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WorksheetsAP Human Exam Review #1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which sub-field of human geography is illustrated in the map shown?
population
culture
economics
urban areas
Which argument does the map most clearly support?
all languages in India are part of the Indo-European family
all Indians grow up multilingual
a lingua franca would be useful in India
Each caste in India has its own language
India's languages have shaped its diverse climate
Which invention or development most directly affected where von Thunen's Model predicted dairy farms would be located?
GMOs
Aquaculture
the Green Revolution
agribusiness
refrigeration
After the fall of Soviet communism in 1991, which regions had the greatest proliferation of newly independent states?
North America and South America
North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe and Central Asia
South Asia and East Asia
Oceania
What stage of population growth is the country shown?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
The shown population pyramid is typical of countries
from the 1800s, but not today
in Europe and North America
in less developed regions of the world
with a stable population size
with a shrinking population
Prior to the 19th century, the total fertility rate was much higher than today, but population growth was low primarily because
religion had greater influence on societies in the past
the Industrial Revolution had shortened life expectancy
infant mortality rates were higher in the past
crude birth rates were comparatively low
government programs discouraged large families
Which is a major positive impact that migrants have on their country of origin?
Migrants often return to open businesses and employ workers
Migrants regularly send remittances to their family
Migrants do not use social welfare benefits in their country of origin
Migrants who commit crimes are sent abroad to save the cost of prison
Migrants bring over family members, easing the tax burden of their country
Which is the most accurate term to describe the people who were forced to move away from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005?
refugees
asylum seekers
forced migrants
chain migrants
internally displaced persons
The movement of people out of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina demonstrates the concept of
distance decay
outsourcing
random distribution
reverse hierarchical diffusion
time-space compression
What effect does emigration usually have on the demographics of the country of origin?
Average age increases because most people who migrate are older
Demographics skew towards males, as women leave to work abroad
Population shews to young and old residents as working-age people migrate
Demographics change little, as immigrants replace replace the emigrants
Population gets less urban as people own larger areas of land
The nation-state first became a widely desired form of political entity in
the Mediterranean world of classical Greece and Rome
the Middle East during the Crusades
Europe in the 17th century
Africa and Asia during eras of colonization
Europe after World War II
Clearly defined gender roles are most closely associated with
popular culture
folk culture
global culture
multiculturalism
acculturation
Which type of boundary exists between the United States and Canada for most of the distance from Minnesota to Washington?
geometric
militarized
natural
physical
district
Which best explains why the Spanish language diffused widely in Latin America?
Indigenous people had long tried to develop a lingua franca
Indigenous people found it easier to learn then other languages
Spanish was the first Indo-European language in the Americas
Spanish was part of the spread of control over the region
Spanish developed out of a creole langauge
Which would cause an increase in carrying capacity?
Immigration causes an increase in ethnic enclaves in a region
Farmers use new techniques to increase the wheat production per acre
People begin delaying marriage, so the total fertility rate decreases
The number of people moving to cities to take secondary sector jobs increases
Improved health care increases the percentage of elderly people in a population
Why does the U.S. Constitution require reapportionment every decade?
to adjust the number of Congressional representatives to reflect changes in state populations
to redraw Congressional district lines to reflect changing political views
to change the lines for Congressional districts so that voters can elect new leaders
to allow for Congress to expand to reflect a growing population
to guarantee a balance in representation between the major political parties
The process of dividing voters who share values among several districts so that they cannot elect a representative who reflects their views is known as
packing
stacking
cracking
hijacking
kidnapping
The clearest example of relocation diffusion is the spread of
an ethnic religion to a new place
a religion after a king adopts that faith
the ideas of a religion through books and letters
a religion by merchants along a trade route
a religion by missionaries who move somewhere temporarily
The Gulf Cooperation Council, an association of six states on the Persian Gulf that attempts to coordinate trade policies, is an example of
globalization
a nation-state
irredentism
economic supranationalism
subnationalism
Which often happens to an industrial site after the factory on it closes?
In old industrial areas, it often becomes a brownfield site
in EPZs, it is almost always reclaimed as a recreational site
in the Great Lakes region, it usually attracts new industry
in the South and West of the United States, it usually remains vacant
in most poor countries, it often becomes an office park
Which is the most likely explanation for why Southeast Asia has a higher population density than Southern Africa?
Southeast Asia has been settled by humans for a longer time
Southeast Asia has poorer soil so it became more urbanized
Southeast Asia lost fewer people to European disease
Southeast Asia has better conditions for agriculture
Southeast Asia has a higher total fertility rate
All of the following were positive consequences of the Green Revolution EXCEPT
Increased crop yields
Increased use of traditional farming methods
Reduced hunger and famine
Reduced crop losses from diseases
Reduced dependency on food imports
For the past five thousand years, the Nile River Valley has had the greatest concentration of population in Egypt because of the region's
Alpine climate
Famous tourist attractions
Extensive in-migration from neighboring arid areas
Many sacred sites
High quality agricultural land
Which is most likely to decrease as a neighborhood becomes gentrified?
Property tax rates
Number of older buildings
Average household incomes
Variety of cultural opportunities
