Geography of Place and Space Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Geography of Place and Space explores the dynamic relationships between people, environments, and the spatial organization of societies. The course examines how physical landscapes, social structures, and cultural processes intersect to shape place identities and the sense of space at local, regional, and global scales. Through thematic studies and case examples, students develop critical perspectives on topics such as spatial analysis, place-making, human-environment interactions, and the significance of location in social, economic, and political contexts. Emphasis is placed on understanding how places are constructed, experienced, and transformed over time, using geographic theories and tools to analyze the complexities of the world around us.
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Visualizing Human Geography 2nd Edition by Alyson L. Greiner
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Chapter 1: What Is Human Geography?
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Q1) To engage in remote sensing of the environment, you must have maps, cameras, and GPS technology.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The borders of both formal and perceptual regions tend to be very precise.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Satellite based global positioning systems cannot be used to:
A) investigate the time-space path of an individual.
B) ensure accurate real property tax records.
C) better manage fertilizer and pesticide applications.
D) forecast earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
E) provide real-time navigation assistance.
Answer: D
Q4) A person can be in only one place and one relative space at a time.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Globalization and Cultural Geography
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Q1) Sustainable development means using resources to meet economic and social needs without compromising resources for future generations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A personal approach to medicine sees health as encompassing all aspects of a person's life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The use of feng shui to locate new buildings such as those at Hong Kong Disneyland requires extensive scientific research.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Careful examination of a gem quality diamond can identify conflict diamonds.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Population and Migration
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Q1) According to the laws of migration as proposed by Edward G. Ravenstein, most migrations cover long distances and cross international boundaries.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The crude birth rate is:
A) The average number of births per 1000 persons in an area.
B) The percentage of women who are pregnant at the present time.
C) The difference between fertility and mortality.
D) Affected by the arithmetic density, but not the physiographic density.
E) Determined by biological factors, not social or cultural values.
Answer: A
Q3) Rural out-migration, as a type of migration, is:
A) common all around the world today
B) most commonly associated with the development of new agricultural settlements
C) associated with agricultural modernization and urban growth in low income countries
D) dominated by more rural-rural migrants than rural-urban migrants today
E) largely driven by unfavorable environmental conditions in rural areas
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Geographies of Language
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Q1) People want to change place names because of the powerful statement the name of a place makes about identity and political power.
A)True
B)False
Q2) While ski, karaoke, hammock, and cruise are considered English words today, they are actually loanwords.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An isogloss is a line that marks a boundary of word usage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) African American English and Chicano English are:
A) examples of widely used dialects in the United States.
B) actually separate languages.
C) disappearing in modern society.
D) a variation of the southern dialect.
E) now a part of the standard dialect of English.
Q5) All Americans who communicate in English speak with an accent.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Geographies of Religion
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Q1) Islam is now the world's largest religion in terms of number of adherent.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The largest ethnic religion in the world is:
A) Judaism.
B) Hinduism.
C) Shintoism.
D) Islam.
E) Christianity.
Q3) After the death of Muhammad in 632, those Muslims who felt that Muhammad's immediate successor should be someone from his family became known as the Sunnis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Resistance to change in the caste system is generally associated with Islamic fundamentalism.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Geographies of Identity: Race, Ethnicity,
Sexuality, and Gender
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Q1) When scholars argue that race is a social construction, not a biological fact, they believe:
A) race is concept that is created and given meaning by a society.
B) race is something that is easily categorized.
C) physical traits in people can easily fit into formal regions.
D) there is a natural order of beings in the world.
E) intolerance is based on experienced differences.
Q2) Institutional discrimination and segregation are generally based on racism. A)True
B)False
Q3) While many ethnic neighborhoods result from the desire to live near other members of an ethnic group, ghettos are more likely involuntary settlements.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Assimilation describes the way immigrant groups develop unique roles in modern societies that may require retaining aspects of their culture.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Political Geography
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Q1) Without information on current political issues, in which situation would the risk of devolution probably be the smallest?
A) A compact state such as Macedonia.
B) An elongated state such as Chile.
C) A prorupt state such as Namibia.
D) A fragmented state such as the Philippines.
E) A perforated state such as South Africa.
Q2) Today, the world has:
A) 50 states.
B) 140 states.
C) approximately 194 states, but with some questions.
D) over 600 states.
E) a number of states that cannot be determined because of inconsistent definitions.
Q3) A nation is a sizable group of people with shared political aspirations whose collective identity is rooted in a common history, heritage, and attachment to a specific territory.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Urban Geographies
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Q1) The central business district is often found in the suburbs of a city today.
A)True
B)False
Q2) European cities tend to follow the Burgess model of urban structure, while Islamic cities are more likely to follow Hoyt's model.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If the rate of urban growth is high, the level of urbanization must also be high.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Outside of the United States, the level of urbanization tends to be:
A) higher in developed countries than in developing countries.
B) higher in developing countries than in developed countries.
C) consistently above 75 %.
D) measured by the Urban Growth Rate.
E) expected to decline over the next few decades.
Q5) A megacity is a metropolitan area with a population of 10 million or more.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Geographies of Development
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Q1) The human development index score of .965 for a country indicates that most citizens struggle with daily life.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Rostow's classical model of development called for:
A) a reduction in foreign trade.
B) expansion of agriculture.
C) investment that would allow more manufacturing.
D) multiple approaches to development within a country.
E) creating a sustainable level of development.
Q3) The Gini coefficient for income inequality in Brazil is 59.3. This means that:
A) Brazil has one of the most equitable income distributions in the world.
B) Brazil has 59 % of the wealth of South America.
C) Brazil has a more equitable distribution of income than the world as a whole.
D) Brazil has poor people, but does not have extreme poverty.
E) Brazil is a more developed country.
Q4) The United Nations has established an extreme poverty level that is $2 per person per day.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Changing Geographies of Industry and Services
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Q1) Efforts to create jobs and local development with knowledge-based jobs is known as:
A) creating a technopole with R&D firms.
B) building a postindustrial society.
C) Fordism.
D) expansion of tourism industries.
E) globalization.
Q2) Postindustrial societies are characterized by high levels of urbanization and reliance on information and communication technologies.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Maquiladoras in Mexico:
A) produce for the growing Mexican consumer market
B) are seeking to be designated an export processing zone.
C) have led to expanded manufacturing jobs in the Mexico City area.
D) are no longer permitted under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
E) have seen a recent drop in employment due to the weak U.S. economy.
Q4) Primary industries are industries that extract natural resources from the earth.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Agricultural Geographies
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Q1) Subsistence agriculture is different from commercial farming because subsistence farmers:
A) have larger farms.
B) purchase fewer things to support their farming.
C) sell the majority of what they produce.
D) practice monoculture.
E) rarely farm communally.
Q2) The Green Revolution enabled ________ to become self-sufficient in grain production.
A) Africa
B) Asia
C) India
D) Bangladesh
E) Australia
Q3) The first agricultural revolution began when farmers used crop rotation to maintain soil fertility.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Environmental Challenges
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Q1) The greenhouse effect describes a natural process that uses solar radiation to warm the Earth.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Biodiversity tends to be greatest in the ecosystems of the mid latitude regions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Though renewable, oil is a versatile energy resource for industrialized countries that have the necessary infrastructure to store, refine, and transport it.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The term carbon footprint is now used to describe:
A) the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
B) the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of human activity.
C) the pollutants released by open fires in less-developed countries.
D) the land cover change associated with urban development.
E) the impact of farm animals on the environment.
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