EXAM 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Where is an important agricultural hearth?

A

SW Asia, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and East Asia

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2
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When and where were the earliest known domesticated wheat, barley, & lentil crops?

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They originated in Southwest Asia 10,000 years ago

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3
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Coffee emerged from what agricultural hearth?

A

Sub-Saharan Africa

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4
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What is subsistence farming?

A

The production of food primarily for consumption by the farmer’s family

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5
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Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

A

Tropical

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6
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Which type of agriculture is practiced in the densely populated regions of East, South, & Southeast Asia where more than half of the world’s people live?

A

Intensive subsistence

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7
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What is different about plantations from other forms of commercial agriculture?

A

Plantations are generally situated in developing countries

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8
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What is the most important crop to the densely populated regions of East, South, & Southeast Asia?

A

Wet rice

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9
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What is the primary factor in von Thünen’s model for the choice of crops on commercial farms ?

A

The distance from the farm to the market

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10
Q

The UN computes the Human Development Index (HDI) by considering what 3 main factors?

A

A decent standard of living, a long & healthy life, & access to knowledge

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11
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What region has the highest HDI?

A

North America

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12
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What region has the lowest HDI?

A

Sub-Saharan Africa

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13
Q

What category of jobs does manufacturing fall under?

A

Secondary sector

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14
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What is a tertiary sector activity?

A

Bank

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15
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What economic sector is generally associated with developing countries?

A

Primary sector

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16
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What does the World Trade Organization (WTO) do?

A

They enforce agreements designed to reduce barriers to international trade

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17
Q

When was the World Trade Organization (WTO) established?

A

1995

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18
Q

What is Russia’s second largest city and what do they specialize in?

A

St. Petersburg specializes in shipbuilding & other industries serving Russia’s navy

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19
Q

Where is Europe’s largest port?

A

Rotterdam

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20
Q

Why is China the world’s leading manufacturer of many products?

A

Cheap labor

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21
Q

Where is the hub of the USA’s transportation network & now the center of steel production?

A

Western Great Lakes

22
Q

Why is China the leading fabric producer?

A

Because their lower labor costs offset the expense of shipping products to faraway customers

23
Q

Which region of the world produces the most motor vehicles?

A

Asia

24
Q

How has steel production shifted since 1980?

A

Most steel is now produced in developing countries

25
Q

Which industry propels steel production in China?

A

Motor vehicles

26
Q

Which sector generates more than two-thirds of the GDP in most developed countries?

A

Service sector

27
Q

What is the central place theory?

A

It helps to explain how the most profitable location can be identified for consumer services

28
Q

Who first proposed the Central place theory?

A

Walter Christaller

29
Q

According to the primate city rule, what does the largest settlement have?

A

It has more than twice as many people as the 2nd ranking settlement

30
Q

What helps explain the distribution of settlements of varying sizes in North Dakota?

A

Central place theory

31
Q

What could the 1st permanent settlements have been places for?

A

For nomads to bury & honor their dead

32
Q

When did the population of urban settlements exceed that of rural settlements for the first time in human history?

A

2008

33
Q

What is the best known and most visually distinctive area of most cities?

A

Central business district

34
Q

Why are services attracted to the central business district?

A

Because of their accessibility

35
Q

In the USA, which 20th century trend is being somewhat reversed in the 21st century with regard to the Central Business Districts?

A

People are returning to live in the central business districts

36
Q

What is the oldest urban model?

A

Concentric zone model

37
Q

According to the galactic or peripheral model, an urban area consists of an inner city surrounded by what?

A

By large suburban residential & service nodes or nuclei tied together by a beltway or ring road

38
Q

What do critics pick out about urban models?

A

That they are too simple and outdated

39
Q

What is a major difference between CBDs in Europe & those in the USA?

A

Rents are much higher in USA CBDs

40
Q

What do geographers Griffin & Ford show in Latin American cities about wealthy people?

A

They live in a well-defined elite residential sector along either side of a narrow spine or boulevard

41
Q

How much of all trips within USA urban areas are made by motor vehicles?

A

95%

42
Q

What is gentrification?

A

The process by which higher-income people move into deteriorated inner-city neighborhoods & renovate the housing

43
Q

How has China surpassed the USA?

A

As the country that uses the most energy

44
Q

What was a result of the formation of OPEC in 1960?

A

That the prices of oil are set by governments & not petroleum companies

45
Q

Saudi Arabia is a leading location of what?

A

Proven petroleum reserves

46
Q

What does the USA have relatively large proven reserves of?

A

Coal

47
Q

What does the China have relatively large proven reserves of?

A

Coal

48
Q

Where are abundant oil sands found?

A

Canada

49
Q

Where are the countries most highly dependent on nuclear power clustered?

A

Europe

50
Q

Why is the environmental community divided on wind power?

A

Lethal for birds and bats