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WorksheetsAPHG Exam 2 Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 51mins
Which of the following is the best example assimilation?
Hinduism diffused from India to Bali, where it blended with traditional Balinese beliefs to create a form of Hinduism unique to Bali.
The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.
Despite the large number of historic churches in France, many French identify as nonreligious and believe that religion is a private matter.
A family immigrates to a new country, settles near others from their homeland, and conducts most of their day-to-day activities within their ethnic neighborhood.
People in Chicago call it pop. People in Atlanta call it coke. This is an example of:
In terms of diffusion, what is a cultural hearth?
The point of origin of a cultural trait
The area with the highest concentration of a cultural trait
The extent to which a cultural trait has diffused
Any new area to which of a cultural trait diffuses
The practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture; can generate misunderstanding, ignorance and conflict
Which of the following religions are considered to be universalizing religions?
Buddhism, Christianity, & Islam
Islam, Hinduism, & Buddhism
Hinduism, Judaism, & Christianity
Judaism, Islam, Buddhism
Which religion has the most followers?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Which of the following religions is the fastest spreading religion today?
Christianity
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
All of the following are branches of Christianity except
Reform
Greek/Eastern Orthodox
Protestantism
Roman Catholic
Why does the majority of the Latin American region practice Catholicism?
Because Spain was Catholic and colonized much of Latin America
Because Great Britain decided that the U.S. would be Protestant and Latin America would be Catholic.
Catholicism was originally founded in Latin America before spreading to other parts of the world.
Because the Pope ordained the region to be a holy land for Catholics.
Which of the following bodies of water is considered sacred to Hinduism?
The Indus River
The Nile River
The Tigris River
The Ganges River
Who is considered the "Patriarch" or father of the Semitic religions?
Isaac
Noah
Jesus
Abraham
The trend of individuals having less religious influence in their day to day life and beliefs is
some there have supported secessionist movements in the past
It has gained increased autonomy through devolution
It has gained autonomy due to indigenous peoples' territoriality
No English is spoken in their government
Differences in accents and pronunciation, vocabulary choices, and syntax are known as
accents
lingua francas
language groups
dialects
A geographic boundary that coincides with differences in a particular linguistic feature is called
There are four religions that claim 78 percent of the world's people. Which one is NOT one of those religions?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
The supreme authority of a state to govern itself, make its own laws, and control its territory
Territoriality
Sovereignty
Government
Autonomy
Physical
Which of the following would be an example of a shatterbelt?
The map above illustrates what concept designed to achieve desired outcomes in elections?
Which area of ethnic conflict gave rise to the term “balkanization”?
______ transfers power from central governments to local entities
outsourcing
assimilation
EU, NATO, the African Union, and the WTO are all examples of
military alliances
devolution
With its system of shared power between the sub-national units and the central government, the US is an example of a
Unitary State
Oligarchy
Which of the following terms best describes a system where the central government holds power?
Devolution
Fordist
Nearly ______% of long-distance cargo is now shipped in standard containers.
90
50
25
70
This map suggests
a relationship between the location of London and coalfields.
a relationship between the location of coalfields and railroads.
a relationship between the location of coalfields, iron ore, and industrialization.
that coal is more important than iron ore.
Wallerstein introduced the "world system theory" which describes global economics through the dynamic of
traditional colonization
the core-periphery model
inequality adjusted HDI
first, second and third world tiers
Which sector of employment includes miners, farmers and fishermen?
primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary
This is an economic idea that believes government involvement in economy/market is NEGATIVE
Neo-Malthusianism
Rostow's Model
Neoliberalism
Economies of scale
In peripheral countries it is not unusual for hotels in tourist areas to be owned by
worker’s cooperatives.
local or regional governments.
local owner operators.
multinational corporations.
Mexico has established export processing zones with special tax, trade and regulatory arrangements for foreign firms. This phenomena is referred to as
maquiladoras.
haciendas.
border cities.
NAFTA zones.
The location factor that establishes bulk-gaining industries will be closer to the final market is
World System Theory
Neoliberalism
Agglomeration
Rostow's Model
If a substantial number of similar enterprises all develop in, or move to, the same area the factor is called
cluster.
focus.
agglomeration.
intensity.
________________ involves keeping a small inventory for short-term production and new parts are shipped quickly as needed.
Just in time delivery.
Least Cost Theory.
Fordist production.
Global division of labor.
Mass production of standardized goods using automated assembly line techniques, securing lower cost access to inputs, and influencing the consumer process is known as
Fordism
Globalization
Agglomeration
Neoliberalism
Fordist production is reliant upon which of the following?
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration.
A slower, detail oriented production
Workers completing a wide variety of tasks
Savanah, GA is called a break of bulk location because
plentiful labor is available to unload massive cargo ships
It is situated near the final markets for most food arriving in the port
large dock warehouses are available where goods can be stored until sold
cargo can be transferred large ships to trucks for shipment across the US
What phenomenon is clearly seen by this map?
break-of-bulk point
industrialization
Neoliberalism
A commodity chain
Which of the following does not belong?
The Kaaba
The Dome of the Rock
Al-Haram Al-Shariff
The Temple Mount
The rise of the state model grew out of the
Paris Agreement
The Peace of Westphalia
Berlin Conference
EU
The US profits more from producing aircraft than Mexico does, giving the US a (a) in aircraft production. However, Mexico grows certain cops and provides lower cost labor that American companies can use. This establishes a (b) between the countries. Some of the manufacturing that US companies do in Mexico is performed at (c) . These are (d) along the border, similar to the ones developed in (e) .
China is an exception to the common characteristics shared by Unitary States because
China has a homogenous population
China has a large territory
China does not have subnational units
China is less authoritarian
Hong Kong is an example of which of the following?
Nation-State
Autonomous or Semi-Autonomous Region
State
Exclave
Which of the following best describes an example of neocolonialism?
A global movement for sustainable development and environmental conservation
The delimiting and demarcating of territorial claims in Africa during the Berlin Conference
Periphery countries that were former colonies remaining dependent on economic investment from core countries
The historic era of European empire building in the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal, and the Panama Canal are all examples of
Geometric Features
Chokepoints
Shatterbelts
Relic Boundaries
Match the following examples to the factor of devolution they best represent
Terrorism
Northern Ireland
Irredentism
Crimea
Uneven economic development
Catalonia
Ethnic & cultural separation
Belgium
Separation by physical geographic features
The Basque Region
Match the following examples to the factor of devolution they best represent
Ethnic Cleansing
Bosnians and Serbians in Yugoslavia
Democratization
Arab Spring
Economic issues and social reforms
Break up of the USSR
Ethnic & cultural conflict and separation
Nigeria
Nationalism and secessionist movements
Quebec
Match the supranational organizations below to the best for the main reason they formed
Military alliance
NATO
Transnational & environmental issues
Arctic Council
Trade agreements and economies of scale
EU
Match the supranational organizations below to the best for the main reason they formed
Military alliance
Warsaw Pact
Transnational & environmental issues
Paris Agreement
Trade agreements and economies of scale
ASEAN
Which of the following explains how supranationalism is a challenge to sovereignty?
member states must follow certain guidelines set by the larger organization in order to join
the benefits of joining are not equally distributed among member states
economic development may increase for all member states through cooperation
many of these organizations allow equal representation to member states when making decisions
Match each example to the description that best matches how it shaped political geography.
The establishment of United States and a new country
Independence Movement
Haiti & the Dominican Republic splitting the same island
Colonialism & Imperialism
Scottish movement to control more of their own affairs and establish a parliament for their people
Nationalism & Self Determination
The central government of Belgium changing to a federal system to grant more authority to subnational units
Devolution
The ethnic conflicts that caused Yugoslavia break up into several new independent states
Balkanization
How could you best characterize an special export zones?
Place separate from the rest of the country for high tech industries.
Place within a country with separate economic rules that facilitate trade
Place within a country where businesses avoid due to odd trade laws.
Area on the coast of China and India that are rapidly industrializing.
Which is the BEST example of a "footloose" economic activity?
a steel mill
an auto assembly plant
a software engineering firm
an aluminum smelter
The five stages of growth experienced by countries who ascribe to the international trade approach to economic development; namely, traditional society, preconditions for take-off, take-off, drive to maturity, and the age of high mass consumption.
Rostow's Stages of Growth Model
Hotelling's Model
Wallenstein's Word Systems Theory
Weber's Least Cost Theory
An El Salvadorian immigrant immigrates to the USA to find work
