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AP Human Geography review!

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does GIS stand for?

a)

Great indigo shoes

b)

Geographic Position Satelite

c)

Geographic Information systems

d)

Geographic intelligence systems

2.

The theory that the further away two things are the less they will interact

a)

Time-Space compression

b)

Distance Decay

c)

Central place theory

d)

Malthusian Theory

3.

Possibilism is the theory that humans will produce high results in poor situations

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Regional maps show...

a)

One region like Colorado

b)

a map of everything

c)

a couple of regions in more detail than most

d)

tiny details of towns

5.

"Roller Coasters in the United States" is an example of a:

a)

reference map

b)

thematic map

6.

The scale of this map of the U.S. is:

a)

local

b)

national

c)

regional

d)

global

7.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Geologic Map

b)

3D Map

c)

Projection Map

d)

Topographic Map

8.

Which of the following best defines movement?

a)

explains where something is

b)

describes both the physical and human features of a building, area, city, etc.

c)

describes the relationships between humans and the environment in which they live

d)

how people, products, information and ideas get from one place to another

9.

Transitional boundaries are...

(a)  

10.

What is the technique that collect information from the earth from a distance?

a)

Geographic Information Systems

b)

Global Positioning Systems

c)

Remote Sensing

d)

Ethnography

e)

Demography

11.

What theory would Thanos agree with?

a)

Central place theory

b)

Malthusian theory

c)

Neo-Malthusian theory

d)

Boserup theory

12.

On a cartogram map, the counties depicted as smaller, have

a)

Lower populations

b)

lower levels of wealth and higher populations

c)

higher levels of wealth and higher populations

d)

lower technical proficiency

13.

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

14.

Land suited for agriculture is called

a)

arable land

b)

arid land

c)

agricultural density

d)

population density

15.

The average number of births women bear in their lifetime

a)

total birth rate

b)

crude birth rate

c)

total fertility rate

d)

crude fertility rate

16.

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

17.

What kind of population does this represent?

a)

A community with a large working population

b)

A community with a large dependency population

c)

A college town

d)

An evenly balanced population

18.
There are NO countries in which stage?
a)
Stage 3
b)
Stage 2
c)
Stage 4
d)
Stage 1
19.
What does an "upside down" population pyramid indicate?
a)
lots of children
lots of children
b)
lots of middle age people
c)
lots of elderly/older people
d)
lots of teens
20.
Death rates fall rapidly due to increased hygiene and medical advances during stage
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
ZPG stands for
a)
Zero population growth
b)
Zero pending growth
c)
Zero pollution growth
d)
Zero pounds growth
22.

As “Baby Boomers” reach retirement age in the United States (and many other developed countries), which of the following demographic rates increase?

a)

Fertility

b)

Dependency ratio

c)

Mortality rate

d)

Natural increase rate

e)

Independency ratio

23.

Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning the world's population?

a)

Artificial birth control use is higher in MDC's.

b)

Population growth rates differ from place to place

c)

A large population of uneducated women usually results in high fertility rates

d)

High fertility rates tend to be in LDC's

e)

Population is evenly distributed across the earth's surface

24.

A national policy encouraging citizens to reduce the total fertility rate is known as

a)

pro-natal

b)

neo-natal

c)

post-natal

d)

anti-natal

e)

quasi-natal

25.

The population pyramid in this image indicates a

a)

country growing very slowly

b)

a country with a long life expectancy

c)

a rapidly growing country

d)

a country in the degenerative disease stage of the ETM

e)

a country with great health care options

26.
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
27.
Cultural Landscape can be defined as...
a)
types of art, music,dance, and theater in one place.
b)
the ways people see different culture
c)
the forms superimposed on the physical environment
d)
a geographic region dedicated to cultural activites
28.
The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the
a)
modification of Earth's surface
b)
behavioral traits within a group
c)
spread of an idea or innovation
d)
assimilation of a minority
29.
Assimilation can be defined as
a)
when one becomes more like the dominant culture.
b)
when a person refuses to learn the dominant culture
c)
when a culture is practice all over the world
d)
when a culture is similar to another culture
30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.
This structure is most likely associated with
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
34.
What type of building is this?
a)
Jewish synagogue
b)
Islamic mosque
c)
Catholic cathedral
d)
Buddhist temple
35.
This statue represents the founder of what religion? 
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
36.
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
37.
Folk culture is 
a)
heterogeneous and widespread
b)
homogeneous and small
c)
practiced in urban areas
d)
greatly influenced by the media
38.
Cultural concepts from the smallest to the largest are 
a)
cultural trait, cultural complex, cultural system
b)
cultural complex, cultural trait, cultural system
c)
cultural trait, cultural system, cultural complex
d)
cultural system, cultural trait, cultural comples
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.
A regions culture being shaped by it's environment is called
a)
Environmental faction
b)
Dominant Environmental diffusion
c)
Environmental determinism
d)
Environmental contagion
41.
Time-distance decay influences relocation diffusion, contagious diffusion, hierarchical diffusion and stimulus diffusion.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
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
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.
Homes around the world are made of out different building materials because 
a)
of the availability of building materials
b)
People like wooden homes better
c)
Brick and mortar are easier to work with
d)
Adobe homes are not as hot
45.

The Kurdish people are examples of which of the following?

a)

A people with a sovereign state.

b)

A nation.

c)

A stateless nation.

d)

A nation-state.

46.

What is an example of a state?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Cherokee Nation

c)

Greenland

d)

Canada

47.

What is the largest multinational state?

a)

USA

b)

Indonesia

c)

Russia

d)

China

48.

Hong Kong is a ....

a)

Nation-State

b)

Autonomous Region

c)

Semi-Autonomous Region

d)

Multistate Nation

49.

What is the definition of nation?

a)

People who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy.

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

50.

What is the definition of nation-state?

a)

people who think of themselves as one based on a shared sense of culture and history and who desire political autonomy

b)

a state with a single nation

c)

a group of people (a nation) with a common culture occupying a particular territory, but they do not have their own independent state

d)

a state with two or more nations

51.

All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT

a)

dairy farming

b)

pastoral nomadism

c)

cattle ranching

d)

specialized fruit production

e)

grain farming

52.

A farmer plants corn in a field one year, cotton in the same field the following year, and then corn again. This farmer is practicing ---

a)

subsistence agriculture

b)

commercial farming

c)

crop rotation

d)

slash-and-burn agriculture

e)

shifting cultivation

53.

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

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Taro

d)

Soybeans

e)

Millet

54.

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

55.

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

56.

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

57.

Technology essential for intensive subsistence agriculture is

a)

the Green Revolution

b)

advancements in pesticide research

c)

biotechnology

d)

precision agriculture techniques

e)

irrigation

58.

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

59.

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

60.

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.

61.

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

62.

All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT

a)

rubber

b)

wheat

c)

tea

d)

sugarcane

e)

cotton

63.

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

64.

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

65.

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

66.
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.
67.
 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.
68.
1.  Soda bottling is an example of a
a)
 perishable industry.
b)
 labor intensive industry.
c)
 bulk-gaining industry.
d)
 communications-oriented industry.
69.
 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.
70.
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
71.
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
72.
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 
73.
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
74.
How is Self-Sufficiency acomplished
a)
Making it difficult to export
b)
high import taxes
c)
quotas on imports
d)
ALL
75.
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
76.
What does the human development index of a country tell us? 
a)
the qualify of life in a country
b)
 the quantity of life in a country
77.
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
78.

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

79.

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

80.

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

81.
A Doctor or Lawyer would be in which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Qinary
82.
Mining and farming are part of which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quaternary
83.
What job sector is teaching in?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
None
84.
The ___ level of economic activity is represented in this photograph. 
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Quaternary
d)
Secondary
85.
What is the word for the number of people who can read and write in a country
a)
income
b)
literacy rate
c)
life expectancy
d)
free enterprise
86.
A country that is mostly rural and engages in mainly primary level of economic activity is probably a
a)
developed nation
b)
developing nation
c)
industrialized nation
d)
primary nation 
87.

What is the Human Development Index?

a)

The health of an individual.

b)

A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.

c)

The country a person lives in,

d)

The number of preventable diseases in a country.

88.

How would you describe a More Developed Country?

a)

Low-income countries characterized by little industry

b)

A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations

c)

A country that has started to industrialize

89.

How would you describe a newly industrialized country?

a)

A country characterized by large industrial and service sectors with high levels of gross national product

b)

A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity

c)

A country that is characterized by agriculture and they barter instead of use money

90.

How would you describe a Less Developed Country?

a)

A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing

b)

Also known as a developing country, a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development.

c)

A country characterized by high income per person

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