AP Human Geography Models

Maquiladoras are

• US workers that move to other countries for jobs

• Mexican factories on the US border that are owned and operated by US companies

• Mexican workers who enter the US legally on a work visa

• Mexican and American workers who migrate to Canada for higher paying jobs

Which of these is an example of Cultural Diffusion

• The Amish only marrying within their faith

• Government control of media

• McDonald's having a world wide influence

• Isolation from other cultures

The movement of the goods and ideas from one culture to another is

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Diffusion

• innovation

Which of these does not affect the shape of a population pyramid?

• Migration patterns

• Deaths

• Education levels

• Birth rates

Which is an example of how cultural convergence may occur

• Ban on social media

• Separated by natural borders

• Embracing social media

• Having different languages

shows the average of how many people are living per square mile or kilometer

• population

• population density

• migration

• refugee

Which model explains the distribution of services based on the fact that settlements serve as centers of market areas for services?

• Central Place Theory

• Concentric Zone Model

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

What does the Demographic Transition Model describe?

• The process of change in a society's population

• The movement of people from rural to urban areas

• The spread of cultural traits from one region to another

• The development of new technologies in agriculture

Which model is used to describe the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors radiating out from a central business district?

• Sector Model

• Concentric Zone Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

• Central Place Theory

What is the main focus of the Gravity Model in human geography?

• Predicting the interaction between two places

• Describing the layout of urban areas

• Explaining the spread of cultural traits

• Analyzing the impact of climate on human activities