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APHUG Unit 1 to 4

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two main questions human geographers ask?
a)
1) Where do agricultural practices take place most often?
2) Why are they practiced there?
b)
1) Where do peoples migrate most often?
2) Why do they migrate there? 
c)
1) Where are dispersed rural settlements found in the world?
2) Why are they found there?
d)
1) Where are people and activities found? 
2) Why are they found there? 
2.
What is the difference between a cartogram and a normal map?
a)
Depicts the sizes of countries according to population rather than land area
b)
Depicts the population of countries according to the size of the countries
3.
What are the four population clusters within which two-thirds of the world are clustered?
a)
South Asia, West Asia, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa
b)
East Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, Africa
c)
South America, Europe, East Asia, South Asia 
d)
Europe, Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia
4.
What is the ecumene?
a)
Name for a place on Earth's surface
b)
Portion of Earth that is permanently occupied
5.
What is step migration?
a)
Occurs when an individual walks on a flight of stairs during the migration process
b)
A series of shorter, less extreme migrations from a person's place of origin to final destination
c)
When a group of people migrate through rice terracing steps to get to their destination
d)
Migration of animals from one destination to another
6.

How is the NIR calculated?

a)

Crude Death - Crude Birth

b)

Crude Birth + Crude Death

c)

Crude Birth - Crude Death

d)

Crude Death + Crude Birth

7.
Which of the following places has an 'upside down' pyramid due to a high percentage of elderly people?
a)
Philadelphia, PA
b)
Naples, FL
c)
Laredo, TX
d)
Lawrence, KS
8.

The DTM's four stages are:

a)

1) High Growth

2) Medium Growth

3) Low Growth

4) Nonexistent Growth

b)

1) Medium Growth

2) High Growth

3) Low Growth

4) Decreased Growth

c)

1) Low Growth

2) High Growth

3) Decreasing Growth

4) Low Growth

d)

1) Low Growth

2) Low Growth

3) Decreased Growth

4) High growth

9.
What two strategies have been successful in lowering birth rates?
a)
Educational/health improvements & contraceptives
b)
Contraceptives & abstinence
c)
Increased social standing of women & abstinence
d)
Isolation of women from men & abstinence
10.
According to Wilbur Zelinsky's migration transition, when does international migration occur?
a)
Stage 4
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 1
11.
Two of the three largest flows of migrants are from:
a)
1) Asia to Europe
2) North America to Europe
b)
1) Latin America to North America
2) Asia to Europe
c)
1) Asia to North America
2) Europe to Asia
d)
1) Europe to North America
2) Asia to Europe
12.
When did developed countries first begin to witness counterurbanization?
a)
Mid-20th century
b)
Beginning of 21st century
c)
End of 20th century
d)
End of 19th century
13.
What is chain migration?
a)
a form of forced migration, which refers to slavery
b)
migration of people to a specific location, due to relatives
14.
What is a characteristic of migrants which Ravenstein took note of?
a)
Most migrants live very poorly
b)
Most migrants are families with children
c)
Most short-distance migrants are male
d)
Most long-distance migrants are single adults
15.
According to Wilbur Zelinsky's migration transition, when does internal migration occur?
a)
Stages 1 & 2
b)
Stages 3 & 4
c)
Stages 2 & 3
d)
Stages 1 & 3
16.
The money migrants may send to their family or community members from the new country they are in is called: 
a)
a visa tax
b)
a form of global compensation
c)
reimbursement for travel
d)
a remittance
17.

A decline in a country's CBR would result in an increase in that country's what?

a)

Total Fertility Rate

b)

Natural Decrease Rate

c)

Doubling Time

d)

Crude Death Rate

18.
A country with a large amount of arable land and a small number of farmers will have:
a)
high agricultural density.
b)
low agricultural density.
c)
high arithmetic density.
d)
low physiological density.
19.
What is spatial perspective?
a)
Changes across space
b)
How different cultures spread
c)
The spreading of disease
d)
The continuity amongst the world
20.
Activity spaces are....
a)
Mental maps of the places where we travel routinely in our rounds of daily activity.
b)
Generalized maps of how to get to a place.
c)
Familiarity within our neighborhood, city, county, and country.
d)
Relative location of our house.
21.
Which of the following do geographers use to compare a variety of spatial data by creating digitized representations of the environment by combining layers of spatial data, and creating maps in which patterns and processes are superimposed?
a)
GPS
b)
GIS
c)
Scale
d)
Mental Maps
22.
Which of the following uses a coordinate system to precisely plot where something is.
a)
Relative location
b)
Absolute location
c)
Generalized Maps
d)
GIS
23.
Relative location is....
a)
location of a place in relation to other human and physical features.
b)
Precise coordinates of a place.
c)
General trends we see of a given phenomenon.
d)
Digitized representations of the environment.
24.
Representation of a real world phenomenon at a certain level of reduction or generalization (ex. local, regional, global)
a)
Mental Maps
b)
Scale
c)
GPS
d)
Regions
25.
What are mental maps?
a)
Maps on our minds of places we have been and places we have merely heard of.
b)
Helps us see general trends 
c)
Data collected by satellites and aircraft
d)
Compares a variety of spatial data by creating digitized representations.
26.
The French-speaking region of Europe is what type of region?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Perceptual 
d)
Rescale
27.
Which of the following is an example of a functional region?
a)
The city of Denver
b)
The Corn Belt
c)
South China Karst Region
d)
South Region
28.
Which of the following is a perceptual region?
a)
South China Karst Region
b)
City of Denver
c)
Southern United States
d)
French-speaking region in Europe
29.
The choices that a society makes depend on what its members need and on what technology is available to them this is called...
a)
environmental determinism
b)
Possibilism 
c)
political ecology
d)
cultural ecology
30.
This theory explains that Europe as "superior" to the rest of the world because of the climate and location of the region is called...
a)
Environmental Determinism
b)
Possibilism
c)
Time distance decay
d)
Formal Region
31.

A geographical term which describes the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions is called...

a)

Distance Decay

b)

Spatial Analysis

c)

Time space compression

d)

Possibilism

32.

Which of the following projections have all parallels of latitude the same length as the equator and shows distortion in the poles.

a)

Robinson

b)

Mercator

c)

Galls Peters

d)

Waterman Butterfly

33.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a thematic map?

a)

Political Map

b)

Dot Symbol Map

c)

Cartogram

d)

Isoline Map

34.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a reference map?

a)

Isoline Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

All of the answers are an example of a reference map

35.

The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level is which of the following?

a)

Possibilism

b)

Environmental Determinism

c)

Sustainability

d)

Mercator and Galls Peters Projections

36.

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of relative location?

a)

Latitude and Longitude

b)

Near the store

c)

North, East, South, West

d)

North of The equator

37.

Which concept is illustrated here?

a)

Scale

b)

Region

c)

Spatial Analysis

d)

Map Distortion

38.

This restaurant in Ketchikan, Alaska best demonstrates what concept?

a)

Due to population growth, small towns are changing into urban centers.

b)

Due to ethnocentrism, American culture is spreading globally.

c)

Due to migration, food from Texas and New York arrived in Alaska.

d)

Due to cultural diffusion, ethnic foods change the cultural landscape far from their hearth.

39.

A good example of reverse hierarchical diffusion is

a)

Drake's Jamaican accent.

b)

Kate Middleton's wedding dress being mass produced.

c)

Walmart starting in Bentonville Arkansas.

d)

Americans celebrating Thanksgiving.

40.

Milwaukee, WI is the most residentially segregated urban place for which group of people?

a)

African Americans

b)

Hispanics

c)

Native Americans

d)

Asians

41.

The spatial distribution of Native Americans in the United States can be explained because

a)

distribution reflects native tribal lands.

b)

distribution reflects the forced migration onto reservations.

c)

distribution reflects religious ties to the land.

d)

distribution reflects voluntary migration West.

42.

Historical causes for the diffusion of popular culture include

a)

Trade

b)

The internet

c)

Cell phones

d)

Celebrities

43.

Apartheid and the Jim Crow laws are historical examples of

a)

Acculturation

b)

Assimilation

c)

Racism

d)

Multiculturalism

44.

Having a shared culture, language, or history reflects a persons

a)

Race

b)

Gender

c)

Nationality

d)

Ethnicity

45.

One example of how power relationships based on race, ethnicity, or gender are seen outside on the United States can be found in

a)

Northern Ireland

b)

South Africa

c)

Sub Saharan Africa

d)

All of these are correct

46.

Hutterites differ from the Amish in that they

a)

reject modern technology.

b)

accept modern technology.

c)

are Anabaptist.

d)

live in Pennsylvania.

47.

________________ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits.

a)

Material

b)

Popular

c)

Folk

d)

Local

48.

The ________ of a group of people includes the things they construct.

a)

non-material culture

b)

folk culture

c)

material culture

d)

pop culture

49.

A group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a community and who share experience, customs, and traits are referred to as a

a)

local culture.

b)

popular culture

c)

folk.

d)

material cultural group.

50.

In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York, and Milan are referred to as

a)

capitals.

b)

local cultures.

c)

world cities.

d)

hearths.

51.

Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the United States and Canada were attempts to _____________ native groups.

a)

segregate

b)

protect

c)

eradicate

d)

assimilate

52.

Efforts to conserve local cultures often focus on the local ____________.

a)

customs

b)

mobility

c)

boundaries

d)

landmarks

53.

Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of

a)

cultural appropriation.

b)

local custom.

c)

assimilation

d)

cultural persistence.

54.

Urban local cultures as in Brooklyn, New York and North End Boston, Massachusetts are seen as positive examples of _____________, places of cultural persistence.

a)

ghettoes

b)

ethnic neighborhoods

c)

assimilation

d)

global villages

55.

he visible imprint of human activity on the landscape is known as:

a)

the hand of man.

b)

urban renewal.

c)

the cultural landscape.

d)

sprawl.

56.
What is the difference between a multiethnic and a multinational state?
a)
A multiethnic sate contains more than one ethnicity, while a multinational consists of multiple ethnicities from all across the world.
b)
A multiethnic sate contains more than one ethnicity, while a multinational consists of multiple ethnicities who have shown traditions of self-determinism.
57.
What are two clear (although not perfect) examples of nation-states?
a)
Denmark & Slovenia
b)
Greenland & Poland
c)
Moldova & Germany
d)
The Netherlands & Spain
58.
What do the the three words, 'God, gold, and glory' refer to?
a)
The three motives European states had for colonizing
b)
The three motives European states had for existing
c)
The three motives European colonies had for revolution
d)
The three motives allies of Europe had to invade European land
59.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents

a)

dialects

b)

language groups

c)

language families

d)

creolized languages

60.

Which of the following was NOT a Germanic speaking people that influenced the English language?

a)

Angles

b)

Saxons

c)

Jutes

d)

Normans

61.

What branch of the Indo-European language family does English belong to?

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

Indo-Iranian

62.

What language family is French a member of?

a)

Sino-Tibetan

b)

Austronesian

c)

Indo-European

d)

Altaic

63.

Why did Basque survive despite being surrounded by Indo-European languages?

a)

contagious diffusion

b)

isolation

c)

innovation

d)

distance decay

64.

Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?

a)

Italian

b)

Portuguese

c)

Romanian

d)

Greek

65.

What language is spoken in the northern part of Belgium?

a)

Flemish/Dutch

b)

French

c)

English

d)

German

66.

What is the second largest language family?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Afro-Asiatic

c)

Sino-Tibetan

d)

Austronesian

67.

This chart is evidence that English is a

a)

pidgin language

b)

official language

c)

dialect

d)

lingua franca

68.

French Creole is a ____________ that combined two simplified languages to form a lingua franca.

a)

pidgin language

b)

official language

c)

logograms

d)

isolated language

69.

Which of the following was an extinct language but has since been revived?

a)

Greek

b)

Gothic

c)

Hebrew

d)

Gaelic

70.

The political boundaries of Europe follow linguistic boundaries, which follow _____boundaries.

a)

cultural

b)

physical

c)

racial

d)

economic

71.

Received Pronunciation would most likely be heard on

a)

BBC

b)

NBC

c)

MTV

d)

CNN

72.

The Kurdish people are examples of which of the following?

a)

A people with a sovereign state.

b)

A nation.

c)

A stateless nation.

d)

A nation-state.

73.

What four states does Kurdistan exist within?

a)

Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Armenia

b)

Turkey, Armenia, Iran, and Georgia

c)

Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq

d)

Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel

74.

What is an example of a state?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Cherokee Nation

c)

Greenland

d)

Canada

75.

What is the largest multinational state?

a)

USA

b)

Indonesia

c)

Russia

d)

China

76.

Hong Kong is a ....

a)

Nation-State

b)

Autonomous Region

c)

Semi-Autonomous Region

d)

Multistate Nation

77.

What is the definition of nation?

a)

People who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy.

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

78.

What is the definition of nation-state?

a)

people who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

79.

What is the definition of a stateless nation?

a)

people who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

80.

What is the definition of a multination state?

a)

people who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

81.

_________________ is the cycle of birth and rebirth found in Buddhism and Hinduism.

a)

Prayer

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Sikhism

d)

Symmetry

82.

Which of the following is the definition of religion?

a)

Something that people do with their family

b)

A place that followers go to worship

c)

The eightfold path

d)

A set of beliefs held by a group of people

83.
Which of the following are possible ways that diffusion can occur?
a)
Migration
b)
Trade Routes
c)
Blending
d)
All of these answers
84.
Which push or pull factor affects population size?
a)
Better access to cheeses
b)
Luxury cars to purchase
c)
Drought
d)
More cinemas and theaters
85.
This religion also has an ethnic group attached to it independent of its belief system
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
86.

a regional variety of a language with unique features such as vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation

a)

ethnic group

b)

region

c)

custom

d)

dialect

87.

to enter and live in a new country

a)

export

b)

push factor

c)

immigrate

d)

culture

88.

Pilgrimage to Mecca, where the Kaaba is. The Kaaba is a large, black cube in "The great mosque" in Mecca. Must be done at least once in a person’s lifetime

a)

Diwali

b)

Hajj

c)

Ramadan

d)

Easter

89.

a month long fast observed by Muslims to honor the revelation of the Word to Muhammad

a)

Hajj

b)

Diwali

c)

Ramadan

d)

Easter

90.

Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism are ___________.

a)

Humans

b)

Religions

c)

Languages

91.
What is monotheism?
a)
The belief or worship of more than one god.
b)
The belief of the existence of only one god.
c)
The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
d)
The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
92.
What are the names of the two religions who have a taboo against pork?
a)
Judaism and Islam
b)
Islam and Hinduism
c)
Judaism and Buddhism
d)
Buddhism and Hinduism
93.
What is animism?
a)
The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life. 
b)
The belief of the existence of only one god.
c)
The belief or worship of more than one god.
d)
The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
94.
At what hearth did Buddhism originate from?
a)
Mecca
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Nepal
d)
Israel
95.
A repetitive act performed by an individual is a
a)
custom
b)
popular culture
c)
habit
d)
taboo
96.
Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. They are also an example of
a)
punk culture
b)
popular culture
c)
folk culture
d)
white-collar culture
97.
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large and
a)
homogeneous groups
b)
heterogeneous groups
c)
groups living in isolated rural areas
d)
groups that have little interaction with other groups
98.
When we analyze the patterns of popular culture in our surroundings, we can surmise that
a)
all culture is transmitted from one location to another through small scale and local migration.
b)
popular culture diffuses through relocation diffusion.
c)
nodes of innovation are central to the process of hierarchical diffusion.
d)
unlike folk culture, popular culture is usually transmitted 
99.
Hip hop music demonstrates an interplay between globalization and local diversity because
a)
it is a form of folk culture responsible for the globalization of modern music.
b)
it is a part of popular culture which threatens to overwhelm local folk cultures.
c)
artists may be widely popular yet still make local references in their song lyrics.
d)
some lyrics can't be transmitted over the radio and television.
100.

Which religions are monotheistic?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

All of the answers are correct

101.

Which religion has Karma as a fundamental belief?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

102.

Which religion began about 4,000 years ago near the Indus River?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

103.

What is the holy book for Sikhism?

a)

Torah

b)

Guru Granth Sahib

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas