AP Human Geography Practice Test 1

Front

The word "geography" literally means

Back

Earth writing.

Front

New York City is divided into five _______________ in order to better organize social services for millions of people.

Back

boroughs

Front

In which of the following countries would you expect to find the highest rate of population growth? Canada, Namibia, Sweden, Chile, United States

Back

Namibia

Front

In distance-decay models, the slope of decay function illustrates

Back

the influence of "friction of distance"

Front

Which projection places the North or South pole at the center of the view? Options: Azimuthual, Choropleth, Pole view, Fuller's, Mercator

Back

Azimuthual

Front

This type of spatial diffusion is called what? Rap music first appeared in New York in the 970s. Later, it spread to large cities with vibrant African-American populations--such as Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago, and Detriot-- without being absorbed by the smaller cities and rural areas in between.

Back

hierarchical diffusion

Front

Catrography is the art and science of

Back

mapmaking

Front

Slash-and-burn agriculture meets all of the following conditions EXCEPT: it occurs mainly in tropical environments, it is associated with deforestation in Brazil, it was practiced sustainably by indigenous peoples, it is uncommon in the temperate latitudes.

Back

it is part of the Green Revolution

Front

If a country with a rapidly growing population were to implement a strict policy of only one child per couple, how would its population pyramid change from the time of implementation to twenty years after?

Back

The pyramid would still have a wide base twenty years later because of demographic momentum.

Front

How does a country's level of urbanization relate to its labor-force composition?

Back

The more highly urbanized a country is, the stronger the labor-force concentration in services.