WorksheetsAP HG Review, Units 1-4
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called:
a)
A. referenced location
b)
A. central location
c)
A. relative location
d)
A. absolute location
2.
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
site
d)
situation
3.
Scale is…
a)
the system used by geographers to transfer
locations from a globe to a map
b)
the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a
given area
c)
the difference in elevation between two
points in an area
d)
the relationship between the length of an
object on a map and that feature on the landscape
4.
The process of the spread of an idea and/or dissemination of an innovation from its source area to other cultures, is the process of cultural:
a)
diffusion
b)
simultaion
c)
adaptation
d)
movement
5.
The visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?
a)
Cultural Landscape
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Human Environment Interaction
6.
Billy thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football. He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Perceptual
d)
Uniform
7.
Geographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study. What type of region would a corn field be?
a)
Perceptual
b)
Formal
c)
Functional
d)
Vernacular
8.
The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior is called ____.
a)
acculturation
b)
innovation
c)
cultural hearth
d)
diffusion
9.
Which of the following shows places on the Earth's surface the most accurately?
a)
thematic maps
b)
globes
c)
general-purpose maps
d)
physical maps
10.
Imaginary North-South line that passes through Greenwich, England, and has a value of 0 degrees
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relief
d)
scale
11.
What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
grid
d)
equator
12.
The physical environment causes social and cultural development.
a)
Cultural Environmentalism
b)
Environmental Possibilism
c)
Environmental Determinism
d)
Cultural Possibilism
13.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
14.
This image demonstrates
a)
Regions
b)
Stimulus Diffusion
c)
Globalization
d)
None of the above
15.
The idea that one's environment is responsible for who people are and how they live
a)
Positivism
b)
'Merica
c)
Possibilism
d)
Environmental Determinism
16.
A two-dimensional representation of the earth
a)
Map
b)
Globe
c)
Projection
17.
An area on the Earth defined by the feelings and images about the cultural identity of the area. Tend to have unclear boundaries.
a)
Perceptual/Vernacular region
b)
Formal/Uniform region
c)
Functional/Nodal region
18.
The science of making maps
a)
cartography
b)
cartographer
c)
distortion
19.
The location of a place based on nearby characteristics.
a)
site
b)
regionalism
c)
situation
d)
place
20.
Explain Thomas Malthus's population theory.
a)
He concluded that the world's population increase was higher than the development of food supplies.
b)
He concluded that crude birth rates must balance crude death rates.
c)
He concluded that population increased arithmetically while food production increased linguistically.
d)
He concluded that population growth was outpacing available resources in every country, according to algebraic calculations.
21.
In what stage of the demographic transition are most European countries?
a)
1
1
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
The ratio of people who are too young or too old to work compared to the working population is called the
a)
dependency ratio
b)
population pyramid
c)
interconnected ratio
d)
retirement ratio
23.
This caused a jump in the worlds' population in the late 1700's and helped send England into stage 2 of the Industrial Revolution:
a)
the Renaissance
b)
the Industrial Revolution
c)
the Medical Revolution
d)
the Scientific Revolution
24.
What is the portion of earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement?
a)
Ecumene
b)
Census
c)
Cohort
d)
Pandemic
25.
Which of the following is a pull factor?
a)
Insufficient Food Supply
b)
High Crime Rate in Native Country
c)
Higher Paying jobs in New Country
d)
High Crime Rate in New Country
26.
Since the 1980's, most US In-Migration has come from
a)
Europe
b)
East Asia
c)
Latin America
d)
South Asia
27.
Most migrants move for
a)
economic reasons
b)
cultural reasons
c)
environmental reasons
d)
persecution reasons
28.
Which of the following is a PULL factor?
a)
A hurricane
b)
failed harvest
c)
increase in taxes
d)
opening a new factory
29.
How are Stages 1 and 4 of the demographic transition model similar?
a)
both have low growth rates
b)
both have low life expectancies
c)
both have low dependency ratios
d)
both have low death rates
30.
Globally, the four largest population concentrations are located in
a)
Europe, North America, and East Asia, Latin
America
b)
East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and
Western Africa
c)
Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, East Asia,
Europe
d)
Europe, South Asia, SE Asia and East Asia
31.
Nearly all the world's population growth is clustered in what areas?
a)
Urban areas
b)
MDC's
c)
LDC's
d)
Suburban areas
32.
Highest population growth occurs during stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
Folk Culture is
a)
urban based
b)
influenced by technology and the media
c)
practiced by small, homogeneous group
d)
encourages a uniform landscape
34.
The Industrial Revolution moved cultural hearths to
a)
Latin America
b)
Europe and North America
c)
East Asia
d)
Southwest Asia
35.
Popular Culture
a)
uses media for diffusion
b)
spreads by relocation diffusion
c)
is small and homogeneous
d)
focuses on diversity
36.
Assimilation takes place when
a)
a culture moves with people during relocation diffusion
b)
a culture is totally absorbed by a dominant culture
c)
a culture shares traits with a larger culture
d)
two cultures have a "give and take" relationship
37.
Folk culture is spread by
a)
relocation diffusion
b)
hierarchical diffusion
c)
contagious difffusion
d)
stimulus diffusion
38.
The frequent repetition of a task by an individual is called
a)
a habit
b)
a taboo
c)
a custom
d)
character trait
39.
The widest spoken lingua franca in the world is
a)
Russian
b)
Chinese
c)
English
d)
Swahili
40.
The period of rapid technological advancement that began around 1800 is known as the
a)
Agricultural Revolution
b)
Roman Empire
c)
Sumerian Standard of Ur
d)
Industrial Revolution
41.
1. 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
42.
Pop culture typically originates in
a)
more developed countries (MDC's)
b)
southern hemisphere
c)
less populated areas
d)
less developed countries (LDC's)
43.
The area of origin of a cultural trait.
a)
Culture Zone
b)
Culture Realm
c)
Culture Home
d)
Culture Hearth
44.
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.
45.
In which religion do adherents make a hajj (pilgrimage)?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
46.
What are the three main branches of Christianity?
a)
Lutheran, Orthodox, Methodist
b)
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant
c)
Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Catholic
d)
Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran
47.
what type of religion is Hinduism?
a)
Universalizing
b)
Ethnic
c)
Traditional
d)
Creole
48.
Ethnicity is associated with _____ ancestry, while race is associated with _____ ancestry.
a)
cultural: biological
b)
biological: cultural
c)
cultural: religious
d)
religious: cultural
49.
The killing of a racial or ethnic group by another racial or ethnic group
a)
Ghetto
b)
Herbicide
c)
Centripetal Force
d)
Genocide
50.
Internationally recognized control over people and territory
a)
Territoriality
b)
Spatial analysis
c)
Sovereignty
d)
Repartimiento
51.
The first types of "States" were
a)
Roman Empire states
b)
City-states
c)
Aztec provinces
d)
Chinese satraps
52.
A state with only one nation within its borders
a)
Stateless-Nation
b)
Nation-State
c)
Ethnocentric Nation
d)
Statehood
53.
a country that contains more than one ethnicity with traditions of self-determination.
a)
Multi-Ethnic State
b)
Multi-National State
c)
Stateless Nation
d)
Nationalism
54.
Extreme patriotism or love for one's country.
a)
Pride
b)
Nationalism
c)
Patriotism
d)
Power
55.
Which type of boundary would use lines of latitude and longitude?
a)
Antecedent
b)
Subsequent
c)
Geometric
d)
Relic
56.
The UN is an example of what?
a)
Military alliance
b)
Multinational state
c)
Confederation
d)
Supranational organization
57.
Control of territory already occupied and organized by an indigenous group
a)
Sovereignty
b)
Colonialism
c)
Frontier
d)
Imperialism
58.
Which of the following would be a semi-periphery state?
a)
United States
b)
United Kingdom
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Nigeria
59.
Boundaries set by ethnic differences, especially those based on language and religion.
a)
Physical boundaries
b)
Economic Boundaries
c)
Political boundaries
d)
Cultural Boundaries
60.
Boundaries established by rivers, oceans, deserts, mountains, etc.
a)
Political boundaries
b)
Physical boundaries
c)
Cultural boundaries
d)
Geographic boundaries
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