Political Patterns & Processes
The boundary between the US and Canada is both
geometric and physical
Wheat was probably first domesticated in
A) East Asia
B) North America
C) Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia
What was the most populous city in 1800?
London, Mumbai, New York, Rome, Shanghai
London
A department store that uses customer zip codes to map sales data most likely uses?
GIS, GPS, Remote sensing, topographic analysos
GIS
Which of the following has a forward capital?
Brazil, Canada, Mexico, United States
Brazil and United States
Von Thunen emphasized which of the following factors in his model agricultural land use?
A) Labor costs and land costs
C)Land costs and transportation costs
Land costs and transportation costs
What model would have the lowest density gradient at its core?
Galactic city model or Gravity Model
Galactic city model
What is an example of map scales?
answers may vary
Which of the following is best described as a multi-nation state?
Australia, Belgium, Korea, Poland, Saudi Arabia.
Belgium
Grain raised in the United States is used today primarily for
A) Human consumptions
B)animal feed
Animal feed
Which is true?
1) Latin American Cities tend to follow the concentric zone model
2) The sector model tends to be based along transportation corridors
One
Characteristics of site include all EXCEPT
Latitude and longitude
Relative Location
Unique cultural characteristics
Relative Location
Which of the following is best described as a multi-sate nation?
France, Israel, Korea, Russia, US
Korea
According to most scientists, which of the following is NOT true about the clearing of tropical rainforests?
A) It parallels the raise of middle class in developing countries
B) It enlarges holes in the ozone layer
B
What is an example of pull factors?
answers vary
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of cultural landscape?
Human migratory patterns or
Patterns of physical geography
patterns of physical geography
Correct order Europe past to present?
A) City-states, nation-states, Roman Empire
B) City-states, Roman Empire, nation-states
C) Roman Empire, city-states, nation-sates
A
A world map of beef production per capita would reveal lowest values in which of the following regions?
A) North America
B) South Asia
South Asia
Example of push factor
answers vary
Cultural ecology studies the
relationship between human beings and their physical environments