Ch 4 Review - The Human World

More developed countries have widespread manufacturing and service industries that provide a high standard of living.

• True

• False

Religion is not considered part of culture because beliefs vary in different parts of the world.

• True

• False

One factor that influenced the growth of many early cities was proximity to navigable water sources.

• True

• False

Geographers and historians study culture hearths because they are the centers where the world’s first civilizations arose.

• True

• False

Cities attract artists, architects, scientists and intellectual people because they tend to be a hub of culture and creativity.

• True

• False

Smaller cities tend to have more specialized functions, such as specialized teaching hospitals, than do larger cities.

• True

• False

Which of the following are all examples of primary economic activities?

• agriculture, fishing, and mining

• agriculture, mining, and manufacturing

• mining, manufacturing, and fishing

• manufacturing, providing services, and processing information

a system of government in which those who rule are regarded as divinely inspired

• autocracy

• theocracy

• monarchy

• oligarchy

______ is the spread of culture traits, both material and non-material, from one culture to another.

• Cultural dissonance

• Cultural dispersion

• Cultural assimilation

• Cultural diffusion

Even a country in which the birthrate and death rate are equal can experience population growth if it also has ______.

• immigration

• emigration

• a high standard of living

• long life expectancies