Human Geography

Which of the following correctly classifies the countries in the table by their level of development?

•   More developed: France; industrializing: Canada; less developed: India

•   More developed: Brazil; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania

•   More developed: France; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania

•   More developed: Canada; industrializing: Tanzania; less developed: Brazil

Which of the following correctly classifies the countries in the table by their level of development?

•   More developed: France; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania

•   More developed: Brazil; industrializing: India; less developed: Tanzania

•   More developed: France; industrializing: Canada; less developed: India

•   More developed: Canada; industrializing: Tanzania; less developed: Brazil

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the data shown in the table?

•   An increase in per capita wealth will almost always result in an improvement in gender equity in a country.

•   Spain and Kuwait are countries that have very different levels of economic development.

•   Spain and Kuwait are countries that have very similar levels of economic and social development.

•   There are a large number of women in the Spanish legislature, but few women have been elected in Kuwait.

Australia, Ireland, and Germany have the highest GII values in the table shown. What do these countries' high GII values indicate when compared to their HDI values?

•   These countries are characterized by greater empowerment among a wealthy female population.

•   These countries have less gender equality despite high levels of education and health care.

•   These countries have less disparity between men and women than in wealthier countries.

•   These countries offer greater access to women’s health care despite lower levels of economic development.

Political geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the United States?

•   The Los Angeles-San Francisco area

•   The Buffalo-Cleveland area

•   The Atlanta-Birmingham, Alabama, area

•   The New York-Washington, D.C., area

Which of the following explains a limitation of the three-tiered structure of Wallerstein's world systems theory?

•   The three-tiered system of the model cannot be mapped; therefore, the model has no spatial application.

•   The model locks most countries into the development model of core, semi-periphery, and periphery with little opportunity for peripheral economies to advance into the wealthy core.

•   The model does not provide for countries outside of the core to accomplish any of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

•   The scale of the model does not pertain to individual countries but rather to regions in the global contexts of core, semi-periphery, and periphery.

Which of the following concepts explains the decision to relocate market-oriented factories in the United States from the Midwest and Northeast to locations in the southern United States or Mexico?

•   Comparative advantage, because products can be made more efficiently in the southern United States and Mexico. Operating costs and wages are lower, and the manufactured products are easily transported to major United States markets.

•   Just-in-time delivery, because the United States population is shifting to the south and west, and the Mexican population is growing. It is critical to produce goods closer to the consumer base to reduce shipping times.

•   Post-Fordist production, because traditional mid-western and northeastern manufacturing centers in the United States are unable to keep up with the technological changes of modern industry.

•   Complementary, because the regional economy of the mid-western and northeastern United States is shifting to the service sector. There is little interest in maintaining manufacturing at these locations.

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'cultural landscape' in human geography?

• A) The physical environment untouched by human activity

• B) The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape

• C) A natural landscape that has been preserved

• D) The study of ecosystems and their components

What is the primary focus of human geography?

• A) The study of physical features of the Earth

• B) The analysis of human populations and their cultures

• C) The examination of weather patterns

• D) The exploration of geological formations

Which of the following is an example of a 'push factor' in migration?

• A) Job opportunities in a new city

• B) Political instability in a home country

• C) Cultural attractions in a foreign country

• D) Family reunification