Worksheetsap human geography midterm review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 36mins
For centuries, sugar crystals were made from the evaporated juice of sugarcane, a plant grown only in tropical and subtropical climates. In the 1800s, industrial methods were developed to manufacture crystalline sugar from sugar beets. This allowed for large amounts of sugar to be produced in colder, temperate climate zones.
Which of the following geographic concepts best explains the ability of humans to use technology to overcome the limitations of climate and modify the landscape?
Environmental determinism
Possibilsm
Cultural relativsm
Contagious diffusion
Political ecology
In his book My Tears Spoiled My Aim, John Shelton Reed explains the difficulty of defining the American South. "Where is the South?... The South is, to begin with, a concept- and a shared one. It's an idea that people can talk about, think about, use to orient themselves and each other. People know whether they're in it or not."
Based on Reed's explanation, the South is best described as which kind of region?
Functional
Vernacular
Formal
Peripheral
Linguistic
According to the theory of environmental determinism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements?
Tropical regions
Temperate regions
Mountainous regions
Arctic regions
Arid regions
Which of the following terms most directly refers to geographical techniques that collect information about the Earth’s surface from distantiated (distant) perspectives?
GIS
Geocaching
Remote sensing
Ethnography
Demography
Which of the following BEST describes the site of New York City?
The largest urban area in the USA
A world financial center
A tourist destination
A harbor with water access major parts of the city
A seven-hour flight from European markets
the map above represents what type of projection?
Mercator projection with distorted land areas
a planar projection with diverting lines at the poles
a homolosine projection with continuity of landmasses
a Robinsons projection with distortions at the equator
a gnomonic projections with distorted bodies of water
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Identify which of the following concepts or processes is symbolized by the pagoda in the image.
Mentifact
Cultural trait
Non - Material culture
Syncretism
Assimilation
Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?
Built environment
Environmental determinism
Cultural ecology
Physical environment
Nonmaterial culture
The photograph shows a road sign in the Republic of Ireland. Which of the following best describes the sign's significance within the cultural landscape?
The sign promotes the use of traditional language among citizens of the Republic of Ireland.
The sign delineates an international political border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The sign promotes the use of a single language in the region
The sign indicates that County Cork is a linguistic region of the Republic of Ireland.
The sign represents a uniform cultural identity within the region
Which of the following best explains how the English language diffused to the location shown in the image?
English came to this location recently via imported popular culture such as movies and music.
This location is the hearth of the English language, and English is the area's traditional language.
English was voluntarily adopted in this location as a useful lingua franca.
English was the standard language of the Catholic Church and diffused to this location through religious practices.
The English language was imposed on this location through a process of economic and political domination.
Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples of
pidgin languages
creole language
lingua franca
standard language
official language
The diffusion pattern of Walmart stores, which have spread from small towns to large cities throughout the United States, is an example of
reverse hierarchical diffusion
contagious diffusion
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
distance decay
The spread of the use of chopsticks into Southeast Asian countries with the influx of Chinese immigrants is an example of which of the following concepts?
Stimulus diffusion
Acculturation
Assimilation
Relocation diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
Roman Catholicism
Judaism
Islam
Mormonism
Buddhism
Islam is the dominant faith in
North Africa and Southwest Asia
South Asia and South America
West Africa and Central Africa
Southeast Asia and East Asia
South Asia and South Africa
Many ethnic religions have large populations exclusively near their hearth. Which religion is NOT typical of this pattern?
Confucianism
Hinduism
Judaism
Shintoism
Taoism
The Crusades of the eleventh and twelfth centuries were a conflict mainly between
Christians within the Roman Empire
Islam and Judaism
Christianity and Islam
Hinduism and Buddhism
Christianity and Judaism
Which of the following countries was the site of violent religious intrafaith conflict throughout much of the 20th century?
Canada
Israel
Palestine
Ireland
Soviet Union
Which of the following is Not a Romance language?
Spanish
Romanian
French
Latin
Italian
Basque is an isolated language present in
Spain
Nigeria
Serbia
Iran
Uzbekistan
The Agricultural Theory suggests that Indo-European languages originated in modern day
Ukraine
Turkey
In the Kurgan hearth
Near the Caspian Sea
India
Which of the following correctly sequences the continuum from language family to dialect?
IndoEuropean, Indo-Iranian, Hindi, Bengali
AfroAsiatic, Semitic, Arabic, Hebrew
IndoEuropean, Germanic, West Germanic, English, Bostonian
IndoEuropean, BalticSlavic, Russian, Ukranian
SinoTibetan, Sinitic, Mandarin, Chinese
The IndoEuropean language family includes the major languages of Europe and those dominant in all the following regions EXCEPT
Central Asia
Australia
Russia
Northern India
Iran
The two largest language families in the world are
IndoEuropean and IndoIranian
SinoTibetan and IndoEuropean
IndoEuropean and AfroAsiatic
SinoTibetan and AfroAsiatic
BaltoSlavic and SioTibetan
Which of the following has the greatest linguistic fragmentation?
Japan
Iceland
France
Belgium
Korea
A frontier is a zone of separation. It is a sort of territorial cushion that keeps rivals apart. The Earth’s last land frontier is located in:
Greenland
Iceland
Australia
Antarctica
the Arctic
Compare the centralized power of the Soviet Union with the contemporary Russian Federation, in terms of the control of territory. Which of the following statements does the information in the map best support?
Russia is a multistate nation made up of numerous sovereign independent entities.
Russia is a global power with concentrated power in East Asia.
Russia used to control fifteen additional republics that regained their independence in 1990.
Russia is an ethnically diverse region with many subnational units.
Russia’s autonomous regions illustrate a strategy to counter the difficulty in governing such a large homogenous area from a single centralized location.
Which of the following countries did NOT have a significant, long-lasting colonial presence in Africa after 1920? (lost WWI)
Great Britain
Portugal
Belgium
France
Germany
Boundaries based on the median-line principle are generally associated with
converging ethnic territories
unsettled frontier zones
mountain ridges
bodies of water
major highways
Based on the map, which of the following best explains the implications of physical geography as the Kurds continue to struggle for an independent state in their ethnic homeland?
Even in areas with a Kurdish minority population, Kurdish people have their own unique culture and identity separately from the states in which their nation is located.
In September 2017 a public referendum was carried out that demonstrated that a majority of Kurds overwhelmingly support independence.
Israel, Turkey, and Russia have voiced their support for an independent Kurdistan in areas with a majority Kurdish population, showing potential validation for Kurdistan.
Most areas with a Kurdish majority population are landlocked and therefore dependent on good relationships with their neighbors in order to access trade and prosper economically.
Unstable oil prices have created economic problems both in parts of the region with a Kurdish majority population and in parts with a Kurdish minority, leaving the Kurdistan Regional Government weakened and struggling to pay off debt.
Which of the following is NOT part of a definition of a state?
defined boundaries
a common language
political sovereignty
an economy
a permanent resident population
United Nations recognition of a state’s “exclusive economic zone (EEZ)” allows the state to:
protect domestic production by imposing tariffs on all foreign-made products
establish economic free trade zones within the sovereign territory of other states
form limited economic alliances with other countries
limit importation of competitive goods and services from other countries
claim national economic jurisdiction over 200 nautical miles of water extending from its coast
Which of the following best explains the political pattern shown in the table?
The breakup of Yugoslavia was the result of a civil war in which ethnic groups fought for control of the capital of Belgrade in Serbia.
The devolution of Yugoslavia occurred primarily along national lines, resulting in countries with a defined ethnic majority.
The Balkanization of Yugoslavia resulted in the formation of new ethnic nationalities divided by differences in religion and language.
The downfall of Yugoslavia was a case of ethnic differences becoming a centripetal force in the formation of a multistate nation.
The dissolution of Yugoslavia resulted in some ethnic groups being aligned with capitalist Western Europe and others being aligned with communist Eastern Europe.
Which of the following best explains why the region of Catalonia in Spain could be a viable country?
Catalonia is well developed economically compared to other regions in Spain
Catalonia has a major city, Barcelona, which has a notoriety comparable to that of the Spanish capital, Madrid.
Catalonia's population is ethnically distinct compared to other regions in Spain.
Catalonia is linguistically distinct compared to other regions in Spain.
Catalonia has a large population compared to other regions in Spain.
In Canada, the province of ____ has serious ethnic issues focused on language.
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan
Quebec
British Colombia
Question 35
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There are three different kinds of fragmented states, one of which is those with national territories that lie entirely on islands. Which of the following is not an example of such a state?
Malaysia
Japan
Philippines
Bahamas
Indonesia
The country of South Africa is classified as a perforated state, which means that it completely surrounds another country. That country is:
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Botswana
Zambia
Lesotho
The manifestations of supranationalism beginning in the 20th century all point to one reality, which is:
states require infringement on sovereignty in order to succeed
such a system is the only way to handle the growing world population
human nature is never satisfied and always wants change
the state was unable to provide for the needs of its people
the larger the political system, the more successful
The first major experiment in regional supranationalism was undertaken in Europe and involved the three countries of:
Belgium, Germany, and France
Britain, Belgium, and Norway
France, Poland, and Germany
Luxembourg, Belgium, and Britain
the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
True of False:
Centripetal forces unify a state.
true
false
Violent confrontations in Ambon, Aceh, and East Timor illustrate the problem of holding together the physically and culturally diverse country of
Brazil
India
South Africa
Indonesia
Yugoslavia
A good example of a centrifugal force in political geography is
the existence of different language regions
national holidays
compulsory education
national highway system
communication networks
Though once a voting member of the United Nations, which of the following is no longer a member?
Morocco
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Cyprus
North Korea
The Schengen Area allows for migration between which of the following countries without the need for a separate visa or passage through border control?
Australia and New Zealand
Switzerland and France
Turkey and Bulgaria
The United States and Canada
Finland and Russia
