1. The location of a place described by its local physical characteristics is called its a. relative position b. site c. normative locale d.

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1 1 GEOG1120, Spring 2007 Exam 1, LName FirstName Form A 1. The location of a place described by its local physical characteristics is called its a. relative position b. site c. normative locale d. situation 2. The recent decline of gasoline price has the following impact on Critical Distance a. longer critical distance b. shorter critical distance c. no impact d. I don t know 3. Which of the following characteristics of a national population is NOT evident from its population pyramid? a. dependency ratio b. age structure c. sex structure d. carrying capacity 4. Metropolitan and surrounding cities in Nashville area is an example of region. a. formal b. functional c. perceptional The following graph shows the locations, middle lines and breaking points. Answer the following 2 questions based on this graph. City A BP1 BP2 BP3 City B BP4 BP5 BP6 City C Dashed lines show the middle lines between cities. 5. Where is the breaking point between City A and City B a. BP1 b. BP2 c. BP3 d. BP4 6. Where is the breaking point between City B and City C a. BP4 b. BP5 c. BP6 d. BP3 7. Cultural diversity between societies of different ancient culture hearths was a reflection of a. differing tools and behaviors developed for dealing with perceived possibilities of the physical environment. b. racial differences. c. differing levels of urbanization. d. differing intellectual capacities for cultural development. 8. The immigrants brought Christianity from Europe to the States is a process of a. relocation b. contagious c. stimulus d. hierarchical 9. Which of the following is NOT one of essential conditions illustrated by Ullman's model of spatial interaction? a. complementarity b. intervening opportunities c. transferability d. orienteering 10. For a map in scale of "1:12000", what is the true distance between two points which are one inch apart on map? a. 100 feet b. 1,000 feet c. 2,000 feet d. 10,000 feet 11. Rapid increases in life expectancy are characteristic of which stage of the demographic transition? a. first b. second c. third d. fourth 12. There is a new game originated from small town in Tennessee. The game gained popularity due to its special Tennessean flavor. It slowly spread to neighboring states and entire country. The process is a type of diffusion. a. relocation b. direct c. contagious d. reverse hierarchical 1

2 2 13. The two most crucial factors in population issue of "100 million missing women" are a. cultural practices and cultural norms b. cultural norms and underdevelopment c. poverty and underdevelopment d. poverty and cultural practices 14. Based on Ernst Ravenstein s Migration Theory, which of the following is NOT correct? a. families are less likely to move than singles b. if long-distance moves, small city is the destination c. most moves are short distance d. most international migrants are young males. 15. The Demographic Transition was created initially to describe the population change of what region? a. Eastern Europe b. Americas c. Asia d. Western Europe 16. Due to the local growing industries, the population in Anytown in Tennessee has increased 75% in the past 10 years. This statement has proved the factor of in the migration process. a. push b. pull c. expand d. combine 17. Distance decay implies that a. long distances erode the space-time prism. b. short distances constrict the space-time prism. c. short-distance contacts are more likely than long-distance contacts. 18. When the population is equivalent to the carrying capacity of the occupied area, it is said to have reached a. a. equilibrium stage b. steady state c. homeostatic plateau d. home state 19. Which of the following definitions of population density has the lowest value for any specific country? a. crude density b. physiological density c. agricultural density d. urban density 20. Which of the following does NOT describe a characteristic of world population distribution? a. People congregate in lowland areas. b. People congregate along continental margins c. The majority of the world s population is rural. d. The majority of the world s population resides in developing countries of the Southern Hemisphere. 21. Which of the following is NOT a common response to the uncertainty of natural hazards? a. We have no floods here, only high water b. Lightning never strikes twice c. It s in the hands of God d. Floods come every five years e. Earthquakes come every year and we can predict them. 22. A population group unified by a specific common characteristic, such as age, and subsequently treated as a statistical unit during their lifetimes is called a. Cohort b. Crude birth rate c. Dependency Ratio d. Correspondent Ratio 23. For a country with 1% population growth rate, its doubling time is years. a. 35 b. 70 c. 141 d. 282 Mr. John Doe (FBI s most common criminal name) has a job in Town A. Recently, he received a phone call from a company located in Town B. The company would pay him $10,000 more than his current salary. By applying theory X and based on his personal Y (both learned from Human Geography), he made a decision to move to Town B. Since he moved to Town B, many of his relatives have also moved to Town B. Later, John Doe learned that such phenomenon is called Z, again learned from his Chinese professor at Tech. Answer the following 3 questions based on the above statements. 24. The above X is a. critical distance b. directional bias c. place utility d. hazardous index 2

3 3 25. The above Y is a. aspiration level b. inspiration direction c. experience d. ambitious range 26. The above Z is migration a. out-going b. channelized c. chain d. family Population Analysis Questions: Dependency Ratio = number of population that each 100 people in the productive years must support Two countries, A and B have the following population data. Year Country A (%) Country B (%) > Total According to the above data, Country A is most likely found in. a. North America b. South America c. Sub-Sahara d. Western Europe 28. According to the above data, the Dependency Ratio in Country A is that in Country B a. greater than b. less than c. equal to 29. In 2000, the US population center shifted to a. Illinois b. Iowa c. Missouri d. Nebraska e. Kentucky 30. Which of the following middle east countries adopts the Neo-Malthusian theory a. Iraq b. Saudi Arabia c. Yemen d. Iran 31. The replacement level of TFR (Total Fertility Rate) is a. between 1 and 1.5 b. between 1.5 and 2.1 c. between 2.1 and 2.5 d. between 2.5 and One of the common responses to the natural hazards It s in the hands of God is type of a. Eliminate the Hazard b. Eliminate the Uncertainty c. Eliminate the Authority 33. One of the common responses to the natural hazards Lightning never strikes twice in the same place is type of a. Eliminate the Hazard b. Eliminate the Uncertainty c. Eliminate the Authority 34. The Christian faith in Europe spread from Rome as the principal center to provincial capitals and thence to smaller Roman settlements in largely pagan occupied territories. This is an example of diffusion. a. hierarchical b. stimulus c. relocation d. contagious 35. Which of the following cities have the highest interaction based on gravity model (use I = (Pa * Pb)/r, where Pa is population a and Pb is population b and r is the distance between a and b.) A. City A and B have 2 million population each and with distance of 1 mile apart. B. City A and B have 1 million population each and with distance of 2 miles apart. C. City A and B have 3 million population each and with distance of 3 miles apart D. City A and B have 2 and 3 million population each and with distance of 2 miles apart. Map/Figure Questions Figure 1 shows the undocumented immigration rate to Arizona. 36. The map is type of. a. general reference map b. cartogram c. thematic map 37. Over half of the migrants come from three nearby Mexican region. The fact illustrates concept of. a. Ravenstein s migration theory. B. Gravity Models c. Hierarchical diffusion d. Distance Decay 38. However, Guerrero s rate is higher than most of other state s. This could be a phenomena of. 3

4 4 a. contagious diffusion b. channelized migration c. counter migration d. temporary migration Figure 2 shows the average speeding fines in the United States. 39. The map is a type of a. general reference map b. cartogram c. dot-density map d. proportion dotted map 40. According to the map, Tennessee has a value the national average. a. above b. below c. the same as Figure 3 shows population of pyramid of Botswana. The lighter shade structure is a predicted normal population structure and the darker shade represents population affected by a certain disease. 41. The disease is a. tuberculosis b. malaria c. AIDS d. measles 42. Botswana is located at. a. south Africa b. mid Africa c. North Africa d. Asia Figure 4 shows four patterns of population structure. Answer the following 2 questions based on this figure. 43. Which of the following shows Sub-Saharan African structures? a. A b. B c. C d. D 44. Which of the following structures shows structure from Russia? a. A b. B c. C d. D In Figure 5, a homeostatic plateau about human population is shown. Answer the following 2 questions based on this figure. 45. The Medical Revolution is at a. A b. B c. C d. D e. E 46. Each of the new plateau represents the conversion of the into an. a. J-curve, Y-curve b. S-curve, J-curve c. U-curve, J-curve d. J-curve, S-curve Figure 6 shows map of Asia. 47. The letter on the map is South Korea s Capitol, a. A, Tokyo b, B, Pyongyang c. C Beijing d. D Seoul e. Taipei 48. Taipei, the capitol of, is letter on the map. a. Taiwan, A b. B, Tokyo c. China, C d. North Korea, D 49. The City B is in a. China b. South Korea c. Mongolia d. Japan e. Taiwan 50. Which of the following is an example of syncretism? a. McDonald b. O Charley s c. Wendy s d. Taco Bell 4

5 5 Figure 1 Undocumented migration rate to Arizona Figure 6 Figure 2 Average Speeding Fines Figure 3 Botswana's Population Pyramids Figure 4 Figure 5 5

6 6 Bonus Question: Draw a demographic transition model in the box with clear labels, lines, and stages (3 points) Last Name, First Name, 6