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APHG Total Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
The physical qualities of the original location for a city is referred to as the
a)
site
b)
situation
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Environment influences, but does not strictly determine, how a culture interacts with the environment.
a)
Environmental Determinism
b)
Environmental Possibilism
c)
Cultural Determinism
d)
Cultural Environmentalism
6.
The concept of distance decay is best described in which scenario?
a)
When fewer people read the Review Journal newspaper the farther you are away from Las Vegas.
b)
People throughout a region generally speaking German.
c)
When many people move to another area using an ocean vessel.
d)
The diffusion of a disease along a highway corridor.
7.
This map projection was specifically created in an attempt to find a good compromise to the problem of readily showing the whole globe as a flat image
a)
Mercator
b)
Peters
c)
Robinson
d)
Goode
8.

India has McDonald's, but the menu serves much different food. This is an example of:

a)

Stimulus diffusion

b)

Relocation diffusion

c)

Hierarchical diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

9.

The hearth of soccer is England, and it diffused as the British Empire established colonies around the world. This is an example of:

a)

Relocation diffusion

b)

Hierarchical diffusion

c)

Stimulus diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

10.

All of the following are examples of absolute location EXCEPT

a)

35° 11' 22.53" N, -101° 52' 30.56" W

b)

The U.S. Capitol is that it is located about 38 miles southwest of Baltimore.

c)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500

d)

Mile marker sign 108

11.

Sustainability is defined as

a)

meeting our needs now by reducing, reusing and recycling.

b)

doing the right thing so that the environment is not damaged.

c)

a series of goals created by the United Nations, known as the SDGs, to help make the planet more sustainable.

d)

meeting our needs without harming the environment, people and the economy, now and in the future.

12.
Thomas Malthus thought
a)
population would increase at the same rate as farming production
b)
population would eventually decline due to birth control and family planning
c)
population would eventually outgrow food production
d)
moral restraint would lower population growth 
13.
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
14.

Physiological density is the number of

a)

Farm animals per area suitable for agriculture

b)

people per area suitable for agriculture

c)

farmers per area of farmland

d)

people per area of flat land

15.

In an advanced stage of industrialization, a country will exhibit which set of characteristics?

a)

Low birth and death rates, stable population, good living conditions, long life expectancy.

b)

High birth and death rates, stable population, poor living condition, short life expectancy.

c)

High birth rate and low death rate, growing population, good living conditions, long life expectancy.

d)

High birth and death rates, stable population, harsh living conditions, short life expectancy

16.
For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their 1st birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the:
a)
crude death rate.
b)
crude birth rate.
c)
total fertility rate.
d)
infant mortality rate.
17.

The total number of live births per year per 1,000 people in a society is the

a)

crude birth rate.

b)

crude death rate.

c)

total fertility rate.

d)

natural increase rate.

18.
Why do women in more developed countries (MDCs) have lower rates of fertility?
a)
they are engaged in business and political activities
b)
they have access to medical care and birth control
c)
they pursue education opportunities, thus delaying child birth
d)
all of the above
19.

India and China are the world's two most populous countries. While China has instituted a strict population policy, India:

a)

for cultural reasons, encourages women to continue to reproduce.

b)

encourages lower fertility rates through education and access to family planning resources.

c)

has a similar policy as China.

d)

does not endorse birth control because of the Catholic majority.

20.
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
21.
The wave of immigrants into America around 1900-1915 was different from earlier waves of migration because most were from what area?
a)
Southern and Eastern Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
Latin America
22.
What is an example of forced migration?
a)
Spanish moving to Mexico
b)
African slaves brought to the Americas.
c)
Syrians moving to Turkey
d)
African Americans moving north at the end of the civil war
23.
Brain drain is
a)
when you can't come up with the answer on a test
b)
emigration from MDCs to LDCs
c)
emigration of talented and smart people
d)
forcing emigration for political reasons
24.

Olivia recently moved from her home in Uruguay to the U.S. She communicates regularly with her family and has persuaded her younger brother to immigrate to the U.S. This is an example of...

a)

forced migration

b)

step migration

c)

intervening obstacle

d)

chain migration

e)

refugee status

25.

Which of the following is the BEST example of a cultural push factor stimulating a migration?

a)

People forced to leave New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina

b)

Oklahoma farmers driven off their land by drought during the 1930s

c)

Eastern Europeans attracted to job opportunities in Western Europe

d)

Palestinians that left Israel after Jewish migration to the new country in 1948

e)

Guest workers moving to Saudi Arabia to work in the oil industry

26.

A civil war has broken out in the nation of Zambia. Many people have left their homes to avoid the fighting without actually leaving Zambia itself. These people are referred to as...

a)

Refugees

b)

Immigrants

c)

Internally displaced persons

d)

Emigrants

e)

none of the above

27.

What is the current intraregional migration of trend of the United States?

a)

Residents moving dem suburban towns to rural areas

b)

residents moving from large midwestern cities to coastal cities

c)

people living large cities for suburban towns

d)

seasonal mobility due to the need for food and water

e)

residents leaving coastal cities to move inland to rural areas

28.

Which of the following is the best example assimilation?

a)

Hinduism diffused from India to Bali, where it blended with traditional Balinese beliefs to create a form of Hinduism unique to Bali.

b)

The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.

c)

Despite the large number of historic churches in France, many French identify as nonreligious and believe that religion is a private matter.

d)

A family immigrates to a new country, settles near others from their homeland, and conducts most of their day-to-day activities within their ethnic neighborhood.

29.

Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples of

a)

pidgin languages

b)

lingua franca

c)

standard language

d)

creole language

30.

To actively seek converts because they view themselves as offering belief systems, universal appropriateness, and appeal. Few in number and of recent origin. EX) Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam

a)

Reincarnation

b)

monotheistic religion

c)

religion

d)

polytheistic religion

e)

universalizing religions

31.

Adherents are born into the faith and converts are not actively sought. Spatially concentrated, except for Judaism. EX) traditional religions in Africa and SA. Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Shintoism

a)

animistic religion

b)

ethnic religion

c)

Feng-Shui/geomancy

d)

Zoroastrianism

e)

Confucianism

32.

Why is English the most widely spoken language in Canada and the U.S.?

a)

The Norman Conquest

b)

Viking Explorations of the New World

c)

British Colonialism

d)

The Internet

33.
Which of the following is true of popular culture?
a)
It is practiced among one group in the world.
b)
It is practiced less than folk culture
c)
It spreads primarily by relocation diffusion
d)
It diffuses quickly to other places
34.

French Creole is a ____________ that combined two simplified languages to form a lingua franca.

a)

pidgin language

b)

official language

c)

logograms

d)

isolated language

35.
The three major monotheistic religions are ____, ____, and ____.
a)
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
b)
Islam, Hinduism, Christianity
c)
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
d)
Catholicism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
36.

Which are the two language FAMILIES with the largest amount of speakers?

a)

Sino - Tibetan + Dravidian

b)

Austroasiatic + Austronesian

c)

Japanese + Indo - European

d)

Altaic + Uralic

e)

Indo - European + Sino - Tibetan

37.
Cultural globalization is illustrated by 
a)
world wide use of the internet
b)
the Amish communities in the US
c)
eating local food prepared in a small restaurant
d)
a folk dance in China
38.
People maintain their folk culture despite familiarity with popular culture primarily because of
a)
a concern for the physical environment.
b)
a lack of exposure to the media
c)
the high cost of popular customs.
d)
a strong desire to preserve unique customs.
39.

A principle of international relations that holds that final authority over social, economic, and political matters should rest with the legitimate rulers of independent states

a)

Supranationalism

b)

Unitary states

c)

sovereignty

d)

Shatterbelt Regions

40.

A narrow, strategically significant area where trade could be easily blocked or controlled

a)

pivot point

b)

Shatter point

c)

narrow point

d)

choke point

41.

The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government.

a)

colonialism

b)

Devolution

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nation State

42.

The Kurds form a nation of people split between Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. They make up a type of nation called.

a)

Borderless nation

b)

Transient nation

c)

Stateless nation

d)

Nationless state

43.

A common religion such as Hinduism in India and Islam in Jordan can act as a

a)

Centripetal force

b)

Centrifugal force

44.

An attitude or force that can pull people apart; these forces can limit interaction, produce regionalism, and create dissimilarity among citizens.

a)

Centripetal force

b)

Centrifugal force

45.

In 1884, several European countries attended the _______________ to divide up much of the African continent in what became known as the Scramble for Africa

a)

Conference of Berlin

b)

UN Conference

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Meeting at Waterloo

46.

Area that occupies a defined territory with a permanent population and is ruled by an established government that has control over its internal/external affairs.

a)

State

b)

Autonomous region

c)

nation-state

d)

city-state

47.

a former boundary line that is still discernible and marked by some cultural landscape features

a)

Subsequent Boundary

b)

relic boundary

c)

superimposed boundary

d)

Maritime Boundaries

48.

A political-territorial system wherein a central government represents the various entities within a nation-state where they have common interests-defense, foreign affairs, and the like-yet allows these various entities to retain their own identities and to have their own laws, policies, and customs in certain spheres.

a)

Federal states

b)

Unitary State

c)

National State

d)

State Nation

49.

a region caught between stronger colliding external cultural-political forces, under persistent stress, and often fragmented by aggressive rivals

a)

Sovereignty

b)

shatterbelt

c)

Terrorism

d)

Legitimacy

50.

A nation-state that has a centralized government and administration that exercises power equally over all parts of the state

a)

Unitary states

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Federal State

51.

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

52.

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

53.

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

54.

Which of the following pairs of agricultural types occupies the largest percentage of the world’s total land area?

a)

Cattle ranching and Mediterranean agriculture

b)

Plantation agriculture and specialized horticulture

c)

Shifting cultivation and nomadic herding

d)

Intensive rice cultivation and subsistence farming

e)

Livestock ranching and commercial gardening

55.

According to von Thunen's model...

a)

a farmer must consider the price of crops and the cost customers are willing to pay.

b)

a farmer must consider the crops that can be grown based on the climate.

c)

a farmer integrates technology into their crop production in order to increase yields.

d)

a farmer must consider the price of land and the costs of transportation.

e)

a farmer utilizes GMOs to meet the demands and tastes of the consumer public.

56.

The Green Revolution of the 1970s and 1980s gave farmers...

a)

innovations in reducing fallow farmland.

b)

higher yield seeds and use of fertilizers.

c)

multi-cropping and double cropping.

d)

better tillage methods.

e)

greater access to markets.

57.

The global movement of plants and animals between the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and New World (the Americas) after the age of exploration was known as the

a)

Transhumance Time

b)

Pastoral Period

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Second Agricultural Revolution

e)

Silk Road

58.

Farming that requires lots of labor and/or capital investment is

a)

intensive agriculture

b)

extensive agriculture

c)

subsistence agriculture

d)

diffusion agriculture

e)

agribusiness

59.

The domestication of plants and animals occurred in the

a)

First Agricutural Revolution

b)

Green Revolution

c)

Second Agricultural Revolution

d)

Columbian Exchange

e)

Middle Ages

60.

Deforestation has resulted in

a)

more farmland in some places but more desertification in others

b)

more farmland in some places and less desertification in others

c)

less farmland in some places but more desertification in others

d)

less farmland in some places but less desertification in others

e)

no noticeable change in the amount of farmland or desertification

61.

A system of resources, producer transportation, communication, information, and consumers.

a)

Supply/Commodity Chain

b)

Fair Trade

c)

Vertical Integration

d)

Luxury Crops

e)

Subsidies

62.
Can be used to indicate the starting position for each land use relative to the market, as well as where each land use would end.
a)
von Thünen model
b)
Bid rent curve
c)
Comparative advantage
d)
Blue Revolution
e)
Biodiversity
63.

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

64.

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

65.

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

66.

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

67.

Real estate agents have encouraged (often) white families to sell their houses at a loss once a (often) black or Latino family moves into the neighborhood in a process known as...

a)

redlining

b)

gentrification

c)

filtering

d)

blockbusting

e)

brownfields

68.

Name the model: You have a commercial and Industrial spine. The commercial spine is surrounded by elite residential. A zone of maturity surrounds the CBD, with older housing mixed with new. The outskirts are the periferico where the poorest people live.

a)

Sector City Model

b)

Latin American City Model

c)

Multiple Nuclei Model

d)

African City Model

e)

Southeast Asian City Model

69.
Name the model: Cities develop around a series of centres. These can then merge through urban sprawl. Some centres will be created through planning, for example, the development of an industrial estate. A very rapid growth of a city may lead to some activities moving to the outskirts (Shopping centres) and therefore creating a new nuclei
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
The Multiple-Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
70.

Name the model: The city develops outwards from a CBD in slices. Industry would locate in strips alongside the best transportation routes. High class housing would be in the most aesthetically pleasing locations away from noise and pollution. Middle to low class housing would fill the gap.

a)

Sector Model

b)

Concentric Zone Model

c)

Galactic City Model

d)

Latin American City Model

e)

Multiple Nuclei Model

71.

Name the model: Business agglomerates in the CBD, surrounding this is the zone of transition that is dominated by older housing, flats and light industry. This zone includes a large proportion of ethnic minorities. Better housing would be found further out in the suburbs. FInally, the commutor zone extended beyond the city (counterurbanisation)

a)

Sector Model

b)

Concentric Zone Model

c)

Multiple Nuclei Model

d)

Galactic City Model

e)

African City Model

72.

According to the Galactic City Model, what develops at the outskirts of core cities?

a)

airports

b)

nucleated cities

c)

edge cities

d)

world cities

e)

exurbs

73.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
74.

If a country follows the rank-size rule, if the largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants, how many people live in the fifth largest city?

a)

10,000

b)

50,000

c)

100,000

d)

200,000

e)

500,000

75.
An industry where the final product weighs more or is larger than the inputs
a)
Cottage Industries
b)
Mechanical Industries
c)
Bulk-gaining Industries
d)
Bulk-reducing Industries
76.
An industry where the final product weighs less or is smaller than the inputs
a)
Cottage Industries
b)
Mechanical Industries
c)
Bulk-gaining Industries
d)
Bulk-reducing Industries
77.
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.
78.
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 
79.
Farming, mining, fishing, and forestry are all considered to be
a)
Primary Economic Activities
b)
Secondary Economic Activities
c)
Tertiary Economic Activities
d)
Quaternary Economic Activities
80.
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
81.
Toyota operates in which industry sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Quinary