HUG: Midterm Exam Review--1-17-20

The presence of similar restaurants, gas stations, and stores throughout the United States 

• is an example of possibilism
• illustrates how popular culture can create a uniform landscape
• increases cultural awareness
• is a prime example of regionalization

Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans?

• Adoption of unique folk culture
• Need for durable clothing
• Impact of high income on clothing habits
• Diffusion of popular culture

A fundamental difference between folk culture and popular culture is that folk culture

• Is adaptive to change over time
• Tends to diffuse rapidly across geographic space
• Often sets a minority group apart from a region´s general population
• Represents universal values

Which statement about birth is best supported by the pyramid?

• More births occurred in 1956 than in 1966

• more births occurred in 1986 than in 2006

• the number steadily increased between 1956 and 2016

• the number steadily decreased between 1956 and 2016

• fewer births occurred in 2016 and 2011

Which of the following is true of human demographic trends?

• In pre-industrial societies, birth rates are low, and population grows rapidly.

• When the average number of children born to each woman falls, the total population always increases

• When birth rates and death rates are both high, the population grows slowly, if at all.

• Death rates rise in the industrial of the demographic transition

In general, any movement of individuals or populations from one location to another.

• Deomgraphy

• Migration

• Urbanization

• Survivorship

The number of births (usually per year) Per 1,000 women of childbearing age.

• Fertility Rate

• Arable Land

• Urbanization

• Age Structure

The lines on the globe represent lines of...

• longitude
• latitude
• meridians
• hemispheres

Which of the following are possible ways that diffusion can occur?

• Migration
• Trade Routes
• Blending
• All of these answers

Which push or pull factor affects population size?

• Better access to cheeses
• Luxury cars to purchase
• Drought
• More cinemas and theaters