Unit 3 Human Geography Study Guide

1.Which of the following could be an example of a push factor? a country-wide famine an increase in average income a good harvest a single ethnic group 2.Which of the following is not a common cause of culture change? migration trade homogeneity war 3.About what percentage of the world's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere? 4.The increase in connections between cultures around the world is called _____. fundamentalism globalization ethnic diversity acculturation 5.Which of the following factors is not reflected in population density? size of population size of country political climate of country environmental conditions 6.Natural increase of population is based solely on _____. 7.Which of the following factors does not affect population? immigration death rate emigration diffusion 8.How is population density expressed? persons per square mile death rate minus birthrate land area divided by population birthrate minus migration 9.Which of the following countries is a developing country? Mali Japan Australia France 10.Which country has a totalitarian form of government? Russia Mexico Great Britain Cuba 11.The division of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul by the Mississippi River is an example of a(n) _____ boundary. 12.Clusters of concentrated development on the perimeter highways of an urban area are called _____. edge cities urban land use zones world cities central business districts 13.Which of the following factors is not a measure of development? gross national product literacy rate population industrialization 14.Which of the following cities is best considered a world city? London Cairo San Francisco Venice 15.The most basic economic system is a _____ economy. market subsistence command free enterprise 16.The most important centers for economic power and wealth are _____. central business districts edge cities world cities agribusinesses 17.A limit to the amount of a product that can be imported is called _____. 18.A steel manufacturing plant is an example of a _____ activity. tertiary primary quaternary secondary 19.Which of the following is not a type of boundary? cultural geometric demographic natural 20.What are geometric boundaries often based upon? ethnic groups language religion lines of latitude and longitude 21.Which of the following is a characteristic of agribusiness? huge specialized farms government-owned farms farms owned by individual families farms that produce many types of crops 22.Where would you be least likely to find subsistence farms? Africa South America Europe Asia 23.The populations of most developed countries _____. are stable or decreasing are increasingly young have high birthrates are increasing 24.Which of the following could be considered a middle-income country? Japan the United States Mexico Australia 25.Which of these terms identifies the smallest urban settlement? world city town edge city village 26.Which of the following is not usually an important factor in the site and growth of cities? nearby resources location on trade or transportation routes prevailing wind direction defense 27.Which of the following is not an organization that works to improve relations between countries? UN WTO NATO CBD 28.The _____ is the number of people in a country who can read and write. 29.The belief in many gods is called _____. 30.The language with the most speakers is _____.

31. Write a short essay identifying what you believe are the three most important parts of American culture. Be sure to explain your reasoning. 32. How does the United States fit the definition of a developed country? Give specific examples.