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AP Exam Review, Units 5,6,7

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before the Neolithic Revolution

a)

Very few large farming societies existed

b)

People used slash-and-burn techniques to farm

c)

Food was grown by hand on subsistence farms

d)

Humans were nomadic hunter-gatherers

2.

the type of agriculture most likely practiced in the highlighted region is

a)

Mediterranean farming

b)

Pastoral nomadism

c)

Aquaculture

d)

Plantation farming

3.

Farmers who practice mixed crop / livestock earn profits from

a)

Selling grain

b)

Selling animal products (meat / dairy)

c)

Leasing their lands to nomadic herders

d)

Petting zoo entry fees

4.

Profits from plantations usually

a)

End up lost to corrupt governments in developing countries

b)

Plantation owners in developed countries

c)

Fund irrigation projects in Africa

d)

Go directly to workers because owning plantations is now banned in most countries

5.
a)

Grain farming

b)

Ridge tillage

c)

Fallow farming

d)

Tanshumance

6.

According to Johann von Thunen, horticulture should take place

a)

Near the edge of the city because products are easily transported and do not spoil easily

b)

Nearest to the market because products spoil quickly

c)

Outside of grain farming because of the large land requirements

d)

In developed countries

7.

Shifting cultivation takes place in

a)

Developed countries at high latitudes

b)

Arid regions

c)

Mediterranean climates

d)

Developing countries in the tropics / subtropics

8.

The Second Agricultural Revolution began in

a)

Britain

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

United States

9.

A problem with the Green Revolution was

a)

Increased use of pesticides

b)

Increased use of fossil fuels

c)

Little success in Africa

d)

All of the above

10.

Mediterranean climates are most suitable for

a)

Bananas and pineapples

b)

Olives and grapes

c)

Grain and dairy farming

d)

Rice and barley

11.

The earliest agricultural settlements were established in

a)

SE Asia

b)

South America

c)

East Asia

d)

SW Asia / Fertile Crescent

12.

The leading source of food energy for people of Central America is

a)

Wheat

b)

Barley

c)

Maize

d)

Rice

13.

In which of the following countries is meat the leading source of protein?

a)

China

b)

Canada

c)

Vietnam

d)

Egypt

14.

Practice of herding animals in mountain pastures during the summer and lowland pastures in the winter

a)

Fallow herding

b)

Transhumance

c)

Shifting nomadism

d)

Pastoral nomadism

15.

Worldwide, most people get most of their calories from

a)

Dairy products

b)

Meat

c)

Rice

d)

Cereal grains

16.

Johann von Thunen would use ring 4 for

a)

Grain farming

b)

Dairy and horticulture

c)

Livestock / ranching

d)

Plantation farming

17.

Farmers leave a field fallow because

a)

As part of a land agreement, pastoral nomads herd animals through their fields to graze

b)

Several farmers are often times forced to share the same piece of land

c)

Irrigation laws require farmers to use water from specific sources

d)

They are allowing the soil nutrients to replenish

18.

Subsistence farms

a)

Are much smaller than commercial farms

b)

Require more workers per acre

c)

Usually do not use mechanized equipment

d)

All of the above

19.

Which of the following animals was domesticated in South America?

a)

Chicken

b)

Llama

c)

Goat

d)

Pig

20.

Intensive subsistence agriculture would be found in

a)

South Asia and Latin America

b)

Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

c)

Latin America and Southeast Asia

d)

East Asia and South Asia

e)

East Asia and Southwest Asia

21.

Rubber, tea, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil is raised in

a)

Mediterranean agricultural areas

b)

areas of shifting cultivation

c)

high latitude zones

d)

market gardens

e)

intensive plantation agriculture

22.

The world’s population began to grow about 8,000 years ago as a result of?

a)

The mechanization of agriculture

b)

Industrialization

c)

The cultivation of crops

d)

Migration

e)

Medical advances

23.

Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all

a)

Regions where the Third Agricultural Revolution failed

b)

Hearths of plant domestication

c)

Areas for widespread terracing

d)

Sites where the Second Agricultural Revolution began

e)

Leaders in the Columbian Exchange

24.

The building of the Erie Canal in the 1820s to connect New York with the midwest was paid for by the state of New York. It is an example of

a)

a subsidy

b)

an economy of scale

c)

a supply chain

d)

vertical integration

e)

agribusiness

25.

Technology essential for intensive subsistence agriculture is

a)

the Green Revolution

b)

advancements in pesticide research

c)

biotechnology

d)

precision agriculture techniques

e)

irrigation

26.

The goal of commercial agriculture is

a)

Minimal food security

b)

Profit maximization

c)

Genetic diversity of seeds

d)

Establishment of seed banks throughout the world

e)

Sustainable farming practices

27.

What is the purpose of crop rotation?

a)

Maintaining the fertility of fields

b)

Reducing transportation costs

c)

Responding to shifting consumer preference

d)

Maintain price supports

e)

Maintain fresh products for market

28.

Which statement explains why pastoral nomads move from place to place with their cattle?

a)

It allows the owners of the livestock to stay in one place while the cattle graze over a large area.

b)

It has proven to be an effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live.

c)

Green Revolution technologies have made this practice possible since the mid-20th century.

d)

Recent improvements in refrigeration and transportation have greatly expanded how far milk can be delivered.

e)

They have been contracted to raise these animals for a multinational corporation.

29.

Which of the following crops is grown on the sides of terraced hills to allow flowing water to run over the plants?

a)

Taro

b)

Corn

c)

Tobacco

d)

Grain

e)

Rice

30.

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

a)

dairy farming

b)

cattle ranching

c)

grain farming

d)

pastoral nomadism

e)

specialized fruit production

31.

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

a)

rubber

b)

wheat

c)

tea

d)

sugarcane

e)

cotton

32.

Which form of commercial agriculture is found primarily in developing countries?

a)

plantation agriculture

b)

mixed farming

c)

mixed crop & livestock

d)

livestock farming

e)

dairy farming

33.

Which of the following is not an example of Mediterranean agriculture?

a)

Raisins in Greece

b)

Grapes in Southwest Australia

c)

Oranges in Florida

d)

Lemons in California

e)

Olives in Italy

34.

Slash-and-Burn is an example of which agricultural practice?

a)

subsistence farming

b)

pastoral agriculture

c)

sustainable farming

d)

collective farming

e)

plantation agriculture

35.

Which of the following explains the diffusion and successful cultivation of many plants and animals in new regions of the world through the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The plants and animals diffused to regions with variation in the climates between the hearth and the new region.

b)

Diffusion of plants and animals filled the loss in many areas from a number of plant and animal extinctions.

c)

Navigational technology allowed ships to travel more efficiently, enabling safe transport of plants and animals to new destinations.

d)

The plants and animals diffused to a region with climate and geography similar to that of their point of domestication.

e)

The plants and animals diffused only a short distance away from their point of domestication.

36.

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

a)

shifting-field agriculture

b)

sedentary cultivation

c)

plantation farming

d)

subsistence agriculture

e)

hunting and gathering

37.

The modern definition of agriculture includes

a)

the deliberate domestication of plants and animals.

b)

multiple hearths of origin.

c)

vegetative and seed planting.

d)

animal husbandry and shifting cultivation.

e)

all of the answers are correct

38.

Ester Boserup theorized that when population increased in a subsistence agriculturally-based community the level of technology and labor efforts must

a)

decrease because more children need to finish their education.

b)

decrease due to the high cost of machinery.

c)

increase by sending students to technical schools.

d)

increase by purchasing new machinery from More Developed Countries (MDCs).

e)

increase to meet the demands of increased population pressures.

39.

Shifting cultivation is most commonly found in which climate region?

a)

Humid low-latitude

b)

Undifferentiated Highlands

c)

Warm high-latitude

d)

Cold mid-latitude

e)

Semi-arid regions

40.
1.  Situation costs are critical to a firm that wishes to
a)
 avoid skilled laborers.
b)
minimize production costs inside the plant.
c)
 minimize transport costs.
d)
identify unique characteristics of a particular industry.
41.
 Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to
a)
government subsidies.
b)
raw materials
c)
water transportation.
d)
 labor markets.
42.
1.  Soda bottling is an example of a
a)
 perishable industry.
b)
 labor intensive industry.
c)
 bulk-gaining industry.
d)
 communications-oriented industry.
43.
 The Chicago area became a significant asset for the Western Great Lakes region owing to its steel industries and its
a)
 large market area.

b)
access to the nation's transportation network.
c)
greater distance from raw materials essential for the steel industry.
d)
 skilled labor force.
44.
A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?
a)
Factory
b)
Consumer Products 
c)
Raw materials 
d)
Break-of-bulk Point
45.
Why are the factories in Mexico close to the border? 
a)
Where the best resources are
b)
The geography is best there
c)
Easy to ship in and out
46.
According to Alfred Weber, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating a new industry?
a)
Labor
b)
Transportation
c)
Raw Materials
d)
Agglomeration Costs
47.
Targets generally have Best Buys, Sally Beauty Salons, Famous Footwear, JC Penny, & Petsmarts near them. This is known as what? 
a)
Maquiladora Industires
b)
Just-in-time planning
c)
Agglomerations
d)
Outsourcing
48.
AT&T having their call centers stationed in India and China is known as what industry practice? 
a)
Agglomerations
b)
Outsourcing
c)
NAFTA
d)
Special Economic Zones
49.
If a product is heavier when it arrives at the factory than when it leaves (trees--> paper, potatoes-->chips) then the factory will be ____________ to the market
a)
closer
b)
farther 
50.
A Doctor or Lawyer would be in which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Qinary
51.
Another word for progress. . . This describes the wealth and well being of a country as it grows and prospers.
a)
Dependency Ratio
b)
Primary Sector
c)
GNI
d)
Development
52.
Shows the influence of women in a society by measuring women's income, participation in labor force, and political influence. 
a)
Human Development Index
b)
GNP
c)
Gender Empowerment Index
d)
GDP
53.
The set of goals that were made by the UN in 2000 and were revisited in recent years to evaluate progress on development of LDC's in the world.
a)
HDI
b)
Millennium Development Goals
c)
Informal Economy
d)
UNHCR
54.
The term used for a country with high birth rates, high death rates, little economic growth, and a high population in the primary sector.
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
HDI
d)
GNP
55.
Mining and farming are part of which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quaternary
56.
What stage of Rostow's Development Index does technology first get introduced?
a)
1-Traditional Society
b)
2-Preconditions of takeoff
c)
3-takeoff
d)
4-drive to maturaty
57.
What job sector is teaching in?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
None
58.
What is GDI
a)
A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology
b)
Compares the level of development of women with that both sexes
c)
The value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period
d)
Compares the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political decision making
59.
How is Self-Sufficiency acomplished
a)
Making it difficult to export
b)
high import taxes
c)
quotas on imports
d)
ALL
60.
A Country with an HDI of .92 is most likely what type of country 
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
In between
61.
What makes up the human development index?
a)
life expectancy
b)
per capita income
c)
education level and literacy rate
d)
all of the above
62.
What is per capita income?
a)
the total amount of money a country makes in a year
b)
the average amount of money earned by each person in a country
c)
the amount of capital a person owns
d)
none of the above 
63.
What is life expectancy?
a)
the oldest a person is expected to live in a country 
b)
the average number of years a person  in a country is expected to live
64.
What is infant mortality rate?
a)
the number of infant born in an area 
b)
none of the above
c)
the number of infants who die for every thousand births 
65.
Newly industrialized countries (NICs) like Brazil and Mexico are considered part of the 
a)
Core
b)
Periphery
c)
Semi-Periphery
d)
External
66.
Which economic measure of development divides the total value of goods and services produced within a country in a given year by its population?
a)
GDP
b)
GDP per capita 
c)
Purchasing Power Parity 
d)
GINI coefficient
67.
Whose development model consists of a 5 stage process that countries go through as they develop economically?
a)
Losch 
b)
Rostow 
c)
Wallerstein 
d)
Weber
68.
Which movement has aims to improve economic prospects for producers and laborers in LDCs?
a)
fair trade 
b)
maquiladora movement
c)
sustainability initiative
d)
World Trade Organization
69.
Sub-Saharan Africa has all of the following problems, EXCEPT
a)
Corrupt and/or inefficient governments
b)
Low levels of female empowerment
c)
A lack of mineral resources
d)
A relatively uneducated populace
70.
Countries in _____ and _____ would likely have the highest rates of gender equality.
a)
North America: Western Europe 
b)
South America: Western Europe 
c)
North America: South America
d)
East Asia: South America
71.
This model shows how countries can become developed through 5 stages of increased international trade and modernization. 
a)
Rostow 
b)
Wallerstein
c)
 Self-Sufficiency
d)
fair trade
72.
Mexico, China, Russia, India, Brazil, and South Africa are all
a)
peripheral countries
b)
MDCs
c)
core countries
d)
semi-peripheral countries
73.
Which types of countries' economies rely primarily on primary economic activities?
a)
Core Countries
b)
NICs
c)
Semi-Periphery Countries
d)
Periphery Countries
74.
Which region of the world has no core countries?
a)
North America
b)
Western Europe
c)
Oceania
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
75.
Where are most core countries located?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Northern Hemisphere
d)
Southern Hemisphere
76.
Created by Wallerstein to show that the world is interconnected and that we are all interdependent on each other.  Divides us into three tiers of economic prosperity.
a)
Dependency Theory
b)
Neo liberal counterrevolution
c)
structural adjustment loan
d)
World Systems theory
77.
Which country in the world uses the most fossil fuels per capita?
a)
China
b)
Australia
c)
United States
d)
India
78.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectricity
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
79.
The UN considers all but the following factors when determining a country's level of development, its HDI (Human Development Index).
a)
Life expectancy
b)
Literacy rate
c)
Income per capita
d)
Natural increase rate
80.
Which three indicators are used to measure the HDI?
a)
Literacy rate, number of trees and GNI
b)
Life expectancy, schooling and GNI per capita
81.
What is GNI?
a)
Gross National Income - the amount of money a country makes
b)
Grand National Industry - the biggest industry in a country
82.

A primate city such as Mexico City is

a)

always located in the center of its country for maximum accessibility

b)

more than twice the size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally

c)

most likely to share its rank size with at least one other city in the country

d)

always a national capital serving as the seat of government and industrial center of the country

e)

much larger than the cities in any neighboring country and serves as the region’s financial capital

83.

According to Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?

a)

A university

b)

An international airport

c)

A professional football stadium

d)

A symphony orchestra hall

e)

A grocery store

84.

Central place theory describes the

a)

spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services

b)

tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location

c)

tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features

d)

outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place

e)

tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas

85.

All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT

a)

an agricultural surplus

b)

a stratified social system

c)

labor specialization

d)

a system for food storage and distribution

e)

separation of the ruling system and the religious system

86.

Historically, the growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by

a)

high land values

b)

zoning ordinances

c)

housing shortages

d)

limited transportation

e)

cultural preferences

87.

Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of

a)

navigable waterways

b)

transcontinental highways

c)

defensive sites

d)

railroad junctions

e)

water power

88.

The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to

a)

small cities

b)

traditional cities

c)

Latin American cities

d)

newer, fast-growing cities

e)

cities with homogeneous land use

89.

Today, most of the United States and Canadian population lives in which of the following?

a)

Farming areas

b)

Metropolitan areas

c)

Rural nonfarming areas

d)

Central cities

e)

Small towns

90.

Which of the following refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?

a)

Multiplier effect

b)

Urban hierarchy

c)

Basic-nonbasic ratio

d)

Threshold ratio

e)

The Sector model

91.

Which of the following describes a primate city?

a)

It is economically and politically inter-connected to other cities in the world.

b)

It is surrounded by walls like a fortress.

c)

It is linked by colonial administrators to an imperial power.

d)

It is primarily concerned with its role as a religious center.

e)

It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country.

92.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?

a)

Most are found in areas that are not very suitable for agriculture.

b)

Most primate cities are located in the United States and western Europe.

c)

They are concentrated between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn.

d)

Most are located on rivers or seacoasts.

e)

The world's fastest-growing cities are found in areas with the highest standards of living.

93.

International company headquarters, significant global financial functions, and a polarized social structure are defining characteristics of

a)

primate cities

b)

entrepôts

c)

forward capitals

d)

world cities

e)

edge cities

94.

Most Latin American cities are focused on a

a)

government housing project

b)

zone of heavy industry

c)

central plaza

d)

skyscraper office building

e)

squatter settlement

95.

According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a population of

a)

9 million

b)

8 million

c)

7.5 million

d)

5 million

e)

3.5 million

96.

All of the following are reasons for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s EXCEPT

a)

the building of interstate highways

b)

the G.I. Bill of Rights

c)

better public transportation

d)

the desire for more space

e)

prefab construction methods

97.

Which of the following resources is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the United States?

a)

Oil (petroleum) imported from foreign countries by ships

b)

Oil (petroleum) drilled and transported within the United States via pipelines

c)

Natural gas drilled and imported from foreign countries by pipelines

d)

Coal imported from foreign countries by ships

e)

Coal mined and transported within the United States by railroads

98.

Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Europe

99.

Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?

a)

University students on limited incomes

b)

Double-income households without children

c)

People above age sixty-five on limited incomes

d)

Double-income households with children

e)

Recent immigrants on limited incomes