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The Human Geography Review (CP Edition)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are part of identity?

a)

What we think of ourselves

b)

Our background and ethnic heritage

c)

What others think of us

d)

All of the things mentioned

2.

Identity is ultimately...

a)

How we make sense of ourselves

b)

Our gender

c)

Our ethnicity

d)

How others see us

3.

True or False: There are different races of human beings.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A large group of people who share common ancestry, history, language, and/or religion are known as...

a)

A family

b)

An ethnic group

c)

A team

d)

A race

5.

The personal and behavioral basis of an individual’s identity that creates a sense of social belonging is known as

a)

race

b)

gender

c)

ethnicity

d)

sexuality

6.

Ethnicity includes all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

A persons pattern of behavior

b)

A persons biological ancestry and appearance

c)

A persons political affiliation

d)

A persons beliefs and the history they share with others

7.

When the policies, practices, or laws of an organization or government disadvantaged people because of their ethnic differences it is known as...

a)

pluralism

b)

ethnic conflict

c)

sovereignty

d)

institutional discrimination

8.

The system of Apartheid used in South Africa between the 1940s and 1990's is an example of...

a)

pluralism

b)

ethnic conflict

c)

sovereignty

d)

institutional discrimination

9.

The practice of racial segregation in public places (like schools and restaurants) in the U.S. American South between 1900 and 1960's is an example of

a)

pluralism

b)

ethnic conflict

c)

sovereignty

d)

institutional discrimination

10.

The idea of race and the inherent superiority or inferiority of certain people groups had the biggest impact on the cultural attitudes of...

a)

Former slaveholding societies

b)

European societies

11.

When immigrant ethnic groups keep their unique traits, beliefs, and practices rather than blending in with to the dominant culture

a)

Pluralism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Ethnic conflict

d)

Sovereignty

12.

The gradual loss of cultural traits, beliefs, and practices that distinguish immigrant ethnic groups

a)

Pluralism

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Assimilation

d)

Ethnicity

13.

When Native American people groups were forces to attend Christian schools in the 1800s, give up their languages and traditional styles of dress this was an example of:

a)

Pluralism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Ethnicity

d)

Sovereignty

14.

When America is described as a "Melting Pot" this suggests that cultural groups blend together and lose their uniqueness. This is an example of...

a)

Pluralism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Ethnic conflict

15.

When America is described as a "tossed salad" this suggests that each cultural group exists side-by-side with others and each remains both unique and separate. This is an example of...

a)

Pluralism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Ethnic conflict

16.

When immigrant ethnic groups keep their unique traits, beliefs, and practices rather than blending in with to the dominant culture it is known as...

a)

Pluralism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Ethnic conflict

d)

Sovereignty

17.

A violent struggle between groups of different ethnicities; usually involving other problems such as a history of political and economic inequality is known as

a)

Pluralism

b)

Institutional discrimination

c)

Ethnic conflict

d)

Boundary dispute

18.

The part of a person's identity that comes from their sexual orientation, attitudes desires, and practices.

a)

Gender

b)

Biological sex

c)

Sexuality

d)

Ethnicity

19.

The characteristics and behaviors a culture or society expect men or women to have are known as

a)

Gender

b)

Sexuality

c)

Biological sex

d)

Ethnicity

20.

The right of a state to control its own affairs and enjoy freedom from control by outside force

a)

Authoritarianism

b)

Unitary governance

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Pluralism

21.

The development of close political and economic relations among states thanks to globalization is known as...

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Supranationalism

c)

Globalization

d)

Internationalism

22.

The United Nations is an example of a...

a)

Supranational organization

b)

Sovereign state

c)

Multinational state

d)

Multinational corporation

23.

The chromosomal makeup of a person that determines whether one is male (XY) or female (XX)

a)

Sexuality

b)

Gender

c)

Biological sex

d)

Ethnicity

24.

Inequality in the opportunities, rights, and benefits given to men and women in a society is known as the...

a)

Sex discrepancy

b)

Gender/Age Ratio

c)

Human Development Index

d)

Gender gap

25.

Which of the following in NOT an example of the gender gap

a)

Women not being legally permitted to vote

b)

Laws restricting where and when women may appear in public

c)

Men voting on laws that affect the well-being of women

d)

Equally qualified women being paid less than men for the same work

26.

A belief system that is world wide in scope and welcomes all people as potential adherents; it makes an effort to convert others

a)

Universalizing religion

b)

Animistic religion

c)

Syncretic religion

d)

Ethnic religion

27.

A belief system limited to the members of a single ethnic or cultural group; also limited geographically

a)

Universalizing religion

b)

Syncretic religion

c)

Animistic religion

d)

Ethnic religion

28.

Which of the following is a universalizing religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

29.

Which of the following is an ethnic religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

30.

A nation is...

a)

a group of people with a shared history and culture

b)

the same thing as a country

c)

an ethnically homogeneous country

d)

The indigenous population of a country

31.

A state is...

a)

a group of people with a shared history and culture

b)

the same thing as a country

c)

an ethnically homogeneous country

d)

The indigenous population of a country

32.

Most political power in a unitary style government lies with...

a)

The local and regional governments or leaders of the country

b)

The central government or leaders of the country

33.

Political power in a federal style government is...

a)

with the local and regional governments or leaders of the country

b)

with central government or leaders of the country

c)

is shared between the central government and regional/ local government

34.

Which of the following counties has a unitary style government?

a)

The U.S.A

b)

The United Kingdom

c)

France

d)

Switzerland

e)

Saudi Arabia

35.

Which of the following counties has a federal style government?

a)

The U.S.A

b)

The United Kingdom

c)

France

d)

Switzerland

e)

Germany

36.

Which of the following are examples of centripetal forces?

a)

patriotism

b)

inequality

c)

common language

d)

poverty

e)

fair and effective laws and judicial system

37.

Which of the following are centrifugal forces?

a)

inequality & social injustice

b)

poverty

c)

shared religion

d)

a strong and charismatic leader

e)

ethnic conflict

38.

Which continent has the highest population?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

39.

Which list shows the 5 countries with the highest populations?

a)

Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, Russia

b)

Mexico, Colombia, Russia, Japan, Argentina

c)

China, India, USA, Indonesia, Brazil

d)

Nigeria, South Africa, Afghanistan, Germany, USA

40.

What is population density?

a)

How many people in a certain country

b)

Number of people per square unit of land

c)

Where people live and learn

d)

How many people in one state

41.

Which of the following countries has the highest physiological population density?

a)

Germany

b)

China

c)

Egypt

d)

Bangladesh

42.

The number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land is...

a)

Arithmetic population density

b)

Physiological population density

c)

Rate of natural increase

d)

Population distribution

43.

Birth rate tells us...

a)

How long people tend to

b)

The annual number of deaths per 1000 people

c)

The average number of babies born per woman

d)

The annual number of births per 1000 people

44.

What is population distribution?

a)

How many people per square mile

b)

How goods are spread among the people

c)

How often people are born

d)

The pattern in where human populations can be found on Earth

45.

Death rate tells us...

a)

The annual number of deaths per 1000 people

b)

How long a person will live

c)

The annual number of births per 1000 people

d)

How many children will likely be born

46.

What is the minimum Rate of Natural Increase needed to keep the population the same?

a)

3.1

b)

2.1

c)

4.5

d)

1.0

47.

Which lets us know how long people in a country will likely live?

a)

Life expectancy

b)

Dependency ratio

c)

Birth rate

d)

Happiness

48.

The Total Fertility Rate is...

a)

The total number of babies born in a year

b)

The average number of babies born to women of childbearing age

c)

The number of babies under one year that die in a year

d)

The number of children adopted in a country

49.

Which of the following does NOT have an effect on a country's fertility rate?

a)

Wealth or poverty

b)

Gender equality

c)

The weather

d)

Levels of education

50.

Which of the following words means "the movement of people from one place to another?"

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Migration

d)

Education

51.

A person who is forced to leave their home, but remains within their own country is known as...

a)

A refugee

b)

And Internally Displaced Person

c)

A migrant

d)

A Fuji

52.

Circumstances that make a person want to leave their country of origin

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

c)

Benefactors

d)

Exponent factors

53.

A person who is forced to leave their home because of violence persecution is...

a)

A refugee

b)

An Internally Displaced Person

c)

A migrant

d)

A Fuji

54.

Attractive things about a place that make migrants want to move there are known as...

a)

Push factors

b)

Pull factors

c)

Protectors

d)

Benefactors

55.

The process of increasing connections and relationships across the world is known as...

a)

Stagnation

b)

Multinational corporation

c)

Globalization

d)

Culture

56.

McDonald's, Apple, Samsung, and Huawei are all examples of...

a)

Globalization

b)

Stagnation

c)

Culture

d)

Multinational corporations

57.

When an idea belief or practice spreads from its hearth to new places it is called...

a)

Cultural diffusion

b)

Foreign direct investment

c)

Circulation

d)

Cultivation

58.

Articles of clothing, sculptures, architecture, and holy books are examples of...

a)

Non material culture

b)

Material culture

59.

Gender roles, rituals, marriage ceremonies, and governmental systems are all examples of...

a)

Non material culture

b)

Material culture

60.

Gocalization describes...

a)

How we can find one particular place on the globe

b)

How cultures try to protect their unique identity

c)

A new style of music

d)

How global and local cultures influence one another