ________. A. Number of people per unit of area B. Strength of the local football team. C. Density of population per unit of arable land. D. Standard of living in any given place.

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A society in which a majority of workers are engaged in the tertiary sector is said to be a/an ______ society. A. Pre-industrial B. Industrial C. Post-Industrial D. Communist

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An example of the new economy is ______. A. Farming B. Manufacturing C. The internet D. Retailing

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Eastern Europe is a zone of politico-geographical splintering known as a (an) ___ . A. irredentist region B. periphery C. shatter belt D. Balkan conurbation

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Gross Domestic Product_______. A. is 95% of the goods produced in country divided by the population B. Includes foreign investment C. is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country. D. is a very good indicator of a state's economic level.

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In a communist political economy, natural resources and productive enterprises are owned by ______. A. individuals B. corporations C. the government D. Foreigners

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Most of the worlds population is concentrated in ______ types of climate. A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E

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Significant oil and natural gas supplies have been found beneath the _______ . A. Baltic Sea B. Gulf of Finland C. North Sea D. English Channel

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Tertiary sector jobs involve the ______ . A. processing of information B. Extraction of materials from earth C. Provision of services D. manufacturing raw materials.

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Tertiary-sector employment is increasing in poor countries where ______ . A. most people are subsistence farmer B. most people are hunter-gatherers C. the tertiary sector is well integrated into the world economy. D. none of the above

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The Autonomous Community located in northeastern Spain just south of the Pyrenees Mountains that is centered on industrialized Barcelona is known as _________ . A. Portugal B. Andalusia C. Catalonia D. Basque Country

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The Iberian Peninsula is isolated from the rest of Europe by ______ mountain range. A. Appennines B. Alps C. Pyrenees D. Carpathians

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The Industrial Revolution in Europe _______ . A. produced the first specialized industries anywhere in the realm B. triggered a large immigration of workers from other parts of the world C. initially was focused in England, where machinery was invented D. created large cities such as London and Paris, both positioned on coal fields

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The administrative headquarters of the European Union is located in ______ . A. Geneva B. Paris C. Brussels D. Strasbourg

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The commonly accepted normal sex ratio at birth is about _____ boys born for every 100 girls. A. 95 B. 100 C. 105 D. 110 E. 120

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The difference between population geography and demography is that population geography is _______. A. totally concerned with human migration B. The study of individual populations in terms of specific group characteristics. C. The study of distribution of humankind across earth D. The study of internal populations dynamics. E The science of "describing people"

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The most rapidly increasing component if manufactured goods is _______. A. Labor B. Raw materials C. technology and capital D. Advertising

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The population of Northern Ireland _________ . A. is not part of the European Union B. is made up of refugees from Wales C. is politically dominated by Protestants D. is not part of the United Kingdom

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A world map drawn so that the size of each country is a reflection of its population rather than its size is called a(n) _______. A. Mercator Projection B. Choropleth Map C. Isoline Map D. Cartogram

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Economically, Northern and Southern Italy are divided by the ________ . A. Alps B. Appennines C. Po River D. Ancona Line

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From the end of World War II until 1990, Eastern Europe was dominated by the _____ . A. Ottoman Turks B. Hapsburg Empire C. NATO D. Soviet Union

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In the first stage of the demographic transition, crude birth rate is _______. A. low;high B. High; Low C. Low;Low D. High;high

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In the following countries, ______ has the lowest natural increase rate. A. China B. Canada C. Uganda D. Denmark

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Most population in Chad involved in agriculture indicates that ______. A. the country imports most of its food B. few people are unemployed C. Most people consume an inadequate amount of calories D. most people must produce food for their own survival.

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Only the southern portion of ______ was recently granted admission to the EU. A. Ireland B. Malta C. Turkey D. Cyprus

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Spain and the United Kingdom are in dispute over ________ . A. Cyprus B. Kosovo C. Ceuta D. Gibraltar

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The Danube River empties into _______ Sea. A. Adriatic B. Mediterranean C. Aegean D. Black

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The agricultural crop that produces the highest number of calories per acre is _____. A. Corn B. Wheat C. Potatoes D. Rice E. Turnips

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The geographic principle under which particular peoples and particular places concentrate on the production of particular goods is known as_______. A. complementarity B. Balkanization C. supranationalism D. local functional specialization

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The key to national wealth is _______ . A. having a lot of natural resources B. having a large population C. being a tourist destination D. adding value to raw materials

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The largest ethnic minority in Ukraine are the _______ . A. Bulgarians B. Moldovans C. Yugoslavs D. Russians

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The leading manufacturing/industrial complex in Poland is located in _______ . A. the Bohemian Basin B. the Warsaw area C. the Vistula Valley D. Silesia

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The major river in western Germany, which enters the North Sea through the Netherlands and which passes through the Ruhr is the ________ . A. Rhône B. Danube C. Elbe D. Rhine

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The only European country with coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and the North Sea is ________ . A. Portugal B. Germany C. Spain D. France

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The single largest migration flow for the past 150 years has been to _______. A. China B. Latin America C. Australia D. The United States

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The term Balkanization refers to _______ . A. a peculiar language spoken in Bulgaria B. the landmass located just to the west of the Adriatic Sea C. Serbian supranationalism D. the division and fragmentation of the southern portion of Eastern Europe

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The value of outputs of goods and services in a year in a country is its _______. A. level of development B. GDP C. Productivity D. Value Added

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Which of the following advantages do poor countries offer to entrepreneurs wanting to build factories? A. raw materials B. inexpensive labor C. hospitable regulatory environment. D. All of the above

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Which of the following statements is false? A. France is larger territorially than Germany. B. Germany has a better river system than France. C. Germany is more industrialized than France. D. France has better harbors than Germany.

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_____ is NOT a member of the European Union. A. Austria B. Luxembourg C. the Netherlands D. Switzerland

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______ is NOT a state created by the breakup of former Yugoslavia. A. Bosnia B. Macedonia C. Croatia D. Slovakia E. Slovenia

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_______ has been pulling through the global recession better than any other country in the realm. A. France B. Italy C. the United Kingdom D. Germany

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_______ is not an example of European supranationalism. A. Benelux B. the Euro currency C. the European Union D. Ukraine's Orange Revolution

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_________ has gradually lost adherents since secularization gathered momentum in the late 1960s, especially in Western Europe. A. Islam B. Hinduism C. Judaism D. Christianity

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An unusual aspect of Albania is its ________ . A. location on both the Black and Adriatic Seas B. large Eastern Orthodox population C. former control by the Ottoman Empire D. former control by the Austro-Hungarian Empire E. large Muslim population

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The country located on the Jutland Peninsula is ____________ . A. Sweden B. Norway C. Estonia D. Iceland E. Denmark

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