Geography of Place and Space Test Questions
Course Introduction
Geography of Place and Space explores the complex relationships between people, places, and environments, focusing on how spatial processes shape human experiences and social organization. The course examines key concepts in human geography, including place-making, sense of place, spatial patterns, and the interplay between physical landscapes and cultural identities. Through theoretical frameworks and case studies from around the world, students analyze how places are constructed, contested, and transformed, and how spatial thinking informs issues such as urbanization, migration, globalization, and environmental change. This course encourages critical reflection on the ways in which spatial relationships influence power, identity, and everyday life.
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Human Geography People Place and Culture 9th Edition by Erin H. Fouberg
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Geography
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Q1) Discuss the difference between absolute and relative location. What is the absolute location of your college or university? How would you describe the relative location of the town or city where your college is located?
Answer: Absolute location refers to a specific point on the Earth's surface, typically expressed using coordinates such as latitude and longitude. Relative location, on the other hand, describes the position of a place in relation to other landmarks or geographical features.
The absolute location of my college or university is 40.7128° N, 74.0060° W, which is the coordinates for New York City, where my college is located.
The relative location of the town or city where my college is located can be described as being in the northeastern region of the United States, close to the Atlantic Ocean. It is also situated near other major cities such as Philadelphia and Boston, making it a hub for cultural and economic activities in the region. Overall, the relative location of my college's town adds to its significance and accessibility within the larger geographical context.
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Chapter 2: Population
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Q1) A population with both a high fertility and a high mortality rate have a broad-based population pyramid.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The major focus of Brazil's population is
A) near the Peruvian border.
B) in the Amazon Basin.
C) the north.
D) along the Atlantic Coast.
Answer: D
Q3) Over large parts of Bangladesh the rural population density is between _____ people per square mile.
A) 1000 and 2000
B) 2000 and 3000
C) 3000 and 5000
D) 5000 and 8000
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Migration
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Q1) Israel has occupied the Sinai Peninsula since 1967.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Pull factors are the conditions or perceptions which help a migrant to decide to leave a place.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) What is the model which states that spatial interaction between places (e.g.migration)is directly related to the population size and inversely related to the distance between them?
A) gravity model
B) model of emigration
C) distance decay model
D) intervening opportunity model
Answer: A
Q4) Define push and pull factors and discuss,with examples,the various types of push and pull factors.
Answer: Not answer
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Chapter 4: Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes
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Q1) Recently,Puerto Ricans living in Spanish Harlem in New York feel themselves challenged by the influx of Mexican immigrants to the neighborhood. This would be an example of the threat of _____________ to an ethnic neighborhood.
A) popular culture
B) other ethnic groups
C) assimilation
D) Gentrification
Q2) In terms of popular culture,cities like Paris,New York,and Milan are referred to as A) capitals.
B) local cultures.
C) world cities.
D) hearths.
Q3) In 2000,there were over 60 Hutterite Colonies in __________
A) Montana and Minnesota.
B) Alberta and Manitoba.
C) British Columbia and North Dakota.
D) British Columbia and Washington.
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Chapter 5: Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality
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Q1) When places are "designed" either for women or men they are said to be A) gendered.
B) restricted areas.
C) social spaces.
D) sex zones.
Q2) The same ultraviolet radiation intercepted by darkly pigmented skin also stimulates the body's production of vitamin
A) A.
B) D.
C) C.
D) E.
Q3) Most African Americans in Milwaukee live:
A) east of Lake Michigan.
B) in the southern part of the city.
C) in the western part of the city.
D) in the northern part of the city.
Q4) Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa will not lend money to rural women.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the role of women in the economies of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Chapter 6: Language
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Q1) In Illinois,people who want a soft drink with their hamburger are likely to order a A) soda.
B) pop.
C) Coke.
D) Pepsi.
Q2) Standard Italian is the version of the language spoken in A) Florence and Tuscany.
B) Italy north of Venice.
C) Sicily.
D) Rome.
Q3) Euskera,the Basque language,is not related to any other language in Europe.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Even if the written form of a statement adheres to a standard language,the accent of a person who reads it will reveal their regional home.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Religion
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Q1) The diaspora of the Jews resulted from
A) Moses decision to leave Egypt.
B) the Arab-Israeli conflict.
C) the European holocaust of the Nazis.
D) the Roman destruction of Jerusalem.
Q2) The Indonesian island of Bali became a refuge for Hindu holy men,nobles and intellectuals during the sixteenth century because
A) volcanic eruptions drove them out of neighboring islands.
B) droughts and famines swept India.
C) Buddhism engulfed neighboring Sumatra.
D) Islam engulfed neighboring Java.
Q3) The belief that inanimate objects (e.g.trees,mountains,boulders)contain spirits is
A) atheism.
B) agnosticism.
C) agrarianism.
D) animism.
Q4) Buddhism is today a fragmented religion. List some of its branches,their location,and their basic beliefs.
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Chapter 8: Political Geography
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Q1) Kurdistan _______________.
A) is a sovereign nation bordered by Iraq and Turkey.
B) is a stateless nation.
C) is governed by Russia.
D) is governed by Israel.
Q2) According to Alexander Murphy,attachment to region and to the European Union is greater than attachment to the state in ________________
A) Britain.
B) Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg).
C) Switzerland.
D) Yugoslavia.
Q3) The Peace of Westphalia ____________
A) marked the beginning of the modern state of Europe.
B) ended the thirty-year war.
C) created West Germany after WWII.
D) created modern Pakistan after the British withdrawal.
Q4) The League of Nations intervened to aid Ethiopia when attacked by Italy in the mid-1930s.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Urban Geography
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Q1) In a model urban hierarchy,the population of a city,town or village is inversely proportional to its rank in the system (i.e.if the largest city is 4 million the second will be 2 million or 1/2,the third will be 1/3 and so on). This is known as
A) central place theory.
B) rank-size rule.
C) trade area ordering.
D) a statistical coincidence.
Q2) A trade area is the area of economic reach of a particular city,town or village and reflects economic and spatial interaction between the settlement and its surrounding area.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In which of the following regions did urbanization develop first?
A) Mesopotamia
B) Nile River Valley
C) Indus River Valley
D) China
Q4) Compare and contrast the concentric zone,sector and multiple nuclei models of urban structure.
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Chapter 10: Development
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Q1) According to the World Bank,___________ had the highest external debt as a percentage of exports of goods and services for low- and middle-income in 2006.
A) Mexico
B) Chad
C) Uruguay
D) Tunisia
Q2) Quarry workers,quarry owners,stone cutters,exporters,designers and architects,builders,tile and stone distributors,etc.represent an example of the links connecting producers and consumers in a world market. This is an example of
A) an export-import model.
B) a commodity chain.
C) globalization theory.
D) a core-periphery model.
Q3) Gross national product (GNP)measures the value of officially recorded goods and services produced within a country.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Agriculture
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Q1) IR8 rice,a genetic cross of Chinese and Indonesian strains,was an early result of the Third Agricultural Revolution.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Spanish invaders of Middle America,centuries ago,laid out villages and towns in what form?
A) round
B) grid
C) linear
D) oval
Q3) Cattle were domesticated in and came to be an important cultural feature of
A) Southeast Asia.
B) Central Asia.
C) South Asia.
D) North Africa.
Q4) Describe the locations of the centers of the First Agricultural Revolution. Give examples of the crops and animals which were domesticated in various places.What demographic and social changes resulted from this revolution in food production?
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Chapter 12: Industry and Services
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Q1) Hotelling's location analysis emphasized the role of _______________
A) locational interdependence.
B) raw materials.
C) labor.
D) markets.
Q2) If a substantial number of enterprises all develop in,or move to,the same area the factor is called _______________
A) cluster.
B) focus.
C) agglomeration.
D) intensity.
Q3) Current amounts of goods and resources moving in the global system would be impossible without the invention of _____________ A) aircraft.
B) container systems.
C) bulk cargo ships.
D) railroads.
Q4) What is outsourcing? What is offshore production? Choose an industry (televisions,Nike shoes,etc.)and discuss the global division of labor.
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Chapter 13: Human Environment
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Q1) Climatologist-geographer Alfred Wegener used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of _______________
A) relativity.
B) the hydrologic cycle.
C) continental drift.
D) Earth rotation.
Q2) One of the great ecological disasters of the twentieth century occurred in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and involves the ________________
A) Black Sea.
B) Lake Baikal.
C) Aral Sea.
D) Caspian Sea.
Q3) During the Pleistocene period,the planet was in a deep freeze.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Modes of transportation represent some of the most important technological advances,with profound environmental impact,in human history.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Globalization and the Geography of Networks
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Q1) Some cultures exhibit a strong resistance to the influences of globalization,even though the effort may not be successful.What are some of the reasons why this is so?
Think of reasons why your own culture might resist outside influence.
Q2) The _________ are examples of the Walt Disney Corporation's vertical integration.
A) Disney Channel and McDonalds
B) ESPN Zone and Pixar
C) Disneyland Resort and the Gap
D) Disney Cruise Line and Miami
Q3) Globalization is the inevitable outcome of modern spatial processes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Media corporations which integrate ownership in a variety of points along the production and consumption chain are examples of A) vertical integration.
B) television networks.
C) longitudinal cooperation.
D) Monopolies.
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