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OPTIONAL Practice for Spring Finals

Total questions: 134

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term used to describe: a composite statistic that combines three major indicators including: life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of a population's development.
a)
Dependency Ratio
b)
Human Development Index
c)
Gross National Income
d)
Gross Domestic Product
2.
What is the term used to describe the measure of goods and services produced by a country's businesses PLUS investments outside the country is termed
a)
Gross National Product
b)
Gross National Income
c)
Gross Domestic Product
d)
Purchasing Power Parity
3.
London has become a world city in part because of its proximity to ports and other places that foster development. This reason for London’s historic growth relates to the city’s
a)
Site
b)
Situation
4.
What does "sustainable" mean?
a)
Interactions between human social system and the rest of the ecosystem
b)
Allows for continual reuse (maintained and supported)
5.
How is the Gender Development Index calculated?
a)
Life Expectancy is added to the GNI
b)
It equals the HDI of women in a country
c)
Standard of Living & Years of Education
d)
HDI scores for males and females within a country are compared
6.
Which of the following is NOT used to calculate a country's Human Development Index (HDI)?
a)
Standard of Living
b)
Long and Healthy Life
c)
Gender Equality
d)
Access to Education
7.
What stage of Rostow's Development Index does technology first get introduced?
a)
1-Traditional Society
b)
2-Preconditions of takeoff
c)
3-Takeoff
d)
4-Drive to maturaty
8.
If a product is heavier when it arrives at the factory than when it leaves (trees--> paper, potatoes-->chips) then the factory will be ____________ to the market
a)
Closer
b)
Farther
9.
AT&T having their call centers stationed in India and China is known as what industry practice?
a)
Agglomerations
b)
NAFTA
c)
Special Economic Zones
d)
Outsourcing
10.
The United Nations created these to help reduce disparities between developed and developing countries
a)
Sustainable Development Goals
b)
Sustainability growth ideas
c)
Subsistence Agriculture
d)
Lousy Ideas that don't fix much
11.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
Semi-Periphery Countries
c)
NICs
d)
Periphery Countries
12.
How would you describe a More Developed Country?
a)
Low-income countries characterized by little industry
b)
A country that has started to industrialize
c)
A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations
d)
All of the above
13.
What are economic activities that are mostly illegal and not sanctioned by the government?
a)
Informal Economy
b)
Formal Economy
14.
What is the term used to describe the total value of goods and services by the citizens and corporations of a country as well as foreign investments in a given year?
a)
Gross National Product
b)
Gross Domestic Product
c)
Gross National Income
d)
GINI Coefficient
15.
In which sector is the highest levels of decision making, includes top officials in government and business?
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Quinary Sector
c)
Quaternary Sector
d)
Secondary Sector
16.
In which sector is the service sector that focuses on moving, selling, and trading products such as retail, marketing, food service
a)
Primary Sector
b)
Secondary Sector
c)
Tertiary Sector
d)
Quaternary Sector
17.
Which country is highlighted on this map?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Sudan
c)
Egypt
d)
France
18.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Portugal
19.
Which map is highlighted on the map?
a)
Turkey
b)
Syria
c)
Greece
d)
Iraq
20.
Which country is highlighted on this map?
a)
Singapore
b)
Japan
c)
Iran
d)
Thailand
21.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Colombia
b)
Mexico
c)
Costa Rica
d)
Paraqguay
22.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Honduras
b)
Mexico
c)
Columbia
d)
Denmark
23.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
South Africa
b)
Ghana
c)
Sierra Leone
d)
Sweden
24.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
United States
b)
Ireland
c)
United Kingdom
d)
North Korea
25.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Vietnam
d)
Japan
26.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
United States
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Russia
d)
China
27.
In terms of diffusion, what is a hearth?
a)
The point of origin
b)
The final destination
c)
The mid-way point
d)
All points along the diffusion route
28.
How many adherents in Christianity worldwide?
a)
2 billion
b)
500 million
c)
300 million
d)
1 billion
29.

Which religion has the most followers?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

30.
In terms of diffusion, what is a hearth?
a)
The point of origin
b)
The final destination
c)
The mid-way point
d)
All points along the diffusion route
31.

The principal religion of Central and South America is

a)

Eastern Orthodoxy

b)

Buddhism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Roman Catholicism

32.

Which of the following can be an example of a centrifugal political force

a)

Homogenous ethnic population

b)

Strong political government

c)

Shift to tertiary sector of the economy

d)

Variation of languages within the country

33.

Which of the following is NOT part of the definition of a state?

a)

A common language

b)

Political sovereignty

c)

A permanent population

d)

Defined boundaries

34.

The major branch of Christianity found in North America is---

a)

Catholic

b)

Methodist

c)

Baptist

d)

Protestant

35.

A religion that attempts to appeal to a wide variety of people is a---

a)

Ethnic Religion

b)

Universalizing Religion

36.

This type of religion spreads by both relocation and expansion diffusion

a)

Universalizing Religion

b)

Ethnic Religion

37.

Which of the following reasons best explains the widespread practice of Christianity?

a)

The Crusades

b)

Colonization

c)

The Atlantic Trade

d)

Globalization

38.

The conflict in Northern Ireland between Protestants and Catholics is what type of conflict?

a)

Intrafaith

b)

Interfaith

c)

Fundamentalist

39.

Which of the following countries has the largest percentage of Roman Catholics?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Indonesia

d)

Brazil

40.

The branch of Christianity with the largest number of adherents is

a)

Eastern Orthodoxy

b)

Protestantism

c)

Lutheranism

d)

Roman Catholicism

41.

The political authority of a state to govern itself is called

a)

Democracy

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Government

d)

International trade

42.

Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force within a nation-state?

a)

Strong sense of nationalism

b)

Strong national economy

c)

Separatist movement demanding independence

d)

Economic equality among regions

43.

If a state has many different ethnic groups residing in it, it could be classified as a:

a)

multinational state

b)

nation-state

c)

autonomous region

d)

nationless state

44.
 Centrifugal forces _____, while centripetal forces _____.
a)
divide : unite
b)
unite : divide
45.
Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state? 
a)
Centripetal
b)
Centrifugal
c)
Backwash effects
d)
Irredentism
46.
Which are of ethnic conflict gave rise to the term “balkanization”?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Sudan
c)
Serbia
d)
Yugoslavia
47.
How can a state demonstrate irredentism?
a)
Reclaim a lost homeland
b)
Take over land in Antarctica
c)
Increase size of their Navies
d)
Attend UNCLOS meetings
48.
Which of the following is an example of a centripetal force?
a)
building a wall around a capital
b)
creating an inner-state highway
c)
offering language lessons to all culture groups in a school district
d)
relocating immigrants to underdeveloped regions
49.
When something helps bond the people within a country, it is called a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Centrifugal Force
d)
Stateless Nation
50.
The central city and its surrounding suburbs is known as a
a)
Megalopolis
b)
Zoning Laws
c)
Urban Morphology
d)
Urban Area
51.
Unrestricted low-density development of residential and commercial activities over a large expanse of land is
a)

Urban sprawl

b)

Edge city

c)

New urbanism

d)

Smart growth

52.
What promoted urbanization more than any other event?
a)

Highways

b)

Industrial revolution

c)

Commericalization

d)

Minimum wage

53.

From largest to smallest the urban hierarchy (Central Place Theory) of the following would go... City, Town, ________, Hamlet

a)

Suburb

b)

Mega-City

c)

Village

d)

County

54.
________ is the process of settlement, formation, expansion, and change.
a)
Suburbanization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Urban Sprawl
d)
City Growth
55.
Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a world city?
a)
World financial centers
b)
Primate city classification
c)
Concentration of culture offerings
d)
Center for national and international governments
56.
The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service.
a)
range
b)
hearth
c)
hinterland
d)
redlineing
57.
This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
a)
urban sprawl
b)
metropolitan area
c)
rural fringe
d)
whooping cough
58.
According to the classic bid-rent curve, what happens to the value of land as one gets closer to the Central Business District (CBD)?
a)
Land gets used more extensively.
b)
Land gets more expensive.
c)
Land gets used less intensively.
d)
Land gets more affordable along busy streets.
59.

A megacity is defined as

a)

a city (and metropolitan area) with more than 10 million people

b)

a city(and metropolitan area) with more than 20 million people

c)

a city (and metropolitan area) that has global influence

d)

a city (and metropolitan area) that receives more migrants than loses emmigrants

60.

An Urban city that is dispraportionately larger than the second largest city can be classified as...

a)

Central City

b)

World City

c)

Primate city

d)

Edge City

61.

The minimum number of people needed to support a business is called

a)

range

b)

meadian

c)

threshold

d)

minimum

62.

A metacity is defined as

a)

a city (and metropolitan area) with more than 10 million people

b)

a city (and metropolitan area) with more than 20 million people

c)

a city (and metropolitan area) that has global influence

d)

a city (and metropolitan area) that receives more migrants than loses emmigrants

63.
Area of a city where retail and office activities are clustered
a)
Central Business District (CBD)
b)
Central place
c)
Clustered rural settlement
d)
Urbanized Area
e)
Edge City
64.
Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
a)
Smart Growth
b)
Threshold
c)
Range
d)
Public Housing
e)
Gentrification
65.
Program in which cities identify blighted inner-city neighborhoods, acquire the properties from private members, relocate the residents and businesses, clear the site, build new roads and utilities, and turn the land over to private developers.
a)

Urban Renewal

b)

Zoning Ordinance

c)

New Urbanism

d)

Gentrification

e)

Enclosure movement

66.

A solution to reduce urban sprawl in a city

a)

redevelop brownfields

b)

Implement mixed-use zoning ordinances

c)

establish urban growth boundaries

d)

Implement transportation oriented development, such as bus lanes

e)

All of these answers

67.

function at the global scale, beyond the reach of state borders, functioning as the service centers of the world economy.

a)

Primate Cities

b)

Ranking Cities

c)

World cities

d)

Metacities

68.

Extraction of raw materials and natural resources from earths surface, such as farming, mining, lumbering

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

69.

Processing and manufacturing raw materials into a finished product

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

70.

Service sector that focuses on moving, selling, and trading products such as retail, marketing, food service

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

d)

Quaternary Sector

71.

Knowledge based sector, focusing on research and information creation and transfer

a)

Secondary Sector

b)

Quaternary Sector

c)

Primary Sector

d)

Quinary Sector

72.

Highest levels of decision making, includes top officials in government and business

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Quaternary Sector

c)

Quinary Sector

d)

Secondary Sector

73.

Total value of goods and services by the citizens and corporations of a country as well as foreign investments in a given year.

a)

Gross National Product

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Gross National Income

d)

GINI Coefficient

74.

Economic theory that was modeled off of US and Western Europe, does not take into account the influence of colonialism and other factors.

a)

Wallersteins World Systems Theory

b)

Brandt Line

c)

Rostows Stages of Economic Growth

75.

Economic activities regulated or taxed by the government.

a)

Formal Economy

b)

Informal Economy

76.

Countries that are less wealthy and often have unstable governments according to Wallerstein’s World Systems Theory

a)

Core Country

b)

Semi-Periphery Country

c)

Periphery Country

77.

Development theory that says countries do not exist in isolation but are part of an intertwined world system in which all countries are dependent on each other. 

a)

Wallersteins World Systems Theory

b)

Brandt Line

c)

Rostows Stages of Economic Growth

78.

Total value of goods and services by the citizens and corporations within a country’s borders in a given year. 

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Gross National Income

c)

Gross National Product

d)

GINI Coefficient

79.

An economically and politically dominant country according to Wallerstein’s world systems theory.

a)

Core Country

b)

Semi-Periphery Country

c)

Periphery Country

80.

Economic activities that are mostly illegal and not sanctioned by the government.

a)

Formal Economy

b)

Informal Economy

81.
A country that is mostly rural and engages in mainly primary level of economic activity is probably a
a)
developed nation
b)
developing nation
c)
industrialized nation
d)
primary nation 
82.

What is the Human Development Index?

a)

The health of an individual.

b)

A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

c)

The country a person lives in,

d)

The number of preventable diseases in a country.

83.

How would you describe a newly industrialized country?

a)

A country characterized by large industrial and service sectors with high levels of gross national product

b)

A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity

c)

A country that is characterized by agriculture and they barter instead of use money

84.

How would you describe a More Developed Country?

a)

Low-income countries characterized by little industry

b)

A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations

c)

A country that has started to industrialize

85.

What are the 3 statistics that create HDI (Human Development Index)?

a)

GDP per capita

b)

Literacy rate

c)

Life expectancy

d)

all of the above

86.

What is GDP, and what does it stand for?

a)

Gross Domestic Product. Only measures what is produced in the country itself.

b)

Gross National Product. Indicates the value of all goods and services produced by a country over a period of time, whether foreign or domestic.

c)

Gross Nations Produce. All of the food that is grown in a nation

d)

None of the above

87.

Image above is an example of

a)

Post-Fordist production

b)

Bulk-gaining industry

c)

Deindustrialization

d)

Bulk-reducing industry

88.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
NICs
c)
Semi-Periphery Countries
d)
Periphery Countries
89.

The United Nations created these to help reduce disparities between developed and developing countries

a)

Sustainability growth ideas

b)

Subsistence Agriculture

c)

Sustainable Development Goals

d)

Sucky Ideas that don't fix much

90.
AT&T having their call centers stationed in India and China is known as what industry practice? 
a)
Agglomerations
b)
Outsourcing
c)
NAFTA
d)
Special Economic Zones
91.
If a product is heavier when it arrives at the factory than when it leaves (trees--> paper, potatoes-->chips) then the factory will be ____________ to the market
a)
closer
b)
farther 
92.
What stage of Rostow's Development Index does technology first get introduced?
a)
1-Traditional Society
b)
2-Preconditions of takeoff
c)
3-takeoff
d)
4-drive to maturaty
93.
Where was the hearth of the Industrial revolution? 
a)
Germany
b)
USA
c)
Russia
d)
England
94.

Which of the following is NOT used to calculate a country's Human Development Index (HDI)?

a)

Standard of Living

b)

Access to Education

c)

Long and Healthy Life

d)

Gender Equality

95.

How is the Gender Development Index calculated?

a)

Life Expectancy & GNI

b)

Standard of Living & Years of Education

c)

It equals the HDI of women in a country

d)

HDI scores for males and females within a country are compared

96.

The Gender Development Index (GDI) is used to calculate

a)

gender equality within countries

b)

the development of a country

c)

the standard of living in a country

d)

the education levels in a country

97.

When did the 1st Industrial Revolution happened?

a)

1760

b)

2nd half of 20th century

c)

Late 1800s

d)

2006

98.

Which technology was developed in the 1st IR? 

a)

Internet

b)

Nuclear Power

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Telephone

99.

When did the 2nd Industrial Revolution happened?

a)

1760

b)

2nd half of 20th century

c)

Late 1800s

d)

2006

100.

Which technology was developed in the 2nd IR?

a)

Internet

b)

Nuclear Power

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Telephone

101.

When did the 3rd Industrial Revolution happened?

a)

1760

b)

2nd half of 20th century

c)

Late 1800s

d)

2006

102.

Which technology was developed in the 3rd IR?

a)

Internet

b)

Nuclear Power

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Telephone

103.

Which revolution is using technologies such as cloud computing, the 'internet of things', and artificial intelligence to automate and respond to complex systems?

a)

1st Industrial revolution

b)

2nd Industrial revolution

c)

3rd Industrial revolution

d)

4th Industrial revolution

104.

Which revolution allowed a large-scale production using electricity and assembly lines like the ones in Henry Ford's car factories?

a)

1st Industrial revolution

b)

2nd Industrial revolution

c)

3rd Industrial revolution

d)

4th Industrial revolution

105.

What does sustainable mean?

a)

allows for continual reuse (maintained and supported)

b)

interactions between human social system and the rest of the ecosystem

106.

Ecotourism is -responsible travel natural areas that conserve the environment and improves the well being of the locals.

a)

True

b)

False

107.

What is considered to be a form of ecotourism?

a)

Going on a safari tour in the deserts of Africa

b)

bird watching at your house

c)

going for a walk in the neighborhood

d)

staying home

108.

The goal of ECOTOURISM is to -provide- select 3

a)

a positive experience for both visitors and host

b)

financial benefits for the local other than degradation of the habitat.

c)

raise awareness and education of sensitive areas.

d)

cause degradation the the environment.

109.

Which of the following is not a (PRO) positive for ecotourism?

a)

money for the community

b)

conservation of habitats and biodiversity

c)

education about culture of natives

d)

destruction of habitat to build roads and hotels.

110.

Which of the following is not a (CON) negative of ecotourism?

a)

pollution left behind by tourist

b)

rare species are trapped and turned into souvenirs

c)

local are often relocated

d)

preservation of the habitat and biodiversity.

111.
A composite statistic that combines three major indicators including: life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of a population's development.
a)
Human Development Index
b)
GNI
c)
Dependency Ratio
d)
PPP
112.

What country is indicated by number 25?

a)

Rwanda

b)

Somalia

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Madagascar

113.

What country is identified by number 14?

a)

Democratic Republic of Congo

b)

South Africa

c)

Angola

d)

Tanzania

114.

Where is Indonesia?

a)

7

b)

11

c)

12

d)

18

115.

Where is North Korea?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

9

116.

Where is the Philippines?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

117.

What is the country in red?

a)

Peru

b)

Brazil

c)

Suriname

d)

Venezuela

118.

What is the country in red?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Chile

c)

Argentina

d)

Paraguay

119.

What is the country in red?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Colombia

c)

Guyana

d)

Argentina

120.

Name this country

a)

Mexico

b)

Cuba

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Costa Rica

121.

Name this country

a)

Guatemala

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Costa Rica

122.

Name this country

a)

El Salvador

b)

Bahamas

c)

Mexico

d)

Dominican Republic

123.

Name this country

a)

Honduras

b)

Bahamas

c)

Nicaragua

d)

Dominican Republic

124.

Name this country

a)

Nicaragua

b)

Panama

c)

Honduras

d)

Dominican Republic

125.

Name this country

a)

Cuba

b)

Bahamas

c)

Haiti

d)

Dominican Republic

126.

On the political map Canada is labeled with the letter-

a)

A

b)

B

c)

F

d)

C

127.
.
a)
Bosnia
b)
Estonia
c)
Lithuania
d)
Serbia
128.
.
a)
Albania
b)
Czech Republic
c)
Hungary
d)
Poland
129.
.
a)
Albania
b)
Belarus
c)
Poland
d)
Ukraine
130.

Match the Scandinavian country highlighted on the map.

a)

Norway

b)

Maldova

c)

Poland

d)

North Dakota

131.

Of the two countries on the Iberian Peninsula, the highlighted one is the larger.

a)

Italy

b)

Czech Republic

c)

San Diego

d)

Spain

132.

Match the highlighted country on the map.

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Poland

d)

Austria

133.

Match the highlighted country on the map.

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Turkey

d)

Switzerland

134.

London has become a world city in part because of its proximity to ports and other places that foster development. This reason for London’s historic growth relates to the city’s

a)

Site

b)

Situation

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