Population Geography
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Population Geography examines the spatial distribution, composition, and growth of human populations around the world. This course explores key demographic concepts such as fertility, mortality, migration, urbanization, and population policies. Students will analyze the causes and consequences of population change, investigate patterns at various scales, and assess the social, economic, and environmental impacts of demographic trends. Through mapping, data analysis, and case studies, learners gain insights into contemporary population issues and their relevance to regional and global challenges.
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Human Geography 11th Edition by Erin H. Fouberg
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Geography
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Q1) Hagerstrand emphasized that culture hearths should be viewed in the context of space and:
A)time.
B)location.
C)innovations.
D)population.
Answer: A
Q2) The greater the distance from the hearth the less likely an innovation will be adopted.
This is referred to as:
A)inverse innovation rule.
B)adoption avoidance.
C)time-distance decay.
D)cultural repulsion.
Answer: C
Q3) Baseball is a cultural trait adopted by the Japanese.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Population and Health
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Q1) During the demographic transition,the drop in birth and death rates is equal.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The major focus of North America's population is
A)Chicago.
B)California.
C)the Megalopolis region.
D)the South.
Answer: C
Q3) About ___ percent of the world's population is concentrated in East Asia?
A)5
B)10
C)25
D)50
Answer: C
Q4) Low life expectancy in Africa can be partly attributed to the ravages of AIDS.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Migration
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Q1) What percentage of Haiti's GDP comes from remittances sent by Haitians living in the United States,Canada and the Caribbean?
A)1
B)15
C)10
D)30
Answer: D
Q2) British colonial authorities stimulated migration of people from this region to colonies such as Singapore and Trinidad.
A)Africa
B)South Asia
C)Europe
D)South America
Answer: B
Q3) All of the following stimulated migration: Hurricane Katrina,the eruption of Soufriere Hills Volcano,and the Irish famine of the 1840's.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes
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Q1) The Makah of Washington State reinstituted _______________ as a means of solidifying their culture and reconnecting with their past.
A)whaling
B)shamanism
C)courses in Makah history at the local college
D)study of the Makah language
Q2) Think of your favorite local bands.In what ways do the music,attitudes,styles,and lyrical references of the band reflect local culture? In what ways does the band attempt to reterritorialize popular culture in the local context?
Q3) Over 425 Hutterite communities exist in each of the following states and provinces except:
A)North Dakota.
B)Alberta.
C)Montana.
D)Saskatchewan
E) Arkansas
Q4) Popular cultures can change rapidly in periods as short as days or even hours.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality
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Q1) Skin color is a matter of pigmentation,a protective element against strong radiation from the sun.The pigment is called A)dextrose.
B)melanin.
C)epithelial.
D)carotene.
Q2) In New York,Puerto Ricans moved into the Jewish neighborhood of East Harlem and assumed a dominant presence in the neighborhood.This process is best described as: A)succession.
B)residential segregation.
C)racism.
D)immigration.
Q3) Groups in Northern Ireland and gangs in major U.S.cities create "exclusive" areas by A)government programs.
B)street names.
C)Jim Crow laws.
D)graffiti demarcating territories.
Q4) Discuss the role of women in the economies of sub-Saharan Africa
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Chapter 6: Language
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Q1) The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called
A)deep reconstruction.
B)namology.
C)toponymy.
D)lexicography.
Q2) A language that is the product of a process of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate is
A)a standardized language.
B)a common language.
C)a lingua franca.
D)a lingua germanica.
Q3) The Indo-European language family prevails on the map of Europe.Which country listed below has a language which is not in the Indo-European family?
A)Germany
B)Italy
C)Iceland
D)Hungary
Q4) Distinguish between dialect,pidgin language,and creole.Why is it often difficult to distinguish one from another?
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Chapter 7: Religion
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Q1) In part,Buddhism was founded in opposition to the Hindu caste system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Islam is the second oldest religion in the world.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Mel Gibson is a member of a movement which rejects
A)developments in Catholicism resulting from the Second Vatican Council.
B)the notion of the resurrection of Christ.
C)the use of Latin in the Mass.
D)movie-going as a sinful activity.
Q4) The Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem marks the site of Christ's A)birth.
B)first miracle.
C)last supper.
D)tomb.
Q5) In many less developed societies religion acts as a binding force.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Political Geography
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Q1) Padania is to Italy as Upper Silesia is to _________________
A)Ukraine.
B)Serbia.
C)Poland.
D)France.
Q2) Critical geopolitics emphasizes the analysis of diplomatic and power relations between various state groupings.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss the European state model in terms of territory,sovereignty,homogeneity and control
Discuss centripetal and centrifugal forces acting on states - choose an example or examples to illustrate
Q4) What ultimately proved to be the undoing of monarchical absolutism and its system of patronage during Europe's rebirth?
A)The re-emergence of church power.
B)The growing economic power of merchants.
C)An increasing population.
D)Increased colonization.
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Chapter 9: Urban Geography
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Q1) Ethnic neighborhoods in European cities reflect migrants from
A)Eastern Europe.
B)poor Mediterranean Europe.
C)former colonies.
D)Latin America.
Q2) The decline in density and the spread of cities associated with the building of freeways in the second half of the twentieth century has been pejoratively referred to as A)suburbanization.
B)urban sprawl.
C)exurbanization.
D)new urbanism.
Q3) Where did the first urban development originate?
A)Southeast Asia
B)Southwest Asia
C)North Africa
D)Western Europe
Q4) Urbanization occurred in all urban hearths at about the same time.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Development
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Q1) GNI is a limited measure because it only includes transactions in the formal economy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Gross national product (GNP)measures the value of officially recorded goods and services produced within a country.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Countries in which tier of Wallerstein's world-systems model typically have both low levels of HDI and also high younger-person dependency ratios?
A)core
B)island of development
C)semi-periphery
D)periphery
Q4) Which is not among the five stages of Rostow's development model?
A)traditional
B)take-off
C)high-mass consumption
D)collapse-decline
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Chapter 11: Agriculture
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Q1) While Southeast Asia exports significant quantities of rice,most farming in the region is a ____________ activity.
A)part-time
B)commercial
C)subsistence
D)mechanized
Q2) Hunters and gatherers cannot live in permanent settlements.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Agriculture started in one location and then diffused all over the world.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which area does not provide a good example of the diversity of hunter-gatherers?
A)oak forests in parts of North America
B)colder climates in North America
C)the Great Plains
D)none of the above
Q5) Contrast the production of wheat and rice in the world.Where are they grown and where are they consumed? What are the differences in production methods and export patterns?
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Chapter 12: Industry and Services
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Q1) Ford's River Rouge plant is an example of vertical integration.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Technopoles locate near major universities and centers of research and development.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When Alfred Weber published his book Theory of the Location of Industries (1909),what did he select as the critical determinant of regional industrial location?
A)availability of labor
B)nearby markets
C)costs of labor
D)transportation costs
Q4) People working in the ___________ sector of economic activity tend to have high levels of specialized knowledge or technical skills.
A)quaternary
B)tertiary
C)secondary
D)primary
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Chapter 13: Human Environment
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Q1) How has the climate of the Earth changed in the past 15,000 years? Describe periods of alternate warming and cooling and some of the associated environmental effects.What do some theories hold has been the impact of the Industrial Revolution global climate patterns?
Q2) Modes of transportation represent some of the most important technological advances,with profound environmental impact,in human history.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the early 1980s,the FAO of the United Nations undertook a study of the rate of depletion of tropical rain forests and determined that ______ percent had already been affected by cutting.
A)24
B)34
C)44
D)54
Q4) The Earth's environment has been changed little throughout the past 15,000 years.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Globalization and the Geography of Networks
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Q1) The study of global cities showed that _____ is the most globally connected city in the world.
A)New York
B)Tokyo
C)London
D)Chicago
Q2) According to Castells,networks lead to increased regional inequities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Global shipping lanes are the most abundant _________________________
A)in the southern hemisphere
B)between the Indian and Atlantic Ocean
C)between Europe and Southwest Asia
D)in the northern hemisphere
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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