AP HuG Practice Exam

All the following have been considered new industrial countries EXCEPT

• Hong Kong
• South Korea
• Indonesia
• China

Which of the following is an example of a quinary-sector economic activity?

• Working at a cash register at McDonald�s
• Serving as a researcher for human genetic cloning
• Serving on the U.S. president�s cabinet
• Converting crude oil into gasoline

London has become a world city in part because of its proximity to ports and other places that foster development. This reason for London�s historic growth relates to the city�s

• site
• sovereignty
• redlining
• situation

Which of the following is a valid difference between the urban patterns of the United States and those of Latin America?

• Unlike U.S. cities, Latin American cities show patterns of wealthy residents emanating from the city�s central business district.
• U.S cities follow a sector pattern, whereas Latin American cities follow concentric zones.
• Gentrification is more present in Latin American cities.
• Latin American cities have more-defined industrial sectors.

The number of people under the age of 15 plus the number of people above the age of 64 divided by the number of the people aged 15 through 64 is defined as

• carrying capacity
• primary economic sector
• dependency ratio
• age-sex pyramid

Governments such as those once controlled by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran are classified as

• landlocked
• parliamentary
• federal
• theocratic

All the following were original members of the European Community, the predecessor to the European Union, EXCEPT

• France
• Belgium
• United Kingdom
• Italy

In 1492, Christopher Columbus' voyage took nearly 40 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean, a trip that would take a modern ship less than one week. This difference best reflects the geographic concept of

• distance decay
• uneven development
• stimulus diffusion
• space-time compression

The arrow on the map above points to a city in India containing the largest number of shrines from which of the following religions?

• Sikhism
• Shintoism
• Buddhism
• Christianity

The region outlined above contains delivery destinations served by United Trucking. Which of the following classifications best fits this region?

• Functional
• Formal
• Vernacular
• Mental