Human Geography
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Human Geography explores the dynamic relationship between people and their environments, examining how human culture, activities, and societies shape and are shaped by the spatial organization of the world. The course covers topics such as population distribution, urbanization, migration, economic development, cultural landscapes, language, religion, political organization of space, and the ways technology and globalization are reshaping patterns of human settlement and interaction. Through case studies and thematic analysis, students gain a deeper understanding of how geographic factors influence social, economic, and political processes at local, regional, and global scales.
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Human Geography Places and Regions in Global Context Updated 5th Canadian Edition by Paul
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Chapter 1: Geography Matters
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Q1) Hawaii's tropical location,sandy beaches,volcanoes,volcanic soils,and plentiful moisture play an important role in its economic activities.In terms of its relative location,these characteristics refer to Hawaii's A) site.
B) situation.
C) place.
D) space.
E) distance.
Answer: A
Q2) Cognitive images are mental maps that precisely portray real life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The scale of social interaction-of personal relationships and daily routine-for most people is the scale of the A) community.
B) national state.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Changing Global Context
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Q1) With the emergence of the world-system in the 16th century,European ________ reshaped the world.
A) merchant capitalism
B) languages
C) religions
D) transnational corporations
E) comparative advantages
Answer: A
Q2) One of the world's main agricultural hearth areas is located in or near
A) North America.
B) the river Nile.
C) Southern Europe.
D) South America's Andes Mountains.
E) Northern Ireland.
Answer: D
Q3) The world-system has stopped evolving and has been stable since the end of colonialism after WWII.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Population Geography
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Q1) From an age-sex pyramid for Canada (2001),it is clear that the largest age group is ________ years old.
A) 0-15
B) 15-35
C) 35-55
D) 55-75
E) 40-44
Answer: E
Q2) In contrast to significantly different birth rates,more and less developed countries of the world have much more similar death rates.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The crude birth rate of the entire Canadian population in 2011 was 11 per 1000 people.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: People and Nature
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Q1) During the period of European external expansion,the introduction of plants and animals flowed from the Europe to the Americas,but not in the reverse direction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is in the Andean Region?
A) Peru
B) Dominican Republic
C) Australia
D) Mexico
E) Bangladesh
Q3) Today,we live in the A) anthropocene.
B) envirocene.
Q4) Global temperature increases over the last century have been greatest
A) at the Arctic.
B) around the Equator.
C) over the world's deserts.
D) over the world's seas.
E) across the Southern Hemisphere.
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Chapter 5: Cultural Geographies
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Q1) The name Islam comes from the Arabic meaning "submission." This refers,specifically,to submission of
A) humans to God.
B) women to men.
C) nature to humankind.
D) non-Muslims to Muslims.
E) children to their parents.
Q2) Islam attempts to protect the purity and centrality of Islamic precepts through A) a return to a universal Islamic state.
B) jihad.
C) hajj.
D) the Five Pillars.
E) secular democracy.
Q3) In Canada,outside of Quebec,the francophone population is mainly found
A) in Manitoba and Newfoundland.
B) in Manitoba and Ontario.
C) in Ontario and New Brunswick.
D) in New Brunswick and Manitoba.
E) in Ontario and Manitoba.
Q4) How have the forces and factors of globalization influenced language?
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Chapter 6: Interpreting Places and Landscapes
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Q1) To participate in the hajj is to be a Muslim and participate in commemorative & symbolic acts in
A) Mecca.
B) Jerusalem.
C) Rome.
D) the Taj Mahal.
E) Constantinople.
Q2) Geographers using the humanistic approach share a great deal with other social sciences,but especially
A) psychology & sociology.
B) political science & economics.
Q3) The "slow food" movement emerged in response to A) the speed of globalization.
B) mass production and cultural homogenization.
C) the diffusion of U.S.-based fast food franchises around the world.
D) the emergence of genetically engineered foods.
E) all of the above
Q4) Discuss in an essay how the landscape can have more than one author and different readers.
Q5) What does it mean to say that places are socially constructed?
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Chapter 7: Geographies of Economic Development
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Q1) Much of China's manufacturing growth is due to
A) import substitution.
B) initial advantage.
Q2) The lightly shaded countries in the above map have diversified export bases.The darkly shaded countries depend on ________ for foreign exchange (export earnings).
A) one or two commodities
B) the service sector
C) energy resources
D) tourism
E) both a and b
Q3) In contrast to economies built around natural resources,those based on tourism are not vulnerable to economic or political uncertainties.
A)True
B)False
Q4) At the global scale,the unevenness of economic development takes the form of core-periphery contrasts.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Food and Agriculture
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Q1) third agricultural revolution
A)aquaculture and expansion of production in peripheral fisheries
B)Industrial Revolution
C)genetic engineering of plants and animals
D)package of high-yielding crops, irrigation, pesticides, fertilizers
E)food manufacturing
F)domestication of plants and animals
Q2) Though they are on the margins of the global agro-food system,organic farming practices are on the rise in core regions.When growing crops and raising livestock organically,which of the following is permitted?
A) composted cow manure
B) commercial fertilizers
C) growth hormones
D) synthetic pesticides
E) non-plant protectants
Q3) The obesity epidemic is increasing faster in rapidly developing peripheral countries than in the core.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss some of the key negative impacts and criticisms of fast food.
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Chapter 9: Political Geographies
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Q1) In an essay,discuss whether you agree or not with the following sentiment from your text: "The more democratic core states try to reduce the possibility of terrorist attacks by constantly surveilling their own citizens,the more they risk losing their greatest achievements: human rights,civil rights,and the rule of law."
Q2) In which form of government is significant power given to smaller units of government within the State?
A) unitary State
B) confederate State
C) federal State
D) organic State
E) democratic State
Q3) One of the first international organizations ever formed had international peace and security as its goal; known as the ________,it attempted to assist in the independence of colonies.
A) League of Nations
B) United Nations
Q4) In both federal and unitary states,power is dispersed throughout the country.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Urbanization
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Q1) Discuss the causes and consequences of overurbanization.
Q2) Agglomeration diseconomies have slowed the growth of urbanization in the core but not in the periphery.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Supremacy is the term that applies to cases where the population of the largest city in an urban system is disproportionately large in relation to cities at other levels of the urban hierarchy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to central place theory, A) small settlements are closely spaced. B) people travel far for inexpensive things.
Q5) United Nations reports state that the continued growth of urban populations is essentially irreversible.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Identify,describe (in one sentence),and provide a specific example (one for each)of the three types of towns that characterized early medieval Europe.
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Chapter 11: City Spaces: Urban Structure
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Q1) Slum removal and demolition
A) is most commonly tried in core countries.
B) usually results in the quick construction of another slum in another part of the city.
C) was banned by the South Korean government in the early 1980s.
D) could affect up to 1.5 billion people world-wide if it were applied to all slums.
E) is often undertaken with due process.
Q2) Edge cities are a peculiarly North American phenomenon.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Squatter settlements where self-help and community organizations have not emerged have been referred to as
A) dumps.
B) slums of despair.
C) shantytowns.
D) urban fringes.
E) spaces at the margin.
Q4) CBD
Q5) wholesaling and light manufacturing
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