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WorksheetsAP Human Exam Review #2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Situation identifies a place by its
absolute location
mathematical location on Earth's surface
location relative to other places
unique physical characteristics
nominal location
The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is scientifically related to the location of the other phenomena is
regional analysis
spatial analysis
spatial association
spatial distribution
relative location
one important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implication is that
it is increasing more slowly than in the past
there are more people alive in the world now than at any time in the past
death rates are significantly higher than in the past
people are uniformly distributed across the Earth
the most rapid growth is occurring in the developing world
Physiological density is the number of
acres of farmland
farmers per area of farmland
people per area of land
people per area suitable for agriculture
people living in a given nation-state
The lowest natural increase rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition?
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
stages 1 and 2
Thomas Malthus concluded that
population increased geometrically while food production increased arithmetically
the world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies
moral restraint was producing lower crude birth rates
population growth was outpacing available resources in every country
both A and B
Most people migrate primarily because of which type of push factor?
economic
environmental
political
religious
all of the above
Many Asians are currently migrating to the United States through the process of
political asylum
brain drain
chain migration
illegal immigration
brain drain followed by chain migration
Folk cultures are spread primarily by
contagious diffusion
remote diffusion
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
one significant impact of popular culture is to
create a more varied ans less uniform landscape
prevent the diffusion of folk culture
limit access to electronic media
modify the physical environment
all of the above
All of the following are examples of electronic media and the diffusion of popular culture except
tv
the internet
McDonalds
Youtube
A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a
dialect
language branch
language tree
language group
language family
A creolized language is
extinct
endangered
an isolated language family
a possible prehistoric super family
a mix of indigenous and colonial languages
A large and fundamental division within a religion is a
caste
branch
sect
dialect
denomination
The world's largest universalizing religion is
Buddhism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
The world's largest ethnic religion is
Judaism
Daoism
Hinduism
Shintoism
Confucianism
Elements of nationalism include all but
common culture
shared attitudes
shared emotions
political structure
all of the above are elements of nationalism
Denmark is the best example of a nation-state because
nearly all Danes speak Danish and live in Denmark
Denmark is part of the European Union
the people living on the Faeroe islands, which are controlled by Denmark, speak Faeroese
Danish and German nationalities intermingle in Schleswig-Holstein
all of the above
A nation or nationality is
a group of people tied together through a common ancestor
a country
ethnic identity
a group of people tied to a place through legal status and personal allegiance
any cohesive group of people
One example of a multinational state is
United Kingdom
Taiwan
Slovenia
Iceland
Republic of Korea
A state with a large projecting extension is a
compact state
perforated state
fragmented state
prorupted state
elongated state
The Human Development Index
measures the level of development of a country
considers development to be a function of a decent standard of living
considers development to be a function of a long and healthy life
considers development to be a function of access to education
all of the above
An example of a primary sector activity is
education
manufacturing
mining
retailing
the processing of raw materials
Compared to more developed countries, less developed countries typically have all but which of the following characteristics?
higher crude birth rates
lower dependency ratios
higher percentage of children under age 15
lower percentage of elderly
lower life expectancy
According to Rostow's development model, the process of development begins when
a high percentage of national wealth is allocated to nonproductive activites
an elite group initiates innovative activities
take-off industries achieve technical advances
workers become more skilled and specialized
the economy shifts from production of heavy industry to consumer goods
