Question 1

Which one of the following major recent international migration streams is correctly paired with its chief fundamental cause?

Accepted Answer

A) from Russia to Israel-drought 
B) from the Sahel to southward in Africa-political 
C) from Iraq to Lebanon,Syria,and Iran-war,terrorism 
D) from Mexico to the United States-political 
A) from Russia to Israel-drought 
B) from the Sahel to southward in Africa-political 
C) from Iraq to Lebanon,Syria,and Iran-war,terrorism 
D) from Mexico to the United States-political

Question 2

What is the type of migration that involves movement from one area to another in which people have family and friendship links?

Accepted Answer

Channelize

Question 3

Distance decay implies that

Accepted Answer

A) long distances erode hierarchical diffusion. 
B) short distances erode hierarchical diffusion. 
C) short-distance interactions are more likely than long-distance interactions. 
D) long-distance interactions are more likely than short-distance interactions. 
A) long distances erode hierarchical diffusion. 
B) short distances erode hierarchical diffusion. 
C) short-distance interactions are more likely than long-distance interactions. 
D) long-distance interactions are more likely than short-distance interactions.

Question 4

Hierarchical diffusion of an innovation

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A) is effectively halted by physical barriers. 
B) involves the relocation of individuals. 
C) takes place within organizations or systems of cities. 
D) is effective only in highly authoritarian countries. 
A) is effectively halted by physical barriers. 
B) involves the relocation of individuals. 
C) takes place within organizations or systems of cities. 
D) is effective only in highly authoritarian countries.

Question 5

Migration decisions most realistically are viewed as the outcome of both push and pull influences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Barriers to interaction do NOT include

Accepted Answer

A) Transportation centers 
B) Language differences 
C) Cost 
D) Distance 
A) Transportation centers 
B) Language differences 
C) Cost 
D) Distance

Question 7

Which of the following examples is an example of involuntary migration?

Accepted Answer

A) the migration of million Africans to the Western Hemisphere in the late 16th through early 19th Centuries 
B) the migration of elderly Americans to the Sun Belt 
C) migrations motivated by the positive place utility of the destination 
D) migrations motivated by powerful pull factors 
A) the migration of million Africans to the Western Hemisphere in the late 16th through early 19th Centuries 
B) the migration of elderly Americans to the Sun Belt 
C) migrations motivated by the positive place utility of the destination 
D) migrations motivated by powerful pull factors

Question 8

Mental maps drawn by different people,depicting their own neighborhood will

Accepted Answer

A) reflect differences in their activity space. 
B) resemble a thematic map. 
C) show absolute locations. 
D) demonstrate the concept of critical distance. 
A) reflect differences in their activity space. 
B) resemble a thematic map. 
C) show absolute locations. 
D) demonstrate the concept of critical distance.

Question 9

What is the concept that refers to a gradual decrease in influence with increasing separation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the concept that refers to...

Question 10

The migration patterns of persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina did not show the effects of distance decay.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Areas that dominate a locale's in-and out-migration patterns constitute the

Accepted Answer

A) place utility of the area. 
B) spatial search required. 
C) channelized pattern of flow. 
D) migration field. 
A) place utility of the area. 
B) spatial search required. 
C) channelized pattern of flow. 
D) migration field.

Question 12

How and why does an individual's mental map of the world change from childhood to adult years? Speculate on the impact of those changes on spatial behavior.

Accepted Answer

As a person ages,mobility increases,acti

Question 13

The claim of an area as home ground and the defensive measures taken to defend it have specific reference to the term

Accepted Answer

A) cognition. 
B) homogeneity. 
C) natural selection. 
D) territoriality. 
A) cognition. 
B) homogeneity. 
C) natural selection. 
D) territoriality.

Question 14

Explain how migration is an agent of diffusion.

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Migration is an agent of diffusion becau

Question 15

Spatial diffusion declines rapidly with distance.With migration behavior,one expects places close to one another to have a greater rate of migration than places far from one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The concept of territoriality refers to

Accepted Answer

A) topophilia. 
B) activity space. 
C) emotional attachment and defense of home ground. 
D) the perception of opportunities and attractiveness. 
A) topophilia. 
B) activity space. 
C) emotional attachment and defense of home ground. 
D) the perception of opportunities and attractiveness.

Question 17

Describe three or four important considerations or constraints on the decision to migrate.How might these differentially influence (a)an unemployed young male Mexican; (b)a retired Midwestern farm couple; (c)an unemployed heavy-equipment operator?

Accepted Answer

Decision to migrate is constrained by kn

Question 18

Which of the following statements does NOT pertain to chain migration?

Accepted Answer

A) It may involve employment in an ethnic niche business. 
B) It is shaped by networks of kinship and friendship. 
C) It is typically involuntary. 
D) The destination has been prepared by previous migration flows. 
A) It may involve employment in an ethnic niche business. 
B) It is shaped by networks of kinship and friendship. 
C) It is typically involuntary. 
D) The destination has been prepared by previous migration flows.

Question 19

Globalization is affected by all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) global marketing 
B) political integration 
C) international banking 
D) place utility integration 
A) global marketing 
B) political integration 
C) international banking 
D) place utility integration

Question 20

In what ways can territoriality be a positive force for good and in what ways can it become a negative force in the world?

Accepted Answer

Territoriality encourages an emotional a

Which one of the following major recent international migration streams is correctly paired with its chief fundamental cause?

What is the type of migration that involves movement from one area to another in which people have family and friendship links?

Distance decay implies that

Hierarchical diffusion of an innovation

Migration decisions most realistically are viewed as the outcome of both push and pull influences.

Barriers to interaction do NOT include

Which of the following examples is an example of involuntary migration?

Mental maps drawn by different people,depicting their own neighborhood will

What is the concept that refers to a gradual decrease in influence with increasing separation?

The migration patterns of persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina did not show the effects of distance decay.

Areas that dominate a locale's in-and out-migration patterns constitute the

How and why does an individual's mental map of the world change from childhood to adult years? Speculate on the impact of those changes on spatial behavior.

The claim of an area as home ground and the defensive measures taken to defend it have specific reference to the term

Explain how migration is an agent of diffusion.

Spatial diffusion declines rapidly with distance.With migration behavior,one expects places close to one another to have a greater rate of migration than places far from one another.

The concept of territoriality refers to

Describe three or four important considerations or constraints on the decision to migrate.How might these differentially influence (a)an unemployed young male Mexican; (b)a retired Midwestern farm couple; (c)an unemployed heavy-equipment operator?

Which of the following statements does NOT pertain to chain migration?

Globalization is affected by all but which of the following?

In what ways can territoriality be a positive force for good and in what ways can it become a negative force in the world?

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

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Exam 7: Human Interaction

Which one of the following major recent international migration streams is correctly paired with its chief fundamental cause?

What is the type of migration that involves movement from one area to another in which people have family and friendship links?

Distance decay implies that

Hierarchical diffusion of an innovation

Migration decisions most realistically are viewed as the outcome of both push and pull influences.

Barriers to interaction do NOT include

Which of the following examples is an example of involuntary migration?

Mental maps drawn by different people,depicting their own neighborhood will

What is the concept that refers to a gradual decrease in influence with increasing separation?

The migration patterns of persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina did not show the effects of distance decay.

Areas that dominate a locale's in-and out-migration patterns constitute the

How and why does an individual's mental map of the world change from childhood to adult years? Speculate on the impact of those changes on spatial behavior.

The claim of an area as home ground and the defensive measures taken to defend it have specific reference to the term

Explain how migration is an agent of diffusion.

Spatial diffusion declines rapidly with distance.With migration behavior,one expects places close to one another to have a greater rate of migration than places far from one another.

The concept of territoriality refers to

Describe three or four important considerations or constraints on the decision to migrate.How might these differentially influence (a)an unemployed young male Mexican; (b)a retired Midwestern farm couple; (c)an unemployed heavy-equipment operator?

Which of the following statements does NOT pertain to chain migration?

Globalization is affected by all but which of the following?

In what ways can territoriality be a positive force for good and in what ways can it become a negative force in the world?

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

Filters