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Chapter 4 Test Review: Human Geography

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A(n) ____________is a person who has left his or her home country due to a crisis, such as war or famine.

a)

immigrant

b)

refugee

c)

resident alien

d)

emigrant

2.

A country in which most people work in service or information industries and enjoy a high standard of living is a(n)

a)

newly industrialized country.

b)

less developed country.

c)

industrializing country.

d)

more developed country.

3.

What type of economic activity do coal miners perform?

a)

quaternary

b)

secondary

c)

primary

d)

tertiary

4.

What is the difference between a city and a metropolitan area?

a)

A metropolitan area lacks a central city.

b)

A city can experience urban sprawl, but a metropolitan area cannot.

c)

A metropolitan area includes both city and its surrounding suburbs.

d)

A city has suburbs, but a metropolitan area does not.

5.

Larger cities tend to have ____________ functions.

a)

fewer and less specialized

b)

more numerous and highly specialized

c)

more numerous and less specialized

d)

fewer and highly specialized

6.

Rapid growth of cities that results in scattered development that increases traffic, drains local resources, and destroys open space is called

a)

suburbanization.

b)

urban sprawl.

c)

smart growth.

d)

the multiple nuclei model.

7.

Political boundaries, typically referred to as _____________, can change due to wars or treaties.

a)

margins

b)

frontiers

c)

borders

d)

frames

8.

How has computer technology affected cultural change in recent decades?

a)

It has discouraged cultural change because people are distracted by electronics.

b)

It has accelerated cultural change because it has imposed cultural uniformity.

c)

It has accelerated cultural change by facilitating the spread of ideas and traditions.

d)

It has decelerated cultural change by imposing more uniformity.

9.

Coffee is one of Guatemala's key _____________, which it sells to other countries all over the globe.

a)

exports

b)

imports

c)

raw materials

d)

tariffs

10.

What are the two most densely populated continents today?

a)

Asia and Europe

b)

Europe and North America

c)

Europe and South America

d)

Asia and South America

11.

What factor would likely encourage a multinational corporation to locate its manufacturing operations in a less developed country?

a)

a more educated work forec

b)

lower labor cost

c)

greater ethnic diversity

d)

stricter workplace safety regulations

12.

___________, or the belief that the individual's loyalty to the nation or state surpasses other interests, can lead to war in its most extreme form.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Nationalism

d)

Socialism

13.

Which of the following are all examples of primary economic activities?

a)

agriculture, fishing, and mining

b)

manufacturing, providing services, and processing information

c)

mining, manufacturing, and fishing

d)

agriculture, mining, and manufacturing

14.

What of the following terms refers to early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas?

a)

ethnic enclave

b)

language family

c)

urban core

d)

culture hearth

15.

____________ is a type of political conflict that inspires fear and includes any violent and destructive act committed to intimidate a people or government.

a)

Anarchism

b)

Terrorism

c)

socialism

d)

Syndicalism

16.

Even a country in which birthrate and death rate are equal can experience population growth if it also has

a)

immigration.

b)

emigration.

c)

a high standard of living.

d)

long life expectancies.

17.

__________ studies how factors such as a country's size, location, and resources influence politics.

a)

Demography

b)

Biophysics

c)

Physical geography

d)

Geopolitics

18.

The Industrial Revolution is considered an era of rapid __________ because new technology enable culture traits to spread more quickly from one culture to another.

a)

cultural dissonance

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

cultural dispersion

d)

cultural assimilation

19.

In geography, what is the correct term for a city that plays an important role in the global economic system?

a)

industrial city

b)

edge city

c)

world city

d)

capital city

20.

The period in the 1700's and 1800's during which many countries experienced rapid cultural change as they developed power-driven machines and factories to mass-produce goods is known as the

a)

Communist Revolution.

b)

Information Revolution.

c)

Industrial Revolution.

d)

Agricultural Revolution.

21.

World trade is encouraged by the _________ of natural resources.

a)

superabundance

b)

equitable division

c)

scarcity

d)

uneven distribution

22.

What is the term for a group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of the origin?

a)

language family

b)

ethnic enclave

c)

culture region

d)

ethnic group

23.

A _____________ boundary often follows straight lines and does not account for physical features.

a)

natural

b)

cultural

c)

ethnic

d)

geometric

24.

What type of economic activity do teachers perform?

a)

secondary

b)

tertiary

c)

primary

d)

quaternary

25.

_____________ is the scientific study of populations by examining trends such as birthrates and death rates.

a)

Sociology

b)

Demography

c)

Polygraphy

d)

Anthropology

26.

The enslavement of Africans who were the shipped to the Americas is an example of cultural change being caused by forced

a)

diffusion.

b)

labor.

c)

migration.

d)

assimilation.

27.

Geographers divide the world into ______, which are areas in which people share a similar way of life, including language, religion, economic systems, and values.

a)

culture regions

b)

culture hearths

c)

nationalities

d)

ethnicities

28.

The border between India and Pakistan is based on differences in religion. This is a ____________ boundary.

a)

natural

b)

continental

c)

geometric

d)

cultural

29.

Humans are most likely to heavily populate a ________ area.

a)

mountaintop

b)

river delta

c)

tundra

d)

desert

30.

A political border that is established by a physical geographic feature such as a mountain range or a river is a

a)

natural boundary.

b)

ethnic boundary.

c)

geometric boundary.

d)

cultural boundary.

31.

Historically, cities usually developed near

a)

the sources of rivers.

b)

navigable waterways.

c)

canyons.

d)

deserts.

32.

During the Industrial Revolution, people were motivated to move to urban areas primarily by

a)

economic opportunities.

b)

poor housing and pollution.

c)

the depletion of soils in agricultural areas.

d)

artistic and cultural opportunities.

33.

Mexico is a

a)

more developed country.

b)

industrializing country.

c)

newly industrialized country.

d)

less developed country.

34.

The United States is an example of a(n)

a)

industrializing country.

b)

less developed country.

c)

more developed country.

d)

newly industrialized country.

35.

___________ refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities.

a)

Suburbanization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Modernization

d)

Destabilization