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AP HUMAN GEO Language Review (And post winter break review)

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents

a)

dialects

b)

language groups

c)

language families

d)

creolized languages

2.

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

3.

What branch of the Indo-European language family does English belong to?

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

Indo-Iranian

4.

What language family is French a member of?

a)

Sino-Tibetan

b)

Austronesian

c)

Indo-European

d)

Altaic

5.

What is NOT a factor in the creation of different dialects?

a)

pronunciation

b)

spelling

c)

vocabulary

d)

contagious diffusion

6.

This pictures demonstrates how language can make the cultural landscape more

a)

unique

b)

homogenous

c)

uniform

d)

unfriendly

7.

Folk culture is best described as

a)

customs found in large societies

b)

traditions that rapidly move across countries

c)

destroying the uniform landscape

d)

customs that travel slowly and are often based in small rural areas

8.

Popular culture often expands through

a)

migration or relocation diffusion

b)

the building of roads and internet technologies

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

adoption of electricity

9.

Which is NOT part of material culture?

a)

Language

b)

Food

c)

Clothing

d)

Shelter

10.

TV and Internet access is MOST limited in

a)

North America

b)

East Asia

c)

Africa

d)

South America

11.

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

12.

Folk culture is

a)

Homogenous

b)

Rural

c)

Slowly changing / stagnant

d)

All of the above

13.

An example of hierarchical diffusion

a)

Migrant bringing their food culture to the US

b)

McDonald's building restaurants in India but not serving beef

c)

A celebrity adopting a new hairstyle and starting a trend

d)

Finding out about a new song from your cousin

14.

Dominant language family in the regions above

a)

Niger - Congo

b)

Indo - European

c)

Latin Americano

d)

Sino - Tibetan

15.

Dominant language family in the regions above

a)

Sino -Tibetan

b)

Afro - Asiatic

c)

Niger - Congo

d)

Afrikaans

16.

This region of the world is most likely the hearth of what language family?

a)

Austro - Asiatic

b)

Indo - European

c)

Altaic

d)

Sino - Tibetan

17.

Found on the border of France and Spain, this language is not related to any other languages in Europe

a)

Macedonian

b)

Catalán

c)

Basque

d)

Latin

18.
Which is not used to determine a country's level of development?
a)
per capita GDP
b)
Literacy Rate
c)
Government System
d)
life expectancy
19.

The Idea That cultures are converging and becoming more alike

a)

glocalization

b)

Extinct language

c)

Cultural divergence

d)

Convergence

20.
State that has freedom over its own affairs has 
a)
centrifugal forces
b)
nationalism
c)
sovereignty
d)
pluralism
21.
About 80% of India's people follow this religion.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Confucianism
d)
Shintoism
22.
What type of building is this?
a)
Jewish synagogue
b)
Islamic mosque
c)
Catholic cathedral
d)
Buddhist temple
23.
This structure is most likely associated with
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
24.

Which type of boundary exists between the United States and Canada for most of the distance from Minnesota to Washington?

a)

geometric

b)

militarized

c)

natural

d)

physical

e)

district

25.
Where can you find most of the Amish in the United States?
a)
Utah
b)
Tennessee
c)
Minnesota
d)
Pennsylvania
26.
What is map scale?
a)
distance between objects or places
b)
distance between land masses and water on a map
c)
distance between latitude and longitude lines on map
d)
distance on a map in relation to actual distance on Earth
27.
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 
28.
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
29.
The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior is called ____.
a)
acculturation
b)
innovation
c)
cultural hearth
d)
diffusion
30.
Imaginary North-South line that passes through Greenwich, England, and has a value of 0 degrees
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relief
d)
scale
31.

A formal caste system of socioeconomic segregation based on family and occupation was prominent in which country's tradition?

a)

Vietnam

b)

Russia

c)

India

d)

Saudi Arabia

e)

China

32.

If a Spanish speaker and a French speaker come together to conduct trade and revert the authentic form of English they both learned in their schools, English is known to them as a(n)

a)

creolized language

b)

language branch

c)

isogloss

d)

pidgin language

e)

lingua franca

33.

In the 1800s, Czar Peter the Great of Russia returned to Russia from his travels in Europe and taught his people Western-style dance. This diffusion of Western-style dance is closely an example of

a)

cultural convergence

b)

sequent occupance

c)

folk culture

d)

cultural isolation

e)

theocracy

34.

Which of the following lists religions that all started in Southwest Asia?

a)

Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam

b)

Islam, Judaism, Christianity

c)

Shintoism, Sikhism, Judaism

d)

Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism

e)

Judaism, Animism, Buddhism

35.

The above image comes from Beijing, China, ans is of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that bought out and replaced a local family's restaurant. Some might argue this is an example of

a)

language replacement

b)

creolized language

c)

cultural imperialism

d)

ethnic enclave

e)

ghettoization

36.

Which of the following is most closely an example of nonmaterial culture?

a)

Blue Jeans

b)

Indian naan bread

c)

Dome of the Rock

d)

Teachings of Confucianism

e)

New England saltbox house style

37.
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
a)
Location 
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Formal Region
38.
a large indefinite area or range of something specified; sphere:
a)
Locatioin
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Formal Region
39.
defined formally by government or other structures, such as cities, states, and mountain ranges
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
region
d)
formal region
40.
made up of a central place and surrounding areas affected by it. Often, this is a metropolitan area that consists of a major city and lots of smaller towns or cities that surround it.
a)
functional region
b)
perceptual region
c)
cultural landscape
d)
free enterprise
41.
What is the best example of Brain drain? 
a)
A Doctor from the USA goes on a year long trip with Doctors  without bordersto Africa 
b)
A Doctor from Haiti moves to the USA with her family 
c)
An Engineer from Nevada moves to New York City for a higher paying job 
d)
An elementary school teacher from Africa moves to Dubai for better pay. 
42.

The Population Pyramid shown is most likely which country?

a)

The United Arab Emirates

b)

USA

c)

Latvia

d)

Brazil

43.

The Population Pyramid shown is most likely which country?

a)

Canada

b)

Japan

c)

Zimbabwea

d)

Algeria

44.

How many countries today are in Stage one of the Demographic transition model?

a)

53 (some countries in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa)

b)

22 (some countries in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa)

c)

3 (Somalia, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan)

d)

0

45.

The McDonalds Golden Arches and the design of most of its restaurants are examples of

a)

uniform landscapes

b)

cookie-cutter scenes

c)

sustainability

d)

Levittown architecture

46.

The map above illustrates

a)

a Robinson projection map.

b)

a contour map.

c)

a Mercator projection map.

d)

a Peters projection map.

47.
According to the map of interregional migration, what region in the U.S. has the highest immigration?
a)
Midwest
b)
South
c)
Northeast
d)
West
48.
This map shows the diffusion pattern of what religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Sikhism
49.

Maps that people create in their minds based on their experience and knowledge

a)

Imaginary map

b)

Mental map

c)

Thematic map

d)

Topographic map

50.

A region that exists as an idea in someone's mind:

a)

formal region

b)

functional region

c)

perceptual (vernacular) region

51.
Which type of map would show the boundaries of countries?
a)
vegetation map
b)
political map
c)
land-use map
d)
elevation map
52.

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

a)

crude birth rate

b)

total fertility rate

c)

new birth rate

d)

life data rate

53.
In Qatar, a large number of __________ are building facilities for the 2022 World Cup.
a)
unauthorized immigrants 
b)
forced migrants 
c)
guest workers 
d)
refugees 
54.

According to Ravenstein, people tend to migrate

a)

From urban areas to rural areas

b)

starting around age 48

c)

as long a distance as possible

d)

From rural areas to urban areas

55.

This country most likely is in which stage of the Demographic Transition Model?

a)

stage 1

b)

stage 2

c)

stage 3

d)

stage 5

56.

Which might explain the asymmetrical part of the population pyramid?

a)

A high death rate among men aged 20 to 50

b)

A large temporary immigrant worker population

c)

An over counting of children during the census

d)

An epidemic with high rate of mortality among the elderly

e)

A major war fought in the years 2006 to 2010

57.

What type of growth is shown in this population pyramid?

a)

Negative

b)

Slow

c)

Rapid

d)

Neutral

58.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Themes of Geography?

a)

location

b)

distance

c)

human-environment interaction

d)

movement

e)

regions

59.

This chart is evidence that English is a

a)

pidgin language

b)

official language

c)

dialect

d)

lingua franca

60.

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

61.

The political boundaries of Europe follow linguistic boundaries, which follow _____boundaries.

a)

cultural

b)

physical

c)

racial

d)

economic

62.
Ethnic cleansing can be described as 
a)
using military zones to separate people
b)
forced expulsion and resettlement of ethnic groups
c)
chain migration of ethnic groups
d)
insurgency and war of ethnic groups
63.
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people, is a
a)
habit
b)
character trait
c)
taboo
d)
custom
64.
Globally, today’s predominant lingua franca is
a)
Swahili
b)
English
c)
Spanish
65.
The primary reason why there are so many distinct languages in Africa is 
a)
The long periods of isolation between tribes
b)
The policies of the European colonial powers
c)
The migrations to Africa from Asia and Europe
d)
The major religious differences between tribes
66.
A taboo against pork is a characteristic of
a)
Christianity and Hinduism
b)
Islam and Hinduism
c)
Christianity and Buddhism
d)
Judaism and Islam

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