geo test qs Flashcards
compared to north American ranchers, commercial ranchers in the pampas of Argentina, Uruguay, and southern brazil are more likely to
raise livestock primarily for export.
The Indo-European language family includes the major languages of Europe and those dominant in all the following regions except.
central Asia
24 specific objects transmit complex radio codes, inducing time signals traveling at the speed of light. you can contact 4 of the 24 objects at anytime.
GPS satellites
24 specific objects transmit complex radio codes, inducing time signals traveling at the speed of light. you can contact 4 of the 24 objects at anytime.
The technology described above allows the determination of which of the following.
Absolute location on the surface of earth.
The establishment of maquiladoras by the united states corporations for the production of electronics components is an example of which of the following
new international division of labor.
which of the following is true of an edge city.
it has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space.
which of the following characteristics applies to more developed countries
long life expectancies
which of the following best illustrates the geographical concept of the nation state
Iceland
all of the following are examples of the spatial analysis tradition in geography except the
number of space shuttles constructed
which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape
adobe ruins
The growth of potential alternative agricultural practices such as the growing of amaranth grain and the rising of deer, elk, emus, and buffalo for meat is limited because
the growers have not established and integrated commodity chain.
according to carl sauer which of the following is true about plant domestication
carl sauer expressed concern about modern capitalism and centralized gov. were destroying cultural diversity.He believed that agriculture, and domestication of plants and animals had an effect on the physical environment.
it first occurred in diversified habitats with a variety of species
which of the following correctly list the four major ancient culture hearths
Indus valley, Mesopotamia, Nile valley, north China
according to the figure above, which of the following choices best describes the changes in interaction as distance increases?
decreases
which of the following can be categorized as a primary activity.
coal mining
even though total fertility rates have been declining in some less-developed countries the total population has continued to grow. This is primarily because a high percentage of the population is
under the age of 15
central place theory describes the
spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services.
a good example of a centripetal force in political geography is
a primate city
the classic model of industrial location theory suggest that the primary consideration in the location of an industrial site is which of the following
the cost of transportation
what aspect of the design of brasillia, canberra, and washington DC was different from the design of most other urban centers
they were designed as show places to reflect the power and wealth of their respective countries.
which of the following is the essential requirement of lowland rice production
abundant water
the principal religion of central and south America is
roman Catholicism
the term that describes the concept that population will continue to grow even after fertility rates is known as
demographic momentum
which of the following models of urban structure depicts a commercial spine bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from the central business district
Latin American city
a food assemblage that includes olives, pita bread, cheese, figs, lamb, wine is associated with which on the following
greece
labor intensive intertillage is often practiced in
southeast asia
which of the following bes accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans
diffusion of popular culture
which of the following is the primary geographic effects of the globalization of the country
production is shifted to low-cost locations in developing countries
which of the following is the name for political restricting that produces unusually shaped districts to create a political advantage?
Gerrymandering
physiological population density differs from crude population density in that physiological density
explains density in terms of people per arable square land unit, while crude density explains density in terms of people per total square land unit.
water run-off is likely to be greatest in which of the following settings.
city
the state of Florida earns greater revenues from the export of oranges than the state of Georgia. This is because .
Florida has a comparative advantage as a producer of oranges.
subsistence agriculture is always characterized by
production only for family consumption
A straight line on a navigation map using the Mercator projection represents
a line of constant compass bearing
all of the following statements about worldwide patterns of development are correct except.
the largest concentration of the least-developed countries in the world today is Latin America
which of the following describes a primate city
it is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest city in that country.
most of Africa’s political boundaries were originally drawn by
European colonial powers in the late-nineteenth century
which of the following pairs of agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the worlds total land area.
shifting cultivation and nomadic herding
which of the following is the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures
ethnocentrism
which of the following is an example of balkanization
Yugoslavia
which of the following is a correct statement about the demographic transition model
it is characterized by relatively low growth rates at stage 1 and 4
all of the following were crucial to the emergence of first cities except
separation of the ruling system and the religious system.
the European union is an example of
supranationalism
which of the following is the best example of extensive land use in agriculture
a sheep ranch
which of the following is most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos
some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons even at the expense of a balanced diet.
all of the following are reasons for the rise of suburban developments in the 1950s expect
better public transportation
which of the following regions had the smallest percentage of people living in urban areas at the end of the 20th century
south Asia
during the winter months in north America, the primary source of fruits and vegetables found in grocery stores is
Chile
which of the following religions is predominant in the states of Wisconsin Minnesota and north Dakota
Lutheran
which of the following is most likely to be used by a marketing firm seeking to map patterns of lifestyle characteristics in the united states
zip codes
the high tech firms of silicon valley in California are clustered together to take advantage of
agglomeration effects
which of the following groups represent a nation without a state.
kurds
the dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a countries population
which of the following is an example of network cities
Tokyo-Osaka-Nagasaki
which of the following developments is predicted by the von Thunen model of land around cities.
large scale growing of flowers and vegetables in the Netherlands.
which of the following sectors of the economy has grown the fastest in the united states since the mid 1970s
service
boundaries based on the median-line principle are generally associated with
-an approach to dividing and creating boundaries at the mid-point between two places.
bodies of water
which map scales are most useful for studying details of geographic features in the landscape of a farming community
1:10,000
what best describes NAFTA
a multinational trade zone in which most tariffs have been eliminated.
India agriculture
rice cultivation
term used to study place names
toponyms
an advantage for Japanese corporations that locate manufacturing in the United states
lower transportation cost an greater access to markets
culturally defined political boundaries, such as those determined by the spatial patterns of religion or language are called.
consequent
