AP Practice 2

The industrialization and mechanization of agriculture in the United States during the past 70 years have resulted in

• a decrease in the number of farms and an increase in the size of farms

• an increase in the number of farms and a decrease in the size of farm fields

• an increase in the diversity of crops and animals grown on individual farms

• an increase in the economic viability of small towns in the agricultural regions

• a decrease in the tonnage of pesticides and herbicides used on cropland

In the development of urban land, which of the following is typically built on the most accessible sites?

• Single-family housing

• Farm markets

• Retail complexes

• Industrial parks

• High-rise apartment buildings

Which of the following is the most often cited environmental benefit of the eat-local movement?

• Less fossil fuel is used in transporting food to market.

• Fewer pesticides are used by farmers.

• Less topsoil is lost to wind and water erosion.

• There is less demand for chemical fertilizers.

• It helps local and regional economies.

Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?

• University students on limited incomes

• Double-income households without children

• People above age sixty-five on limited incomes

• Double-income households with children

• Recent immigrants on limited incomes

All of the following were colonized by France EXCEPT

• Cuba

• Vietnam

• Algeria

• Louisiana

• Quebec

Which of the following best describes Alfred Weber’s analysis of location decisions?

• It seeks to evaluate the impact of a single factor of production on location.

• It seeks to minimize costs among multiple inputs of production.

• It is applicable only in postindustrial economies with predictable spatial patterns

• It depends on the availability of a single node, link, and input of production

• It is applicable only in industrial economies with predictable spatial patterns.

Which of the following types of urban land use is most common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?

• A plaza surrounded by a central business district

• Parks and n areas

• Upper-class residential developments

• Residential squatter settlements

• Rail transportation corridors

Crossing which of the following borders requires few, if any, formalities and thus encourages the free flow of people and products?

• Netherlands-Belgium

• India-Pakistan

• United States-Canada

• Romania-Ukraine

• North Korea-South Korea

Which of the following is the primary reason for the rapid population growth in megacities throughout the developing world?

• Interregional migration

• A decline in the death rate

• The natural increase rate

• The decline in the dependency ratio

• A decrease in the doubling time

. Even though it is a relatively clean source of energy, which of the following is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power?

• The water used needs to be chemically treated immediately upon leaving the powerhouse.

• The electricity generated has a lower voltage than electricity generated by traditional coal and natural gas plants.

• The generators are more complex than coal or gas generators and are expensive to purchase and maintain.

• It is not an effective power source in regions which traditionally experience less rainfall.

• It can alter the ecosystems above and below the dam site.