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Question #1
The Four (4) Spatial Questions of Geography include all, EXCEPT:
A.
How do seasons impact humanity?
B.
How does the physical environment shape human activities?
C.
What data can be collected and used to visualize patterns?
D.
How do humans manipulate their physical environment?
Question #2
What did Dr. John Snow help solve through "spatial analysis?"
A.
He influenced city planners in the 1920s to avoid new construction on the Thames River, because of flood cycles.
B.
He used colonial maps to identify the best locations for agriculture in India
C.
He identified that contaminated water sources led to a Cholera outbreak in 19th century London
D.
He effectively spread the message that "Winter is Coming"
Question #3
Geography has three (3) subfields. What are they?
A.
Urban, Political, and Economic
B.
Geological, Cultural, and Mapping
C.
Historical, physiographical, and cartographical
D.
Human, Physical, and Geospatial Technologies
Question #4
What did I say specifically defines (distinguishes) a "city?"
A.
Any concentration of people and buildings
B.
political borders with its own government and municipal codes.
C.
If it has a downtown (CBD) then it is a city.
D.
How a bunch of cities often exist side-by-side
Question #5
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a city known for its long history of steel manufacturing. What term best represents Pittsburgh in the "Why of Where" of cities lecture?
A.
Site
B.
Situation
C.
Coincidence
D.
Circumstance
Question #6
After the First Agricultural Revolution, access to calories resulted in population increase and, therefore, the rise of early cities. The transformation into the Neolithic Revolution was characterized by all, EXCEPT:
A.
Vocational specialization
B.
Structural religions
C.
Advancements in language
D.
Ruralization of humanity
Question #7
Why do Washington DC and Paris, France have a similar "French" layout?
A.
George Washington married a French woman who begged him to "bring Paris to me."
B.
It was trendy in the late 1700s to embrace French culture, which also explains New Orleans.
C.
President Adams had Washington designed by French as a thank you for helping win the Revolutionary War
D.
French architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed the in the French style like Paris
Question #8
This geological feature helps us understand why cities are where they are, especially on the east coast of the US. Cities on this feature include: New York NY, Philadelphia PA, Washington DC, Baltimore MD, Richmond VA, Raleigh NC, and Macon GA. What feature am I talking about?
A.
Hydro-cliffs
B.
Top edge plateaus
C.
Fall line
D.
Waterfalls
Question #9
What is this population formula? x = (b - d) + ( i - e)
A.
Population Growth Rate
B.
Life Expectancy
C.
Rate of natural increase
D.
Societal Increase Rate (SIR)
Question #10
Figure out TFR using the information below: NOTE: For this study, only women 18-30 are considered "child-bearing age." Mother. Age. # of children Ana. 21. 3 Mary. 18. 1 Kristin. 28 4 Samantha 34. 1 Vanessa. 23. 3 Shanice. 20. 3 What is the TFR of this study sample of women?
A.
2.8
B.
2.5
C.
3.4
D.
1.9
Question #11
Which below best defines the "population paradox?"
A.
As population rises, food production rises.
B.
It is both true and untrue that access to calories equals population increase.
C.
Population is both geometrical and linear.
D.
Population increase results in smaller cities
Question #12
Which is the best definition for Total Fertility Rate (TFR)?
A.
The average age of mothers who give birth before 40 in a particular society
B.
The average birth rate in a given society
C.
The average number of children born to women of child-bearing age, within a particular population
D.
The number of kids per 1000 adults in a country
Question #13
China and India combined represent 1/3 of the entire global human population.
A.
True
B.
False
Question #14
Match the population measurement (metric) to its proper definition: Physiological population density
A.
Total population divided into land area
B.
births - deaths
C.
Total population divided into arable land
Question #15
Match the population measurement (metric) to its proper definition: Arithmetic population density
A.
Total population divided into arable land
B.
Total population divided into land area
C.
births - deaths
Question #16
Match the population measurement (metric) to its proper definition: Natural growth rate
A.
births - deaths
B.
Total population divided into arable land
C.
Total population divided into land area
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