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Chapter 3 - Key Issue 2: Where do people migrate within a country? Two main types of internal migrations are: interregional (between regions of a country) and intraregional (within a region) In past ? search for farmland; today ? interregional migration is from rural areas to urban areas for jobs Recent immigrants - more than ? immigrate to California, Florida, New York, or Texas Interregional Migration in the United States Population Center ? the average location of everyone in the country, the ?center of population gravity? The changing location of the population center graphically demonstrated the march of American people across the North American continent over the past 200 years; the center consistently shifted westward

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Chapter 3 - Key Issue 1: Where are the World?s Migrants Distributed? Introducing Migration Migration ? a permanent move to a new location; specific type of relocation diffusion Geographers document the migration of people across Earth and reasons for the migration Relocation diffusion ? the spread of a characteristic through the bodily movement of people from one place to another Residence ? where they sleep, store their possessions, and receive legal documents Mobility ? a more general term covering all types of movement from one place to another Examples: journeying every weekday from their homes to places of work or education and once a week to shops, places of worship, or recreation areas Circulation ? short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis

AP Human Geo CH 13 Bank

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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 13 Urban Patterns 1) In a simplified model of a city, the zone where retail and office activities are clustered is the A) central business district. B) central commerce zone. C) urbanized downtown area. D) metropolitan statistical area. E) hub. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Geog. Standard: 12 Section: 13 Urban Patterns Learning Outcome: 13. 6: Analyze how the three models help to explain where people live in an urban area. 2) Retail activities which tend to concentrate in the CBD include those which have A) no threshold. B) no range. C) services for office workers. D) a need for rapid transportation.

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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 12 Services and Settlements 1) Residents of rural settlements are more likely than residents of urban settlements to work in A) agriculture. B) manufacturing. C) services. D) education. E) cities. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 12 Section: 12 Services and Settlements Learning Outcome: 12.14: Explain the two dimensions of urbanization. 2) A place where farm buildings, homes, and churches are found close together is what kind of settlement? A) urban B) linear rural C) dispersed rural D) clustered rural E) primordial Answer: D Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 12

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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 11 Industry and Manufacturing 1) The cottage industry system involved manufacturing A) of hand-made luxury goods. B) in the home. C) of steam engines and other cottage-sized machines. D) in small factories. E) cheeses and pastries. Answer: B Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 11 Section: 11 Industry and Manufacturing Learning Outcome: 11. 2: Identify the two types of situation factors and explain why some industries locate near inputs. 2) In the 1700s, water pollution increased significantly when the chemical industry began to contribute to the textile industry through methods of A) bleaching and processing. B) dyeing and purification.

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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 10 Food and Agriculture 1) Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into ________ agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture). A) 11 B) 12 C) 5 D) 3 E) 16 Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 12 Section: 10 Food and Agriculture Learning Outcome: 10. 6: Identify the 11 major agricultural regions. 2) Geographer Derwent Whittlesey divided the world into agricultural regions (not including his area of nonexistent agriculture), ________ of which were classified as found in MDCs and ________ as found in LDCs. A) 6; 5 B) 1; 10 C) 8; 11 D) 10; 1 E) 11; 1 Answer: A Diff: 1

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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 8 Political Geography 1) Conflicting claims to the Arctic are mostly due to A) the potential for energy resources. B) old Cold War grudges. C) colonial expansion. D) shifting sea ice formations. E) the proximity of South American and African countries. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 13 Section: 8 Political Geography Learning Outcome: 8.10a: Describe the types of physical boundaries between states. 2) The most populous country that is not a member of the United Nations is A) Taiwan. B) South Korea. C) Antarctica. D) Vatican City. E) Monaco. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Geog. Standard: 13

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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 6 Religions 1) With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment, A) few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment. B) religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment. C) religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group. D) all religions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin. E) religious ideas nearly all arise from changes in the physical environment. Answer: B Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Geog. Standard: 10 Section: 6 Religions

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1 Copyright ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. The Cultural Landscape, 11e (Rubenstein) Chapter 4 Folk and Popular Culture 1) The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people, is a A) custom. B) popular culture. C) habit. D) taboo. E) character trait. Answer: A Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Geog. Standard: 10 Section: 4 Folk and Popular Culture Learning Outcome: 4. 1: Compare the origin of folk and popular culture Global Sci L.O.: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills 2) A repetitive act performed by an individual is a A) custom. B) popular culture. C) habit. D) taboo. E) character trait. Answer: C Diff: 1 Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge

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