Question 1

Activity spaces are visible on one's mental map.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A diffusion process that follows an S-shape curve indicates that the innovation

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A) first spread slowly,then more rapidly until saturation occurred. 
B) first had few adopters,then underwent an explosive pattern of growth. 
C) was first adopted by people in large cities,then by those in lower-order centers. 
D) was adopted in numbers corresponding to the population density.

Question 3

What is territoriality?

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Question 4

Employing the concepts of contagious diffusion,hierarchical diffusion,and barriers to diffusion,briefly comment on the likely diffusion process involved in acceptance of; (a)a new fashion design from Paris; and (b)a new action toy for children.

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Question 5

Rural to urban migration in Third World countries frequently reflects

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A) governmental travel subsidies and encouragement. 
B) advertising campaigns of labor-short industries. 
C) increased availability of job and housing information. 
D) misperceptions and misinformation.

Question 6

Describe and illustrate how telecommunications advances are reducing the friction of distance.

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Question 7

Hierarchical diffusion is flow from larger to smaller centers; hierarchical migration is movement from smaller to larger centers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Among the reasons for migrating,push factors

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A) draw migrants to specific destinations. 
B) reflect assessments of action space attraction. 
C) affect international migration but not domestic relocation. 
D) encourage relocation away from original residence areas.

Question 9

The value that an individual places on each known,potential migration site is called

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A) return migration. 
B) channelized migration. 
C) place utility. 
D) spatial search.

Question 10

Beyond this point,the frequency of trips decreases rapidly.

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A) distance decay 
B) activity space 
C) critical distance 
D) territoriality

Question 11

In North America,

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A) women's journey to work trips is now the same length as those of men. 
B) non-work trips are longer than work trips. 
C) women's journey to work trips tends to be shorter than men's because of their greater family responsibilities. 
D) journey to work trip times decreased in the 1990s as jobs moved to the suburbs closer to where people lived.

Question 12

List and describe several examples of involuntary migrations

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Question 13

The spread of the 1781 influenza outbreak across Europe is an example of a pattern referred to as

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A) hierarchical diffusion. 
B) contagious diffusion. 
C) logistical diffusion. 
D) prognostic diffusion.

Question 14

Most migration decisions are based upon assessments of alternate economic opportunities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Offer evidence of the increased economic,political and cultural integration of the world.

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Question 16

The area in which people move about and carry on their daily activities is known as

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A) territoriality. 
B) activity space. 
C) cognition. 
D) the area of critical mobility.

Question 17

What is the term that refers to migration that shows biases towards particular destinations?

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Question 18

Spatial diffusion would most likely be used to explain the distribution of

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A) land values. 
B) severe storm activity. 
C) a new technology. 
D) climates.

Question 19

The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

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A) hierarchical migration. 
B) spatial search migration. 
C) channelized migration. 
D) countermigration.

Question 20

Discuss how distance decay affects spatial interactions in your own life.

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Exam 7: Human Interaction

Activity spaces are visible on one's mental map.

A diffusion process that follows an S-shape curve indicates that the innovation

What is territoriality?

Employing the concepts of contagious diffusion,hierarchical diffusion,and barriers to diffusion,briefly comment on the likely diffusion process involved in acceptance of; (a)a new fashion design from Paris; and (b)a new action toy for children.

Rural to urban migration in Third World countries frequently reflects

Describe and illustrate how telecommunications advances are reducing the friction of distance.

Hierarchical diffusion is flow from larger to smaller centers; hierarchical migration is movement from smaller to larger centers.

Among the reasons for migrating,push factors

The value that an individual places on each known,potential migration site is called

Beyond this point,the frequency of trips decreases rapidly.

In North America,

List and describe several examples of involuntary migrations

The spread of the 1781 influenza outbreak across Europe is an example of a pattern referred to as

Most migration decisions are based upon assessments of alternate economic opportunities.

Offer evidence of the increased economic,political and cultural integration of the world.

The area in which people move about and carry on their daily activities is known as

What is the term that refers to migration that shows biases towards particular destinations?

Spatial diffusion would most likely be used to explain the distribution of

The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

Discuss how distance decay affects spatial interactions in your own life.