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AP Human Geography - First Semester Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The school's address, 14325 Goldenwest St is an example of

a)

Exact location

b)

Exact coordinates

c)

Relative location

d)

Absolute location

2.

Zip codes and area codes are examples of a

a)

Formal region

b)

Functional region

c)

Vernacular region

d)

Absolute region

3.

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

a)

Formal region

b)

Functional region

c)

Vernacular region

d)

Absolute region

4.

Map maker

a)

Optometrist

b)

Cartographer

c)

Geographer

d)

Paleontologist

5.

Map distortion is most problematic at

a)

The poles

b)

Iceland

c)

Greenland

d)

The equator

6.

0o Longitude

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Antarctic Circle

d)

International Date Line

7.

Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantle. Including the sea floor

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

8.

Higher Infant Mortality Rates are seen in

a)

Many African Nations

b)

Developing Nations

c)

Nations at war

d)

All of the above

9.

What can be assumed about the highlighted countries?

a)

Higher life expactancies

b)

Higher birth rates

c)

Lower infant mortality rates

d)

All of the above

10.

One factor that can increase fertility rates in women is

a)

An economic recession

b)

Higher education for women

c)

Few educational or career opportunities for women

d)

War

11.

A place from which an innovation or idea comes from

a)

Point of origin

b)

Hearth

c)

Origin

d)

Point of diffusion

12.

Spreading culture through a person of power / authority

a)

Hierarchical diffusion

b)

Relocation diffusion

c)

Contagious diffusion

d)

Stimulus diffusion

13.

McDonald's removing beef products from their menu in India

a)

Hierarchical diffusion

b)

Stimulus diffusion

c)

Stimulus diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

14.

The environment plays a large role in the formation of our societies

a)

Cultural ecology

b)

Ecological determinism

c)

Environmental determinism

d)

Possibilism

15.

Two largest population clusters

a)

West Africa and North America

b)

South Asia and East Asia

c)

North America and Western Europe

d)

Western Europe and China

16.

Nations with low agricultural densities are usually

a)

Developed countries

b)

Developing countries

17.

Where people have permanently settled

a)

Hearth

b)

Possibilism

c)

Ecology

d)

Ecumene

18.

The world's natural increase rate is

a)

-5.4%

b)

1.2%

c)

5.8%

d)

7.8%

19.

Most of the world's population growth is found in

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Developed countries

d)

Developing countries

20.

What can be assumed about Nigeria's population?

a)

Growing slowly

b)

Growing rapidly

c)

Stagnant population

d)

Decreasing population

21.

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

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Agricultural Revolution

c)

The Medical Revolution

d)

The Technological Revolution

22.

Throughout history, the most common form of interregional migration has been

a)

Suburbanization

b)

Counter-urbanization

c)

Internal migration

d)

Urbanization

23.

Currently, most immigrants in the US come from

a)

Africa and Asia

b)

Europe and Africa

c)

Asia and Latin America

d)

Europe and Latin America

24.

The US Population Center has been moving

a)

West and South

b)

East and North

c)

North and South

d)

East and West

25.

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

a)

Suburbs to rural

b)

Rural to urban

c)

Urban to rural

d)

Urban to suburban

26.

The purpose of the 1924 Immigration Act

a)

Ban communists

b)

Ensure most immigrants were white

c)

Increase diversity of immigrants

d)

Reunite families

27.

According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, most international migrants were

a)

Single women

b)

Single men

c)

Women with children

d)

Entire families

28.

Folk music is characterized by

a)

Urban hearths

b)

Individual artists

c)

Anonymous artists

d)

Rapid change

29.

Dominant language family in North and South America

a)

Romance Languages

b)

Niger-Congo

c)

Indo-European

d)

Altaic

30.

Pilots using English all over the world is an example of

a)

Pidgin language

b)

Toponym

c)

Language convergence

d)

Lingua france

31.

Not related to any other languages in Europe

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Swedish

d)

Basque

32.

In Canada's province of Quebec, most people speak

a)

French

b)

English

c)

German

d)

Mandarin

33.

Largest ethnic religion

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

34.

Many African Americans are clustered in

a)

The Southwest

b)

The Northeast

c)

The Northwest

d)

The Southeast

35.

Segregation became illegal in the US after the Supreme Court case

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Miranda v Arizona

c)

Plessy v Ferguson

d)

Mendez v Westminster

36.

The Hutu killed over 800K Tutsis in just 3 months in

a)

Sudan

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Kenya

d)

Rwanda

37.

When humans first started permanent farming settlements

a)

British Agricultural Revolution

b)

Hunter - Gatherer Transition

c)

2nd Agricultural Revolution

d)

Neolithic Revolution

38.

Which of the following is NOT a hearth of agriculture

a)

The Fertile Crescent (Modern Day Iraq and Syria)

b)

The Great Southwest (Modern Day CA and Northern Baja CA)

c)

East Asia

d)

Central Africa

39.

What plant was first domesticated in the highlighted region?

a)

Maize

b)

Rice

c)

Barley

d)

Lentils

40.

Which statement is true for agriculture or consumption in developing countries?

a)

Farms are large and require many people to grow crops

b)

Main source of protein is grains

c)

What is eaten does not necessarily reflect the climate or season

d)

A very small percentage (3%) of the country's population is involved in agriculture

41.

The rise of commercial farming

a)

The 2nd Agricultural Revolution

b)

The Neolithic Revolution

c)

The Green Revolution

d)

The Agribusiness Revolution

42.

What form of agriculture is most likely found in Central Africa?

a)

Ranching

b)

Mixed crop and livestock

c)

Shifting cultivation

d)

Intensive Subsistence Wet Rice

43.

What form of agriculture is most likely found in Western North America?

a)

Intensive Subsistence Wet Rice Dominant

b)

Plantations

c)

Pastoral Nomadism

d)

Ranching

44.

In arid regions of developing countries, the most common form of agriculture is

a)

Intensive Subsistence Wet Rice Dominant

b)

Intensive Subsistence Not Wet Rice

c)

Pastoral Nomadism

d)

Plantations

45.

The outermost ring of the von Thunen Model is

a)

Grazing / livestock

b)

Grains

c)

Dairy / horticulture

d)

Forestry / lumber

46.

During the Green Revolution

a)

Humanity first developed permanent subsistence farming societies after the last ice age

b)

The world avoided widespread famine by improving irrigation and developing more productive strains of crops

c)

The developing world surpassed the developed world in food production by adopting slash and burn techniques

d)

Humanity transitioned from subsistence farming to commercial farming because of improved technology

47.

One coutry that does NOT require GMOs to be labeled in stores

a)

China

b)

Brazil

c)

France

d)

The US

48.

The leader of the Green Revolution

a)

Thomas Malthus

b)

Norman Borlaug

c)

Ester Boserup

d)

Johann von Thunen

49.

In a mixed crop and livestock farm, profit comes from

a)

Selling grain

b)

Developing countries

c)

Selling of animal products

d)

Government subsidies

50.

One issue with plantation style farms is that

a)

Farms are located in developing countries but most profits end up in developed countries

b)

Widespread pollution because of unregulated use of fertilizers and fossil fuels

c)

Desertification has made land less arable

d)

farms are commonly far away from their consumers so there are high rates of spoilage / waste