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Human Geo Sem 1 Final Exam PRACTICE

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of region is this?

The I-90 Interstate System

a)

Functional

b)

Formal

c)

Perceptual/Vernacular

2.
How has the EU promoted economic cooperation across Europe?
a)
It has reduced trade barriers.
b)
It has banned foreign imports.
c)
It has raised workers salaries.
d)
It has ended business competition.
3.
What is the world's largest supranational organization?
a)
European Union
b)
United Nations
c)
United States
d)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
4.

Which of these is the best definition of centripetal forces?

a)

forces that pull people together

b)

forces that promote urbanization

c)

forces that reduce land use conflict

d)

forces that improve living standards

5.
The European Union began with the development of a...
a)
Common Market
b)
War
c)
Land Use conflict
d)
Defense organization
6.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Europe
7.

What is movement?

a)

Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas get from one place to another

b)

Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area

c)

Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.

d)

Tells us why different areas are grouped together.

8.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
9.
The European Union is a group of countries that share similar economic and government policies, in addition to all being located near one another and sharing a common history.
a)
Human Environment Interaction
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Location
10.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
11.
A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
has historical ties to the same land
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
12.
What caused the distribution of English language speakers throughout the world?
a)
Native English Speakers
b)
British colonization
c)
Decision to make English the lingua franca
d)
U.S. World dominance
13.
Which of the following is not an example of a state?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Kurdistan
d)
Mexico
14.
A people who share common customs, origins, history and frequently language.
a)
nation
b)
state
c)
colony
d)
nation-state
15.

An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established that has control over its internal and foreign affairs.

a)

nation

b)

state

c)

nation-state

d)

stateless nation

16.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
17.
How is power distributed in a  FEDERAL system?
a)
More power is held by state governments then national.
b)
Power is not held by the regional governments
c)
Power is shared between Central and Regional
d)
no power is held by the state
18.

Choose the correct examples of a tertiary economic activity.

a)

truck driver, doctor, store clerk, restaurant

b)

manufacturing and construction

c)

mining, agriculture, fishing

d)

research and data processing

19.
The term used for a country with high birth rates, high death rates, little economic growth, and a high population in the primary sector.
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
HDI
d)
GNP
20.
Which is not a benefit of global trade?
a)
countries obtain things that they may not normally produce
b)
increased competition with other countries
c)
technology lowers the cost of production
d)
Sell things to more people in other countries
21.

What are the cons (negative effects) of globalization?

a)

Hurt the local economy, create ethnocentrism, exploitation of local environment

b)

Spread of American culture to other cultures

c)

Lower cost and more access to different goods from other countries.

d)

Everything is bad about globalization

22.
San Francisco's coordinates are 37 degrees N and 122 degrees W--- this an example of which theme?
a)
relative location
b)
absolute location
c)
movement
d)
region
23.
The change in size, shape, direction, or distance of something once a globe is converted to a map. 
a)
Cartography
b)
map
c)
distortion
d)
scale
24.
This a person who is skilled at making maps
a)
Geogrpaher
b)
Cartographer
c)
Historian
d)
Mapologist
25.
Which organization would be most likely to be involved in the establishment of fishing regulations in the Mediterranean Sea?
a)
NAFTA
b)
NATO
c)
UN
d)
EU
26.
________ is the interconnection of the global economy.
a)
Global Studies
b)
Global
c)
Market
d)
Globalization
27.
This theme of Geography focuses on what the location is like.
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Relative Location
c)
Place
d)
Region
28.
Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.
a)
globalization
b)
regionalism
c)
regionalization
d)
glocalization
29.
 How did the partitioning (division) of the Ottoman Empire after World War I lead to conflict in Southwest Asia?
a)
Many new countries were created that represented a single ethnic group.
b)
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were divided among Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Palestine.
c)
Several small Arab countries joined together to push for the creation of the State of Israel.
d)
European politicians didn’t take into account religious and ethnic groups when drawing new boundaries.
30.
Based on the graph, which of these is most likely to be a major problem facing a multinational state like Kazakhstan?
a)
a religious conflict between Muslims and Jews
b)
ethnic tension between Russians and Kazakhs
c)
the settlement of Ukranian and Uzbek refugees
d)
the growing power of the Russian Orthodox Church
31.
Which type of distribution of power does the diagram show?
a)
Confederation
b)
Unitary
c)
Federal
d)
Anarchy
32.
An internal organization of a state that places most power in the hands of central government officials
a)
Federal Government
b)
Uniform Government
c)
Unitary Government
d)
Federali Governmnet
33.
A state that contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination that agree to co exist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities
a)
Nation-state
b)
Multinational state
c)
Multiethnic state
d)
Binational State
34.
A nation that does fall under any state
Ex: Palestinians, Kurds, Indian groups such as Cherokee
a)
State
b)
Stateless nation
c)
Devolution
d)
Nation-State
35.
Two countries fighting over natural resources near their borders is an example of
a)
territorial boundary dispute
b)
positional boundary dispute
c)
functional boundary dispute
d)
allocational boundary dispute
36.
Which of the following includes two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
a)
vote and run for office
b)
read a newspaper and volunteer at the local food bank
c)
get a driver's license and purchase real estate property
d)
go to college and start a career
37.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
a)
starting at 16 years of age and older
b)
starting at 18 years of age and older
c)
starting at 21 years of age and older
d)
starting at 35 years of age and older
38.

What is redistricting?

a)

the process of establishing the number of representatives in the U.S. Senate

b)

the process of drawing United States and state electoral district boundaries

c)

the idea that all states should have an equal number of people in Congress

d)

the use of the Census to determine who should run for office

39.
The practice of drawing district lines to favor one political party.
a)
Census
b)
statistics
c)
reapportionment
d)
Gerrymandering
40.

The Persian Gulf War centered around oil resources which stretched across the borders of Iraq and Kuwait. What kind of dispute would this be classified as?

a)

operational/functional

b)

locational/positional

c)

territorial

d)

allocational/resource

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