CONCEPT & TOOLS
A city planner wants to show traffic congestion patterns during rush hour. Which map would be BEST?
Political map
Choropleth map
Road map
Physical map
Reference map
Choropleth map
A country with little farmland but a huge population would be best measured using:
Arithmetic density
Agricultural density
Physiological density
Birth rate
Carrying capacity
Physiological density
Korean pop music becomes popular worldwide through social media. This is:
Relocation diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Reverse diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Many African boundaries drawn by Europeans are examples of:
Antecedent boundaries
Consequent boundaries
Superimposed boundaries
Relic boundaries
Functional boundaries
Superimposed boundaries
Long narrow farms built along a river are an example of:
Township and range
Metes and bounds
Clustered settlement
Long lot system
Plantation agriculture
Long lot system
A city of 15 million people is classified as a:
Megacity
Metacity
Hamlet
Edge city
Boomburb
Megacity
Workers moving from farms to factories during industrialization reflects movement from:
Quinary to primary
Secondary to tertiary
Primary to secondary
Tertiary to quaternary
Informal to formal
Primary to secondary
A hurricane tracking map showing the storm’s movement across the Atlantic would most likely use:
Dot map
Cartogram
Flow-line map
Physical map
Isoline map
Flow-line map
A nation has falling death rates but still high birth rates due to improved sanitation. It is likely in:
Stage 1 DTM
Stage 2 DTM
Stage 3 DTM
Stage 4 DTM
Stage 5 DTM
Stage 2 DTM
Sushi restaurants in the U.S. add local ingredients like avocado rolls. This is:
Relocation diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Cultural extinction
Ethnic diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
The Berlin Wall today is considered a:
Relic boundary
Geometric boundary
Consequent boundary
Federal boundary
Delimited boundary
Relic boundary
A farmer closest to the city market grows vegetables because they spoil quickly. This reflects:
Green Revolution
Bid-rent theory
Commodity dependence
Subsistence farming
Redlining
Bid-rent theory
A suburban business district forms near highways outside downtown. This is a:
CBD
Boomburb
Edge city
Greenbelt
Rank-size city
Edge city
A country opens factory zones near ports with low taxes for exporters. These are:
CBDs
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Greenbelts
Primate zones
Rostow zones
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Farmers in a desert region build irrigation canals to grow crops. This is an example of:
Environmental determinism
Possibilism
Relocation diffusion
Regionalism
Distance decay
Possibilism
A family leaves a war-torn country and moves to Canada for safety. Safety is a:
Push factor
Pull factor
Intervening obstacle
Centrifugal force
Chain migration
Pull factor
Missionaries spreading Christianity to new areas is an example of:
Ethnic religion spread
Isolationism
Syncretism
Universalizing religion spread
Perceptual religion
Universalizing religion spread
Redrawing voting districts after a census is called:
Sovereignty
Demarcation
Redistricting
Annexation
Irredentism
Redistricting
High-yield seeds and fertilizers are associated with:
Green Revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Neolithic farming
Organic agriculture
Terrace farming
Green Revolution
The largest city in a country is five times bigger than the next city. This is a:
Rank-size rule
Central place theory
Multiple nuclei city
Primate city
Smart growth city
Primate city
A nation depends heavily on exporting coffee beans. This is:
Commodity dependence
Sustainable development
Outsourcing
Deglomeration
Fair trade
Commodity dependence
The Bible Belt is considered what type of region?
Functional
Formal
Perceptual
Political
Agricultural
Formal
A government gives tax breaks to families with three children. This is:
Antinatalist policy
Restrictive migration policy
Pronatalist policy
Refugee program
Devolution policy
Pronatalist policy
The Spanish language spread to Latin America mainly through:
Contagious diffusion
Relocation diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Reverse hierarchy
Environmental diffusion
Relocation diffusion
A country controls oil drilling 150 nautical miles offshore. This area is its:
Territorial sea
High seas
Core area
Buffer zone
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Consumers paying a local farm in advance for produce is:
Fair trade
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Collective farming
Agribusiness
Commodity chain
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Wealthier residents move into an older neighborhood, raising rents and displacing residents. This is:
Urban renewal
Sprawl
Gentrification
Annexation
Filtering
Gentrification
A U.S. company hires customer service workers in India. This is:
Industrial inertia
Outsourcing
Devolution
Rostow takeoff
Green Revolution
Outsourcing
A TV station’s broadcast coverage area is what type of region?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
Vernacular
Cultural
Functional
Increased education and employment opportunities for women often lead to:
Lower fertility rates
Higher infant mortality
Higher fertility rates
More pandemics
Higher agricultural density
Lower fertility rates
Hinduism is classified as:
Universalizing religion
Secular belief system
Ethnic religion
Folk language
Political movement
Ethnic religion
The European Union can limit some decisions of member states. This shows:
Devolution
Balkanization
Supranationalism
Gerrymandering
Isolationism
Supranationalism
Cutting forests to expand farmland is an example of:
Urban renewal
Deglomeration
Redistricting
Gentrification
Deforestation
Deforestation
A city builds walkable neighborhoods with stores and homes together. This is:
New Urbanism
Redlining
Sector model
Blockbusting
Deglomeration
New Urbanism
High income, widespread consumer goods, and service jobs best match Rostow’s:
Traditional society
Preconditions for takeoff
Takeoff
Drive to maturity
Age of mass consumption
Age of mass consumption