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Name:__________________________________Which of the following correctly lists the usual hierarchy of political-administrative units in order from the largest to the smallestEmpire, county, province, nation-stateEmpire, nation-state, province, countyProvince, empire, nation-state, countyCounty, province, nation-state, empireWith respect to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the USA, Canada, and Mexico, which of the following statements is NOT trueIt resulted in increased trade among member nationsIt outlines an eventual supranational governing body for North AmericaIt facilitated the movement of manufacturing industries from the USA to MexicoIt eventually may include other Latin American countriesWhich of the following countries did NOT have a significant, long-lasting colonial presence in Africa after 1920?GermanyGreat BritainFranceBelgiumThe provisions of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea give coastal countries navigational and economic sovereignty over which of the following zones?Twelve-nautical-mile territorial sea zoneExport processing zone200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zoneEmpowerment zoneThe Berlin Wall is a good example of a(n)Demarcation lineSubsequent boundary drawn by European powersGeometric boundary using latitude and longitudeAntecedent boundary located within an urban area6. Which of the following is not a state?TurkeyKurdistanAzerbaijanArmenia7. Which of the following is not an example of devolution?Czechoslovakia splitting into the Czech Republic and SlovakiaThe fall of the Soviet UnionScotland’s achievement of an autonomous parliament from BritainThe formation of Yugoslavia8. Catalonia’s attempt to gain more autonomy from the Spanish government was what type of devolutionary movement?A. EthnoculturalB. EconomicC. SpatialD. SupranationalPrior to 1870 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence ofTranscontinental highwaysRailroad junctionsNavigable waterwaysDefensive sitesWhich of the following is useful for describing a settlement node whose primary function is to provide support for the population in its hinterland?Von Thunen’s model of land useBurgess’ concentric zone modelCore-periphery modelChristaller’s model of central placeWhich of the following was NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the United States after WWII?Mass production of the automobileReduction in long distant commutingExpansion of home constructionAvailability of low down payment terms and long-term mortgagesWhich of the following models of urban structure depicts a commercial spine bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from the central business district?Concentric zoneMultiple nucleiLatin American citySoutheast Asian cityAll of the following are reasons for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s EXCEPTThe building of interstate highwaysThe G.I. Bill of RightsBetter public transportationPrefabricated construction methodsIn the city of Jerusalem, the concentric zone model can be modified to account for the presence of at least two central business districts forAt least two different residential suburbsAt least two similar homeless populationsAt least two different ethnic and religious populationsAt least two similar banking centersA city seeking to reenergize or reinvigorate an inactive central business district should take steps toPlan events/amenities that will increase the number of residents and visitors within the districtRaze badly damaged historic buildingsSeparate residential and commercial activitiesRaise property taxes to build parking lots for private cars throughout the neighborhoodWhen a large city experiences a sudden spike in internal immigration, that is, citizens of that country begin flocking to the city, the population of the city is likely to includeIndividuals who were formerly residents of rural areas and smaller townsIndividuals with higher levels of educationIndividuals who were formerly expatriates (returned home from overseas)Individuals who are members of large familiesWhat is a likely result for megacities with a rapid rise in the rate of rural to urban migration?An increase in the number of health problems in rural areasOvercrowding in the citiesA decrease in the number of urban businessesAn increase in the number of rural businessesEdge cities typically grow on the borders of large urban areas at points nearElectrical and nuclear power plantsSchools and universitiesMajor roads and airportsNavigable waterwaysThe multiple-nuclei model holds that a typical metropolitan area has multiple centers, one of which is the central business district and the others of which areRural farmsSuburban downtownsShantytownsCommunesThe land area of the central city is smaller than that of the suburbs and thus land value is higher in the central city than the suburbs. This isCore/Periphery TheoryUrban HierarchyBid Rent TheoryUrban Realms ModelWhich of the following are not a group of people who typically live in the suburbs?Young urban professionalsPeople who work outside the cityMarried familiesDivorced mothersExport-Processing Zones are most often located inUnderdeveloped regions of developing nationsAreas with high tax ratesCountries with low rates of unemploymentRegions inaccessible by mass transitDeindustrialization occurred at the national level in Great Britain when heavy industry was moved to locations withGreater access to major portsLower production costsA more educated populationEconomies geared more toward tertiary economic activitiesWhich of the following characterizes Rostow’s fifth stage of economic development?An economy based on agricultureThe lack of a formal governmentA service based economyA government controlled by militaryAccording to Immanuel Wallerstein’s world-system theory, the modern network of global economic interdependence and competition beganWhen European nations began exploring outside of their continent in the 1600sWith the spread of the Industrial Revolution from northern Europe to AsiaIn the early 1990s with the collapse of the Soviet Union and fall of communismAfter the United States resumed trade with Great Britain following the American RevolutionThe shift of industry to developing countries has resulted in Tighter trade restrictions across the globeHigher unemployment in developing countriesA lower standard of living in developing countriesAn industrial decline in the United States and EuropeWhich region of the US is currently experience an upward transition economically?Pacific NorthwestRust BeltGreat PlainsSunbeltIn China, special economic zones have been set up to accommodateIndustry funded by local investorsMining in areas rich in natural resourcesHeadquarters for foreign companiesRural farms and cottage industriesWhich of the following is the most energy-efficient method of transportation?TrainsDiesel trucksShipsAirplanesBrain drain occurs whenYoung people leave their home country for education and do not returnTeachers are underpaid and leave education to work in other industriesA workforce is undereducated and can only perform low-skill jobsEducational facilities close due to lack of funding and support from the governmentA free trade zone is an area whereThe normal trade laws of a country, such as tariffs, bureaucratic requirements, and quotas, are eliminated in hopes of stimulating foreign trade and industryLarge open markets are set up in poor countries for the exchange of international currenciesBlack market trade is carried out under government supervisionIdeas are exchanged in an academic setting to increase the academic activity of a countryAlfred Weber’s least cost theory takes into account all of the following EXCEPTLocating markets close to source materialsTransportation costsWeight of raw materialsConsumer demand for the finished productIn a bulk-gaining industryCompanies make money buying and selling bulky itemsCompanies assemble product whose weight is greater after assemblyCompanies make weight-gain supplementsProduction centers are far from their marketsThe maquiladoras of northern Mexico areManufacturing outsourcing plantsIllegal migrant-labor campsBorder squatter settlementsOrganic agricultural cooperativesRostow’s modernization model is concerned with which of the following concepts?DependencyStructuralismEconomic developmentNeocolonialismMarket gardening activities occur in which zone of von Thunen’s model of agricultural land use?First zone (closest)Second zoneThird zoneFourth zone (furthest)Cash-cropping is a form ofSubsistence agricultureExtensive agriculturePastoral nomadismMixed farmingWhen flying across the central United States, the view consists of patches of land about one square mile in size. This is evidence of which type of land-use pattern?Metes and bounds systemLong lots systemTownship and range systemNone of the aboveWhich alternative energy source involves converting decaying plant matter into energy used to generate electricity or power engines? BiodiversitySolar powerBiomass/fuelFermentationThe theory that people will do what is in their own best interest even when it is not in the best interest of the common good is calledTheory of common goodTheory of nonsustainabilityTragedy of the commonsTheory of best self-interestWhich form of commercial agriculture is found primarily in developing countriesPlantation agricultureLivestock farmingMixed farmingTruck farmingWhich of the following crops is grown in the greatest quantity worldwide?TobaccoCereal grainsSugarcaneRiceWhich of the following is a benefit of industrial agriculture?It uses fewer fossil fuelsIt gives consumers more access to foodIt conserves water through irrigationIt increases the number of farming jobsAll of the following are true of the Green Revolution EXCEPTSome countries have instituted bans on genetically modified foodCrops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizersCrops are grown from genetically modified seeds to increase yieldsThe high price of seeds and fertilizers perpetuates socioeconomic dividesWhich of the following best characterizes the Green Revolution?The Green Revolution relied solely on technology to increase crop yields in the years following WWIIThe Green Revolution resulted in creased biodiversity worldwide, especially in places where monocropping and high-yield varietals were prevalentThe Green Revolution was able to increase crop yields and food production in many locations throughout the world, but its impact on the environment, geopolitics, and the world economy has yet to be fully understoodThere have been no major famines since the agricultural practices of the Green Revolution took hold in the 1960s ................
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