AP Human Geography Review Quiz

As “Baby Boomers” reach retirement age in the United States (and many other developed countries), which of the following demographic rates increase?

• Fertility

• Dependency ratio

• Mortality rate

• Natural increase rate

• Independency ratio

How do you calculate the Rate of Natural Increase for a population?

• Birth Rate - Mortality Rate = Overall Growth Rate
• Infant Mortality Rate - Birth Rate = Rate of Natural Increase
• Birth Rate ÷ 1,000 people per square mile = Population Density
• Urban Population - Rural Population = Rate of Natural Increase

Which civilization acted as a cultural hearth?

• Australia
• Spanish
• Mesopotamia
• Klingon

A system of belief in many deities or gods.

• Polytheistic Religion
• Monotheistic Religion
• Symbol
• Culture

Which of the following would be a pull factor, or something that pulls someone to a new place?

• a shortage of food
• cheap, good farmland
• lack of jobs
• lack of freedom

Which of the following would be most helpful in understanding why people moved from other countries to the United States?

• diaries of immigrants
• book about pioneers living on the Plains
• map of the world
• chart showing where immigrants came from

This agricultural system, which exemplifies adaptation to poor soil quality in rainforest climate regimes, can be sustainable at small scales and large fallow times.

• Nomadic herding

• Slash and burn

• Commerical

• Subsistence

• Organic

Which of the following is the best example of Outsourcing? 

• An El Salvadorian immigrant illegally immigrates to the USA to find work
• An American Tech Company fires it's American Employees and hires people in Bangladesh to do the same job for 1/4 the cost 
• A European worker moves to the USA and gets a high paying job at a tech company. 
• An American company decides to change it's steel contracts from Japanese companies to Chinese companies 

Why does Coca-Cola have bottling plants all over the world and not just one major plant? 

• Because Coca Cola is a Bluk Reducing Industry
• Because Coca Cola is a Bulk Gaining Industry 
• Because Coca Cola is a Footloose industry
• Because Coca Cola is a Basic Industry 

Which sector of the economy tends to have the highest salaries on average?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Quadrinary