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Unit 2: Human Geography review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need
a)
invention
b)
acculturation
c)
innovation
d)
diffusion
2.
spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns
a)
innovation
b)
acculturation
c)
invention
d)
diffusion
3.
A group's way of life, including types of food, shelter, clothing, language, behavior, and ideas. 
a)
Democracy
b)
Culture Region
c)
Symbol
d)
Culture
4.
a group of people that shares a region, sense of identity, and a culture
a)
culture
b)
society
c)
city
d)
town
5.
What is the best definition of culture?
a)
the total population of a particular country
b)
the spread of ideas from one region to another
c)
all of the beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a particular group
d)
the physical characteristics of a specific population
6.
occurs when a society changes beacuse it accepts or adopts an innovation
a)
innovation
b)
invention
c)
acculturation
d)
diffusion
7.

In which type of government would an individual or group maintain complete control?

a)

Democracy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Communism

d)

Monarchy

8.
A form of government by the people, in which citizens often elect representatives to govern them. 
a)
Democracy
b)
Government
c)
Economic Systems
d)
Culture
9.

Which of the following describes a monarchy?

a)

The government is run by the people.

b)

A king or queen rules over the country.

c)

One person has absolute power to rule the government, people, and economy.

d)

The citizens elect the government officials.

10.

Which of the following illustrates a push factor—something that drives people from an area?

a)

Anu moves from India to the United States to be with her family living there.

b)

Peter moves from his small town to Nashville to find a job in the music industry.

c)

Amit moves to Turkey from his home in India after an earthquake destroys his village.

d)

Bethany moves from her home in Ohio to go to school in France

11.

War and government instability would be examples of...

a)

Push Factors

b)

Pull Factors

12.
combination of command and market economies
a)
mixed economy
b)
market economy
c)
command economy
d)
traditional economy
13.
production of goods and services is controlled by a central government. the government usually owns the means of production
a)
mixed economy
b)
command economy
c)
market economy
d)
traditional economy
14.
involve gathering raw materials such as timber 
a)
primary activities
b)
secondary activities
c)
tertiary activities
d)
quaternary activities
15.
production of goods and services is usually controlled by the demand from consumers
a)
mixed economy
b)
traditional economy
c)
command economy
d)
market economy
16.
involve providing businesses or professional services
a)
Primary Activities
b)
Secondary Activities
c)
Tertiary Activities
d)
Quaternary Activities
17.
the types of natural resources are...
a)
renewable, permanent, inexhaustible energy sources
b)
renewable, non-renewable, inexhaustible energy sources
c)
changing, sustainable, natural 
d)
changing, sustainable, inehaustible energy resources
18.
Involve adding value to materials by changing their form
a)
Primary Activity
b)
Secondary Activity
c)
Tertiary Activity
d)
Quaternary Activity
19.
goods and services are traded without money
a)
market economy
b)
command economy
c)
traditional economy
d)
mixed economy
20.

Earth's population is...

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Staying the same

d)

It was increasing, but now it is decreasing

21.

Earth's population is...

a)

Located all on one continent

b)

Equally distributed over all continents

c)

Unevenly distributed over all continents

d)

Unable to be measured

22.
the geographic characteristics of a nation are...
a)
size, shape, population
b)
population, shape, location
c)
size, shape, and location
d)
culture, shape, location
23.
a boundary based on physical features
a)
Natural boundary
b)
Artificial boundary
24.
a boundary that is a fixed line usually following a line of latitude or longitude
a)
Natural Boundary
b)
Artificial Boundary
25.
the study of how people use space in cities
a)
population geography
b)
urban geography
c)
cultural geography
d)
economic geography
26.
A system of belief in many deities or gods.
a)
Polytheistic Religion
b)
Monotheistic Religion
c)
Symbol
d)
Culture
27.

A polytheistic religion. India’s 1st major religion. Believed to be the first religion known to mankind.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

28.

A polytheistic religion. Believers follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

29.

A monotheistic religion. Believers believe in the teachings of Jesus.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

30.

A monotheistic religion. Believers are called Jewish. Leader Abraham founded it.

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

31.

Which world religion's sacred text is called the Quran?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

32.

Muslims are followers of which world religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

33.
A group of people who share a common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin.
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Language family
c)
Traditional Economy
d)
Ethnic Group
34.
Movement of people from place to place.
a)
Migration
b)
Cultural Diffusion
c)
Urban Sprawl
d)
Population Distribution
35.
Natural Increase
a)
level of wealth, goods, and necessities available for people to live. 
b)
variations in population that vary across a country, continent, or world.
c)
spreading of urban developments on land near a city.
d)
growth rate of a population
36.
The average number of people living in a square mile of land.
a)
Population distribution
b)
Standard of Living
c)
Natural Increase
d)
Population Density
37.
A region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs.
a)
Population distribution
b)
Metropolitan Area
c)
Population density
d)
Urban Sprawl
38.
Anime, a form of art which originates in Japan is very popular here in the US.  This is an example of:
a)
Cultural Diffusion
b)
Democratic process
c)
Migration
d)
Urban Sprawl
39.

Based on the data in the table, which countries would be considered more developed?

a)

Haiti and Nigeria

b)

Mexico and Nigeria

c)

Haiti and Singapore

d)

Mexico and Singapore

40.

In a communist economic system the production and distribution of goods is determined by —

a)

market forces

b)

business leaders

c)

consumer demand

d)

government officials

41.

In a free enterprise economic system, the decisions about what to produce are made in response to —

a)

voting patterns

b)

consumer demand

c)

government quotas

d)

university graduation rates

42.

Which Pyramid shows rapid growth?

a)
b)
c)
43.

Define "Gross Domestic Product"

a)

Goods taken into a country

b)

Linking countries through culture and trade

c)

Countries relying on each other for resources and goods

d)

Value of all goods and services in a country in one year

44.

Define "Urbanization"

a)

The total number of people living in a given area

b)

The increase of people who live in cities

c)

Outside of city limits, in the country

d)

A city or town

45.

Which word means "versions of a language"?

a)

dialect

b)

cultural hearth

c)

Germanic languages

d)

Romance languages