Question 1

Scholars have found evidence of language distribution patterns dating back approximately how many years?

Accepted Answer

A)  15,000 years 
B)  25,000 years 
C)  50,000 years 
D)  1 million years 
E)  2 million years 
A)  15,000 years 
B)  25,000 years 
C)  50,000 years 
D)  1 million years 
E)  2 million years

Question 2

Belgium is an artificial state that was created by and for European powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An analysis of place names can provide information on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The spatial and social origins of settlers 
B)  Former cultural boundaries 
C)  The cultural history of an area 
D)  The aspirations of settlers 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The spatial and social origins of settlers 
B)  Former cultural boundaries 
C)  The cultural history of an area 
D)  The aspirations of settlers 
E)  All of the above

Question 4

In 1964, Preston James said that religion serves as an even more potent force for group unification than language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Topophilia refers to a negative attitude toward place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The domain of a cultural region refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dominant religion of a group 
B)  An area with particular social characteristics 
C)  The outer fringe 
D)  The hearth area of the culture 
E)  The area where the culture is dominant 
A)  The dominant religion of a group 
B)  An area with particular social characteristics 
C)  The outer fringe 
D)  The hearth area of the culture 
E)  The area where the culture is dominant

Question 7

Which of the following language families has the largest number of speakers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sino-Tibetan 
B)  Indo-European 
C)  Niger-Congo 
D)  Afro-Asiatic 
E)  Austronesian 
A)  Sino-Tibetan 
B)  Indo-European 
C)  Niger-Congo 
D)  Afro-Asiatic 
E)  Austronesian

Question 8

Which of the following languages is considered to be the most diversified, with an estimated 500,000 words?

Accepted Answer

A)  German 
B)  English 
C)  Hindi 
D)  French 
E)  Arabic 
A)  German 
B)  English 
C)  Hindi 
D)  French 
E)  Arabic

Question 9

Explain why it is useful and necessary to divide North America into regions as shown in Figure 4.3 in the text.

Accepted Answer

It is useful and necessary to divide Nor

Question 10

How many named vernacular regions can America be divided into, according to Zelinsky (1980)?

Accepted Answer

A)  1-5 
B)  6-10 
C)  11-15 
D)  16-20 
E)  More than 20 
A)  1-5 
B)  6-10 
C)  11-15 
D)  16-20 
E)  More than 20

Question 11

North America can be subdivided into 13 regions based on which of the following criteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physical and economic differences 
B)  Culture 
C)  Broad regional themes 
D)  The "feeling" of each region 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Physical and economic differences 
B)  Culture 
C)  Broad regional themes 
D)  The "feeling" of each region 
E)  All of the above

Question 12

The sphere of a cultural region is understood to be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The boundary of the nation 
B)  The area where the culture is dominant 
C)  The hearth area of the culture 
D)  The outer fringe 
E)  Mentifacts 
A)  The boundary of the nation 
B)  The area where the culture is dominant 
C)  The hearth area of the culture 
D)  The outer fringe 
E)  Mentifacts

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describes the boundaries of language regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are rarely clearly defined. 
B)  They are always clearly defined. 
C)  They correspond with national boundaries. 
D)  They correspond with religious boundaries. 
E)  They correspond with ethnic boundaries. 
A)  They are rarely clearly defined. 
B)  They are always clearly defined. 
C)  They correspond with national boundaries. 
D)  They correspond with religious boundaries. 
E)  They correspond with ethnic boundaries.

Question 14

Which of the following represent two major religious hearth areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indo-Gangetic and Semitic 
B)  England and Ireland 
C)  Tigris and Rhine valleys 
D)  Arabia and India 
E)  Europe and Asia 
A)  Indo-Gangetic and Semitic 
B)  England and Ireland 
C)  Tigris and Rhine valleys 
D)  Arabia and India 
E)  Europe and Asia

Question 15

The numerical importance of languages such as English, Spanish, and Portuguese is mainly attributable to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Large population of the concerned countries 
B)  Diversification of the countries 
C)  Trade activities 
D)  Colonial activities 
E)  Popularity 
A)  Large population of the concerned countries 
B)  Diversification of the countries 
C)  Trade activities 
D)  Colonial activities 
E)  Popularity

Question 16

Who were the first geographers to attempt to delimit world regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fred K. Schaefer and Richard Hartshorne 
B)  Richard J. Russell and Fred B. Kniffen 
C)  Matti Kaups and Vaclav Smil 
D)  Alfred L. Kroeber and Talcott Parsons 
E)  Carl Sauer and Alfred L. Kroeber 
A)  Fred K. Schaefer and Richard Hartshorne 
B)  Richard J. Russell and Fred B. Kniffen 
C)  Matti Kaups and Vaclav Smil 
D)  Alfred L. Kroeber and Talcott Parsons 
E)  Carl Sauer and Alfred L. Kroeber

Question 17

Which of the following is the core region of Canada, with most of the people, the largest cities, major industry, and intensive agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interior Plains 
B)  Northlands 
C)  Great Lakes-St Lawrence Lowlands 
D)  Canadian Shield 
E)  Pacific Northwest 
A)  Interior Plains 
B)  Northlands 
C)  Great Lakes-St Lawrence Lowlands 
D)  Canadian Shield 
E)  Pacific Northwest

Question 18

Which of the following terms are defined as "the feelings of dislike, anxiety, fear, or suffering associated with particular places and landscapes"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Topophilia 
B)  Gemeinschaft 
C)  Topophobia 
D)  Gesellschaft 
E)  Animism 
A)  Topophilia 
B)  Gemeinschaft 
C)  Topophobia 
D)  Gesellschaft 
E)  Animism

Question 19

Which of the following religions place God above humans and humans above nature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judaism 
B)  Christianity 
C)  Buddhism 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Judaism 
B)  Christianity 
C)  Buddhism 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

Religion and conflict seem to go hand in hand, despite the fact that religions do not promote violence. Discuss.

Accepted Answer

Religion and conflict often seem to go h

Scholars have found evidence of language distribution patterns dating back approximately how many years?

Belgium is an artificial state that was created by and for European powers.

An analysis of place names can provide information on which of the following?

In 1964, Preston James said that religion serves as an even more potent force for group unification than language.

Topophilia refers to a negative attitude toward place.

The domain of a cultural region refers to which of the following?

Which of the following language families has the largest number of speakers?

Which of the following languages is considered to be the most diversified, with an estimated 500,000 words?

Explain why it is useful and necessary to divide North America into regions as shown in Figure 4.3 in the text.

How many named vernacular regions can America be divided into, according to Zelinsky (1980)?

North America can be subdivided into 13 regions based on which of the following criteria?

The sphere of a cultural region is understood to be which of the following?

Which of the following statements best describes the boundaries of language regions?

Which of the following represent two major religious hearth areas?

The numerical importance of languages such as English, Spanish, and Portuguese is mainly attributable to which of the following?

Who were the first geographers to attempt to delimit world regions?

Which of the following is the core region of Canada, with most of the people, the largest cities, major industry, and intensive agriculture?

Which of the following terms are defined as "the feelings of dislike, anxiety, fear, or suffering associated with particular places and landscapes"?

Which of the following religions place God above humans and humans above nature?

Religion and conflict seem to go hand in hand, despite the fact that religions do not promote violence. Discuss.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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Exam 4: Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Scholars have found evidence of language distribution patterns dating back approximately how many years?

Belgium is an artificial state that was created by and for European powers.

An analysis of place names can provide information on which of the following?

In 1964, Preston James said that religion serves as an even more potent force for group unification than language.

Topophilia refers to a negative attitude toward place.

The domain of a cultural region refers to which of the following?

Which of the following language families has the largest number of speakers?

Which of the following languages is considered to be the most diversified, with an estimated 500,000 words?

Explain why it is useful and necessary to divide North America into regions as shown in Figure 4.3 in the text.

How many named vernacular regions can America be divided into, according to Zelinsky (1980)?

North America can be subdivided into 13 regions based on which of the following criteria?

The sphere of a cultural region is understood to be which of the following?

Which of the following statements best describes the boundaries of language regions?

Which of the following represent two major religious hearth areas?

The numerical importance of languages such as English, Spanish, and Portuguese is mainly attributable to which of the following?

Who were the first geographers to attempt to delimit world regions?

Which of the following is the core region of Canada, with most of the people, the largest cities, major industry, and intensive agriculture?

Which of the following terms are defined as "the feelings of dislike, anxiety, fear, or suffering associated with particular places and landscapes"?

Which of the following religions place God above humans and humans above nature?

Religion and conflict seem to go hand in hand, despite the fact that religions do not promote violence. Discuss.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

Filters