Chapters 1-5

Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale?

The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail.

In the early part of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, Thomas Malthus developed a theory that population increases exponentially, while food production can increase only arithmetically. Which of the following statements best explains how the Industrial Revolution reduced the threats forecast by Malthus?

The resulting rural-to-urban migration for jobs in factories led to a decline in birth rates and lowered population growth rates below what Malthus predicted.

The images show a topographic map and a geographic information systems (GIS) representation of Mount Shasta in California. Which of the following statements best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representations of Earth's surface?

The three dimensions of Earth's surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page.

Which of the following describes a concern for a country with an aging population?

As the proportion of older people in the country increases, fewer young workers are available to contribute tax revenues to support programs that provide services to the older population.

Which of the following country demographics would be used to explain the need for the pronatalist policies shown?

A country with a birth rate of 1111, a death rate of 1313, and a rate of natural increase of −0.2−0.2 , legislates tax credits for working parents

In many less developed countries, only a small percentage of school-aged youth attend school regularly. In some cases, fewer females than males are enrolled in schools. Which of the following patterns is a concern in less developed countries with low school enrollment?

A lack of qualified males and females to develop a workforce that will improve economic growth

Source: NASA, Columbia University, Natural Earth GIS The map shows the number of people per unit of land. Which of the following types of data are shown in the map?

Arithmetic density

Which of the following explains a significant positive impact that the immigration of large populations of Chinese people had on places like Vancouver and Los Angeles?

Chinese immigrants established businesses and religious centers that provided their new cities with greater access to elements of Chinese culture such as arts, cuisine, and religion.

It can be inferred from global patterns of population growth that the country most likely to be in West Africa is

Country III

All of the following were colonized by France EXCEPT

Cuba

Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern of ethnicity in Singapore's neighborhoods?

Ethnic Chinese residents are in the majority across most of the city, while ethnic Malay and ethnic Indian residents are concentrated in the peripheral neighborhoods.

In the century after the arrival of Europeans, which of the following changes occurred to the indigenous population of the Americas?

It decreased dramatically with the introduction of new diseases

Which of the following types of countries are most likely challenged with the problems associated with a large youth-dependent population, such as providing public primary education for all children?

Less developed countries

Which of the following sets of maps would help explain how scale of inquiry affects truth?

Maps showing Michigan's population density by counties and the United States population density by state

Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism?

Modification of landscapes by human cultures

Which of the following scenarios best exemplifies the concept of hierarchical diffusion?

The increasing sales of clothing brands endorsed by professional athletes to customers in Europe

Which of the following describes the spatial pattern shown in the map of total fertility rates?

The lowest total fertility rates are shown in Europe, Russia, East Asia, Australia, and Canada.

Which of the following spatial patterns accurately describes the data presented in the map?

The majority of countries with less than 70 percent secondary school enrollment are in sub-Saharan Africa.

Which of the following is most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos?

Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons even at the expense of a balanced diet.

Based on the map, which of the following languages are most likely to be spoken in counties where 60 percent or more of residents spoke a language other than English at home?

Spanish and American Indian languages

A refugee enters the European Union in Italy and is temporarily housed in Germany. He is then granted asylum and is permanently settled in Sweden. Which of the following describes this type of migration that is facilitated by the European Union's open border policies?

Step migration across member states to a final destination

Which scenario best explains the process of assimilation?

The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.

Which of the following statements best explains why English is the most widely spoken language in North America?

The English language initially diffused to North America through the process of relocation diffusion. A number of colonies were established and settled by people from Great Britain.

Cultural differences within a country's population, such as different religions, languages, and ethnicity, have political impacts and can best be described as

centrifugal forces within a state

The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of

chain migration

Comparing both photographs, each image shows the significance of temples, religious statuary, and iconography on the

cultural landscape

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of

large heterogeneous groups

One would expect to find a population with a relatively young age structure in

less developed countries

A formal region defines an area in which

there is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics