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WorksheetsAP HuG Practice Test 1
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
The demographic transition model states that stage 3 societies differ from stage 2 primarily in that _______
a stage 3 economy is agricultural, not manufacturing.
a stage 3 birth rate is decreasing, not increasing.
a stage 3 death rate is increasing, not decreasing.
a stage 3 total population has level off.
a stage 3 gender imbalance has rebalanced itself.
Countries that are near or below zero population growth will often _______
eliminate quest worker programs.
elect natavist or authoritarian leaders.
experience reduced level of manufacturing.
offer incentives to citizens to have more children.
exhibit an increased in death rate.
The primary reason that humanity has been able to escape the Malthusian trap is _______
changing weather patterns.
improvements in human digestion.
increased government intervention.
reduced open-border policies
improved agricultural technology.
The 2014 population pyramid depicts above most likely describes a nation in _______
sub-Saharan Africa.
western Europe.
central Asia.
the Middle East.
An example of cyclic movement is _______
a Polish woman working as a housekeeper in Ireland for one summer.
a Chinese software entrepreneur opening a branch of his business in Ethiopia.
a French woman with dual citizenship retiring to her parents' homeland of Tunisia
a Syrian refugee seeking refuge with his family in Germany.
a young Colombian moving from the countryside to Bogota to attend university.
An example of an official multilingual society is _______
Canada.
the United States.
Bolivia.
France.
South Korea.
A Bangladeshi immigrant to France, who has limited grammar and few vocabulary words in French, speak a _______
lingua franca.
pidgin.
creole.
patois.
dialect.
The cities circled on the map all share which of the following characteristics?
All share a history of agriculture wealth.
All have sizable indigenous populations.
All have seen population decline in recent years.
All are located in former Portuguese states.
All are majority Protestant populations.
The regions inside the squares on the map all share which of the following characteristics.
Cultural hearths.
Regions of monoculture.
Value-added agriculture.
linguistic dialect regions.
Estuaries.
The triangular on the map has been facing which of the following characteristics?
Religious fundamentalism.
Loss of native architectural forms.
Multilingualism.
Transnational migration.
Ecological degradation.
The influence of German music upon the norteno, racnhera, and banda forms of music in northern Mexico is an example of _______
contagious diffusion.
stimulus diffusion.
hierarchical diffusion.
expansion diffusion.
relocation diffusion.
All of the following are differences between monotheistic and polytheistic traditions EXCEPT _______
monotheistic traditions emerged in what is now the Middle East, while polytheistic traditions emerged in the Far East.
monotheistic traditions grew out of the visions of a single founder, while polytheistic traditions grew our of collective culture.
monotheistic traditions believe in one divine being, while polytheistic traditions believe in many divine beings.
monotheistic traditions maintain an egalitarian structure, while polytheistic traditions maintain a hierarchical structure.
monotheistic traditions practice moral absolutism, while polytheistic traditions moral relativism.
The different between a site and a situation is defined as the difference between _______
the physical characteristics of a place versus the interconnectedness of that place with other places.
the investment in historical renovation versus the investment in new construction.
the fixed characteristics of a place versus the changing characteristics of a place.
the tendency for a place to retain its own unique characteristics over time versus the tendency for a place to lose unique characteristics over time.
the power of a group effort versus the strength of individual effort.
In 1920, what was the primary obstacle preventing lower-class people living in Zone 3 from moving to Zone 4?
Racist housing policies.
Prejustice against immigrants.
Cost of transportation.
Fervent religiosity.
Lack of employment.
If this urban model of Baltimore in 19020 were placed next to an urban model of Baltimore in 2020, which of the following changes would be evident during those one hundred years?
Zone 1 would have remained unchanged.
Zone 2 would have remained unchanged.
Zone 3 would have increased in population density.
Zone 4 would declined in population density.
Zone 5 would have grown in real population.
Unlike the concentric zone model above, the sector model of urban structure takes into account which of the following factors?
Ethnicity.
Gender.
Socioeconomic class.
Transportation.
Religion.
The scientific idea that a culture's physical traits are decided by the physical geography of its hearth region is known as _______
external identity.
enviromnental determinism.
ethnic cleansing.
appellations.
The concept of sequent occupance is best illustrated by which of the following situations?
The arrival of a Somali family into a white Minnesota neighborhood.
The discovery by construction workers in Rome of previously unknown ancient ruins.
A young girl who is sharing an apartment with her parents and two sets of grandparents.
The laws that allow squatter legal rights to a property after a set period of time has elapsed.
The construction of Las Vegas on flat, untouched desert.
The perception of Mexicans as wearing large sombreros and eating tacos is an example of Mexico is a(n) _______
political region.
environmental region.
absolute location.
relative location.
vernacular region.
According to the bar graph, total population is projected to increase the most in which region?
Asia and Oceania.
Africa.
Americas.
Europe.
There is not enough information to determine.
Instead of a bar graph, what type of graphic would more accurately describe the demographic makeup of these regions?
Mercator projections.
population pyramids.
demographic transition model.
concentric zone models.
sector models.
Given the fact that 55% of the global population now lives in cities, which of the following statements can be safely assumed?
It's not likely that the concentric zone model is being adopted in regions such as Africa or Asia and Oceania.
The future of the human species is entirely urban.
The most typical human profile is a person who lives in a city in Asia or Oceania.
Europe features greater urban density than any other region.
Africa's population density is projected to grow faster than that of any other region.
In the United States in the 1830s, the change in land survey patterns from a traditional system of metes and bounds to rectilinear township and range system was the result of _______
new territory obtained via the Louisiana Purchase.
new waves of Southern and Eastern European immigrants.
new incentives for redistricting state apportionment.
new surveying told derived from seafaring technology.
new methods of calculating population density.
The above is an example of a _______
cartogram.
flow-line map.
dot density map.
isoline map.
choropleth map.
The spread of the influence is most analogous to _______
absolute location.
contagious diffusion.
relocation diffusion.
orthomorphic projection.
chloropleth
Two neighboring villages with populations of 300 and 400 are separated by 10 miles. What is their gravity model?
12
24
120
240
1200
GIS (Geographic Information Systems) would be LEAST useful in which of the following situations?
Plotting the effects of an economic crash on immigration.
Dialing 911 from a landline.
Using in-car navigational systems.
Assessing crop damage after a flood.
Planning the construction of roads and bridges.
The racist method of real estate agents encouraging white homeowner to sell their homes at a loss by implying that minorities were moving in is known as _______
gentrification.
blockbusting.
functional zonation.
redlining.
new urbanism.
In the United States, the process of suburbanization that has occurred since the 1950s has resulted in all of the following EXCEPT _______
increased automobile ownership.
diminished economic power of urban cores.
loss of agricultural land.
increased environmental degradation.
a greater sense of community.
The heartland theory holds that _______
the American Midwest is the center of the United States because of its agricultural bounty.
Eurasia is the core of global influence owing to its size, population, and resources.
all national cultural identity can be traces to a central region in that nation.
far more important than the geographic expression of culture is the internal possession of that culture's norms.
the Middle East, and Jerusalem in particular, is the center of the world's monotheistic regions.
The type of world order in which one state is dominant over the others, issuing orders for allies to follow instead of pursuing a joining decision-making process, is known as _______
unilateralism.
absolute monarchy.
totalitarianism.
First World.
neo-multilateralism
Which of the following has NOT been a challenge to pastoral nomadic herders?
Changed in economic relationships within regional context.
Domination of political relationships by central states.
Climatic change resulting in loss of resources for animals, such as food.
Reduced numbers of livestock.
Erosion of resource base.
the "tragedy of the commons" is best exemplified by which of the following situations?
Deteriorating language because of poor formal instruction.
The Malthusian idea of population limited by its food production.
Neighboring ethnic groups that have coexisted peacefully devolving into warfare.
Degrading land as a result of too many individuals grazing their livestock on publicly held pasture.
Declining resistance to viruses as a result of more densely packed populations.
One consequence of the Soviet collectivization of farmland was _______
a wider variety of food.
a lack of surplus food.
a greater profit margin for farmers.
a more effective system of distribution.
a greater resistance to disease.
In history, the rice farmers of Southeast Asia and the farmers of the Andes both increase crop yield by utilizing _______
terrace farming.
wetland draining.
deforestation.
chemical farming.
pesticides.
When the World Bank or the International Monetary Funk make "structural adjustment loans" to a country, those loans are often accompanies by requests _______
to separate religion from politics.
to adopt a set of collectivist policies.
to open that country to outside trade and investment.
to restrict immigration to and emigration from that country.
to hold democratic elections.
The primary economic difference between urban and rual areas is that _______
urban areas feature higher levels of education, while rural areas feature higher levels of experience.
urban areas offer more entertainment options, while rural areas offer more outdoor activities.
urban areas are built upon policies, while rural communities are built upon resources.
urban areas promote free-market policies, while rural areas promote big-government policies.
urban areas contain elite residential neighborhoods, while rural areas contain housing for the poor.
The spinning jenny, power loom, and steam engine were inventions of _______
the Italians.
the Chinese.
the United States.
the First Industrial Revolution.
the Second Industrial Revolution.
The primary reason that "First World/Second World/Third World" terminology is being replaced by "developing country/developed country" terminology is that _______
the former describes a world defined by the Cold War.
many developing countries objected strongly yo being ranked last.
a public awareness campaign forced intellectuals to redefine their language.
the former implies that some societies are unable to improve themselves.
the latter implies that all societies are in a state of constant improvement.
One common characteristic of FTZs (free-trade zones) is that they are _______
responsible for a marked increase in theft.
organized around seaports, airports, and national frontiers.
found primarily in developed countries.
a new innovation in world change.
subject to the same laws regarding immigration.
In place like Kenya and Ethiopia, all of the following accelerate the process of desertification EXCEPT _______
continuous cultivation without adding supplements.
overgrazing.
lack of soil and water conservation.
the planting of trees.
random bushfires.
Groups such as Doctors Without Borders, the World Wildfire Fund, and Heifer International provide relief and policy advocacy in foreign countries, often using funds raised from private philanthropy. These groups are example of _______
policy think tanks.
international non-governmental organizations.
microcredit programs.
transnational migration.
political action committees.
Investors in the Unites States and Canada view which of the following as the best potential investments?
Durable goods.
Non-durable goods.
Service products.
Raw agriculture products.
Stocks.
In the field of high-tech services, the primary advantages that India enjoys over other nations is _______
its population of nearly one billion.
its tradition of hosting many diverse religions.
its traditional caste system.
its inability to manufacture textiles and other goods.
its English language heritage owing to its colonial past.
The economic indicator GNI (Gross National Income) attempts to correct GDP (Gross Domestic Product) by ________
adjusting for inflation.
taking into account the dollar value of exports minus imports.
considering inheritances as earned income.
counting multiple currencies within the same country.
including petroleum imports.
The least cost theory, which tries to explain the location of manufacturing establishments, take into account which of the following three factors?
Labor, transportation, agglomeration.
Labor, agglomeration, climate.
Agglomeration, climate, investment.
Investment, transportation, labor.
Transportation, climate, supply change.
A rural feed and farm supply store often draws customers from up to 100 miles away. This indicated that the business has very high _______
agglomeration.
threshold.
range.
margin.
point of maximum profitability.
The difference between buying a single hot dog at the corner convenience store, a pack of six hot dogs at the nearest grocery store, and a case of forty-eight hot dogs at a faraway big-box retail outlet is the difference in _______
comparatave advantage.
distance elastic.
supply chain.
peak land value intersection.
urban hierarchy.
The difference between the close cluster of rural communities in New England and the wise dispersal of rural communities in the Great Plains is best explained by _______
the difference between the climates of the two regions.
the different levels of ethnic and family ties that existed in each region prior to settlement.
the different level of religiosity of the two populations.
the need for trade in New England versus the need for privacy in the Great Plains.
the pre-existing housing stock in each region.
A diamond-cutting company that employs four different workers, and whose only physical need is four machines on a table, can be regarded as part of _______
a special economic zone.
a decentralized zone.
a supply chain.
a footloose industry
a high-benefit service
Unlike other models of urban structure, the multiple-nuclei model _______
analyzes the different areas of a city from a specific standpoint.
can be applied to all urban environments around the world.
explains the growth at the periphery of cities.
admits that there is often more than one commercial center in a city.
defines zones more loosely than other theories do.
The set of Spanish colonial codes that specifically required all towns to be centered around a plaza was _______
the Laws of Burgos
the Laws of the Indies
the Napoleonic Code
the Spanish Requirement of 1513
the Fueros of Navarre
One important difference between real estate laws in Latin America and real estate laws in the United States is that in Latin America _______
trade agreement such as NAFTA have made it easier to purchase real estate.
the rights to landowners are stronger than in the U.S.
real estate laws discourage English-speaking foreigners from buying property.
only the middle and upper classes are legally allowed to purchase land.
idle land can be legally squatted upon if residents use it.
The difference between the two religious structures is the difference between _______
the Christian and Judaic traditions.
high and low budgets.
reverent and irreverent attitudes towards religion.
medieval and modern design.
Eastern Orthodox and Western Christianity.
These religions structure do NOT share which of the following characteristics?
An effective use of natural interior light.
A floor plan with centralized seating.
A tall, nearly flat facade.
Lack of a dome.
Symmetry and perpendicularity.
Megacities in the developing world, such as Sao Paulo, Brazil, share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT _______
a thriving and modern center of commerce.
an immigrant population from rural areas.
a military presence in the central business district.
rapidly growing rate of natural increase.
squatter settlements that lack basic amenities.
In 2004, General Motors relocated its world headquarters from suburban Detroit to Downtown Detroit. In 2018, McDonald's relocated its world headquarters from suburban Chicago to downtown Chicago. These decisions can be best seen to signify _______
the way that large global corporations are lading the way in urban renewal.
a precursor to wide-scale rejection of suburbanization.
the inevitability of the gentrification movement.
a renewed interest from American companies in the central business district.
Taking a cruise to the Galapagos Islands for the purpose of seeing its exotic wildlife during limited shore excursions can be classifies as _______
relocation diffusion.
globalization.
offshore production.
ecotourism.
distance decay.
A person who takes a bus to a subway to an airport for a flight has experiences several _______
examples of rapid transit.
convergence zones.
vertical integrations.
intermodal connections.
spatial fixes.
Which of the following lists includes Chinese innovations that were brought to Europe?
compass, paper, gunpowder, spinning jenny.
paper, gunpowder, printing press, porcelain.
porcelain, compass, paper, gunpowder.
compass, paper, spinning jenny, porcelain.
printing paper, compass, porcelain, gunpowder.
