Geo Final 2023

​Geo Review 2023

Multiple Choice

Which theme of geography is the following: Movie stars in Hollywood begin to wear armbands and afterwards people in Minnesota start copying that fad. 

• Region

• Human-Environment (Interaction)

• Movement

• Place

Multiple Choice

The theme of LOCATION tells us what a spot is like . . .

The theme of PLACE tells us where something is

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does GIS stand for?

• Geographic Positioning System

• Geographic Information System

• Geographic Intelligence System

• Tim Duncan

Multiple Choice

Relative location uses latitude and longitude to pinpoint exact location.

• True

• False

​The next set of questions mimic the population questions on the test

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the three main demographic processes that demographers study? (In other words, what factor does not change populations stats/#s)?

• Birth

• Genetic mutations or

  Evolution

• Migration

• Death

Multiple Choice

Which country is the fastest growing/going to be number 1 (sooner than we think) . . .

• China

• India

• United States

• Russia

Multiple Choice

The total number of people on a given area of land refers to __________ density.  However, to find the physiological density of an area, divide the total number of people by the total area of arable land.

• Agricultural

• Arithmetic

• Regular

• Straight Up Math

Multiple Choice

What is this a picture of?

• Physiological Density

• Ecumene

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is more than likely a LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY?

• A

• B

• Timmy D

Multiple Choice

Which of the following stages of the Demographic Transition would Japan most likely be (or approaching) in according to this pyramid shape?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 5

Multiple Choice

Thomas Malthus believed overpopulation would not be that much of a problem/be a worry for the future. He was considered a "positive" theorist like Hans Rosling!

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The main reason why the population of the world EXPLODED (grew quickly around 1800) was because the BIRTH RATE was INCREASING.

• True

• False

​​The next set of questions mimic the migration questions on the test

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be an example of a PUSH factor?

• War

• Climate Disaster

• Famine

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

This theory explains that the human species first developed on this continent and then migrated to everywhere else in the world. 

• The Great Human Odyssey

• African Diaspora

• Out of Africa Theory

• Asian Exploration Conquest

Multiple Choice

What NEGATIVE effect happened to the state of Minnesota because of EUROPEAN migration?

• An increase in the amount of Passenger Pigeons

• Railroads stopped being developed

• 90% of the original trees were cut down

Multiple Choice

When someone moves INTO a country, they are an IMMIGRANT

• True

• False - They are an emigrant

Match

Match the following

• A person who is forced to move because of war, persecution, natural disaster, or other conflicts

• a permanent or semi-permanent move to a new place

• A history of one's family background, descendants, and ancestors

• the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.

Refugee

Migration

Genealogy

Nativism

• Refugee

• Migration

• Genealogy

• Nativism

​​​The next set of questions mimic the land use questions on the test

Poll

The Von Thunen model focuses on the relationship between the cost of land and the cost of transporting goods. The land near the city is more expensive, but transportation is cheaper, while the land far away is cheaper, but the transportation is more expensive.

• Yeah!

• -

Multiple Choice

A high percentage of food crops, such as corn and soybeans, are NOT genetically modified

• True

• False

Open Ended

What is the "geographic lottery?"

Match

Match the following

• diversified crops grown to support themselves (their family and animals) not to gain a profit

• a "slash-and-burn" type of farming where forests are cut down and burned to provide nutrients to the soil. This is an unsustainable farming practice. 

• The purpose of farming is to sell goods and farmers actually consume (use) very little of what they grow.

• the distance a food travels from where it is produced to where it is sold to the consumer.

• Best Porward Forward of ALL TIME

Subsistence Farming

Shifting cultivation

Commercial Agriculture

Food Miles

Tim Duncan

• Subsistence Farming

• Shifting cultivation

• Commercial Agriculture

• Food Miles

• Tim Duncan

Open Ended

Give me an example of a sustainable practice

​​​​The next set of questions mimic the political geography questions on the test

Match

Match the following

• A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

• A system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

• A type of government in which one person rules. This person is known as a king or queen and is known as a head of state and not the head of government.

• A type of government in which God or a deity is the supreme ruler. There is not separation between church and state. This means religious laws govern the land.

• A type of government and economic system in which the major productive resources in a society-such as mines, factories, and farms-are owned by the public or the state, and wealth is divided among citizens equally or according to individual need.

Democracy

Fascism

Monarchy

Theocracy

Communism

• Democracy

• Fascism

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Communism

Multiple Choice

is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• Imperialism

• Colonialsim

• Neutrality

• Xenophobia

Multiple Choice

Genocide is an extreme side effect of imperialism

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which shape of state best defines Vietnam?

• Compact

• Perforated

• Elongated

• Fragmented

​​​​​The next set of questions mimic the cultural geography questions on the test

Match

Match the following cultural elements to their best description

• How a group prepares its people to live in the society

• How a group establishes order and chooses a leader 

• How members of a society find a mate, the celebrations of marriage

• What societies do for fun and competition, or activities they do

• How people should act as members of society

Education

Government/laws

Courtship

Sports & Rec

Etiquette

• Education

• Government/laws

• Courtship

• Sports & Rec

• Etiquette

Multiple Choice

Where a cultural idea begins

• Geographic lottery

• Hearth

• Nativist

• Exurb

Multiple Choice

What type of acculturation is being described below:

"Even though I come from Italy, I am just an American.  I speak English now and celebrate traditional American holidays, like Independence Day."

• Assimilation

• Integration

• Marginalization

• Separation

Multiple Choice

What type of diffusion is this?

A certain dish popular in China spreads to the United States.  The chef modifies it slightly so that it will appeal to Americans.

• Hierarchical

• Stimulus

• Contagious

• Relocation

Multiple Choice

When people judge other cultures by the values and standards of their own culture, this is called

• Ethnocentrism

• Xenophobia

• Racism

• Nativism

​​​​​​The next set of questions mimic the urban geography questions on the test

Match

Match the following

• Political units touching the borders of the central city and are within commuting distance of the city.

• Smaller cities or towns with open land between them and the central city

• The functional area of the city, its suburbs, and exurbs that are linked together economically.

• Several metropolitan areas that grow together (like Boston, NY, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C.)

Exurb

metropolitan area

suburbs

megalopolis

• Exurb

• metropolitan area

• suburbs

• megalopolis