Part II

True or False

 Acculturation is similar to assimilation in that it is about the functioning of a minority group within a majority.

 True  Acculturation is different from assimilation because in assimilation a minority group actually keeps many of their customs as it interacts with the larger culture.

 False;  The opposite is true!

A place’s position influences climate on which lines?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Contours Latitude Longitude imaginary

The physical arrangement of a geographic phenomena across space A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

generalized geo-caching physical geography remote sensing spatial distribution

The study of processes that shape the natural landscape A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

generalized geo-caching human geography mental map physical geography

Envisioning places you’ve heard of in your mind A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Generalized mental map thematic map activity space remote sensing

Material character of a place

A.

B.

C.

D.

human geography holistic Physical landscape cultural landscape

Map of the United States as opposed to one of Texas A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Generalized mental map smaller scale activity space cultural landscape

Places routinely traveled in our daily lives A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

generalized geo-caching mental map spatial distribution activity space

Latitude and longitude will give you the _____location of place.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Relative Cultural Reference Situation Absolute

The delivery area of the Austin American Statesmen is an example of what type of region?

A.

Urban B.

C.

Formal Functional D.

Vernacular E.

Perceptual

Which of the following is the best example of a formal region?

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

New York City and its hinterland The Rust Belt A region surrounding a manufacturing complex A region showing the migration to a central city The distribution region of the Washington Post newspaper

A region in which the people share one or more cultural traits.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Functional region Perceptual region Formal region Political region Cultural region

Perceptual culture regions are: A.

different in definition from person to person.

B.

known to have sharply defined boundaries.

C.

defined by using at least three criteria D.

found only on islands.

E.

A figment of your imagination

A set of processes that are increasing interactions and interdependence without regard to country borders A.

Spatial diffusion B.

Pandemics C.

Globalization D.

Distance decay E.

Accessibility

The cultural landscape can be defined as A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

The types of art, music, dance and theater practiced in a particular region The ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment The forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans The diversity of distinctive cultures within a particular geographic area A particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities

A region that only exists as a conceptualization or an idea and not as a physically demarcated entity (for example, in the United States, “the South” or “the Mid-Atlantic region”) is a: A.

relative location B.

mental map C.

functional region D.

perceptual region E.

upper region

What are the factors that determine the spatial distribution of global climates?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Latitude, Longitude and Altitude Latitude, Elevation, Circulation Patterns Longitude, Circulation Patterns and Proximity to Water Longitude, Proximity to Water and Elevation

From Mannheim Road, go west on North Avenue till you get to 5th Avenue, then north about ¾ mile; its right next the water tower.” This is an example of A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

Relative location Absolute location The use of GPS A mental map Geo-caching

As an academic discipline, geography B.

C.

D.

E.

Impact of the environment on human understandings and activities Evolving character and spatial organization of Earth’s surface Absolute location of places, peoples, and processes as accurately as possible Chronological events and cause and effect relationships

Which shape does China have?

Answer:

 D

True or False

 Population density is a generic term to discuss the ratio of people per unit of land

Answer:

 True

True or False

 Arithmetic density takes into consideration how much of the actual land area of a country is really carrying the population.

Answer:

 False

Which means farmable?

A.

B.

C.

D.

physiologic arable land Urban rural

Answer:

 B

True or False

 The RNI or rate of natural increase impacts doubling time

Answer:

 True

True or False

 Rate of natural increase does not take into account migration.

Answer:

 True

True or False

 Crude birth rate reflects the average number of children a woman will have in her child bearing years.

Answer:

 False

True or False

 Infant mortality rates are high in regions of traditional or primitive economies or in areas of disease and continuous warfare.

Answer:

 True

True or False

 At the current RNI of 1.2%, the world’s population will double in 50 years.

Answer:

 True

True or False

 Crude death rates have dropped worldwide due to improved nutrition and health care.

Answer:

 True

True or False

 The increased life expectancy in countries such as Japan have created a heavy dependency ratio.

Answer:

 True

True or False

 Japan has a larger dependency ratio than Nigeria.

 False;  Nigeria has many dependents that are below age 14. Japan has many dependents over the age of 65. They both have high dependency ratios but from different parts of the population pyramid.

 Nigeria has a higher dependency ratio over all.

True or False

 Total fertility rates decrease as societies move into stages three and four of the Demographic Transition Model.

Answer:

 True

True or False

 Aging population refers to a scenario whereby the percentage of people over the age of 65 is disproportionately large class.

Answer:

 True

True or False

 Population density issues continue even when birth rate is in decline because, in most cases, the death rate has also declined.

Answer:

 True

True or False

 Mao Zedong made restrictive population policies during his leadership of China.

Answer:

 False

True or False

 The one-child policy in China is an example of a Eugenic population policy.

Answer:

 False

True or False

 NICs are found in Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition.

Answer:

 True

 Great Leap Forward was a policy created by the Japanese government to try to industrialize quickly after WWII.

Answer:

 False

True or False

 Special Economic Zones are pieces of land along the Chinese coast set aside by the government to attract foreign businesses that employ Chinese workers in exchange for cheap labor and product visibility to a large market.

Answer:

 True

Which is NOT a benefit of the Three Gorges Dam?

A.

B.

C.

D.

It provides energy to a growing industrializing nation.

It helps flood control.

It endangers the habitats of two species.

The building of it generated jobs for many Chinese workers.

Answer:

 C

How does Possibilism provide a less fatalistic view of economic development in less developed countries?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Possibilism puts less emphasis on physical geography determining economic potential. Possibilism puts more emphasis on the impact of geography on cultural development.

Possibilism puts more emphasis on physical geography determining economic potential. Possibilism is more about developed countries making economic choices for developing countries.

Answer:

 A

Which is NOT typical economic activity in stage one of the Demographic Transition?

A.

Transhumance B.

C.

D.

Subsistence farming Hunting and foraging Commercial farming

Answer:

 D

Stage four of the Demographic Transition is characterized by which of the following?

A.

B.

C.

D.

High birth rate, high death rate Low birth rate, high death rate Low birth rate, low death rate High birth rate, low death rate

Answer:

 C

How is the function of a population pyramid different from the Demographic Transition.?

A.

B.

C.

The information from a population pyramid can be used to create public policy regarding social security and public school funding. The information from a population pyramid can indicate the level of economic development of a country or region.

The information from a population pyramid is less detailed than that of the Demographic Transition Model.

Answer:

 A

TRUE or FALSE

Hutterites differ from the Amish in that they reject modern technology.

TRUE or FALSE

 The difference between local culture and folk culture comes down to heterogeneity vs. homogeneity.

TRUE or FALSE

 Hierarchical diffusion differs from contagious diffusion in that it is less tied to physical proximity. * Physical proximity = close in distance

TRUE or FALSE

 Anxiety mounts when local customs become threatened by popular culture.

Which is NOT an example of governments trying to assimilate cultures?

A.

Early 20 th century policies in the United States regarding Native Americans B.

C.

Early 20 th century policies in Canada regarding Native Americans The 20 th century policy of Russification D.

Switzerland recognizing four official languages.

Which is the best example of neo-localism?

A.

B.

C.

D.

The “Lost City” in South Africa Amish Acres in northern Indiana Little Sweden The barrio

TRUE or FALSE

 Urban local cultures are usually synonymous with ethnic neighborhoods.

Which is NOT a geographic concept relating to the selling of Native American styled dream catcher at box stores?

A.

B.

C.

D.

cultural appropriation.

commodification.

authenticity.

assimilation.

True or False

 The danger in the commodification of culture traits is that they will become stereotyped.

Which is the best example of contagious diffusion and distance decay?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Dave Matthews Band and Phish Hip Hop Crocs and Sperries Tex-Mex cuisine

Which is NOT an example of re territorialization A.

B.

C.

D.

Japanese redevelopment of American comic books and animation into their own “anime”.

The dubbing of “the Simpsons” into French for the French viewing audience.

The creation of Disney Princesses of different ethnicities and story lines. The development of Christian Rock music

Which is NOT an example of cultural landscape A.

B.

C.

D.

Architecture Signs and bill boards Grave sites Food

Which is an example of foreign born Pop culture?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Poke Mon Russian nesting dolls Halloween Rap

Which does not contribute to placelessness?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Fast food chains like McDonalds Box stores like Walmart Architectural forms like the sky scraper Cultural landscapes such as the Mormon village

Which is true/false about gender?

A.

B.

C.

D.

There often lies a power struggle based on economic importance and political control.

Ideas relating to gender are socialized.

Gender inequalities stop when governments make laws to support an under-privileged sex.

It is a culture's assumptions about the differences between men and women, their character, roles and divisions of labor

Which is a false statement about gender issues in less developed countries?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa will not lend money to rural women.

Domestic work of women is often not identified as an economic product, yet has economic value. Though dowries are a old tradition in Hindu culture, dowry deaths are a newer phenomenon based on new economic realities. On the Tobacco plantations in Africa, women who hold the title to the land, actually received bonuses.

Economic and Social changes have led to strained “race” relations between which two minority groups?

A.

B.

C.

D.

African-Americans and Hispanics Hispanics and Korean-Americans African-Americans and Korean Americans Indian and Vietnamese-Americans

True or False

 Geographers interested in race, equity, and gender are ultimately interested in how assumptions about "the other" are formed.

True or False

 Judaism is considered an ethnic religion because it started with the Hebrew tribes and has never really set out to spread the religion through missionaries or the like.

True or False

 Dripping Springs has a local culture because it is a place which contains a group of people who see themselves as a collective or a community, who share customs and traits.

True or False

 Local cultures are static or unchanging.

True or False

 Popular culture is threatening to local cultures in that they can change rapidly in periods as short as days or even hours.

True or False

 One way of identifying ourselves is to "identify against," i.e. define the "other" and thus define ourselves as not the other.

True or False

 Indigenous peoples of South India, New Guinea, and Australia are about as dark skinned as native Africans yet are separate races.