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AP Human Geography Exam Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The school's address, 14325 Goldenwest St is an example of

a)

Exact location

b)

Exact coordinates

c)

Relative location

d)

Absolute location

2.

Zip codes and area codes are examples of a

a)

Formal region

b)

Functional region

c)

Vernacular region

d)

Absolute region

3.

Referring to a part of the country as "The South"

a)

Formal region

b)

Functional region

c)

Vernacular region

d)

Absolute region

4.

Map maker

a)

Optometrist

b)

Cartographer

c)

Geographer

d)

Paleontologist

5.

Higher Infant Mortality Rates are seen in

a)

Many African Nations

b)

Developing Nations

c)

Nations at war

d)

All of the above

6.

What can be assumed about the highlighted countries?

a)

Higher life expactancies

b)

Higher birth rates

c)

Lower infant mortality rates

d)

All of the above

7.

One factor that can increase fertility rates in women is

a)

An economic recession

b)

Higher education for women

c)

Few educational or career opportunities for women

d)

War

8.

A place from which an innovation or idea comes from

a)

Point of origin

b)

Hearth

c)

Origin

d)

Point of diffusion

9.

Spreading culture through a person of power / authority is known as...

a)

Hierarchical diffusion

b)

Relocation diffusion

c)

Contagious diffusion

d)

Stimulus diffusion

10.

McDonald's removing beef products from their menu in India is an example of...

a)

Hierarchical diffusion

b)

Stimulus diffusion

c)

Relocation diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

11.

The idea that the environment plays a large role in the formation of our societies is called -

a)

Cultural ecology

b)

Ecological determinism

c)

Environmental determinism

d)

Possibilism

12.

Most of the world's population growth is found in

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Developed countries

d)

Developing countries

13.

What can be assumed about Nigeria's population?

a)

Growing slowly

b)

Growing rapidly

c)

Stagnant population

d)

Decreasing population

14.

The "big break" in the late 1700s that pushed Europe & North America into Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Agricultural Revolution

c)

The Medical Revolution

d)

The Technological Revolution

15.

In developed countries the most common form of intraregional migration has been

a)

Suburbs to rural

b)

Rural to urban

c)

Urban to rural

d)

Urban to suburban

16.

According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, most international migrants were

a)

Single women

b)

Single men

c)

Women with children

d)

Entire families

17.

Dominant language family in North and South America

a)

Romance Languages

b)

Niger-Congo

c)

Indo-European

d)

Altaic

18.

Pilots using English all over the world is an example of

a)

Pidgin language

b)

Toponym

c)

Language convergence

d)

Lingua franca

19.

Not related to any other languages in Europe

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Swedish

d)

Basque

20.

Largest ethnic religion

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

21.

The rapid, widespread diffusion of a trend throughout the population. (Spreads like a disease)

a)

Contagious

b)

Hierarchial

c)

Stimulus

d)

Relocation

22.

GIS

a)

GO IN SPACE

b)

GETTING IT SLICED

c)

GOING IT SOLO

d)

Geographic Information System

23.

A system used to transfer locations from the Earth's surface to a flat map.

a)

Placement

b)

Projection

c)

Physical Map

d)

Remote Sensing

24.

The ratio of the number of farmes to the total amount of arable land.

a)

Agricultural Density

b)

Arithmetic Density

c)

Carry Capacity

d)

Physiological Density

25.

A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages.

a)

Literal Language

b)

Language Family

c)

Common Language

d)

Lingua Franca

26.

Identity with a group of people who are perceived to share a physiological trait such as skin color.

a)

Ethnicity

b)

Prejudice

c)

Enclave

d)

Race

27.

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

28.

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

29.
What is monotheism?
a)
The belief or worship of more than one god.
b)
The belief of the existence of only one god.
c)
The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
d)
The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
30.
What are the names of the two religions who have a taboo against pork?
a)
Judaism and Islam
b)
Islam and Hinduism
c)
Judaism and Buddhism
d)
Buddhism and Hinduism
31.
What is polytheism?
a)
The belief or worship of more than one god.
b)
The belief of the existence of only one god.
c)
The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
d)
The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
32.

What is the second largest language family?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Afro-Asiatic

c)

Sino-Tibetan

d)

Austronesian

33.

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

34.

Why is the extinction of languages a problem?

a)

it isn't; it would be better if everyone spoke English

b)

It isn't, it would be better if everyone spoke Chinese

c)

It is better if you can't understand what some people say

d)

When a language dies, part of the culture dies with it

35.

A ________ is a place name that reveals what is important to people and what the land is like.

a)

logogram

b)

lingua franca

c)

official language

d)

toponym

36.

Which is NOT part of material culture?

a)

Language

b)

Food

c)

Clothing

d)

Shelter

37.

Actions involving the whole world and increasing connections between people, corporations, and/or organizations is BEST known as

a)

unilaterialism

b)

globalization

c)

multiculturalism

d)

milieu

38.

The combination of a place's cultural, economic, and physical features is known as its

a)

formal region

b)

cultural landscape

c)

uniform landscape

d)

place definition

39.
Popular culture 
a)
spreads slowly from group to group
b)
spreads by relocation diffusion
c)
has a rural base
d)
takes place in a large, heterogeneous group
40.
Assimilation takes place when
a)
a smaller culture shares traits with a larger culture
b)
a smaller culture is totally absorbed by a larger, more dominant culture
c)
cultures give and take
d)
culture moves with people in relocation diffusion
41.
The following is part of the cultural landscape EXCEPT
a)
Sewer System
b)
Office Complex System
c)
Water Well
d)
River System
42.
Relocation diffusion is 
a)
listening to pop music
b)
a Syrian family moving to the US
c)
wearing jeans
d)
eating at McDonalds
43.
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
44.

A system that determines accurately the precise position of something on Earth through satellites, tracking stations, and receivers

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

45.

Maps designed for people to refer to for general information about places

a)

Thematic

b)

Reference

c)

Dot distribution

46.

A map that shows a particular theme, or topic

a)

Thematic

b)

Reference

c)

Dot distribution

47.

Viewpoint that people, not environments, are the dynamic forces of cultural development

a)

Possibilities

b)

Probabilism

c)

Possibilism

48.

Which is primarily concerned with spatial analysis of the Earth’s natural phenomena.

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

49.
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
50.
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
51.
Which type of location does not change?
a)
Absolute
b)
Relative
c)
Positive
d)
Negative
52.
Which type of map would show the boundaries of countries?
a)
vegetation map
b)
political map
c)
land-use map
d)
elevation map
53.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
54.
All maps have
a)
distortion
b)
graduated circles.
c)
bar scale.
d)
multiple colors

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