aphug finals semester 1

which of the following countries has the higher arithmetic density: the us, bangladesh, greenland, greece, egypt

bangladesh

what type of region is new york city's financial district: vernacular, technological, geographic, functional, perceptual

functional

what is the most significant difference between gps and gis: -gps uses computer software whereas gis uses satellite triangulation -gps is used for creating maps whereas gis is used for navigation -gps is solely used for military purposes whereas gis is available to civilians -gps finds one specific location whereas gis finds multiple different locations -gps provides one type of data whereas gis combines multiple types of data

gps provides one type of data whereas gis combines multiple types of data

stage 2 of the demographic transition model is characterized by: high growth, low growth, moderate growth, zero growth, negative growth

high growth

which of the following locations has the highest population density: paris, orlando, los angeles, hong kong, sydney

hong kong

which of the following was most likely the first form of agriculture in human history: slash and burn farming, seed agriculture, hunting and gathering, pastoral nomadism, shifting cultivation

hunting and gathering

the process of growing crops in tropical areas for sale in more developed countries is best known as which type of farming: slash and burn agriculture, plantation agriculture, intensive subsistence agriculture, shifting cultivation, commercial agriculture

plantation

the geographer carl sauer favored which school of thought: possibilism, neo possibilism, environmental determinism, neo environmental determinism, geocentrism

possibilism

which of the following terms does not refer to a class of map used by cartographers: cylindrical, planar, regional, oval, conic

regional

the process by which a certain place gains distinguishing characteristics is known as: an adaptive strategy, a built environment, the natural landscape, folk culture, regionalization

regionalization

islam's spread to parts of east africa and southeast asia via trade networks is an example of what two types of cultural diffusion: relocation and hierarchical, relocation and contagious, hierarchical and contagious, relocation and stimulus, contagious and stimulus

relocation and contagious

a table comparing the increase of the african american population in metropolitan areas is an example of which of the following concepts: contagious, stimulus, relocation, hierarchical, expansion diffusion

relocation diffusion

the modern game of soccer spread to many parts of the world because of british colonization; this is best described as an example of what type of diffusion: expansion, hierarchical, relocation, stimulus, contagious

relocation diffusion

which of the following groups wants religion to be separate from all other aspects of society, including government and social institutions: fundamentalists, isoglosses, theocrats, atheists, secularists

secularist

what are the differences between site and situation: site refers to a locations physical characteristics while situation describes the relationship between that location and the surrounding area, situation refers to a locations intrinsic characteristics while site describes the relationship between that location and the surrounding area, site refers to a permanent location while situation means the temporary location of a society, site refers to the natural resources available in a region and situation refers to the manufactured products created from them, site refers to an intentionally built community while situation refers to a community that originates organically

site refers to a locations physical characteristics while situation describes the relationship between that location and the surrounding area

which of the following is not a form of commercial farming: grain farming, fruit farming, mediterranean agriculture, livestock ranching, slash and burn farming

slash and burn farming

which of the following is not an example of a vernacular/perceptual region: the pacific ocean, the deep south, the middle east, appalachia, the swiss alps

the pacific ocean

which of the following phrases best describes the second agricultural revolution: the second agricultural revolution saw the beginning of seed agriculture, involved mechanization of farming, prompted farmers to develop new crops, saw the genetic engineering of crops, saw the rise of large scale farms

the second agriculture revolution involved mechanization of farming

which of the following would not be described as a culture hearth: the fertile crescent, the indus river valley, the swiss alps, silicon valley, hollywood

the swiss alps

which of the following phrases would best describe the key role of women in the first agricultural revolution: labor saving devices free women from toil in the fields offering them financial independence through factory work, women cultivated crops based on their observations of seasonal patterns in plant growth, women helped secure food for their tribe by gathering roots and other wild plants, women performed specialized jobs such as caring for the children, weaving cloth, and making cheese from milk, labor saving devices made plantation agriculture a more profitable system strengthening the institution of slavery

women cultivated crops based on their observations of seasonal patterns in plant growth

which of the following latitudes would go through the state of alaska: 90 degrees north, 60 degrees north, 20 degrees north, 60 degrees south, 90 degrees south

60 degrees north

what percentage of the world's languages are expected to die out within the next century: 90, 75, 50, 25, 10 percent

90 percent

which of the following is not an example of stimulus diffusion: a british celebrity popularizing their hairstyle in brazil, mcdonalds in india serving chicken maharaja mac, americans putting pineapple on pizza, japanese baseball allowing tied games, south korean catholics practicing ancestor rites

a british celebrity popularizing their hairstyle in brazil

the building depicted above (looks like capitol building, domed tops with two towers on the side) is an example of what kind of religious architecture: a roman catholic church, an eastern orthodox church, a mosque, a pagoda, a sacred space

a mosque

which of the following scenarios best exemplifies the concept of distance decay: a person lives in nebraska but reads the new york times, a person who lives far away from a shopping mall and therefore visits it infrequently, a person who lives in a neighborhood with few supermarkets but many fast food chains, a person who sees a celebrity wearing a particular style and purchases similar garments, a viral video spreading all around the world via internet

a person who lives far away from a shopping mall and therefore visits it infrequently

a geographer who supports the theory of environmental determinism would agree with which of the following statements: -humans are not entirely a product of the environment and possess the skills to adapt their environment to fit their needs -a society's physical and intellectual attributes are determined by the environment and climate in which they develop -human activity has resulted in global climate change and increasingly severe weather patterns -most societies can control their environment to their benefit which results in higher levels of economic development -societies are not determined at all by their environment instead developing independent of environmental factors

a societys physical and intellectual attributes are determined by the environment and climate in which they develop

arabic and hebrew are members of which language family: sino tibetan, afro asiatic, turkic, indo european, nilo saharan

afro asiatic

if a student is unable to avoid the ecological fallacy when studying geography; he or she might: assume climates and ecosystems do not change over time, assume that observations made at one level of scale are true for another level of scale, believe the environment dictates how a society develops, argues that slash and burn agriculture has a low impact on pollution, argue that regions rich in natural resources have comparatively advanced economics

assume that observations made at one level of scale are true for another level of scale

in what pattern would rural settlements around a large water source be arranged: random distribution, centralized, dispersed, scattered, linear

centralized

the map shows the uninsured rate by state with different colors for different ranges, this is an example of what map type: chloropleth, reference, cartogram, dot, proportional symbol

chloropleth

which of the following maps would have the largest scale: country, regional, weather, city, world map

city map

the map above shows corn production for selected us states; which of the following conclusions can be made based on the map: corn is linked with the livestock fattening region of the us, corn is in a high bulk food and therefore must be grown closer to urban centers, corn is a staple food in the american diet, corn is not grown much in the west due to dietary preferences, corn is not that profitable a crop due to the influence of ethanol and other biofuels

corn is linked with the livestock fattening region of the us

the overgrazing of pasture areas in arid climates has caused which of the following problems: climate change, mass starvation, desertification, soil loss, soil erosion

desertification

jack tales are best described as an example of: material culture, nonmaterial culture, popular culture, folk culture, folklore

folklore

all maps of the world suffer from some degree of: distortion, projection, extrapolation, regionalism, situation

distortion

which of the following areas of the world leads the other areas below in the production of wheat: central brazil, interior australia, eastern europe, southeast asia, central asia

eastern europe

which of the following statements best describes the main difference between population clusters in asia and europe: in asia most people live in urban areas, in europe most people live in urban areas, in asia most people make their living in the secondary sector of the economy, in europe most people make their living in the primary sector of the economy, in asia the tertiary sector of the economy is stagnant

in europe most people live in urban areas

the structure above (looks like a towered temple with multiple layers) would most likely be found in which of the following countries: ecuador, germany india, thailand, israel

india

the movement of persons from the rust belt to the sun belt is an example of which of the following types of migration: intercontinental, international, interregional, intraregional, intervening

interregional

a person is trying to move from miami to san diego but decides to stop and stay in dallas because he finds a better job, this is an example of which of the following: intervening obstacle, intervening opportunity, environmental push factor, environmental pull factor, distance decay

intervening opportunity

which of the following statements describes why double cropping or even triple cropping is important: it allows subsistence farmers to receive more income from selling their products, it provides consumers with more choices of food to eat, it allows farmers the freedom to rotate crops without harming the soil, it allows farmers to meet the demands of ever increasing populations, it gives producers the profit margins to meet the demands of investors

it allows farmers to meet the demands of ever increasing populations

a good example of a monolingual country would be: canada, japan, turkey, the united kingdom, south africa

japan

which of the following is an ethnic religion: christianity, islam, judaism, buddhism, bahai

judaism

one of the hearths of bluegrass music is: tennessee, kentucky, mississippi, louisiana, minnesota

kentucky

three of the largest us dairy regions are in the northeast, the upper midwest, and californica; what explains this phenomenon: the transportation systems are much better in these areas, the climate are more conducive to raising dairy cattle, large urban centers are located near each zone, industrial output is much greater due to the crops produced in these regions, there are more milk drinkers in these parts of the country than in other parts

large urban centers are located near each zone

what is the primary difference between livestock ranching and livestock fattening: livestock fattening requires more space than livestock ranching, livestock ranching has more profit per head of cattle than livestock fattening, livestock fattening requires less feed per head than livestock ranching, livestock ranching requires more land than livestock fattening, livestock ranching requires more capital investment for feed products

livestock ranching requires more land than livestock fattening

which of the following zones of von thunens model is the best fit for the fruit production method of farming: market gardening, dairy, livestock fattening, commercial grain, livestock ranching

market gardening

which of the following denominations rejects the mainstream christian doctrine of the trinity: roman catholicism, protestantism, mormonism, eastern orthodoxy, zoroastrianism

mormonism

farming in the us has experienced what predominant trend: movement to industrial agriculture, debt for nature swap, tragedy of the commons, more sustainable yields, more work with intertillage practices

movement to industrial agriculture

in which of the following areas were cattle, sheep, and goats first domesticated: central america, northeastern africa, southeast asia, northeastern india, northern china

northeastern africa

based on the map above, all of the following are true of the slave trade except: slave trading took place in the seventeenth and eighteenth century only, the slave trade is an example of forced migration, the slave trade resulted in millions of people of african descent now in the united states, the caribbean, and the south america, the enslaved people worked with labor intensive crops, enslaved people came to north america from west africa

slave trading took place in the seventeenth and eighteenth century only

at matches of which of the following sports do hooligans incite violence: football, hockey, basketball, baseball, soccer

soccer

which of the following regions is one of the five primary areas of population density in the world: south asia, east south america, sub saharan africa, northern europe, central asia

south asia

in what stage of the demographic transition model do most demographers agree that the united kingdom should be placed: stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, stage 4, stage 5

stage 4

the majority of the worlds farming population is involved in which type of agriculture: pastoral nomadism, mediterranean agriculture, shifting cultivation, subsistence farming, plantation agriculture

subsistence farming

what language is known as the lingua franca of east africa: hindi, english, french, swahili, zulu

swahili

the j curve is used to illustrate which of the following geographic principles: the tendency for cities to be associated with each other based on their population sizes, the logistic growth of a country's population, the exponential growth of a country's population, the openness and stability of countries over time, the model that describes the decline of population growth as countries industrialize

the exponential growth of a country's population

von thunens model of agricultural land use revolves around which of the following fundamental principles: the climate in the area dictates the types of crops grown, the fertility of soil decreases as one moves away from the urban area or market, access to transportation improves and moves closer to the urban area, in the village system, farmers are important in subsistence agriculture and an urban area serves as a cultural center point, the farmers in the area are all involved in commercial agriculture, selling their products to a centrally located market

the farmers in the area are all involved in commercial agriculture, selling their products to a centrally located market

which of the following is not considered a sacred space: the taj mahal, the ganges river, the wailing wall, the hiroshima peace memorial, the bodhi tree

the hiroshima peace memorial

the prime meridian establishes: the location of longitude zero degrees, the center of population of the united kingdom, the equator, the reference point for daylight savings time, the division of northern and southern hemispheres

the location of longitude zero

which statement best fits with the recent trends in agriculture in the us: the average size of farms is decreasing as american farmers' efficiency increases, the number of family owned farms is continuing to increase, the total revenue of agricultural sales is becoming more concentrated in a small number of large corporate farms, the cost of converting a conventional farm into a farm growing certified organic crops is relatively quick and easy, sustainable farms make up only a small percentage of total agricultural sales and their numbers are declining

the total revenue of agricultural sales is becoming more concentrated in a small number of large corporate farms

the four heads of brahma are thought to represent: india's four seasons, the three primary deities in hinduism along with parvati, the four cardinal directions, the four noble truths of hinduism, the vedas

the vedas

how many generations does the process of acculturation typically take: one, two, three, four, five

three

the image above (squares of fields) shows which of the following types of survey pattern: dispersed village, township and range, long lots, metes and bounds, nucleated format

township and range

which one of the following concepts is not one of the five themes of geography: location, region, place, movement, trade

trade

when european settlers established relations with native americans, a new language was created to ease translation for both groups; what is the language type called: official language, creole language, pidgin language, trade language, indigenous language

trade language

the tuareg people of the sahara and their animals seasonally migrate to the higher lands in the summer and the valleys in the winter; this is an example of: pastoral nomadism, livestock ranching, livestock fattening, dairy farming, transhumance

transhumance

which of the following describes the seasonal migration of livestock to pasture lands where food is more plentiful: intercontinental migration, step migration, interregional migration, intraregional migration, transhumance

transhumance

world population grew the most in terms of percentage of population in which of the following centuries: seventh, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty first century

twentieth century

which crop did norman borlaug use to initiate the green revolution in mexico: corn, wheat, rice, sorghum, manioc

wheat