Geography Trivia Questions for Students — page 4

Olives, grapes, and chickpeas are staple crops of which type of farming?

• APastoral nomadism
• BMediterranean
• CSubsistence
• DPlantation

Which one of the statements below is characteristic of most African cities?

• AThey have three separate business districts.
• BThey have a well-developed infrastructure.
• CThey have thriving, clean residential areas.
• DThere are jobs for most rural-to-urban migrants.

A map that presents a single class of statistics is called a

• Amental map.
• Breference map.
• Cgeneral purpose map.
• Dthematic map.

Which one of the following organizations is NOT a supranational organization?

• APLO
• BASEAN
• CUN
• DNATO

An earlier boundary formed before meticulous geographic knowledge and mapping was available is known as

• Aa subsequent boundary.
• Ban antecedent boundary.
• Ca geometric boundary.
• Da relict boundary.

The theory that the main purpose of a settlement or market town is to furnish goods and services to the surrounding market area is called the

• Acentral place theory.
• Bmultiplier effect.
• Curban hierarchy theory.
• Dconcentric zone model.

The purpose for the creation of NATO was to

• Adefend northern Europe against Chinese missiles.
• Bform an economic alliance for trade between Europe and North America.
• Cdefend North America and Western Europe against the threat of communism.
• Ddefend Europe against a second Nazi invasion.

Which of the following items below is an absolute location?

• AWashington
• B479 Elm Street, Muncie, Indiana
• C3 degrees south
• D10 miles east of Pittsburgh

What condition occurs when the people of one state want to annex a territory whose population is ethnically related to that state's population but now under the rule of another state?

• AIrredentism
• BNationalism
• CResource dispute
• DPositional dispute

Quebec is a strong example of which of the following situations?

• AEthnonationalism
• BIrredentism
• CA colony
• DSecession

Due to a decrease in population, the city of Detroit, Michigan, has proposed to shrink its physical size by bulldozing abandoned neighborhoods and selling the vacant land to farmers. The cause of Detroit's shrinking population can be attributed to

• Adeindustrialization
• Bagglomeration
• Cgentrification
• Dconurbation

Which of the following statements is true concerning folklore?

• AIt encourages changing the old values and customs.
• BIt serves to blend all cultures into one.
• CIt is the written tradition of a group.
• DIt expresses in words the shared values of a group by expressing their ideals.

The rehabilitation of old, rundown inner-city neighborhoods by middle- and high-income people is called

• Agentrification.
• Burbanization.
• Cmultiplier effect.
• Dsuburbanization.

The language with the largest number of "speakers" is

• ARussian.
• BSpanish.
• CEnglish.
• DMandarin Chinese.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a city in the developing world?

• AExperiences large in-migrations of rural people into the city
• BProduces a large share of its country's GDI
• CContains modern centers of commerce
• DHas a well-developed infrastructure

Which of the following factors does NOT play a role in gender relationships in a culture or society?

• ACustom
• BAdvancements in technological development
• CReligion
• DBiology

Early settlements and high population density along coastlines and rivers are best attributed to which of the following?

• AMediterranean climate
• BLimited forest cover
• CAccess to trade routes
• DGrowth of manufacturing

Which term describes the forces that unify and strengthen a country?

• ADiffusion
• BCentrifugal
• CCentripetal
• DEthnocentric

Which of the following items below is NOT considered a barrier to the diffusion of an innovation?

• ADistance
• BGovernment interference
• CCultural obstacles
• DInternet

The practice of drawing the boundaries of voting districts to give an unfair advantage to one political party is called

• Agerrymandering.
• Bseparatism.
• Ccontainment.
• Ddomino theory.

Which type of transportation system created the star-shaped city pattern?

• AHighways to airports that link cities
• BBeltways around cities
• CInterstate highways that link cities
• DStreetcar and trolley lines extending from the CBD

Which of the following activities are NOT secondary economic activities?

• AMining copper
• BBinding books
• CSewing shirts
• DAssembling automotive parts

What family do most European languages belong to?

• APhoenician
• BIndo-European
• CUral-Altaic
• DBasque

The Basques, Bretons, Kashmiris, and Tamils are all examples of

• Aseparatist groups.
• Bregionalist groups.
• Cinterventionist groups.
• Dterrorist groups.

The idea that people, and not their environment, are the forces that create cultural development is called

• Aanimism.
• Bpossibilism.
• Cenvironmental determinism.
• Dcultural ecology.

Which type of economic activity is most closely tied to the physical environment?

• APrimary
• BQuaternary
• CSecondary
• DTertiary

The attempt by core countries to stimulate increased agricultural production in the periphery through use of technology, hybrid seed, and fertilizers is called the

• AThird Agricultural Revolution.
• BGreen Revolution.
• CSecond Agricultural Revolution.
• DFirst Agricultural Revolution.

Which of the following is a functional region?

• ADixie
• BThe market area of Winn-Dixie
• CThe Pacific Northwest
• DPennsylvania

The Rhine River is an example of which type of boundary?

• AGeometric
• BRelict
• CNatural
• DArtificial

Which of the following statements about East Asia's industrial regions is true?

• AChina lacks natural resources but has a massive labor force.
• BChina is industrializing rapidly.
• CJapan has a rich natural resource base.
• DTaiwan lacks industrial enterprise and an educated workforce.

Every country with a seacoast has an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Which one of the following statements regarding the Law of the Sea and the EEZ is NOT correct?

• AA country does not have the right to exploit living resources in its EEZ.
• BCountries have the right to exploit natural resources in their EEZ.
• CCountries can exploit resources on the continental shelf extending up to 350 nautical miles (560 km) beyond their EEZ.
• DThe EEZ extends up to 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the coastline.

The theory that cities grow outward from a core utilizing several nodes of growth was proposed by

• ARavenstein.
• Bvon Thünen.
• CRostow.
• DHarris and Ullmann.

Which zone contains low-income slums, ethnic ghettos, and general deterioration in Burgess's concentric zone model of urban form?

• AThird
• BFourth
• CFirst
• DSecond

The main factor preventing subsistence economies from advancing economically is the lack of

• Aa currency.
• Bgovernment activity.
• Ca well-connected transportation infrastructure.
• Da banking service.

Johnny and Susie are moving to Scotland to renovate and live in the family castle. What makes their move a migration?

• AThey are not taking anything with them.
• BThey will be gone more than one year.
• CThey are moving permanently.
• DThey are crossing another country's borders.

Which of the following countries does NOT have a well-known example of a relict boundary?

• AVietnam
• BUnited Kingdom
• CGermany
• DBolivia

All of the following are reasons major cities attract young people in Latin America EXCEPT

• Athe potential for decent housing.
• Bthe availability of jobs.
• Ctheir families live there already.
• Deducational opportunities.

Which of the following world regions is NOT considered one of the world's most densely populated regions?

• AEurope
• BSouth Asia
• CSouth America
• DNortheast United States

The rate of natural increase of a population is found by subtracting the

• Acrude death rate from the crude birth date.
• Bcrude birth rate from the crude death rate.
• Cdoubling time from the crude birth rate.
• Dfertility rate from the crude death rate.

In what country are the most Basque speakers found?

• AFinland
• BSpain
• CLuxembourg
• DDenmark

What was the primary reason the Green Revolution did NOT help Africa much?

• AIt targeted crops Africans don't grow and eat.
• BAfrican agricultural production went up without its help.
• CIt required sophisticated machinery.
• DPopulation growth has fallen so drastically that Africans don't need the increased food production.

Which one of the following statements does NOT correctly describe the Green Revolution?

• AIt was an attempt to feed a growing world population.
• BIt greatly improved crop yields in sub-Saharan Africa.
• CIt centered on increased rice, wheat, and maize yields.
• DIt changed centuries-old methods of farming.

Which of the following countries is actively trying to preserve the purity of their native language from contamination by English or other languages?

• AJapan
• BBrazil
• CRussia
• DItaly

Which form of migration below are farm workers from another country most likely to be practicing during the year?

• ACircular migration
• BInternational migration
• CCluster migration
• DChain migration

Which of the following is NOT a key milestone reached by the EU?

• AA customs union
• BThe introduction of a common currency used by many EU countries
• CA common European language
• DA single market

New stores opening around a large shopping mall reflect which concept?

• AMovement bias
• BGravity concept
• CDistance decay
• DComplementarity

Which of the following is NOT a feature of an export processing zone (EPZ)?

• ATariff reductions on exports
• BExemption from customs duties
• CStrict pollution regulations
• DRaw materials imported duty-free

The practice of hiring a foreign third-party service provider to run an operation is called

• Alocational interdependence.
• Bmaquiladoras.
• Coutsourcing.
• Doffshoring.

When a new fashion design is introduced globally, the information initially travels through a process known as

• Ahierarchical diffusion
• Bcontagious diffusion
• Crelocation diffusion
• Dinnovative diffusion

The key factor Thomas Malthus failed to recognize in his population theory was

• Apopulation is limited by their means of subsistence.
• Ball populations have the potential to increase more than the actual rate of increase.
• Cwars and famine inhibit population's reproductive capacity.
• Dtechnology's ability to raise the Earth's carrying capacity.