Human Geography Final Exam

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The demographic equation is represented by the sum of

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net migration and natural change

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overpopulation is equated

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with a continuing imbalance b/t numbers of people and carrying capacity

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which of the following is not relevant when projecting a country's population?

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stage of demographic transition

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urbanization has

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increased both arithmetic and physiological density

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demographic momentum states that

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the consequences of high fertility rates among young people will be realized as they work their way through the population pyramid

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if a country's rate of natural increase has declined, then the doubling time for its population has

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increased

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in his theories, malthus failed to recognize

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changes in technology

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a population pyramid with a wide base narrowing as the age cohorts progress indicates

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rapid growth

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Birth and death rates are described as crude because

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they relate to the changes without any regard to the age or sex composition of the population

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The single greatest health disparity between developed and developing nation is the

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maternal mortality rate

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population projections are

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based on assumptions for the future using current data

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the change in the causes of death being dominated by epidemic diseases to endemic diseases is referred to as the

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epidemiological transition

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Those who believe that population increases are a way to create more scientists, inventors, and interpret their ingenuity as a resource are known as

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cornucopians

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demography and population geography are different types of studies because the former focuses upon statistical analysis whereas the latter emphasizes spatial analysis

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Crude birth rates and crude death rates are calculated as being the number of births or deaths per how many people?

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1,000

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A cohort

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is a group of people with a common characteristic

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among the five types of economic systems, which is the one that emphasizes the production of goods and services principally for the producer's family and relatives

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subsistence

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which of the following is the most extensive type of subsistence agriculture

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nomadic herding

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The von Thunen model is a pattern of land use that emphasizes concentric rings from a central market. the placement of a particular agricultural activity within a specific ring is based upon the land rent of the commodity calculated principally according to _____

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market price and transport costs

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which of the following subsectors are correctly identified as gathering industries

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forestry and fishing

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sub-sectors identified as extractive industries

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quarrying and mining

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in terms of volume and weight, the largest branch of the extractive industries is

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earth materials

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The Boserup thesis argues that

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population increases necessitate increased inputs of labor and technology

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Extensice subsistence agriculture involves

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large areas of land and minimal labor input per hectare

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Weber in the least cost theory

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labor is immobile in location, but infinitely available, locations with high transport costs may be attractive because of a cheap labor supply, transport costs were uniform by distance and weight in any direction

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the market control mechanism is measured by

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price

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Hotellings theory states that

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dispersion of competing forms is a function of the sensitivity of their customers to price

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The quinary sector of the economy is the category in which one finds workers who are labeled as

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gold collar

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Nonrenewable resources

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cannot be replaced by any natural processes within our lifetimes

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genetic improvements in which two crops form the basis of the green revolution

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wheat and rice

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a usable reserve is

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the amount of a resource currently being consumed by humans

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the Boserup thesis contends that

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rising population levels will intensify agricultural production even on lands that were once considered unsuitable.

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subeconomic reserves refers to

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those resources under the ground that are not financially responsible profitable at the current time

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Peak Oil theory

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indicates that a petroleum field's output over its lifetime follows a bell curve pattern, argues that the world's petroleum is limited and it is possible to identify a time when the world's production will begin to decline, is subject to new drilling techniques and deep sea drilling as to when the world may reach its peak of oil production

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Which of Rostow's stages of development is where entrepreneurial elites invest in transportation systems and other productive and supportive infrastructure

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preconditions for takeoff

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regional income inequalities

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are greater in less developed countries than in less developed ones

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the relationship b/t economic and social measures of development is

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direct and technological

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The comparison of the goods and services the same amount of money can actually buy in different countries is an economic measurement of development known as

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purchasing power parity

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Which of the following is true regarding the use of the Human development index

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it is not useful in distinguishing development levels of countries with the highest income levels.

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neoliberalism

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a belief that the market is the efficient mechanism in which to allow society develop

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exclave is to enclave as outside is to inside

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gerrymandering is a form of drawing voting districts boundaries that favor a political party

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the fact that the state of illinois has over 6,000 local government units, ranging from counties to special- purpose sewer districts

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political fragmentation

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the most controversial provision of law of the sea convention has been

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deep seabed mining beyond the limits of national jurisdiction

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countries comprised mostly or exclusively of islands are classified as

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fragmented

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the least efficient shape for the management of a state is

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elongated

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the primary objective of local zoning ordinances in municipalties is to

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control the uses to which land may be put

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when a capital city is spatially associated with its core region, it is called a

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primate city

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subnationalism is best described as

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a country whose population is not bound by a shared sense of nationalism is split by several local primary allegiances

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the most correct usage of the word, state, in terms of political geography is when it is used to refer to a

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sovereign political entity, political unit of a federal government

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natural and geometric boundaries are one way to classify boundaries, but there are other categorization, too. what type of boundary classification best categorizes the pakistan-india boundary?

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superimposed and subsequent

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the devolution of the united kingdom is an example of

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asymmetric federalism

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which of the following is considered to be a challenge to the state?

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the emergence and multiplication of nongovernmental organizations whose specific interests and collective actions cut across national boundaries

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the dispute when neighboring states disagree over policies to be applied along a boundary is which type of dispute?

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functional

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parite

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forces french political parties to grant equal access to women running for political office