Question 1

Each state within the United States, and each province within Canada, can be considered a:

Accepted Answer

A)  vernacular region 
B)  continental region 
C)  state region 
D)  functional region 
A)  vernacular region 
B)  continental region 
C)  state region 
D)  functional region

Question 2

The intensely terraced hills in Southeast Asia are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural landscapes 
B)  environmental determinism 
C)  the greenhouse effect 
D)  natural hazards 
A)  cultural landscapes 
B)  environmental determinism 
C)  the greenhouse effect 
D)  natural hazards

Question 3

A cultural approach to human geography would study all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ways in which culture is expressed and symbolized on the built landscape 
B)  the ways in which language, religion, economy, and government vary or remain constant from place to place 
C)  how people function spatially and identify with place and region 
D)  how culture remains primarily a divisive force in a multicultural society 
A)  the ways in which culture is expressed and symbolized on the built landscape 
B)  the ways in which language, religion, economy, and government vary or remain constant from place to place 
C)  how people function spatially and identify with place and region 
D)  how culture remains primarily a divisive force in a multicultural society

Question 4

Human geographers who want to understand how power influences people of different races, genders, or class will commonly use methods such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  literary texts and works of art 
B)  spatial models 
C)  interviews and surveys 
D)  cartography 
A)  literary texts and works of art 
B)  spatial models 
C)  interviews and surveys 
D)  cartography

Question 5

-According to the model shown here, middle-class housing is MOST likely to be found in Sector:

Accepted Answer

A)  commercial/ industrial areas 
B)  elite residential sector 
C)  zone of peripheral squatter settlements 
D)  zone of accretion 
A)  commercial/ industrial areas 
B)  elite residential sector 
C)  zone of peripheral squatter settlements 
D)  zone of accretion

Question 6

Understanding the political, economic, and cultural effects of the distribution of Catholicism around the world is a way to examine:

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial modeling 
B)  ecological systems 
C)  cultural landscapes 
D)  spatial patterns 
A)  spatial modeling 
B)  ecological systems 
C)  cultural landscapes 
D)  spatial patterns

Question 7

Globalization means that an ever-greater proportion of social life is organized on a global scale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of folk culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  punk rockers in Japan 
B)  California sushi rolls 
C)  cowboys in the American West 
D)  Somali refugees in Kenya 
A)  punk rockers in Japan 
B)  California sushi rolls 
C)  cowboys in the American West 
D)  Somali refugees in Kenya

Question 9

Stepwise migration refers to the phenomenon of migrants going back to their place of origin after long-term residency elsewhere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why has there been a decline in tourism to the Great Zimbabwe National Monument in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  political uncertainty and turmoil in Zimbabwe 
B)  much of it was burned down by terrorists 
C)  a racist government denies that it was built by an African culture 
D)  conflicts between the United Nations and the Zimbabwean government 
A)  political uncertainty and turmoil in Zimbabwe 
B)  much of it was burned down by terrorists 
C)  a racist government denies that it was built by an African culture 
D)  conflicts between the United Nations and the Zimbabwean government

Question 11

A community protest against a proposal to build a highway nearby is trying to assert:

Accepted Answer

A)  the meaning and value that people derive from place 
B)  a new spatial model to justify their opposition 
C)  the highway will only work at the state scale 
D)  that democratic processes are not appropriate at the local scale 
A)  the meaning and value that people derive from place 
B)  a new spatial model to justify their opposition 
C)  the highway will only work at the state scale 
D)  that democratic processes are not appropriate at the local scale

Question 12

Rural farming areas generally tend to be highly nucleated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Formal and functional regions generally coincide spatially.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ultimately, agricultural patterns cannot be explained by the characteristics of the land and climate alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Great Migration, which refers to the twentieth-century movement of African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North and Midwest, was which type of migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  return 
B)  transnational 
C)  internal 
D)  stepwise 
A)  return 
B)  transnational 
C)  internal 
D)  stepwise

Question 16

Which type of migration crosses country borders?

Accepted Answer

A)  international migration 
B)  interregional migration 
C)  intraregional migration 
D)  internal migration 
A)  international migration 
B)  interregional migration 
C)  intraregional migration 
D)  internal migration

Question 17

-According to this model, the elite residential sector lies:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the periphery of the city 
B)  at the core of the city 
C)  along the spine leading to/from the central business district 
D)  in the zone of accretion 
A)  in the periphery of the city 
B)  at the core of the city 
C)  along the spine leading to/from the central business district 
D)  in the zone of accretion

Question 18

The study of the spatial arrangement of roads, buildings, and other features constructed by the people who inhabit an area is the study of:

Accepted Answer

A)  dispersal 
B)  architectural styles 
C)  land-division patterns 
D)  settlement forms 
A)  dispersal 
B)  architectural styles 
C)  land-division patterns 
D)  settlement forms

Question 19

A geographer asking questions about why laws against loitering on sidewalks are only enforced on some people and not others is asking questions from a:

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic perspective 
B)  social theoretical perspective 
C)  regional perspective 
D)  spatial modeling perspective 
A)  humanistic perspective 
B)  social theoretical perspective 
C)  regional perspective 
D)  spatial modeling perspective

Question 20

The field of geography that examines the ways that indigenous people interact with their environment is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental determinism 
B)  possibilism 
C)  cultural ecology 
D)  ecosystem management 
A)  environmental determinism 
B)  possibilism 
C)  cultural ecology 
D)  ecosystem management

Each state within the United States, and each province within Canada, can be considered a:

The intensely terraced hills in Southeast Asia are examples of:

A cultural approach to human geography would study all of the following EXCEPT:

Human geographers who want to understand how power influences people of different races, genders, or class will commonly use methods such as:

-According to the model shown here, middle-class housing is MOST likely to be found in Sector:

Understanding the political, economic, and cultural effects of the distribution of Catholicism around the world is a way to examine:

Globalization means that an ever-greater proportion of social life is organized on a global scale.

Which of the following is an example of folk culture?

Stepwise migration refers to the phenomenon of migrants going back to their place of origin after long-term residency elsewhere.

Why has there been a decline in tourism to the Great Zimbabwe National Monument in recent years?

A community protest against a proposal to build a highway nearby is trying to assert:

Rural farming areas generally tend to be highly nucleated.

Formal and functional regions generally coincide spatially.

Ultimately, agricultural patterns cannot be explained by the characteristics of the land and climate alone.

The Great Migration, which refers to the twentieth-century movement of African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North and Midwest, was which type of migration?

Which type of migration crosses country borders?

-According to this model, the elite residential sector lies:

The study of the spatial arrangement of roads, buildings, and other features constructed by the people who inhabit an area is the study of:

A geographer asking questions about why laws against loitering on sidewalks are only enforced on some people and not others is asking questions from a:

The field of geography that examines the ways that indigenous people interact with their environment is called:

Geographies of Cultural Difference: One World or Many

Population Geography: Shaping the Human Mosaic

The Geography of Language: Locating the Spoken Word

Geographies of Race and Ethnicity: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl

Political Geography: A Divided World

The Geography of Religion: Space and Places of Sacredness

The Geography of Agriculture and Food: Shaping the Land, Feeding the World

Development Geography: Transforming Landscapes of Well-Being

Urban Geography: A World of Cities

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Exam 1: Human Geography: A Cultural Approach

Each state within the United States, and each province within Canada, can be considered a:

The intensely terraced hills in Southeast Asia are examples of:

A cultural approach to human geography would study all of the following EXCEPT:

Human geographers who want to understand how power influences people of different races, genders, or class will commonly use methods such as:

-According to the model shown here, middle-class housing is MOST likely to be found in Sector:

Understanding the political, economic, and cultural effects of the distribution of Catholicism around the world is a way to examine:

Globalization means that an ever-greater proportion of social life is organized on a global scale.

Which of the following is an example of folk culture?

Stepwise migration refers to the phenomenon of migrants going back to their place of origin after long-term residency elsewhere.

Why has there been a decline in tourism to the Great Zimbabwe National Monument in recent years?

A community protest against a proposal to build a highway nearby is trying to assert:

Rural farming areas generally tend to be highly nucleated.

Formal and functional regions generally coincide spatially.

Ultimately, agricultural patterns cannot be explained by the characteristics of the land and climate alone.

The Great Migration, which refers to the twentieth-century movement of African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North and Midwest, was which type of migration?

Which type of migration crosses country borders?

-According to this model, the elite residential sector lies:

The study of the spatial arrangement of roads, buildings, and other features constructed by the people who inhabit an area is the study of:

A geographer asking questions about why laws against loitering on sidewalks are only enforced on some people and not others is asking questions from a:

The field of geography that examines the ways that indigenous people interact with their environment is called:

Geographies of Cultural Difference: One World or Many

Population Geography: Shaping the Human Mosaic

The Geography of Language: Locating the Spoken Word

Geographies of Race and Ethnicity: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl

Political Geography: A Divided World

The Geography of Religion: Space and Places of Sacredness

The Geography of Agriculture and Food: Shaping the Land, Feeding the World

Development Geography: Transforming Landscapes of Well-Being

Urban Geography: A World of Cities

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