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AP Human Geo Semester Review 2

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 42mins

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.
This group of people live in Pennsylvania and Ohio.  They don't use electricity and use horse and buggy.  They are
a)
Quakers
b)
Shakers
c)
Mennonites
d)
Amish
3.

The largest universalizing religion is

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

4.

Brain Drain

a)

Large scale emigration of talented and skilled individuals

b)

Small scale emigration of talented and skilled individuals

5.

chain migration (migration ladder)

a)

A stream of people out of an area as first movers communicate with people back home and stimulate others to follow later.

b)

Short-term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a regular basis.

6.
When 3 or more countries join together to promote shared goals, it is called?
a)
Nation-state
b)
Federation
c)
Centrifugal Forces
d)
Supranationalism
7.
When something helps bond the people within a country, it is called a:
a)
Nation-State
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Centrifugal Force
d)
Stateless Nation
8.
Countries with high birth rates, and a large % of young people would be considered:
a)
More Developed
b)
Core Countries
c)
Wealthy Countries
d)
Developing Countries
9.
What type of diffusion is when the idea is adopted, but changed?
a)
Stimulus
b)
Relocation
c)
Hierarchical
d)
Contagious
10.
What is the difference between arithmetic and physiologic population density?
a)
Arithmetic counts farmers
b)
Physiologic counts farmers
c)
Arithmetic counts only farmland
d)
Physiologic counts only farmland
11.
Clothing is an example of what type of culture?
a)
Popular
b)
Folk
c)
Material
d)
Non-Material
12.
What part of the USA has people leaving, causing growth rates to be low?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Southeast
13.
What does it mean when a religion does not seek converts and is usually spatially concentrated? 
a)
Universal
b)
Global
c)
Animist
d)
Ethnic
14.
Which branch of Islam is the minority?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
c)
Farsi
d)
Arab
15.

Identify the choropleth map.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Identify this thematic map.

a)

choropleth

b)

cartogram

c)

isoline

d)

graduated symbol

17.

Which locations and religions are correctly paired in terms of place or origin/hearth?

a)

Islam: Egypt

b)

Buddhism: India

c)

Hinduism: South America

d)

Judaism: Saudi Arabia

18.
Which of the following cities is a holy place to three of the world's main religions?
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Delhi
19.

ETM Stage 3 is known as...

a)

Infectious and parasitic diseases

b)

Receding Pandemics

c)

Degenerative Diseases

d)

Delayed Degenerative Diseases

20.

Which DTM Stage has the lowest growth?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

21.

Map maker

a)

Optometrist

b)

Cartographer

c)

Geographer

d)

Paleontologist

22.

Map distortion is most problematic at

a)

The poles

b)

Iceland

c)

Greenland

d)

The equator

23.
A straight line boundary is known as a _____ boundary.
a)
Consequent
b)
Geometric
c)
Subsequent
d)
Natural
24.
State that has freedom over its own affairs has 
a)
centrifugal forces
b)
nationalism
c)
sovereignty
d)
pluralism
25.

Which argument does the map most clearly support?

a)

all languages in India are part of the Indo-European family

b)

all Indians grow up multilingual

c)

a lingua franca would be useful in India

d)

Each caste in India has its own language

e)

India's languages have shaped its diverse climate

26.

The shown population pyramid is typical of countries

a)

from the 1800s, but not today

b)

in Europe and North America

c)

in less developed regions of the world

d)

with a stable population size

e)

with a shrinking population

27.

Which is the most accurate term to describe the people who were forced to move away from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005?

a)

refugees

b)

asylum seekers

c)

forced migrants

d)

chain migrants

e)

internally displaced persons

28.

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

29.

A language that results from the mixing of the colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated

a)

Creole

b)

Isogloss

c)

Received Pronunciation

d)

Romanification

30.

A combination of German and English

a)

Denglish

b)

Engman

c)

Gerlish

d)

Spanglish

e)

Germanish

31.

This dialect, also referred to African American Vernacular English (AAVE), is spoken by some African Americans:

a)

Ebonics

b)

Lingua Franca

c)

Lingua Africanse

d)

Swahili

32.
Which map projection provides the most realistic depiction of the globe? 
a)
Mercator
b)
Robinson 
c)
Miller 
d)
Gall-Peters
33.

An ethnic religion, related to Buddhism that focuses on nature and ancestor worship. EX) Japan

a)

Hinduism

b)

Sikhism

c)

Taoism

d)

Buddhism

e)

Shintoism

34.

Founded by Muhammad, Qu'ran, Allah; monotheistic; includes 5 pillars; pilgrimage to Mecca/hajj. EX) Most Muslims are in Indonesia

a)

Confucianism

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

e)

Sunni

35.

Has a single founder (Jesus); split from Judaism; monotheistic; first split: between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. Emperor Diocletian split empire eventually leading to separate denominations. The last branch, Protestant, came from the Catholics.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

e)

Sunni

36.

When a soul is reborn...in Hinduism you are moved up and down in the caste system based on your behavior. The goal is to escape this through union with Brahman. EX) Hinduism

a)

Reincarnation

b)

monotheistic religion

c)

religion

d)

polytheistic religion

e)

universalizing religions

37.
Hierarchical diffusion means that the culture is diffused 
a)
from place to place in a random way
b)
from those in authority or the famous
c)
because of popular culture
d)
from culture to culture
38.

Folk culture is

a)

Homogenous

b)

Rural

c)

Slowly changing / stagnant

d)

All of the above

39.

Spatial Distribution

a)

the degree to which things are similarly arranged in space.

b)

the arrangement of a phenomenon across the Earth's surface and a graphical display of such an arrangement is an important tool in geographical and environmental statistics.

c)

the space between two places when consulting with a paleontologist.

d)

the space between your ears.

40.
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 
41.

The arithmetic density of population for a country is determined by dividing the total

a)

population by the number of farmers

b)

area of square miles by 5

c)

population by the total area

d)

area of the country by the population

42.

Any one of the 7 major landmasses on Earth such as Africa, Europe, and North America

a)

Continent

b)

Country

c)

State

43.

Identify this highly developed region in northern Europe composed of socialist-leaning countries like Sweden, Norway and Denmark .

a)

Eastern Europe

b)

Siberia

c)

Scandinavia

44.

Identify the major religion of the highlighted region.

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

45.

Lines such as the equator which run east-to-west and delineate the various climate regions of the world are known as...

a)

longitudes

b)

latitudes

46.

Running straight through Greenwich, England, identify this line of longitude located at 0 degrees longitude.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

47.

Identify this line of longitude located at roughly 180 degrees longitude.

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

International Date Line

48.

Identify this, the largest country in the world by land area and former Soviet Republic.

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Germany

49.
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
50.
A map that highlights differences in height between mountains and lower regions is called
a)
political
b)
mental
c)
physical
d)
thematic
51.

The belief in more than one god is...

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

52.

The belief in only one god is...

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

53.

A regional variety of a language with unique features such as vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation.

a)

Cuture

b)

Custom

c)

Dialect

d)

Religion

54.

_________ is the amount of people in a country who can read and write

a)

Standard of Living

b)

Gross Domestic Product

c)

Literacy Rate

d)

GDP per Capital

55.

Predict the future population growth of this country.

a)

Negative Growth (the population will shrink)

b)

Slow/No Growth (the population will stay about the same)

c)

Growth (the population will definitely grow)

d)

Fast Growth (the population will explode)

56.

Is this country Developed or Developing?

a)

Developed

b)

Developing

57.

Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee.

a)

Emigrant

b)

Immigrant

c)

Asylum Seeker

d)

Refugee

58.

The temporary movement of a migrant worker between home and host countries to seek employment.

a)

Circular Migration

b)

Circulation

c)

Migration

d)

Guest Worker

59.

Net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries.

a)

Urbanization

b)

Counterurbanization

c)

Demographic Transition

d)

Migration Transition

60.

Which of the following world religions originated in India?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Taoism

e)

Hinduism

61.
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
formal Region
62.
a large indefinite area or range of something specified; sphere:
a)
Locatioin
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Formal Region
63.
defined formally by government or other structures, such as cities, states, and mountain ranges
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
region
d)
formal region
64.

The earth area of permanent settlement is called the

a)

hot zone

b)

subpolar region

c)

ecumene

d)

civilized world

65.

Land suited for agriculture is called

a)

arable land

b)

arid land

c)

agricultural density

d)

population density

66.
The Red lines are showing what? 
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Prime Meridians
d)
Tropics
67.
What technology is being shown in the picture? 
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
CRI
d)
FAQ
68.
What type of map is being shown? 
a)
Political
b)
Mental Map
c)
Distrotion
d)
Cartogram
69.
What region is shown on the map?
a)
Rust Belt
b)
Sun Belt
c)
Middle East
d)
Great Plains
70.

Area in the Northeast/Midwest that people started moving away from due to deindustrailization in the 1970s.

a)

Sun Belt

b)

Tire Belt

c)

Rust Belt

d)

Ray Belt

71.

What kind of map is the one pictured here?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Thematic

72.

Which is an example of Relative location? (you may choose more than one)

a)

Lincoln High is across the street from McDonald's

b)

Lincoln High is located at 40 degrees N, 96 degrees W

c)

The U.S. Capitol is 38° 53′ 35″ N, 77° 00′ 32″ W

d)

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

73.

Which is an example of absolute location?

a)

Across from McDonald's

b)

North of the Rio Grande

c)

24 degrees N, 102 degrees E

d)

Near Gateway Mall

74.

Shown in the image this is an informal region in the Southern United States in which socially conservative evangelical Protestantism plays a strong role in society and politics, and Christian church attendance across the denominations is generally higher than the nation's average.

a)

Rust Belt

b)

Church Belt

c)

Bible Belt

d)

Sun Belt

75.

Generation of Americans born during the post-World War II period between 1946 and 1964 often characterized by high birth rates.

a)

Generation Z

b)

Generation X

c)

Baby Boom

d)

Millennials

76.

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

a)

formal region

b)

functional region

c)

perceptual (vernacular) region

77.

John Snowden's cholera map is a ______ map:

a)

cartogram

b)

choropleth

c)

dot density

d)

graduated symbol

e)

topographic

78.
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