AP Exam Human Geography

Referring to a part of the country as "The South"

• Formal region

• Functional region

• Vernacular region

• Absolute region

Map maker

• Optometrist

• Cartographer

• Geographer

• Paleontologist

A place from which an innovation or idea comes from

• Point of origin

• Hearth

• Origin

• Point of diffusion

Spreading culture through a person of power / authority is known as...

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Relocation diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

• Stimulus diffusion

McDonald's removing beef products from their menu in India is an example of...

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Stimulus diffusion

• Relocation diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

The idea that the environment plays a large role in the formation of our societies is called -

• Cultural ecology

• Ecological determinism

• Environmental determinism

• Possibilism

Most of the world's population growth is found in

• Africa

• Asia

• Developed countries

• Developing countries

What can be assumed about Nigeria's population?

• Growing slowly

• Growing rapidly

• Stagnant population

• Decreasing population

The "big break" in the late 1700s that pushed Europe & North America into Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Agricultural Revolution

• The Medical Revolution

• The Technological Revolution

In developed countries the most common form of intraregional migration has been

• Suburbs to rural

• Rural to urban

• Urban to rural

• Urban to suburban