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AP Human Geo Prac Questions

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

Physiological population density differs from crude population density in that physiological density

a)

Examines only the population of cities, while crude density includes the population of cities and rural areas

b)

Is a measure of how density is precieved, while crude density is a measure of specific density

c)

Explains density in terms of people per arable square land unit, while crude density explains density in terms of people per total square land unit

d)

Explains the density of a single housing unit while crude density explains the density of a group of houses

e)

Is the number of people per housing unit,while crude density is the number of people per square mile.

2.

Explain a likley outcome: There is a growing population in cities with rising needs for employment...

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3.

Explain a likley outcome: There is a growing cluster of people living along the coastline due to internal migration...

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4.

Explain a likley outcome: There is a government that is struggling with an againg population due to population decline...

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5.

On the map above, which one of the following boxes is in an area where population density is high and the level of economic development is low?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

6.

The ability of a resource base to sustain a population is known as it's

a)

Support Ratio

b)

Carrying Capacity

c)

Subsistence Limit

d)

Basic Employment

e)

Population Pressure

7.

If a country wants to know its NIR it would look at...

a)

CBR

b)

TFR

c)

CDR

d)

IMB

8.

If a population has a higher CDR than CBR its NIR is...

a)

Negative

b)

Positive

9.

If a country has a TFR of 5 you may conclude that it is a...

a)

Undeveloped Country

b)

Developing Country

c)

Developed Country

10.

If a country has a low IMR you may conclude that it is a...

a)

Undeveloped Country

b)

Developing Country

c)

Developed Country

11.

Since the changes in social roles, lifestyles, and employment patterns of women in Europe, Canada, and the United States have affected the overall population through which of the following?

a)

Increased TFR

b)

Decreased TFR

c)

Increased death rates

d)

Decreased death rates

e)

Increased IMR

12.

Which of the following countries is best described as being stage 3 of the demographic transition model?

a)

China Birth Rate = 1, Death Rate = 7

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Birth Rate = 44, Deah Rate = 10

c)

Bolivia: Birth Rate = 24, Death Rate = 7

d)

Ivory Coast: Birth rate = 24, Death Rate = 13

e)

Hungary: Birth Rate = 10, Death Rate = 13

13.

United States

Life expectancy creeping up toward 90

New treatments for debilitating diseases

Focus on diet

Cigarette smoking taboo

Do have concerns with the intake of sugars and fats

a)

Stage 1

b)

Stage 2

c)

Stage 3

d)

Stage 4

e)

Stage 5

14.

Which of the following explains an unintended consequence of China's antinatalist one-child policy?

a)

A dramatic reduction of the birth rate and a decline of the rate of natural increase rate, resulting in lower population growth.

b)

Agricultural families were forced to relocate to the nearest city to search for employment resulting in increased urban population.

c)

A project shortage of working-age people to care for the rising elderly population resulting in an increase in the cost of living for older people.

d)

Decreased spending on childhood expenses, such as education and nursey supplies results in a drop in domestic economic productivity.

e)

A decreased emphasis on education due to the decreasing numbers of school-age children results in a loss of international competitveness.

15.

Which of the following profiles characterizes the population group that is most likley to migrate?

a)

Married, twenty-five years old

b)

Single, twenty-five years old

c)

Married, fifty years old

d)

Single, fifty years old

e)

Married, sixty-five years old

16.

Which of the following would be most likley to increase life expectancy in a less country, resulting in an againg population in that country?

a)

An increase in the country's birth rate

b)

Rural-to-urban migration within the country

c)

Improvements in transportation and communication networks

d)

Improvements in access to health care and sanitation

e)

A decrease in the country's total fetility rate

17.

A student who lives in Minneapolis chosses to spend her spring break in Florida rather than Jamaica because Florida is closer and the plane fare is cheaper. This type of decision-making best illustrates the concept of:

a)

Human Capital

b)

Time Space Compression

c)

Intervening Opportunities

d)

The Rank Size Rule

e)

Central Place Thoery

18.

There has been an increase in asylum seekers from Syria to the European Union in recent years. Which of the following best describes the reason for this migration?

a)

A large rural-to-urban population shift within Syria

b)

A continuing rise in employment for asylum seekers in the European Union

c)

A continuing issue of conflict and political unrest within Syria

d)

The tightening of asylum policies by the European Union

e)

The tightening of guest-worker policies by the European Union

19.

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which of the following types of intraregional migration was the most prominnent worldwide?

a)

Rural to urban

b)

Urban to suburban

c)

Inland to coastal

d)

Highland to lowland

e)

Urband to rual

20.

A world map of hog production per capita would reveal the lowest values in which of the following regions?

a)

The United States Midwest

b)

Southeast Asia

c)

Western Europe

d)

The Middle East

e)

China

21.

Cultural landscapes can be defined as

a)

The types of art, music, dance and theater practiced in a particular region

b)

The ways that people in differing cultures preceive the enviorment

c)

The forms superimposed on the physical enviorment by the activities of humans

d)

The diversity of distinctive cultures within a paticular geographic area

e)

A particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activites

22.

Which of the following is NOT a centrifugal force for a state?

a)

Uneven Development

b)

Substate Nationalism

c)

Linguistic Homogenity

d)

A fragmented territorial base

e)

A stong tradition of local governance

23.

The spread of specialty coffee shops across the United States in the 1990's is an example of

a)

Hierarchical Diffusion

b)

Contagious Diffusion

c)

Stimulus Diffusion

d)

Periodic Movement

e)

Relocation Diffusion