WorksheetsAmsco review MC Qs
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Which statement best describes the absolute location of Paris, France?
127 miles away from the English Channel
in the Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
49° N , 2° E
the capital of France
in the heart of France
Which statement best decribes the relative location of Barcelona, Spain?
386 miles west of Madrid and 644 miles south of Paris
in the Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
41° N, 2° E
the capital of France
in the heart of France
The word Madrid is a toponym because it designates
a center of political power
the name of a specific location
a community in a plains region
the largest city in a country
that it is part of a region called the Iberian Peninsula
Which best describes the effect on time-space compression of the technology shown above
it decreased it by using less space than older machines
it decreased it by shortening the time writing took
it decreased it by making communication easier
it increased it by making writing more efficient
it increased it by speeding up Communications
Which best explains why the above image is considered part of the built environment
it is found primarily in rural areas
it is often used as part of boundaries
it is designed to regulate the movement of animals
it is part of the landscape made by humans
it is a product that was invented to solve a problem
which technology have the greatest effect on the application of the distance Decay function
food preservatives because they reduce decay
cars because the weakened family connections
barbed wire because it stretches for long distances
new medicines because they keep people healthier
a jet because it strengthens the connections between distant places
the frequency of occurence of something within a specifically defined area is the
density
distribution
incidence
interconnection
pattern
how are a cartogram and a graduated symbol map similar
both indicate exact locations of specific data precisely
both portray numerical data for comparison between places
both provide a good compromise among distortions of shape , size, direction and distance
both display latitude and longitude accurately
both are useful for comparing the physical area of a country
which phrase refers to the collection of geospatial data through the use of satellite imagery
using remote sensing
gathering information through fieldwork
using a global positioning system
forming a mental map
creating a projection
which is the best example of qualitative data used by geographers
personal descriptions of processes and events
surveys about how often people visit other places
census counts such as population statistics
measurements of distance made using GPS recievers
tables showing the age distribution of people in a community
why are geographers interested in the information in DOLLY
it provides information about spatial distribution of peoples reactions to events
it provides an opportunity for geographers to work with data scientists
geographers focus on the sentiments of people more than do other scientists
geographers are more likely to use new technology than are other scientists
the data is searchable
which issue would a geographer research using a DOLLY?
how people in different areas reacted to results
why people consider themselves either conservative or liberal
at what temperature people begin to describe the day as cold
how the weather affects the number of people who feel sick
why some people are more likely than others to use a new technology
which is the best example of qualitative data used by geographers
personal descriptions of processes and events
surveys about how often people visit other places
census counts such as population statistics about how often people visit other places
measurements of distance made using GPS receivers
tables showing the age distribution of people in a community
Which generalization is best illustrated by the world map above?
Climate is the primary factor influencing population distribution.
People are spread out evenly throughout the world.
The majority of the world's population lives between 20°N and 60°N latitude.
More people live in the Western Hemisphere than in the Eastern Hemisphere.
People have preserved fertile land for farming by choosing to settle heavily in areas with poor farmland.
Based on the map, which area is most densely populated?
eastern Asia
northern Europe
western North America
central South America
southern Africa
According to the table, which country has a greater need for increased crop yields and imported foods and why?
Country A: Its physiological density indicates that its farmers do not have the technological resources to grow crops efficiently.
Country A: The large difference between its arithmetic and physiological densities indicates that it has only a little good farmland.
Country A: Its high arithmetic and physiological densities indicate that it needs to use a high percentage of its land to grow crops.
Country B: It has an arable land percentage of 16.8, which is not sufficient for growing enough food to feed everyone.
Country B: The small difference between its arithmetic and physiological densities indicates it has ample good farmland.
Which country has the lowest arithmetic population density?
Egypt
United States
Australia
India
France
The Nile River Valley has the greatest concentration of population in Egypt because of its
alpine climate
tourist attractions
extensive in-migration from nearby areas
many sacred sites
high-quality agricultural land
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 than in 2011.
A more developed country with the same total population as the United Arab Emirates would most likely have shorter bars for
both males and females at ages 70 and above
both males and females at ages 9 and below
both males and females at all ages
females only at ages 25 to 34
males only at ages 10 to 19
Which stage of the DTM does the population pyramid represent?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Which is most likely a bigger concern for the country represented in the pyramid than for countries in other DTM stages?
a greater demand for government spending on pensions and healthcare for the elderly
a greater demand for government spending on education and daycare for children
a higher rate of unemployment among people of working age
a higher rate of emigration by people in search of jobs
a faster overall population growth than in previous decades
Which country's population has the highest rate of natural increase?
Niger
Bangladesh
Mexico
Australia
France
France's crude death rate is probably higher than Bangladesh's because
France is involved in more wars
France has more natural disasters
France has a higher percentage of elderly people
Bangladesh has a better healthcare system
Bangladesh has a higher life expectancy
Which ideas predicted greater famines from overpopulation than occurred?
the Demographic Transition
the Epidemiological Transition Model
Malthusian theory
Neo-Malthusian theory
China's "One Child" policy
Which change most reduced fertility rates in less developed countries?
building hospitals and healthcare facilities
providing more education for girls
implementing pro-natalist policies
discouraging the use of birth control
promoting fundamentalist religious values
Over the past century, the population of the world has been
growing even though fertility rate is decreasing
growing even though life expectancy is decreasing
growing because the fertility rate is increasing
declining because life expectancy is decreasing
declining even though the fertility rate is increasing
According to the Epidemiological Transition Model, when do vaccines and improved sanitation cause the death rate to decrease?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Which best summarizes the migration process represented by the diagram?
With European colonization and migration, positive aspects of European culture spread across the globe in spite of obstacles.
In the process known as step migration, migrants move from rural to urban areas through a series of smaller moves, or steps.
Each migration produces a counter migration of people returning to their country of origin.
The gravity model predicts that most migrants will move to the closest large metropolitan area in search of economic opportunities.
Migrants leave their homelands because of push factors and move to places with pull factors, but they often face barriers as they migrate.
Which statement best summarizes Zelinsky's model of migration in relation to the Demographic Transition Model (DTM)?
High unemployment countries in Stage 4 and 5 of the DTM pushes migrants to Stage 2 and 3 countries in search of economic opportunity.
Overcrowding in countries in Stage 2 and 3 of the DTM pushes migrants to Stage 4 and 5 countries in search of economic opportunity.
Overcrowding in countries in Stage 4 and 5 of the DTM pushes migrants to Stage 2 and 3 countries in search of economic opportunity.
A gender imbalance in countries in Stages 4 and 5 of the DTM pushes migrants to Stage 2 and 3 countries to find mates and start families.
Overcrowding in countries in Stage 4 and 5 of the DTM pushes migrants to Stage 2 countries in a counter migration as large as the original migration.
Which statement best summarizes the difference between immigrants to the United States before and after 1930?
Between 1830 and 1930 most U.S. immigrants were slaves; between 1930 and the present most were free persons.
Between 1830 and 1930 most U.S. immigrants were wealthy; between 1930 and the present most were poor.
Between 1830 and 1930 most U.S. immigrants were English speakers; between 1930 and the present most immigrants were non-English speakers.
Between 1830 and 1930 most U.S. immigrants were from the Americas and Asia; between 1930 and the present most were from Europe.
Between 1830 and 1930 most U.S. immigrants were Europeans; between 1930 and the present most were from the Americas and Asia.
According to the gravity model of migration, in which state and city of the United States would Mexican migrants be most likely to live?
Florida and Philadelphia
Texas and Los Angeles
North Carolina and Chicago
Georgia and Memphis
Alabama and Washington, D.C.
Which is the most common negative impact of emigration on the country of origin?
an increase in unemployment rates
a decline in the crowded conditions of urban areas
loss of farmers resulting in smaller food supply
loss of working age population to another country
an increase in the number of abandoned and homeless children
A person living in Town A moves three times, as shown in the diagram, and settles in Town D. This is an example of
chain migration
step migration
distance decay
intervening obstacle
intervening opportunity
Which best illustrates counter migration?
Chinese farmers migrating from a village to a small city and then to Beijing.
Ethiopians migrating to Turkey and then to Germany.
Italians migrating to France at the same time some French are migrating to Italy.
Nigerians migrating to Ghana and then migrating back to Nigeria.
Enslaved Africans being taken by force to Brazil and then voluntarily migrating to Argentina.
The clearest example of an ethnic enclave is a neighborhood where
many Korean immigrants live and practice Korean culture
the city provides special services to help immigrants learn English
immigrants from several different countries live
most businesses are owned by the children of immigrants
the population is extremely diverse and multicultural
According to the cultural complex described in the diagram, auto ownership provides transportation by also
represents a set of American cultural traits, such as self-reliance and independence.
provides greater likelihood that its owner will attain American values such as wealth
represents one American cultural trait, depending on the values of the auto's owner
comes about as a result of possession of a particular American trait, such as wealth
helps identify the owner's cultural landscape, region, realm, and level of freedom.
Which of the following best demonstrates the concept of a culture hearth?
the Middle East, where many cultures share the religion of Islam
Latin America, which consists of several distinct but related cultures
the places in the world where material and nonmaterial traits emerged
the buildings, roads, and other elements built by humans
an area within a city where people share a common culture distinct from the surrounding culture
Which pattern is more typical of folk cultures than other types of cultures?
welcoming in new practices from other cultures
promoting a high level of religious diversity
taking steps to transform rural areas into urban areas
emphasizing the value of tradition
establishing flexible gender roles
The various cultural regions that compose the United States demonstrate how
various cultural regions share some values and yet remain distinct
culture hearths spread their values through diffusion
clear lines divide cultural regions distinctly
cultural boundaries match political boundaries
each cultural region is composed of a variety of cultural realms
The onion-domed churches in Moscow are most clearly examples of that city's cultural
barriers
enclaves
realm
landscape
borders
A family that immigrates from China to the United States and chooses to live in an ethnic enclave is probably hoping to
expose their children to people of many other cultures
assimilate their family into American culture as quickly as possible
find a buffer against discrimination while they seek new opportunities
find more religious and language diversity that in most communities
separate itself from its Chinese culture rapidly and completely
Which information would be most useful to a geographer trying to identify the borders of cultural regions that each cover hundreds of square miles within a large country?
the locations of urban ethnic enclaves with businesses that cater primarily to one ethnic group
the locations of geographic features, particularly rivers, streams, and lakes
the locations of major and minor airports across the country
the sights travelers see as they travel along major highways across the country
how well the average person in the entire country is connected to Internet and other media
One effect of the spread of popular culture through globalization is that
cultural realms have become more diverse
several traits have become part of a worldwide culture
traditional cultural values have spread to developed countries
less-developed countries have adopted stricter gender roles
the primary impact has been to change American culture
Which most accurately describes a relationship shown on the language tree above?
Polish grew out of Balto-Slavic
Celtic is based on Welsh
Greek is a Romance language
French and Spanish are creole languages
Hindi is an older language than Indo-Iranian
One distinctive feature of the Indo-European family is that it
has a smaller spatial distribution than other language families
is the only language family with just one major lingua franca
includes most of the world's oldest languages
is spoken by nearly half the world's population
is the only one that is spoken in Europe today
Some countries have several official languages because they want to
make international diplomacy easier
foster political cooperation with neighboring countries
make government operate more efficiently
prepare students to participate in the global economy
give recognition to different groups within the country
Which phrase does NOT help explain the language distribution shown on the map?
the ease of trade between Great Britain and the United States
the widespread use of the Internet
the differences between American and British English
the impact of British colonization in Africa and Asia
the increase in power of U.S.-based corporations
Which resulted from the mixing of two languages to create a new one so that people who spoke different languages could trade more easily?
Indo-European
Amerindian
American English
Arabic
Swahili
The Arabic language spread from its hearth and became one of the major global languages mainly through
increased use of communication technology in Arab nations
spread of Middle Eastern multinational oil corporations
worldwide colonization beginning around 600 C.E.
conquest and its use as a standard religious language
resisting colonization by European nations and the United States
Which is the best example of the diffusion of a language?
the decline in use of the Navajo language
the spread of English via the Internet
the creation of a new language in Haiti
the designation of one official language for a country
the use of bilingual signs in a country with two official languages
The map shows the spread of
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Which general conclusion about the expansion diffusion of the religion does the map most strongly support?
It requires mass migration of people over long distances.
It usually moves in an eastern direction.
It is aided by the presence of a major trade route.
It occurs more in Asia than on other continents.
It experiences strong fundamentalism at its hearth.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are alike in that they all
began as universal religions
are examples of ethnic religions
evolved into polytheistic religions
trace their heritage to Abraham
started in a region that is now part of Europe
Which best describes the main difference between ethnicity and nationality?
Nationality is connected to a state while ethnicity is connected to culture.
Nationality is connected to culture while ethnicity is connected to a state.
Nationality is connected to a language while ethnicity is connected to a religion.
Nationality is connected to cities while ethnicity is connected to rural areas.
Nationality is connected to religion while ethnicity is connected to urban enclaves.
Based on its architecture, the worship site in the picture is probably used by people of which religious tradition?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Which was the most common religious change among Africans as a result of contact with people from Europe and the Middle East?
from animism to a universalizing religion
from an ethnic religion to animism
from a universalizing religion to an ethnic religion
from monotheism to polytheism
from polytheism to an ethnic religion
Which type of influence has been most significant in shaping the distribution of religious groups in the United States?
climate and landforms
immigration patterns
federal government policies
economic development
shifts in agriculture
Which is an example of sequent occupance?
the forced movement of Native Americans from their homelands to reservations
the Diaspora of the Jews after being banished from their homeland by the Romans
the decision by Amish immigrants to settle in rural areas rather than in urban enclaves
an ethnic group that is completely surrounded by another ethnic group
the shift in a neighborhood population from Germans to Poles to Koreans
