GEO 101
Introduction to Geography
Multiple Choice Questions
Chapters 6 - 7
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Carrying capacity is
a. the maximum biomass an environment
will produce
b. a function of distance decay
c. the maximum number of people that
can be supported by resources and technology available
d. a reflection of cultural subduction
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The systematic study of human population
is
a. ecology
b. ekistics
c. geography
d. demography
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The first stage of the demographic transition
is marked by
a. high birth rates, and high but
fluctuating death rates
b. high birth rates, and low and stable
death rates
c. declining birth rates, and continuing
high death rates
d. high birth rates, and declining
death rates
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Zero population growth (ZPG)
a. refers to an exact equation of
births and deaths
b. implies an unchanging population
age structure
c. assures the lowest total cost of
social programs
d. results when immigration matches
emigration
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The theory of demographic transition holds
that
a. death rates increase but birth
rates decrease with urbanization
b. birth rates increase but death
rates decrease with urbanization
c. both birth and death rates increase
with urbanization
d. both birth and death rates decrease
with urbanization
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The continent with the highest total fertility
rates overall is
a. Africa
b. Asia
c. South America
d. Europe
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The Malthusian Theory is based on which
of the following assumptions?
a. as urbanization occurs, the rate
of population growth decreases
b. population tends to increase more
rapidly than do the food supplies to support that population
c. growth in productive capacity generally
exceeds population increases
d. food production increases geometrically,
while population grows arithmetically
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The portions of the earth’s surfaces permanently
inhabited by humans make up the
a. environment
b. ecosphere
c. ecumene
d. biome
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Some 90% of the world’s population resides
on less than _____ % of its land area.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
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Which of the following does NOT describe
a characteristic of world population distribution?
a. people congregate in lowland areas
b. people congregate along continental
margins
c. the majority of the world’s population
resides in developing countries of the Southern Hemisphere
d. the majority of the world’s population
is rural
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Which of the following characteristics
of a national population is NOT evident from its population pyramid?
a. age structure
b. sex structure
c. dependency ratio
d. infant mortality rate
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An expression of population pressure exerted
om agricultural land is
a. crude density
b. arithmetic density
c. aggregate density
d. physiological density
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The one way in which culture is NOT transmitted
to younger generations is by
a. imitation
b. mutation
c. instruction
d. example
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The smallest distinctive item of culture
is called a
a. culture norm
b. culture complex
c. culture trait
d. culture phoneme
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The cultural landscape
a. summarizes the nonmaterial aspects
of a society
b. is equivalent to a culture realm
or a single-trait social region
c. represents the areal extent of
a hearth region
d. is the earth’s surface as modified
by human action
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Which of the following is the most important
medium for transmitting culture?
a. language
b. imitation
c. legislation
d. elementary school
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The development of a new form of culture
trait by the fusion of two or more different parent elements is called
a. symbiosis
b. synergism
c. symbolic progression
d. syncretism
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Change within culture groups is induced
by
a. creativity and cultural spontaneity
b. diffusion and diffraction
c. innovation and implementation
d. diffusion and innovation
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The elements of the sociological subsystem
of a culture include all of the following EXCEPT
a. language
b. school system
c. religion
d. form of government
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A language may be defined as
a. a literary tradition developed
in a specific geographic area
b. a cultural constant of a sociological
subsystem
c. the necessary basis of national
identity
d. an organized system of speech communication
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The world’s oldest major religion is
a. Buddhism
b. Shintoism
c. Judaism
d. Hinduism
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Which of the following religions has remained
dominant in its area of origin?
a. Christianity
b. Islam
c. Buddhism
d. Nihilism
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Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity have
been called "universalizing" religions because each
a. is widely distributed with many
adherents on all continents
b. proclaims the divine origin of
the universe
c. claims universal applicability
and seeks converts
d. promises a universally accessible
afterlife for all humanity
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Ethnic communities are composed of populations
with distinguishing
a. cultural heritages
b. citizenship and political affiliations
c. skin color and facial features
d. music and food preferences
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Which one of the following items is an
example of a cultural trait?
a. race
b. head shape
c. technology
d. climate
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The spread of culture traits from one
area to other areas is called
a. diffusion
b. innovation
c. civilization
d. modernization
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The term referring to socially created
distinctions between masculine and feminine roles in society is
a. sexuality
b. bimorphism
c. dualism
d. gender
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Most of the people in the Middle East
speak
a. Hindi
b. Arabic
c. Turkish
d. Yakut
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Which one of the following languages belongs
to the same language subfamily with English?
a. German
b. Spanish
c. French
d. Russian
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A religion that teaches that a person’s
status in this life is determined by his/her existence in previous lives
is
a. Shintoism
b. Islam
c. Confucianism
d. Hinduism
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Monotheistic religions include
a. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
b. Buddhism, Shintoism, and Hinduism
c. Taoism, Confucianism, and Secularism
d. Shamanism, Animism, and Sikhism
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The political movement devoted to the
creation of a Jewish state is
a. Hegira
b. Zionism
c. Nanpur
d. Brahman
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What is the Koran?
a. the geography and history of the
Middle East in ancient times
b. the Hindu book of holy scriptures
c. the sayings of Allah revealed to
Mohammed
d. the life and teachings of prophets
who followed Mohammed
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Which one of the following is an example
of an ethnic group?
a. the Association of American Geographers
b. Southerners
c. Christians
d. Mexican Americans