Human Geography MCQs
Human Geography MCQs
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1: In wild populations, individuals most often show a _____ pattern of dispersion.
A. Random
B. Equilibrium
C. Density-dependent
D. Clumped
E. Uniform
2: Lakes _____.
A. Always contain freshwater
B. Are recharged by precipitation
C. Are usually found near the equator
D. Account for 25% of Earth's freshwater
3: Madagascar's age-structure diagram ________.
A. The idea that without social structures increasing human population would lead to famine and war
B. Is the rate of population change due to births and deaths only
C. Reflects a population with a high growth rate
D. The sensitivity of an environment to human pressures
4: The intercoastal highway and pacua dam projects are both controversial. this means that __________.
A. Both projects are very beneficial to the people of South America
B. Both projects are very destructive to the environment
C. Most people share the same opinion on these projects
D. People disagree greatly about these projects
5: ________ is an example of a secondary sector activity.
A. Banking
B. Farming
C. Manufacturing
D. Secondary education
E. Professional football
6: An example of an age-structure influence on human population size is that _____.
A. Populations dominated by juveniles should experience rapid growth.
B. Populations with equal numbers in each age class grow fastest.
C. Populations dominated by juveniles are likely to go extinct.
D. Populations with equal numbers in each age class are more likely to go extinct
7: While modernization theory focuses on ________, dependency theory focuses on ________.
A. Production of wealth; distribution of wealth
B. Populations with equal numbers; in each age class grow fastest.
C. Populations dominated; juveniles are likely to go extinct.
D. Populations with equal numbers; in each age class are more likely to go extinct
8: Forces that pull a state apart are ________ forces.
A. Unitary
B. Federal
C. Centripetal
D. Centrifugal
9: When studying populations, sociologists frequently compare __________ and __________.
A. Rates of mortality (death); rates of mortality (death)
B. Rates of mortality (death); rates of mortality (death)
C. Both
D. None of these
10: An age class histogram of a developing country has the general shape of a ___.
A. Pyramid
B. Column
C. Circle
11: Conservation of energy refers to the fact that _____.
A. If you conserve energy you will not be as tired
B. The net amount of disorder is always increasing
C. No chemical reaction is 100 percent efficient
D. Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be converted from one form to another
E. The entropy of the universe is always increasing
12: The ____ is defined as the total rate of change in a population's size per unit of time.
A. Population growth rate
B. Mortality
C. A population explosion.
D. None of these
13: A good example of a demographic factor that influences population changes would be ________.
A. Education
B. Economic conditions
C. Cultural values
D. Healthcare
E. All of the above
14: In poor nations, poverty is________ than in the united states.
A. More widespread and severe
B. Greater than in rich nations
C. High-income countries
D. More widespread and severe
15: Malthus was responsible for ________.
A. The idea that population growth would lead to greater industry and prosperity
B. The idea that without social restrictions increasing human population would lead to famine and war
C. Defining the concept of ecosystem services
D. The book The Population Bomb, which described the disastrous effects of human population growth
16: Replacement fertility is the tfr that _______.
A. Keeps a population stable over time
B. Increase in family planning and birth control
C. Have been very effective at lowering
D. Leaves these countries without a professional class
17: The french government has _________ to protect french language and culture.
A. Banned foreign words in advertising and on radio and television
B. Established the Académie Française to standardize the language
C. Passed a law levying fines on those using foreign terms
D. All of the above
18: The ________ is an important source area for u.s. folk house types.
A. Lower Chesapeake
B. Southern Atlantic
C. Northeast
D. Upper New York Highland
19: While literacy and numeracy are valued in every school, curriculum specifics _____.
A. Should not be discussed
B. Do not change over time
C. Vary by place and culture
D. Are largely the same across countries
20: With increasing age, the trait of neuroticism tends to _____.
A. Transform into extroversion.
B. Increase.
C. Be modified.
D. Remain stable.
21: Anorexia occurs _____ times more in females than in males.
A. Bulimia nervosa
B. An overeating disorder
C. Binge eating disorder.
22: Research has found that cohabitation prior to marriage _____.
A. Increase likelihood of divorce.
B. Decreases the likelihood of divorce
C. Reduces the likelihood of divorce
D. None of these
23: _____ describes why similar organisms do not interbreed because of a physical barrier.
A. Asexual reproduction
B. Sympatric speciation
C. The biological species concept
D. Allopatric speciation
24: The united states is an _____.
A. IDC
B. MDC
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
25: Baptists are clustered in the ________ united states.
A. Southern
B. Northeastern
C. Southwestern
D. Upper midwestern
E. A and D
26: ________ feature buildings clustered along a road or body of water to facilitate communications.
A. Central place theory
B. Clustered linear rural settlements
C. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
D. Hexagons
27: Urban sprawl is a result of people moving away from ________.
A. City centers
B. Rural communities
C. Current residences
D. Suburbs
E. Natural resources
28: Why aren't more couples using birth control in zambia? birth control in zambia __________.
A. Limits on family size
B. Is not known by anyone
C. Requires travel that many families cannot afford.
D. Is forbidden by the government
29: The u.s. government estimates ________ percent of the homeless are children.
A. 5
B. 15
C. 10
D. 40
E. 25
30: The united nations measurement of a country's gender inequality is the country's ________.
A. Gender Bias Quotient (GBQ)
B. Gender Empowerment Parity (GEP)
C. Gender Measuring Measure (GMM)
D. Gender Inequality Index (GII)
E. Gender Equality Coefficient (GEC)
31: Farming varies around the world because of ________ across space.
A. Cultural and environmental factors
B. Religious and economic factors
C. Farmer personal preference and environmental factors
D. Weather and climate
32: Farms owned by retirees who no longer cultivate crops are __________.
A. Always considered small family farms regardless of acreage
B. Considered small family farms if they are less than 1,000 acres
C. Considered small family farms if they are less than 2,500 acres
D. Not counted in the number of US farms because the owners are no longer farming
33: A country has net in-migration if immigration ________ emigration.
A. Exceeds
B. Equals
C. Is less than
D. Is closer to net migration than
E. Varies more than
34: Fertility rates decline as _______.
A. Relationship between population ecology and population changes
B. There is an increase in family planning and birth control
C. Have been very effective at lowering TFR
D. Rates of birth, death, immigration, and emigration
35: Gender studies of migration indicate that men ______________ than women.
A. Are more mobile
B. Migrate farther
C. Have more employment choices and income
D. All of the above
36: Large cities tend toward _______________ relationships, while smaller ones tend toward ___________.
A. Passive
B. Automatic
C. Rapid
D. Deliberate
37: Malthus argued that ________
A. Population increase would eventually bring chaos to the world
B. Total fertility rate
C. Crude birth rate
D. Natural increase rate
38: Malthus noted that human populations grow ___ while food supply grows ____.
A. Limestone
B. It is solid rock
C. Clay soil
D. Exponentially
39: On average, developed countries spend about $________ annually per capita on health care.
A. 8,000
B. 14,000
C. 4,000
D. 18,000
E. 25,000.
40: The most densely populated valley in central asia is the __________.
A. Fergana Valley
B. Kazakhstan
C. Tibet and Xinjiang
D. Tropical Monsoon
41: The nation believed to employ the practice of female infanticide most often is ________.
A. Turkey
B. Indonesia
C. Mexico
D. China.
42: According to this graph, the world population doubled between _______.
A. 1925 and 1965
B. 1940 and 1955
C. 1930 and 1975
D. 1950 and 1985
43: An ecologist would suspect a population to be growing rapidly if it _____.
A. Predation by lynx and fluctuations in the hare's food resources
B. Is the distribution of male beta fish defending their territories
C. Contains many more prereproductive than reproductive individuals
D. Is the amount of land required to support a single individual
44: Because of the success of china's population control programs, ________.
A. Environmental problems in China have been virtually eliminated
B. European nations have instituted similar programs
C. African nations have instituted similar programs
D. There is a younger population in China today
E. China's population growth rate is much lower than it was in the 1970s
45: In a country where there are increasingly more households, ________.
A. Birth rates should remain constant
B. Consumption should increase
C. Birth rates should increase
D. Population growth rates should increase
E. Consumption should decrease
46: In a multinational state the population consists of _____ or more nations.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
47: Within a country, push factors are conditions characterized by ________.
A. Age Specific Birth Rate
B. Death Rate
C. Changing public attitudes about family size and timing through education and counseling.
D. Drought, famine or war
48: A _____ is an urban area consisting of at least two metropolises and their many suburbs.
A. Megacity
B. Megaregion
C. City
D. Megalopolis
49: Pastoral farming is best described as _______.
A. Method of raising livestock and moving herds.
B. High crop yields per farm worker
C. Soil excavation and disposal
D. High levels of productivity and mechanization
50: Other standard-of-living measurements besides real gdp per capita may include _____.
A. Standards of living
B. Europe, Africa
C. Human Development Index
D. Education
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