Geography Final

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Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

41.003660 degrees N, -76.455446 degrees W

Which statement is NOT an example of geographic inquiry?

All of these are examples of geographic inquiry

The highest and most central part of the major European mountain range is known as the:

Alps

Which feature is responsible for bringing about sufficient rainfall to support agriculture along the north coastal zone of the Maghreb?

Atlas Mountains

Which of the following statements is the best example of relative location?

Bloomsburg University is half-way between Altoona and Philadelphia

What country is the fastest-growing emitter of greenhouse gases in the world?

China

The demographic transition model illustrates the changes in which of the following factors over time?

Death rates, birth rates, population growth

The region of North Africa and Southwest Asia is part of what two continents?

Eurasia and Africa

The birthplace of Muhammad was _____ and the sit of his burial is _______

Makkah (mecca); Al Madinah (Medina)

The major river in Cambodia and southern Vietnam is the

Mekong

Which group was NOT targeted for execution in the Holocaust?

Muslims

Which of the following ideologies does the Great Wall of China most represent?

NOT confucianism

Which factor is NOT a water-based problem facing Southeast Asia?

NOT saltwater intrusions into estuaries and fresh water aquifers

Which of the following statements best characterizes the current demographic patterns found in Europe?

Native-born Europeans have a lower total fertility rate than that of migrant groups

Which individual presided over a class-based reign of terror in Haiti?

Papa Doc Duvalier

What are the two primary branches of geography?

Physical and Human

The holy book of Islam is the

Qur'an

Which of the following cities in Middle and South America are megacities?

Sao Paulo, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Pyrenees Mountains designate the border between France and

Spain

What phase of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM) has the highest death rates and high birth rates?

Stage 1

Which statement is NOT an effect of the one-child per-family policy in China?

The population of China is now decreasing

Who was the founder of Yugoslavia and leader of that country until his death?

Tito

What country is the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Southeast Asia?

United States

Which group did the Khmer Rouge target for labor camps and other atrocities?

Western-educated city dwellers

Which of the following locations would be most accurately characterized as a "hinterland?"

a cluster of chicken farms surrounded by corn fields

Which of the following definitions of primate city is most accurate?

a country's most populous city if it is disproportionately large and representative of the national culture

The physical geography of Europe is BEST described as

a large peninsula, emerging from the western edge of the Eurasian continent, made up of many smaller peninsulas

What is responsible for the belt of desert that covers North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran?

a zone of dry air circles the planet at roughly 20 degrees -30 degrees N latitude

Which goal is among the core ideas of the EU?

achieve economic and social integration

Finland is consistently ranked as one of the best places in the world to be a mother. Why is this the case?

all of the options help explain this ranking

What are the results of China's current economic model?

all of these

What is liberation theology?

all of these

What is the "Ring of Fire?"

all of these

Which of the following can be through of as visual displays with no analysis?

all the options

All of the following have contributed to the transformation of family and gender roles in Middle and South America, except_______________

an increase in birth or fertility rates

Which statement does NOT accurately describe Geographic Information Systems?

answer in NOT GIS raises serious ethical questionsAs

Which description of the Aztec civilization is INCORRECT

answer in NOT they probably lived more than comfortably than their contemporaries in Europe

In which part of East Asia are earthquakes not a serious natural hazard?

answer is NOT China's mountainous interior

Which of the following examples would be best characterized as secularism?

answer is NOT a president outlaws the flag of a rebel group

Which of the following is an example of a qualitative, thematic map?

answer is NOT all of the options

Which of the following characteristics best describes the Middle American rimland?

answer is NOT historical location of the Aztec empire

Where are most of China's Special Economic Zones located?

answer is NOT in countries that frequently trade with China

Structural adjustment policies in the Middle and South America of the 1980s were NOT based on

answer is NOT privatization

Which of the following statements regarding the Four Asian Tigers is most accurate?

answer is NOT these countries have the four largest economies in the region

The BEST description of Japan is

archipelago

MOST of South Korea's pollution is caused by

cars and industry

Which of the following is defined as a loose fitting garment worn by Muslim women which shows the face?

chador

What has been a major source of income for rural poor farmers in addition to funding the ongoing civil war in Columbia?

coca crops

Which type of housing BEST characterizes the spatial arrangement of domestic life for many people living in Middle and South America

compounds of several houses surrounded by walls

International immigrants do NOT contribute to the European economy by

creating more student loan debt

The idea that resources flow from the periphery to the core is known as

dependency theory

In Central America, income disparity is largely the result of the

disparity in the distribution of land

Which statement BEST summarizes religious belief systems in Southeast Asia?

due to the large number of religions practiced in Southeast Asia, many of the religions have adopted traditional ideas or practices of other belief systems

Agriculture is a growth sector of the Egyptian economy

false

An important principle of the European Union states that citizens of member nations should remain in their own countries and resist migrating to other countries of the EU

false

Changing gender roles in the region have resulted in decreasing female employment in factories

false

Climate refers to short-term weather patterns and is influenced by a location's latitude, topography and proximity to water

false

Due to the presence of gigantic state-run farms, the agriculturally rich North China Plain is sparsely settled

false

In Central Europe, the moderate and mild climate allows for a long, productive growing season

false

In Middle and South American, rural women rarely, if ever, migrate to the city

false

In Southeast Asia, an El Nino event often causes drought by warming ocean temperatures in the region

false

In Southeast Asia, fresh ocean breezes keep the air pollution free

false

In winter, the Mediterranean-type of climate is characterized by warm and dry conditions

false

Indonesia is composed of about 7000 islands

false

More than 60 percent of the women in North Africa and Southwest Asia work outside the home.

false

Most flat land in East Asia is very wet or very hot

false

Most mountain systems in Europe run in a north-south direction

false

Most of China's population (around 90 percent) is concentrated in the well-watered southwest

false

Most of Europe's largest rivers are too shallow to accommodate transport vessels.

false

Most regions, as defined by geographers, have well-defined boundaries.

false

Of all the EU countries, Greece is most well-known for its wealth and cautious borrowing habits

false

Physical geography is the study of various aspects of human life that create the distinctive landscapes and regions of the world

false

Population control policies are not successful at slowing rates of population growth in Southeast Asia

false

SAPS tend to favor family or small-scale farmers over agribusiness

false

Since the introduction of the one-child per-family policy, the birth rate in China has not declined appreciably

false

The Dutch succeeded in making Catholicism the predominant religion of Southeast Asia

false

The European Union's sole focus is economic policy

false

The Korean peninsula is mostly a flat and expansive river delta

false

The Mexican government has been quite successful at controlling the drug cartels of Central America

false

The Nile River flows southeast from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea

false

The SAP policies of the Middle and South American regions in the 1980s led to increased spending on social welfare programs and infastructure

false

The devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti was a result of a volcanic eruption

false

The east coast of China is extraordinarily dry

false

The first British industry to benefit from mechanization was the coal and dteel industry

false

The most dominant religion in Middle and South America is Mayanism

false

The term Middle East is used throughout the world to describe the North Africa and Southwest Asia region

false

The use of Geographic Information Systems is limited to geographers

false

Wahhabi clerics have long been in opposition to Saudi Arabia's Saud family

false

Water use per capita in the Eastern Mediterranean is decreasing, as people are using more water conservation methods in their homes

false

A country has several distinct ethnic regions. The central government wishes to give regional governments more decision-making power? Which form of government is this country most likely moving toward?

federal

The average number of children each woman will have over the course of her lifetime is called the

fertility rate

Which statement BEST describes the food situation in Japan?

food is very expensive in Japan, partly because so much food must be imported to meet the needs of the population

Which of the following terms best describes the map of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Authority shown below?

functional region

Which of the following is the estimate of the total value of everything produced by a country in a particular year?

gross domestic product

Which of the following is not true about immigration to Europe?

host populations have combined European-ness with Islam

What was one impact of the Catholic Church in Middle and South America during the colonial era?

it reinforced class differences

Which of the following best describes the use of GIS in Yugoslavia?

it was used to separate Muslim and Serb religions and marked the first use of deployable technology in diplomatic efforts

What ended China's One Child policy?

lack of working-age young people

The Koppen Climate Classification is based on:

latitude, temperature, precipitation

In defining a region, geographers do NOT take into account

literary history

Which statement BEST summarizes the religious history of Southeast Asia?

many early Southeast Asian kingdoms switched back and forth between Hinduism and Buddhism as their principal religion

Which statement is NOT a cause of Europe's slow population growth and aging population?

more immigrants are coming from outside the region

The lowland forests of Sarawak were clear-cut to make room for:

palm oil plantations

Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.

physical sciences, social sciences

During the import substitution phase of their development, Middle/South America did NOT attempt

razing poverty-stricken cities

________ is the study of the ways in which unique combinations of environmental and human factors produce territories with distinct landscapes and cultural attributes

regional geography

All of the following are consequences of the accelerated aging of the population in Europe, except

retraining the elderly in new skills and encouraging them to work until their early 70s is being tried in some countries

Which statement is NOT true of the soybean agriculture in China?

soybeans are used mostly for human food and nutrition

Which factor is NOT one of the components of the EU's active aging strategy?

staying more years at work, and working longer hours

What is the name of the tectonic process that has created many of the mountains in Middle and South America

subduction

What is the most likely cause of the formation of the Andes Mountains in South America?

tectonic plates converging

Which physical feature is NOT distinctive of Brazil?

the Altiplano

_______ was a sustained attack on Chinese traditions and cultural practices

the Cultural Revolution

Which of these statements best describes the European Union?

the European Union's primary focus is economic cooperation between member states

The North Atlantic Drift is the easternmost end of

the Gulf Stream

Which statement is NOT true regarding Europe's vulnerability to climate change?

the Mediterranean is likely to have the least consequential changes

The mountain chain that extends along the western edge of Middle/South America is known as __________________________ in Mexico and as ________________________ in South America.

the Sierra Madre; the Andes

Which factor was NOT a result of logging companies and oil plantations moving into Borneo in the 1980s?

the building of a large dam to harness hydroelectric power

Which area is the MOST populated in mainland Southeast Asia?

the coastal zones of Vietnam and Mekong delta

The goals of NAFTA do NOT include

the creation of SAPs so that member nations can pay off their debts

Which statement describes the relationship between agriculture and gender roles in ancient North Africa and Southwest Asia?

the development of agriculture may have led to markedly distinct roles for men and women

Which factor is largely responsible for Haiti's status as the poorest nation in the Americas?

the overthrow of salve reformist leaders by militarists

What happens when nomadic people take up settling ranching?

the settled society used much more water than the nomadic society did

what statement BEST describes the stance of the Muslim Brotherhood on women?

they are against liberalizing women's rights

Which temperature-altitude zone is the highest in elevation?

tierra helada

Which of the following is the best example of globalization?

tourists in Italy can visit a McDonald's restaurant

A choropleth map is commonly used to represent quantitative data with distinct colors or shading patterns in geographic areas, states, countries

true

As discussed in class, boundaries between regions are rarely, if ever, distinct and certain

true

Attempts by multinational companies to displace indigenous peoples often also have serious environmental impacts.

true

Because Egypt is so dry, the Nile Delta are virtually the only habitable parts of the country

true

Blistering hot during the day, the Sahara can sink to below freezing temperatures at night

true

Brazil has a very stratified society with the richest 10 percent of the population having 41 times the wealth of the poorest 10 percent

true

By the 1950s, both Europe and the United States supported nondemocratic governments in North Africa and Southwest Asia

true

China now suffers from labor shortages

true

China's government has enforced its one-child per-family policy through monetary fines

true

Compared to the early days of colonialization in Middle and South America, the Catholic Church today has become more attentive to the needs of the poor

true

Drug cartels in Middle and South America brutally murder or torture those who attempt to disrupt the illegal drug flow

true

Due to the presence of Palestinian refugees, Jordanians are a minority in their own country

true

Female migrants constitute a major segment of the labor force working in maquiladoras

true

Fertility rates in North America and Southwest Asia are higher than the world average

true

For the most part, the western part of East Asia is dry

true

Geographers like to use "region" as a conceptual model because it offers a reasonable way to divide the world into manageable parts.

true

Geographically, Middle and South American has very sparsely settled populations in the interiors and very dense populations along the coasts and in the highlands

true

Immigrants from outside the region are the main source of population growth in Europe

true

In China, the lowland river basins, once used for agricultural production, have been invaded by expansion of the coastal cities

true

In Europe, assimilation takes place when an immigrant has given up his or her home culture and adopted the ways of the new country

true

In Southeast Asia, newly married couples commonly live with the wife's parents

true

In all countries in East Asia today, the majority of the population lives in urban area

true

Japan and Taiwan receive monsoon rains twice each year

true

Less than half of the Southeast Asia's population now lives in cities

true

Membership in the European Union became especially attractive to Central European countries after the demise of the Soviet Union

true

Migration from the Maghreb to Europe continues to be a major point of debate in France, Spain and Italy

true

Most East Asian countries have one dominant ethnic group and considerable cultural diversity

true

Most Mexican households receiving remittances are located in relatively better-off Mexican states

true

Mountains block Pacific rains from reaching the Caribbean side of Middle/South America.

true

Neighboring countries invaded Israel the day after the country of Israel was declared

true

North Korea has better physical resources for industrial development, while South Korea has better resources for agriculture

true

Overall in Middle and South America, GNI indicates that the population in middle class, while HDI rankings indicate the most countries rank medium to high in providing education and health care

true

Shi'ites are the majority in Iraq

true

Southeast Asia's population is about double that of the United States, on approximately half the land area

true

Taiwan, the Koreas, and Japan are less vulnerable to drought than Mongolia and China

true

The Central Andes region was home to the Incan Empire

true

The Qur'an (Koran) teaches that humans should live in harmony with their natural surroundings

true

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest has global implications

true

The production of meat requires more land and natural resources than the production of traditional national diets in East Asia?

true

The spatial or geographic perspective aims to answer the question of "where"

true

Volcanic eruptions are beneficial in the long run because they create new land and enhance the richness of soil

true

When Europeans arrived in Middle and South America, they encountered numerous thriving, well-populated societies

true

Which industrialization and modernization have proceeded in western Turkey, much of eastern Turkey remains agricultural and relatively poor

true

While most countries in Middle and South America are democracies, many of these governments are not particularly transparent, and democracy is fragile

true

What effect(s) does the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) have in Southeast Asia

typhoon and cyclone climate

What statement about the Incan Empire is INCORRECT?

unlike their urban centers, Incan agriculture was very primitive for the time

Which of the following outcomes was primarily a result of the Agrarian and Industrial revolutions?

urbanization

Which of the following factors most influences the climate of Europe?

water or elevation

Culture is NOT represented and communication by

wind patterns


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