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Geography Basics

Population Migration Language Culture Ethnicity

Geoparty!

Would a world map have a large or small scale?

A 100

A small scale

A 100

Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place?

a. Its site featuresb. Its absolute locationc. Its relative locationd. It situatione. Its elevation

A 200

b. Its absolute location

A 200

Every map projection has some degree of distortion because

a. A curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion

b. Parallels and meridians never cross at right angles on a globe

c. The grid system is two-dimensional, while the real world is three-dimensional

d. Earth is not a perfect spheree. Latitude lines are shorter than meridian lines

A 300

a. A curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion

A 300

An example of an important physical site characteristic is aa. Major airportb. Grid street patternc. Major central parkd. Natural Harbore. Public sport facility

A 400

d. Natural Harbor

A 400

The “why of where” refers toa. Geography’s emphasis on landscape

featuresb. Spatial patterns on the landscapec. A definition of geography that is simply

locationald. The idea that the explanation of a spatial

patter is cruciale. The depiction of a region’s physical

features

A 500

b. Spatial patterns on the landscape

A 500

During the last quarter of the twentieth century, the birth rate has fallen most significantly in which of the following?a. The United Statesb. Indiac. Irand. Chinae. France

B 100

d. China

B 100

Assuming a world population of 5,700,000,000 and an annual growth rate of 1.6 percent, how many people will be added to the world’s population in the next year?a. 912,000b. 9,120,000c. 91,200,000d. 912,000,000e. 9,120,000,000

B 200

c. 91,200,000

B 200

In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the demographic transition in Europe was best characterized bya. A shift in the composition of national

populations toward greater ethnic balancesb. A net population decline resulting from an

excess of deaths over birthsc. Migration between European countriesd. Large-scale population movements

following periods of war or widespread civil unrest

e. Urbanization and falling birth rates

B 300

e. Urbanization and falling birth rates

B 300

What is name for the average children a mother has in her life time called?a. Infant Mortality Rateb. Birth Ratec. Crude Birth Rated. Fertility Rate

e. Average Family Size

B 400

d. Fertility Rate

B 400

A country at the end of the demographic transition usually has which of the following?a. High birth and low death ratesb. A high infant mortality ratec. A high crude birth rated. Low birth and death ratese. High population density

B 500

d. Low birth and death rates

B 500

In recent decades, all of the following have played a major role in the rapid growth of Sun Belt cities of the United States EXCEPTa. Immigration from Latin Americab. High levels of per capita federal spending

in the South and Westc. Cheap land and labord. Climatic changes leading to colder

northern winterse. The increasing demand for retirement and

resort centers.

C 100

d. Climatic changes leading to colder northern winters

C 100

The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Istanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of a. Brain drainb. Chain migrationc. Net migrationd. Internal migratione. Counterurbanization

C 200

b. Chain migration

C 200

A physical feature, such as a body of water, which hinders migration is an example ofa. an intervening obstacle.b. an environmental incentive.c. an environmental push factor.d. a forced migration.e. a political pull factor.

C 300

a. an intervening obstacle.

C 300

DAILY DOUBLE

C 400

DAILY DOUBLE

Place A Wager

The largest number of legal immigrants to the United States come from what country?a. Englandb. Chinac. Mexicod. Cubae. Canada

C 400

c. Mexico

C 400

The geographic center of US population has steadily moved ________ throughout its history.

a. North

b. South

c. East

d. West

e. Towards Europe

C 500

d. West

C 500

Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples ofa. Pidgin languagesb. Lingua francac. Standard languaged. Creole languagee. Official language

D 100

b. Lingua Franca

D 100

Which of the following correctly sequences the continuum from language family to dialecta. Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Arabic, Berberb. Sino-Tibetan, Sinitic, Mandarin, Chinesec. Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Hindi,

Bengalid. Indo-European, Baltic-Slavic, Russian,

Ukraniane. Indo-European, Germanic, English, Mid-

land Northern

D 200

e. Indo-European, Germanic, English, Mid-land Northern

D 200

Which of the following is not a Romance language?

a. Bulgarianb. Frenchc. Spanishd. Romaniane. Portuguese

D 300

a. Bulgarian

D 300

A creolized language isa. a mix of indigenous and

colonial languages.b. a revived formerly extinct

language.c. a possible prehistoric

superfamily. d. an isolated language family.e. extinct.

D 400

a. a mix of indigenous and colonial languages.

D 400

The most widely spoken Indo-European language isa. Bengali.b. Englishc. Hindid. Spanishe. None of the Above

D 500

b. English

D 500

A fundamental difference between folk culture and popular culture is that folk culturea. Often sets a minority group apart from a

region’s general populationb. Is adaptive to change over timec. Tends to diffuse rapidly across geographic

spaced. Loses some of its distinctive

characteristics as it crosses national boundaries

e. Represents universal values

E 100

a. Often sets a minority group apart from a region’s general population

E 100

A world map of hog production per capita would reveal the lowest values in which of the following regions?

a. The United States Midwestb. Southeast Asiac. Western Europed. The Middle Easte. China

E 200

D. The Middle East

E 200

The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is aa. popular culture.b. taboo.c. custom.d. character trait.e. habit.

E 300

C. Custom

E 300

French influence on land division in the United States and Canada resulted in

a. Nucleated villages and fragmented farms

b. The metes and bounds systemc. A rectilinear subdivision of

public landd. A long-lot systeme. The township and range survey

system

E 400

d. A long-lot system

E 400

The spatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example ofa. relocation diffusion.b. popular culture.c. taboo.d. habit.e. folk culture.

E 500

b. Popular culture

E 500

Which of the following does NOT act as a centrifugal force for a state?

a. Uneven developmentb. Substate nationalismc. Linguistic homogeneityd. A fragmented territorial basee. A strong tradition of local governance

F 100

c. Linguistic homogeneity

F 100

The most numerous ethnicity in the United States isa. Asian Americansb. African Americansc. Latino/Hispanic

Americansd. Native Americanse. Pacific Islander

F 200

c. Latino/Hispanic Americans

F 200

African Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?a. The Northeastb. The Southwestc. The Plains Statesd. The Southeaste. The Mid-west

F 300

d. The Southeast

F 300

White flight isa. movement of Whites from

southern cities.b. movement of Whites from

northern cities.c. establishment of suburbs.d. emigration of Whites from an

area Blacks were anticipated to move to.

e. decrease in percent Whites because of Black migration from the Southeast.

F 400

d. emigration of Whites from an area Blacks were anticipated to move to.

F 400

Conflict in Africa is widespread because ofa. colonial boundaries.b. numerous ethnic groups.c. rapid economic

development.d. all of the abovee. A and B.

F 500

e. A and B, colonial boundaries and numerous

ethnic group

F 500

The Final Jeopardy Category is:

Guns, Germs, and Steel

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Which continent (not counting Antarctica) was the last to be

populated according to Diamond?

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South America

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