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WorksheetsAP HUG Midterm Review
Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
What type of diffusion is when the idea is adopted, but changed?
a)
Stimulus
b)
Relocation
c)
Hierarchical
d)
Contagious
2.
What is the difference between arithmetic and physiologic population density?
a)
Arithmetic counts farmers
b)
Physiologic counts farmers
c)
Arithmetic counts only farmland
d)
Physiologic counts only farmland
3.
What term would mean that a country would keep growing in numbers, even if people stopped having as many children?
a)
demographic momentum
b)
globalization
c)
rate of natural increase
d)
demographic transition
4.
Clothing is an example of what aspect of culture?
a)
Popular
b)
Folk
c)
Material
d)
Non-Material
5.
A country where everyone is similar minded, cultured, language speaking, and have a lot of national pride would be called?
a)
multi-state nation
b)
multinational state
c)
nation-state
d)
stateless nation
6.
What is a regional variation of a language?
a)
Family
b)
Sub-family
c)
Group
d)
Dialect
7.
The visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?
a)
Cultural Landscape
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Human Environment Interaction
8.
What kind of religion does not seek converts and is usually spatially concentrated?
a)
Universal
b)
Global
c)
Animist
d)
Ethnic
9.
What type of culture is typically rural, tries to keep others out, and keep their beliefs in?
a)
Popular
b)
Hierarchical
c)
Folk
d)
Musical
10.
What is the measure of the average number of babies a woman will have over her lifetime?
a)
Rate of Natural Increase
b)
Total Fertility Rate
c)
Crude Birth Rate
d)
Infant Mortality Rate
11.
Having "the legitimate final say over your territory" is called?
a)
Territorality
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Centrifugal Force
d)
Sovereignty
12.
Which of the following is a law of migration?
a)
Rural migrants less migratory
b)
Urban migrants less migratory
c)
Families more migratory
d)
People with kids more migratory
13.
On what type of map would you find elevation and the shape of the land?
a)
Resource
b)
Climate
c)
Topographic
d)
Physical
14.
A lingua franca is
a)
an English word that has entered the French language.
b)
a language understood by people who have different native languages.
c)
an extinct language that has been revived.
d)
an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated.
15.
The widest spoken lingua franca in the world is
a)
Russian
b)
Chinese
c)
English
d)
Swahili
16.
_______ is the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture.
a)
diffusion
b)
habit
c)
environemental determinism
d)
ethnocentrism
17.
Pop culture typically originates in
a)
more developed countries (MDC's)
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
less populated areas
d)
less developed countries (LDC's)
18.
Why are the official languages in many African countries different from the African language group native to that area?
a)
The influence of Chinese and Indian immigrants
b)
The differences in physical landscape
c)
The influence of European colonization
d)
The varying cultural landscapes
19.
Heterogeneous Population
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Pop Culture
c)
Neither
d)
Both
20.
What speeds up cultural diffusion?
a)
technology
b)
necessity
c)
governments
d)
physical contact
21.
Which statement concerning the globalization of Western culture is not true?
a)
It is often spread through TV and internet
b)
No areas of the world try to resist western cultural traits
c)
Many foreign cultures have addopted western cultural traits like cloths
d)
Many pop cultural elements begin in western civilizations
22.
Environment influences, but does not strictly determine, how a culture interacts with the environment.
a)
Environmental Possibilism
b)
Environmental Determinism
c)
Cultural Determinism
d)
Cultural Environmentalism
23.
The spread of an idea or trait through the physical movement of people from one place to another.
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Hierarchical Diffusion
c)
Stimulus Diffusion
d)
Contagious Diffusion
24.
The area of origin of a cultural trait.
a)
Culture Zone
b)
Culture Realm
c)
Culture Home
d)
Culture Hearth
25.
Whip/nae nae, Harlem Shake, or Ice bucket challenge videos are examples this type of diffusion...
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Contagious Diffusion
c)
Stimulus Diffusion
d)
Hierarchical Diffusion
26.
Never changes over time.
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Pop Culture
c)
Neither
d)
Both
27.
Homogeneous Population
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Pop Culture
c)
Neither
d)
Both
28.
Changes quickly
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Pop Culture
c)
Neither
d)
Both
29.
Mostly spreads through relocation diffusion
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Pop Culture
c)
Neither
d)
Both
30.
Can create large amounts of pollution, trash, and uniform landscapes
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Pop Culture
c)
Neither
d)
Both
31.
Which of the following is an example of acculturation:
a)
the Japanese adopting baseball
b)
the U.S. starting football
c)
Eating pizza in Chicago
d)
All of these
32.
What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
a)
Absolute location is the exact location of something.
b)
Absolute cannot be identified using lines of latitude or longitude.
c)
Absolute describes where something is compared to another place.
d)
Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place.
33.
Which of the following is not a use of GPS?
a)
tracking airplanes
b)
determine when a volcano will erupt
c)
help farmers in their fields
d)
provide driving directions to a destination
34.
map that shows specialized information, such as a land-use map, or any other physical or human feature
a)
political map
b)
general-purpose map
c)
thematic map
d)
topographic map
35.
What reflects human feelings and attitudes toward a certain place?
a)
formal region
b)
perceptual region
c)
functional region
d)
region
36.
Which of the following is NOT an example of material culture?
a)
houses
b)
technology
c)
celebrations
d)
food
37.
In recent history, population has tended to move from ____ areas to ____ environments.
a)
rural, urban
b)
urban, rural
c)
plains, mountain
d)
Detroit, Chicago
38.
The three major monotheistic religions are ____, ____, and ____.
a)
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam
b)
Islam, Hinduism, Christianity
c)
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
d)
Catholicism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
39.
In my neighborhood most houses are clumped closest to the lake. The further away from the lake the fewer the houses. This is an example of what aspect of distribution?
a)
Density
b)
Pattern
c)
Clustered concetration
d)
Dispersed concentration
40.
Title of this map
a)
Uniform Regions of the US
b)
Vernacular Regions of the US
c)
Nodal Regions of the US
d)
Functional Regions of the US
41.
a radio system that uses signals from satellites to tell you where you are and to give you directions to other places
a)
Remote sensing
b)
GIS
c)
GPS
d)
Layering Data
42.
If agricultural and physiological densities are both high, which conclusion can be drawn?
a)
In this developed country, there is plenty of food to meet the meet the needs of the population
b)
In this developed country, there is plenty of farmers and plenty of land
c)
In this developing country, there is more than enough land for farmers
d)
There is a great deal pressure being put upon the land in this developing country
43.
a)
This represents a formal region
b)
This represents an accent
c)
This represents an isogloss
d)
This represents a functional region
44.
A factor that leaves one with no choice but to leave one's current home (especially parental home), country, region, organization, or religion.
a)
environmental
b)
distribution
c)
pull factor
d)
push factor
45.
Which of the following is NOT a major pull factor drawing people to the United States?
a)
family
b)
schools
c)
freedom
d)
persecution
46.
What are the payments sent by immigrants to family members in their home country called?
a)
consumption
b)
economic activity
c)
love
d)
remittances
47.
Which is the BEST definition of "brain drain"?
a)
the loss of skilled workers who move to other countries
b)
the loss of war refugees who seek safety in other countries
c)
the loss of aging parents who join children in other countries
d)
the loss of good students who attend college in other countries
48.
Someone who is seeking safety by going to another country because of political unrest or war, like in Syria right now, is called a(n)
a)
refugee
b)
illegal alien
c)
immigrant
d)
legal migrant
49.
A series of migrations within a family or group of people is considered which type of migration?
a)
Stream migration
b)
Step migration
c)
Chain migration
d)
Impelled migration
50.
What type of building is this?
a)
Jewish synagogue
b)
Islamic mosque
c)
Catholic cathedral
d)
Buddhist temple
51.
In the demographic transition model, which stage would traditionally involve an agricultural society?
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
52.
The percentage growth of a population in a year, computed as the birth rate minus the death rate.
a)
natural increase rate
b)
doubling time
c)
immigration
d)
total fertility rate
53.
The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to the number of people active in the labor force.
a)
demography
b)
zero population growth
c)
overpopulation
d)
dependency ratio
54.
maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment.
a)
sparse population
b)
environmental
c)
carrying capacity
d)
dense population
55.
What is the problem for countries who have declining populations?
a)
Not enough workers
b)
Not enough people spending money
c)
Not enough young people to help care for the old
d)
All of the above
56.
What is the connection between a nation's fertility rate and the literacy level of the women living in that nation?
a)
More educated women typically have more children than less educated women
b)
More educated women typically have fewer children than less educated women
c)
The education of women has no impact on their fertility rate
57.
Having a population so dense that the environment is negatively impacted
a)
Overpopulation
b)
Immigration
c)
Urbanization
d)
Under population
58.
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major population concentrations found on the Earth?
a)
Southeast Asia
b)
West Africa
c)
Europe
d)
South Asia
59.
The portion of the Earth’s surface occupied by permanent human settlement is called _______________.
a)
Arable land
b)
Occupied land
c)
Ecumene
d)
Megalopolis
60.
Identify the Demographic Transition Model stage represented by this population pyramid.
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
61.
Identify the Demographic Transition Model stage represented by this population pyramid.
a)
Stage 1
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 3
d)
Stage 4
62.
The following picture demonstrates
a)
assimilation
b)
acculturation
c)
appropriation
d)
syncretism
63.
In most developed industrialized counties which of the following migration patterns is true?
a)
Intraregional city to suburb
b)
Interregional rural to urban
c)
Intraregional suburb to city
d)
Interregional warm to cool climate
64.
This geography proposed the theory that speculated that food production grows arithmetically and population grows exponentially illustrated by the graph
a)
Cal Sauer
b)
Ester Boserup
c)
Wilbur Zelinski
d)
Thomas Malthus
65.
The period of rapid technological advancement that began around 1750 is known as the
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Communication Revolution
c)
Neolithic Revolution
d)
Industrial Revolution
66.
What is the approximate population of our world?
a)
6.7 million
b)
4.3 billion
c)
7.2 billion
d)
7 trillion
67.
Which has NOT been a major cause of the population explosion?
a)
modern preventive medicine
b)
increase in birth rates
c)
improved sanitation
d)
longer life expectancy
68.
Which pyramid represents an LDC in stage 2 of DTM?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
69.
Which pyramid represents an MDC in stage 4 of DTM?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
70.
Which pyramid represents an MDC in stage 3 of DTM with slow growth?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
71.
Farmers in a population divided by arable land
a)
Physiological density
b)
Arithmetic density
c)
Agricultural density
d)
Farmer density
72.
total population / total arable land area = _______
This is the formula for which of the following?
This is the formula for which of the following?
a)
arithmetic population density
b)
physiological population density
c)
agricultural population density
d)
crude population density
73.
Which population pyramid best represents a Military Base?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
74.
Which theorist is responsible for theorizing about the conditions shown in the graph?
a)
Sauer
b)
Rostow
c)
Malthus
d)
Ravenstein
75.
Which of the following maps would have the smallest scale?
a)
a map of Ham's Orchards, a farm in Terrell
b)
a map of Dallas
c)
a map of Texas
d)
a map of North America
76.
What is the most populated region in the US?
a)
Northeast
b)
West
c)
South
d)
Midwest
77.
A United Nations Index, introduced in 2010, which measures a country’s loss of achievement due to gender inequality, based on reproductive health, employment, and general empowerment.
a)
Gender Inequality Index
b)
Gender Equity
c)
Gender Development Index
d)
Gender Revolution
78.
The economic control that MDCs are sometimes believed to have over LDCs. Through organizations such as the IMF, the MDCs are able to dictate precisely what LDCs economic policies are, or are able to use their economic subsidies to put LDCs industries out of business.
a)
Neocolonialism
b)
Colonialism
c)
Pilgrimage
d)
Common Wealth
79.
What is the measure of the average number of babies a woman will have over her lifetime?
a)
Rate of Natural Increase
b)
Total Fertility Rate
c)
Crude Birth Rate
d)
Infant Mortality Rate
80.
What reflects human feelings and attitudes toward a certain place?
a)
formal region
b)
perceptual region
c)
functional region
d)
region
81.
What would be a lingua franca for the area depicted in the map.
a)
English
b)
Russian
c)
Arabic
d)
Swahili
82.
This map shows the hearth and diffusion of what?
a)
Confusionism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Shintoism
83.
This sign is in Panama, why is it in Spanish?
a)
Spanish is the lingua franca
b)
Spanish is the most commonly used language
c)
Spanish was the language of colonizers
d)
Spanish is a pidgin
84.
What economic activities does this population pyramid show?
a)
Tertiary Economic Activities
b)
Subsistence Farmers
c)
Post Industrial Activities
d)
Guest Worker Program
85.
New Orleans was originally inhabited by Native Americans, then colonized by the French in 1718, then brought under Spanish control in 1763. African slaves also had an impact on this area. As a result, the architecture has distinct Spanish and French influence. This is an example of
a)
Sequent Occupance
b)
Hierarchical Diffusion
c)
Folk Culture
d)
Time-Space Compression
86.
States that have control over their own affairs possess:
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Suffrage
c)
Irredentism
d)
Centripetal Force
87.
When an ethnic group possesses self-determination in the territory they live in, a _____exists.
a)
nation-state
b)
nation
c)
stateless nation
d)
autonomous region
88.
The Kurds would like their own state, therefore they desire:
a)
Self-Determination
b)
Nationalism
c)
Suffrage
d)
Irredentism
89.
If a state has many different ethnic groups residing in it, it could be classified as a:
a)
multinational state
b)
nation-state
c)
autonomous region
d)
nationless state
90.
If an ethnic group is dispersed across states, they could be referred to as a:
a)
multistate nation
b)
nation-state
c)
autonomous region
d)
nationless state
91.
When one state attempts to impose its principles on another territory, it is practicing:
a)
Colonialism
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Irredentism
d)
Suffrage
92.
During which war did the US & Soviet Union work to develop alliances to expand power?
a)
World War I
b)
The war on Terror
c)
The Cold War
d)
The Gulf War
93.
When bodies of water or mountains create boundaries between states, they are:
a)
physical boundaries
b)
subsequent boundaries
c)
relict boundaries
d)
geometric boundaries
94.
The state boundaries of Colorado are examples of:
a)
geometric boundaries
b)
physical boundaries
c)
antecedent boundaries
d)
relict boundaries
95.
A piece of territory completely surrounded by a different state is a:
a)
enclave
b)
exclave
c)
protruded state
d)
fragmented state
96.
Centrifugal forces _____, while centripetal forces _____.
a)
divide : unite
b)
unite : divide
97.
Which continent has been negatively impacted by the European disregard for historical borders?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antartica
98.
Extreme patriotism or love for one's country.
a)
Pride
b)
Nationalism
c)
Patriotism
d)
Power
99.
The Sahara desert and Himalayan mountains are examples of which type of boundary?
a)
Susequent
b)
Cultural
c)
Superimposed
d)
Antecedent
100.
Which characteristic do all the nations seen here share?
a)
All are compact
b)
All are landlocked
c)
All are federal states
d)
All are members of OPEC
101.
Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?
a)
Antecedent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Geometric
d)
Relic
102.
The study of human political organization of the Earth
a)
Cultural Geography
b)
Ethnography
c)
Deography
d)
Political Geography
103.
Which challenge did many African nations face after gaining independence?
a)
violence from rival groups living together
b)
lack of education / government training to run a country
c)
economy dependent on the European country that colonized them
d)
All of the above
104.
European countries wanted the ________ in Africa so they could take them back to their mills and factories in Europe to make ________ to sell and make money from.
a)
raw materials; finished goods
b)
finished goods; raw materials
c)
natural resources; raw materials
d)
fossil fuels; finished goods
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