Chapter 4 Review questions (Geography)

Which of the following is not a factor that transmits culture?

• Language

• Religion

• Media

• Geography

What are the three main types of world cultures?

• High-context, low-context, and multi-active

• Authoritarian, democratic, and theocratic

• Capitalist, socialist, and mixed

• Highly developed, newly industrialized, and developing

Which type of government has unlimited authority?

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

What is the measurement of the value of goods produced per person in a country?

• Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• Per capita income

• Population density

• Birthrate

Which type of economy is characterized by government ownership of major industries?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Command economy

• Mixed economy

What is the term for the study of population characteristics?

• Demographics

• Urbanization

• Industry

• Foreign policy

What is the number of children born each year per one thousand people called?

• Birthrate

• Death rate

• Population distribution

• Population density

What is the term for the movement of people from rural areas to cities?

• Urbanization

• Demographic transition

• Cultural diffusion

• Diplomacy

What is the average number of people per square mile or kilometer in a country called?

• Population density

• Population distribution

• Birthrate

• Death rate

Which of the following is not a type of border?

• Natural border

• Geometric border

• Cultural boundary

• Diplomatic border