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AP Human Geography Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Subsistence agriculture is most common in

a)

Plains of North America

b)

Pampas of Argentina

c)

Amazon Basin

d)

Outback of Australia

2.

Since Iceland has seen only one period of migration, has never been invaded and possesses a common culture and language it can be considered a(n)

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Exclave

d)

Nation-State

3.

The township and range land survey system in the US contributed to which of the following?

a)

A dispersed rural settlement pattern

b)

A clustered rural settlement pattern

c)

A rural long-lot pattern

d)

An urban daily system pattern

4.

Transnational migrants often send money back to family in their homes countries, these payments are called

a)

Reparations

b)

Quotas

c)

Foreign Aid

d)

Remittances

5.

The Gullah language spoken by African-Americans in S. Carolina and Georgia is a combination of English and African dialects. Gullah can be considered a

a)

Creolized language

b)

Lingua franca

c)

Language family

d)

Branch of the Niger-Congo family

6.

Which of the following has brought significant numbers of foreign visitors and currency to Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Belize?

a)

Casino gambling

b)

Offshore banking

c)

Vacation crusing

d)

Ecotourism

7.

Traditional labor-intensive agriculture often involves which of the following?

a)

Field terracing

b)

Mechanical plowing

c)

Hybrid seeds

d)

High levels of debt

8.

In the first decade of the 21st century, which of the following countries had the lowest fertility rate?

a)

Somalia

b)

Niger

c)

Democratic Republic of Congo

d)

South Africa

9.

Which of the following was a consequence of blockbusting in North American cities?

a)

European migrants moved into middle class neighborhoods

b)

Poor residents were unable to acquire mortgages

c)

Real estate agents lost sellers

d)

The ethnic composition of neighborhoods changed

10.

The measure of the average number of children who are born to women of childbearing age is called the

a)

Actual birth rate

b)

Crude birth rate

c)

Total fertility rate

d)

Adjusted birth rate

11.

In which of the following countries has the diffusion of Christianity met the most resistance?

a)

China

b)

Brazil

c)

Italy

d)

South Africa

12.

Which of the following is an example of a shatterbelt region?

a)

Eastern Europe

b)

Western Europe

c)

South America

d)

Southern Africa

13.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hinduism?

a)

Use of human and animal images in sacred spaces

b)

Pilgrims bathe in holy rivers

c)

Sacred places are established by tradition

d)

It is a universalizing religion

14.

If a manufacturer use a single, wieght-losing raw material for its finished product, then the company probably will

a)

Locate several manufacturing plants near consumers

b)

Use ubiquitous raw material

c)

Choose to outsource its labor component

d)

Locate manufacturing at the raw material site

15.

In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment, the term "environmental determinism" implies that

a)

The physical environment exclusively shapes humans and their actions

b)

Humans by their actions and technologies alter the physical environment to suit their needs

c)

Determination of environmental limitations is a primary task of geographers

d)

Capitalist economies do not contribute to global environmental degradation

16.

The map above best fits which of the following maps

a)

Cartogram

b)

Dot symbol

c)

Isoline

d)

Choropleth

17.

Which of the following is South Africa's former state-sanctioned policy of segregating the races?

a)

Redlining

b)

Gerrymandering

c)

Apartheid

d)

Gentrification

18.

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of

a)

Large heterogeneous groups

b)

Indigenous groups

c)

Groups that have little interaction with each other

d)

Small homogenous groups

19.

Which of the following religions is matched with its region of origin?

a)

Islam ... Egypt

b)

Judaism ... Spain

c)

Hinduism ... China

d)

Buddhism ... India

20.

At some point in their recent history, all of the following countries became divided into two political entities as a result of cultural or ideological conflict EXCEPT

a)

Korea

b)

Vietnam

c)

Ireland

d)

Japan

21.

Which of the following pairs exhibits zero or negative population growth?

a)

Pakistan and China

b)

India and Germany

c)

Japan and Germany

d)

India and Japan

22.

In the development of urban land, which of the following is typically built on the most accessible sites?

a)

Single-family housing

b)

Farm markets

c)

Retail complexes

d)

Industrial parks

23.

What kind of agriculture is primarily practiced in the shaded areas on the map?

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Pastoral nomadism

c)

Cattle ranching

d)

Mediterranean

24.

All of the following were colonized by France EXCEPT

a)

Vietnam

b)

Cuba

c)

Algeria

d)

Luisiana

25.

The shaded areas on the map above most likely indicate regions that are affected or threatened by

a)

Depopulation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Desertification

d)

Deindustrialization

26.

Traditionally, the Ganges Valley and Nile Valley have had comparatively high population densities because of their

a)

Tropical climates

b)

In-migration from neighboring arid areas

c)

Intensive agriculture based on irrigation

d)

Designation as sacred sites

27.

In which of the following areas was wheat most likely domesticated earliest?

a)

Southern Italy

b)

Northern Libya

c)

Central Mexico

d)

Southeastern Turkey

28.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, which of the following types of intraregional migration was the most prominent worldwide?

a)

Rural to urban

b)

Urban to suburban

c)

Inland to coastal

d)

Urban to rural

29.

In terms of total tonnage, which of the following is currently the leading export crop in the world?

a)

Coffee

b)

Wheat

c)

Corn

d)

Rice

30.

Which of the following is most characteristic of societies currently in the last stage of demographic transition?

a)

Hyperinflation

b)

Unemployment

c)

Aging population

d)

Overpopulation

31.

A clustering of doctor's offices and pharmacies near major hospitals is BEST explained by the benefits of

a)

Decentralization

b)

Agglomeration

c)

Intervening opportunity

d)

Balkanization

32.

Which of the following has fostered the most significant economic growth by eliminating import tariffs between member states?

a)

European Union

b)

OPEC

c)

NATO

d)

United Nations

33.

Which of the following is useful for describing a settlement node whose primary function is to provide support for the population in its hinterland

a)

Von Thunen's model of land use

b)

Concentric zone model

c)

Rostow's model of economic development

d)

Christaller's model of central place

34.

In early 21st century, the largest number of refugees is located on which of the following continents?

a)

Africa

b)

Australia

c)

North America

d)

South America

35.

All of the following 20th century migration streams were propelled by persecution or conflict EXCEPT

a)

Asians leaving Uganda

b)

Kosovars leaving Yugoslavia

c)

Tutsis leaving Rwanda

d)

Mexicans leaving Mexico

36.

Dramatic increases in global grain production since 1950 have been made possible by

a)

Substantial increases in the amount of land under cultivation

b)

Global warming

c)

An increase in the agricultural workforce

d)

An increase in the use of energy and technology

37.

The literacy rate of any country correlates closely with which of the following

a)

Per capita income

b)

Annual precipitation rates

c)

Petroleum productions

d)

Population density

38.

Which of the following profiles characterizes the population group that is most likely to migrate?

a)

Married, 25 years old

b)

Single, 25 years old

c)

Married, 50 years old

d)

Single, 50 years old

39.

Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called

a)

Plantation farming

b)

Hunting and gathering

c)

Subsistence agriculture

d)

Shifting-field agriculture

40.

The map above represents what kind of projection?

a)

A planar projection with diverging lines at the poles

b)

A Mercator projection with distorted land at the poles

c)

A Robinson projection with contiuity of landmasses

d)

A Homolosine projection with distortions at the equator

41.

Which of the following environmental problems is most associated with the African Sahel?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Flooding

c)

Air pollution

d)

Desertification

42.

Which of the following is an example of a quinary-sector economic activity?

a)

Working at the cash register at a McDonald's

b)

Serving on the US President's cabinet

c)

Converting crude oil into gasoline

d)

Plowing land in preparation for planting crops

43.

All of the following have been considered new industrial countries EXCEPT

a)

Hong Kong

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

Indonesia

44.

Which of the following is a valid difference btween the urban patterns of the US and those of Latin America?

a)

Unlike US cities, Latin American cities have ghettos

b)

US cities follow a sector pattern, whereas Latin American cities follow concentric zones

c)

Latin American cities have more-defined industrial sectors

d)

Unlike US cities, Latin American cities show patterns of wealthy residents emanating from the city's CBD

45.

The number of people under the age of 15 plus the number of people above the age of 64 divided by the number of people aged 15 - 64 is

a)

Carrying capacity

b)

Age-sex pyramid

c)

Dependecy ratio

d)

Infrastructure

46.

Governments such as those once controlled by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran are classified as

a)

Parliamentary

b)

Federal

c)

Theocratic

d)

Landlocked

47.

The arrow on the map above points to a city containing the largest number of shrines from which religion?

a)

Sikhism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

48.

Compared with crude birth rates, the world pattern of crude death rates shows

a)

More variation because of the vast inequalities in healthcare around the world

b)

Less variation because of the general availability of basic healthcare around the world

c)

Equal variation because the offsetting effect of birth and death rates around the world

d)

High variation because of the high infant mortality rates in some regions

49.

Which of the following would be most attracted to export-processing zones in less developed countries?

a)

Transnational corporations assembling products that are bulk reducing or not weight gaining

b)

Multinational firms wanting to build world headquarters

c)

Technopoles

d)

International lending agencies

50.

The Second Agricultural Revolution developed at the same time as

a)

Growing urban markets were demanding increased food production

b)

Improved genetic modification of food allowed for increased harvests in developing countries

c)

Humans were forming communes and practicing open-field farming

d)

Large streams of migrants moved from core to peripheral countries

51.

Which of the following places is least influenced by conflicts related to multilingualism?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Venezuela

c)

Quebec

d)

Belgium

52.

Which of the following significantly weakened the strength of Mackinder's Heartland Theory?

a)

Ascendance of the US's international influence after WWII

b)

Growth of Soviet power in Eastern Europe

c)

Rise of Nazi Germany

d)

Influence of Eurasia in world affairs

53.

Which of the following had the greatest effect in proving the demographic theorist Thomas Malthus incorrect?

a)

Decreased land supply after the Industrial Revolution

b)

Improved fertilizers and crop strains

c)

Increased contraceptive technology in the Western Hemisphere

d)

The decline of the Catholic Church's influence on politics in Britain

54.

A pilgrim to the religious site depicted in the photograph above would most likely be a(n)

a)

Taoist

b)

Buddhist

c)

Muslim

d)

Hindu

55.

The United Nations Human development Index is based on the assumption that a country's development

a)

Is directly related to its position in the core or periphery

b)

Is a function of social, demographic, and economic factors

c)

Can improve if countries liberalize trade policies

d)

Is indicated most accurately by its gross domestic product

56.

The photograph above shows a farm most likely located in which of the following regions?

a)

Sub-Saharan Africa

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Eastern Europe

d)

North Africa

57.

All of the following resulted from the British enclosure movement in the 1850s EXCEPT

a)

Agricultural efficiency increased

b)

Urban migration increased

c)

Feudal village life was disrupted

d)

The number of farm owners rose dramatically

58.

Which of the following was the first prerequisite for the start of urbanization?

a)

Formal political organization

b)

Agricultural surplus

c)

Monarchial control

d)

Privatization of land ownership

59.

Which of the following has the highest-threshold, highest-range central place function?

a)

Doughnut shop

b)

Post office

c)

Neurosurgery complex

d)

Department store

60.

You would most expect to find a linguistic refuge area in a(n)

a)

Flat country

b)

Mountainous area

c)

International airport

d)

Marketplace

61.

Lagos in Nigeria and London in Britain are examples of

a)

Primate cities

b)

Exclaves

c)

Edge cities

d)

Postindustrial cities

62.

The size of an urban place's hinterland is an indication of its

a)

Government structure

b)

Religious diversity

c)

Social distance

d)

Degree of centrality

63.

By 2006 the states in Northern Nigeria came under the governance of

a)

The African Union

b)

Christian theocrats

c)

Seculatists

d)

Sharia law

64.

All of the following are in the Indo-European language family EXCEPT

a)

German

b)

Hindi

c)

Turkish

d)

Bengali

65.

Based on the population density map of China, which region heavily practices extensive subsistence agriculture?

a)

Region B

b)

Region C

c)

Region D

d)

Region E

66.

A computer production process involves creating the computer chip in Indonesia and assembling the motherboard in Malaysia. This is, most likely, evidence of

a)

Maquiladora districts

b)

The post-Fordist production process

c)

The new international division of labor

d)

A cottage industry

67.

In von Thunen's theory, the key variable in an agricultural location decision is

a)

Labor cost

b)

Climate type

c)

Cost of irrigation

d)

Transportation cost

68.

Which of the 4 stages of the demographic transition model are considered "homeostatic" stages, when the forces of demographic change are in equilibrium?

a)

Stages 1 and 3

b)

Stages 2 and 3

c)

Stages 1 and 4

d)

Stage 4

69.

Which of the following most accurately matches the country to its territorial shape?

a)

Chile ... Protruded

b)

Poland ... Compact

c)

Singapore ... Perforated

d)

Philippines ... Elongated

70.

The seasonal migration of animal livestock from lowland pastures to mountainous regions is termed

a)

Mixed crop and livestock farming

b)

Double cropping

c)

Transhumance

d)

Swidden agriculture

71.

In Rostow's economic development model, the stage in which workers become more skilled and modern technology spreads to industries beyond the innovating "takeoff" industry is called the

a)

Traditional society

b)

Precondition for takeoff

c)

Drive to maturity

d)

Age of high mass consumption

72.

In the map above, a Maquiladora is most likely found at which point?

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point E

73.

The migration of a German man from Berlin to Dayton, Ohio to join a cousin living in Dayton is most closely an example of

a)

Forced migration

b)

Chain migration

c)

Internal migration

d)

A refugee

74.

Which of the following correctly sequences Sino-Tibetan languages from largest to smallest?

a)

Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu

b)

Cantonese, Wu, Mandarin

c)

Hakka, Mandarin, Cantonese

d)

Mandarin, Min, Cantonese

75.

When a barge stops in Louisville, unloads cargo, and transfers it onto a train to be transported to Ohio, Louisville can be considered a(n)

a)

Trading bloc

b)

Export-processing zone

c)

Shatterbelt

d)

Break of bulk