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Semester 1 Exam Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Keith really wanted to enjoy the sun. He moved from Boston to Virginia Beach, then to Orlando.

a)

counter migration

b)

step migration

c)

gender patterns

d)

short distances/distance-decay

2.

After selling his farm to Kellogg, Jordan moves to the city to find a new job.

a)

short distances/distance decay

b)

counter migration

c)

rural to urban

d)

youth

3.
U.S. census maps show that over time, the center of population in the USA has moved a long distance to the ____, and slightly to the _____.
a)
west, south
b)
south, west
4.

Migration from urban areas to rural areas is called _______, and has been impacted by _________ technology.

a)

counterurbanization, telecommunications

b)

urbanization, high speed rail

c)

ruralization, vehicle gas mileage

d)

mobility, smart phone

5.

In recent decades, the most important type of internal intraregional migration within the USA has been from

a)

rural to urban areas

b)

urban to suburban areas

c)

urban to rural areas

d)

suburbs to urban areas

6.

_______ push and pull factors are the most common reason global migration patterns reflect movement from LDCs to MDCs.

a)

Economic

b)

Social

c)

Political

d)

Environmental

7.
Wilber Zelinsky's Migration Transition Model states that _____ migration is mostly linked to countries in Stage 2 of the DTM, and that _____ migration is usually linked to countries in Stages 3 and 4 of the DTM.
a)
international... internal
b)
internal... international
8.
Ravenstein's Laws of Migration explain all BUT...
a)
WHO migrates
b)
WHERE people migrate to
c)
WHY people migrate
d)
WHEN people migrate
9.
Which is NOT a primary reason people migrate?
a)
Economic opportunity
b)
Cultural freedom
c)
Environmental conditions
d)
Wanting to explore a new place
10.

The majority of Black Americans live in the region of the United States, reflecting the historical pattern of

a)

forced migration of slaves.

b)

voluntary migration from Africa/

c)

forced migration due to war, amine, and disease.

d)

voluntary economic migration.

11.
According to the chart, most immigration to the United States  between 1901-1910 was from ___. 
a)
Latin America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
12.
According to the chart, the majority of immigration to the United States between 2001-2006 was from ____.
a)
Latin America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
13.
Due in part to its proximity to Latin America, most Hispanic Immigrants have settled in the southwestern United States. This is consistent with ______ study of migration.
a)
Zelinsky's
b)
Ravenstein's
c)
Sauer's
d)
Malthus'
14.
The political cartoon best reflects the exclusion of this immigrant group in the late 1800s
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
British
d)
Japanese
15.

What is a refugee ?

a)

A person with no nationality that is living as a non existing person.

b)

A person that fled his country from violence, fear or persecution

c)

A person not able to move and is still in the border of his country from violence

16.

A migrant is...

a)

someone who voluntarily chooses to move from their own country and can return at anytime.

b)

someone who is forced to move from their own country but can return at anytime.

c)

someone who chooses to move from their own country but are not able to return.

d)

someone who flees their own country for a better life.

17.

My parents wanted to EMIGRATE to the United States. This means that

a)

they wanted to visit

b)

they wanted to move

c)

they wanted to stay

d)

they wanted to continue

18.

What vocabulary term is this paragraph describing?

a)

Guest workers

b)

Refugees

c)

"Brain drain" immigrants

d)

Assylum seekers

19.
This image represents all BUT which of the following terms?
a)
refugee
b)
internally displaced person
c)
asylum seeker
d)
guest worker
20.
The 1924 Quota Laws ensured that almost all immigrants to the USA were from _____. 
a)
Europe
b)
China
c)
Latin America
d)
Asia
21.
A man-made wall separates about 25% of the political border between the United States and Mexico. This structure is an example of a(n) 
a)
intervening obstacle
b)
functional border
c)
cultural obstacle
d)
perceptual border
22.

Traditionally, intervening obstacles were ____.

a)

physical features

b)

cultural features

23.
Ravenstein would probably be surprised to learn that in the 21st Century, 55% of all immigrants are
a)
women
b)
children
c)
teenage boys
d)
older male
24.

If a person moves from Canada to Mexico, what type of migration is this considered?

a)

International

b)

Migrant Stream

c)

Intranational

d)

Rural to Urban Migration

25.

A series of migrations within a family or group of people is considered ...

a)

Stream migration

b)

Step migration

c)

Impelled migration

d)

Chain migration

26.

When a person moves in steps from a farm to a village to a town to a city to a new country, this migration is called..

a)

Step migration

b)

Chain migration

c)

Internal migration

27.

Which type of migration is shown in this example?

John is a Muslim but it is illegal for him to practice his religion in his home country. If he doesn't move, he could be jailed for his beliefs.

a)

Forced Migration

b)

Reluctant Migration

c)

Voluntary Migration

28.

Which of the following are push factors?

a)

War

b)

No jobs

c)

Good education

d)

Natural disasters

29.

Operation Paperclip was a secret program carried out by special agents of the US Army between 1945 and 1959.


More than 1,600 German scientists and engineers, such as Wernher von Braun and his V-2 rocket team, were taken from Germany to the United States, for U.S. government employment. Many were former members, and some were former leaders, of the Nazi Party.


The primary purpose for Operation Paperclip was U.S. military advantage in the Soviet–American Cold War, and the Space Race.


Operation Paperclip is an example of the US military facilitating a:

a)

Brain drain

b)

Asylum

c)

Remittances program

d)

Step migration

e)

Space-Time Prism

30.

The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. This is a severe example of a/an:

a)

Remittance program

b)

Immigration quota

c)

Critical distance

d)

Transhumance

e)

Asylum

31.

In the 1960s, Turkish workers arrived in Germany to fill the demand for cheap labor in a booming post-war economy. Many of them never left, creating a minority community that changed the demographics of Germany forever. These Turkish migrants could be described as:

a)

Step migrants

b)

Remittance beneficiaries

c)

Guest workers

d)

Asylum seekers

e)

Refugees

32.

"In 1970, Dallas ISD began desegregation of schools as a majority white district, with 94 thousand white students. By 1980, the district enrolled fewer than half that many, 42 thousand.


In recent years (2015), the white population has hovered below 5 percent...By the end, DISD's “white flight” could be rationalized as a response not to racial mixing but to concentrated poverty, flagging test scores and an inept administration mired in scandal...https://bit.ly/34sXNpe


The process of “white flight” from downtown Dallas to its surrounding suburbs and small towns (such as Richardson) could be described as an example of:

a)

Remitances

b)

Counter-urbanization

c)

Activity Space

d)

Space-Time Prism

e)

Transhumance

33.

Many tourists to Morocco enjoy tours of the Atlas mountains led by Berber guides. Berbers are a diverse cultural group indigenous to many countries in North/West Africa. Some Berber groups still migrate seasonally with flocks of camels, goats, or sheep - this may be called an example of:

a)

Transhumance

b)

Critical Distance

c)

Space-Time Prism

d)

Asylum

e)

Counterurbanization

34.

The popularity of destinations such as Mexico and India for Walmart international money transfers indicates that there are large numbers of workers in the United States sending ______ home to care for their families abroad.

a)

Quotas

b)

Remittances

c)

Guest workers

d)

Brain drain

e)

Refugees

35.

When teenagers learn to drive, part of the reason it's exciting is because their ___ gets much larger. They are able to travel much greater distances routinely, exaggerating their sense of freedom.

a)

Asylum

b)

Remitannces

c)

Activity Space

d)

Brain drain

e)

Quotas

36.
Hierarchical diffusion means that the culture is diffused 
a)
from place to place in a random way
b)
from those in authority or the famous
c)
because of popular culture
d)
from culture to culture
37.
Folk culture is 
a)
heterogeneous and widespread
b)
homogeneous and small
c)
practiced in urban areas
d)
greatly influenced by the media
38.
In the 18th and 19th century cultural hearths moved to Europe and North America because of the 
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
French Revolution
d)
American Revolution
39.
Popular culture 
a)
spreads slowly from group to group
b)
spreads by relocation diffusion
c)
has a rural base
d)
takes place in a large, heterogeneous group
40.
Assimilation takes place when
a)
a smaller culture shares traits with a larger culture
b)
a smaller culture is totally absorbed by a larger, more dominant culture
c)
cultures give and take
d)
culture moves with people in relocation diffusion
41.
Sharing of ideas or cultural across borders, like the US and Mexico is called
a)
Transculturation
b)
Assimilation
c)
Relocation diffusion
d)
migration diffusion
42.
Cultural globalization is illustrated by 
a)
world wide use of the internet
b)
the Amish communities in the US
c)
eating local food prepared in a small restaurant
d)
a folk dance in China
43.
Homes around the world are made of out different building materials because 
a)
of the availability of building materials
b)
People like wooden homes better
c)
Brick and mortar are easier to work with
d)
Adobe homes are not as hot
44.

Dominant language family in the regions above

a)

Niger - Congo

b)

Indo - European

c)

Latin Americano

d)

Sino - Tibetan

45.

Dominant language family in the regions above

a)

Sino -Tibetan

b)

Afro - Asiatic

c)

Niger - Congo

d)

Afrikaans

46.

When two people who speak different languages use English to conduct business, we can consider English a(n)

a)

Assimilated language

b)

Lingua Franca

c)

Pidgin Language

d)

Creole Language

47.

This region of the world is most likely the hearth of what language family?

a)

Austro - Asiatic

b)

Indo - European

c)

Altaic

d)

Sino - Tibetan

48.

Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese are all

a)

Sino - Tibetan languages

b)

Germanic languages

c)

Altaic languages

d)

Romance languages

49.

The largest universalizing religion is

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

50.

World's first monotheistic religion

a)

Jainism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Shintoism

51.

If a Muslim is physically and financially able, they are expected to travel to

a)

Mecca

b)

Palestine

c)

Madrid

d)

Israel

52.

Social hierarchy system that has existed in India and has been a part of Hinduism for thousands of years

a)

Dowry system

b)

Caste system

c)

Imperial system

d)

Feudalism

53.

The fighting in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, known as "The Troubles" can be considered an

a)

Interfaith conflict

b)

Intrafaith conflict

54.

Which is NOT part of material culture?

a)

Language

b)

Food

c)

Clothing

d)

Shelter

55.

Quick and widespread diffusion like a disease is known as

a)

Stimulus diffusion

b)

Hierarchical diffusoin

c)

Relocation diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

56.

Actions involving the whole world and increasing connections between people, corporations, and/or organizations is BEST known as

a)

unilaterialism

b)

globalization

c)

multiculturalism

d)

milieu

57.

The combination of a place's cultural, economic, and physical features is known as its

a)

formal region

b)

cultural landscape

c)

uniform landscape

d)

place definition

58.

What is acculturation?

a)

When you accept one culture while keeping your own

b)

When you keep your culture and reject the new one

c)

When you don't addapt to a new culture

d)

When you adopt one culture and retain your own.

59.

In general, this process happens when a minority culture adopts the practices and values of a majority culture.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

_________________ is the process by which a person or group adopts a new culture that takes the place of the original leaving almost no traces.

a)

Separation

b)

Acculturation

c)

Transmutation

d)

Assimilation

61.

shared practices, technologies, attitudes, and behaviors expressed by a society

a)

xenophobia

b)

folk culture

c)

culture

d)

pop culture

62.

ideas, values, beliefs, behaviors, and social norms

a)

material culture

b)

non-material culture

c)

artifacts of culture

d)

technologies

63.

not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms (celebrating diversity)

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

cultural trait

c)

cultural relativism

d)

material culture

64.

Belief in the superiority of one's own culture

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

material culture

c)

cultural relativism

d)

technology

65.

Belief in the superiority of one's own culture

a)

ethnocentrism

b)

material culture

c)

cultural relativism

d)

technology

66.

The idea that previous societies have left an "imprint" that still continues to appear on the cultural landscape after that society has gone

a)

classical architecture

b)

gendered spaces

c)

sequent occupance

d)

cultural landscape

67.

Concept that specifically addresses cultural values regarding gender, such as behaviors that are acceptable only for one gender, and often only in certain spaces

a)

modern architecture

b)

cultural landscape

c)

sequent occupance

d)

gendered spaces

68.

yurts, igloos and huts are all examples of

a)

traditional architecture

b)

postmodern architecture

c)

the four main types of agriculture

d)

non-material culture

69.

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

a)

Prayer

b)

Reincarnation

c)

Sikhism

d)

Symmetry

70.

_____________ is an important person in Islam.

a)

Buddha

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Muhammad

71.

_____________ is an important person in Judaism.

a)

Buddha

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Muhammad

72.

The religion with the most followers is ___________________.

a)

Islam

b)

Sikhism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

73.

Followers of Islam are called _______________.

a)

Muslims

b)

Followers

c)

Buddhist

d)

Christians

74.

The oldest religion is the world is _________________.

a)

Chrisitanity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam