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AP Human Geography Unit 2 Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Low Birth and Death rate is a characteristic of which type of country?

a)

MDC

b)

LDC

2.

A high infant mortality rate is a characteristic of which type of country?

a)

MDC

b)

LDC

3.

A high HDI ranking corresponds to ___ while a low HDI ranking corresponds to ___.

a)

LDC; MDC

b)

MDC; LDC

4.

A high % of rural population corresponds to ___ while a high % of urban population corresponds to ___.

a)

MDC; LDC

b)

LDC; MDC

5.

The higher expected years of education, the ____ developed the country.

a)

more

b)

less

6.

Total value of all goods and services produced inside a country's borders-

a)

GDP per capita

b)

GNI

c)

GDP

d)

GNI per capita

7.

Gross Domestic Product divided by the total population; gives a more accurate representation of a typical citizen's way of life-

a)

GDP

b)

GNI per capita

c)

GDP per capita

d)

GNI

8.

The number of years of a person is expected to live in a country -

a)

IMR

b)

Birth rate

c)

Death rate

d)

Life Expectancy

9.

% of adults that can read and write-

a)

Life Expectancy

b)

Years of education

c)

Literacy rate

d)

GNI

10.

Average number of years the typical citizen will spend in school-

a)

Literacy rate

b)

Gender Inequality Rate

c)

Life Expectancy

d)

Expected years of education

11.

-A system of roads, ports, and other facilities found in MDCs necessary to have a modern economy

a)

Commodity

b)

Real Estate

c)

Urban %

d)

Infrastructure

12.

The DOMINANT factor in determining population growth

a)

Birth Rate

b)

Death Rate

13.

-Rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, indicates current mortality impact on population growth

a)

Infant Mortality Rate

b)

Death Rate

c)

Birth Rate

14.

A birth rate of 33.2 and a death rate of 12.01 are found in ___

a)

LDCs

b)

MDCs

15.

The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year-

a)

IMR

b)

Death Rate

c)

Birth Rate

d)

HDI

16.

An IMR of 1.92 would be found in ___ while an IMR of 84.22 would be found in ___.

a)

LDC; MDC

b)

MDC; LDC

17.

A subsistence based economy would be found in-

a)

MDC

b)

LDC

18.

RANKING of the development of countries

a)

GDP

b)

GNI

c)

HDI

d)

GII

19.

What are the three key statistics used to determine HDI?

a)

Life Expectancy

b)

GDP per capita

c)

Expected years of education

d)

Climate

e)

Population Density

20.

Which of these are some of the countries with the highest HDI?

a)

Norway

b)

Australia

c)

Canada

d)

Vietnam

21.

Which of these are some of the countries with the lowest HDI?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

India

c)

Chad

d)

Central African Republic

22.

The world economy developed as a result of _________ and the _________ of goods and services.

a)

Mercantilism; trade

b)

Capitalism; commodification

c)

Globalization; rationalization

d)

Globalization; commodification

23.

Which of these countries is part of the core?

a)

Portugal

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

China

24.

Which of these countries is part of the semi-periphery?

a)

India

b)

Vietnam

c)

Indonesia

d)

Philippines

25.

Which of these countries is part of the periphery?

a)

Venezuela

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Portugal

d)

Brazil

26.

What is the line separating the developed and developing countries?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Rostow's Economic Development Boundary

d)

Brandt Line

27.

A high GNP is found in

a)

LDC

b)

MDC

28.

The employment structure of a ___ would consist mostly of tertiary while the structure of a ___ consist mostly of primary.

a)

MDC; LDC

b)

LDC; MDC

29.

Identify this image.

a)

Rostow's Line

b)

Brandt Line

c)

Brandt Modernization Model

d)

Rostow's Modernization Model

30.

Identify this path in the Ladder of Development:

Subsistence farming is dominant; social structure is rigid and technology is slow to change.

a)

Traditional

b)

Takeoff

c)

High Mass Consumption

d)

Pre-Takeoff

31.

Identify this path in the Ladder of Development:

New political leadership moves the country towards openness, flexibility, and diversification.

a)

High Mass Consumption

b)

Takeoff

c)

Pre-Takeoff

d)

Drive to Maturity

32.

Identify this path in the Ladder of Development:

The country experiences an industrial revolution of sorts; there is sustained growth, and increases in urbanization, industrialization, and technological innovations occurs.

a)

Pre-Takeoff

b)

Takeoff

c)

Drive to maturity

d)

High Mass Consumption

33.

Identify this path in the Ladder of Development:

Technological diffusion and industrial specialization occurs, international trade expands, and population growth slows.

a)

Pre-Takeoff

b)

Takeoff

c)

Drive to Maturity

d)

High Mass Consumption

34.

Identify this path in the Ladder of Development:

Marked by high incomes, a widespread production of goods & services, and a major shift of workers to the service sector.

a)

Takeoff

b)

High Mass Consumption

c)

Drive to maturity

d)

Traditional

35.

Which of these levels of economic development are part of the periphery?

a)

Traditional

b)

Pre-Takeoff

c)

Takeoff

d)

Drive to Maturity

36.

Which of these levels are part of the semi-periphery?

a)

Traditional

b)

Pre-Takeoff

c)

Takeoff

d)

Drive to Maturity

37.

Which of these is part of the core?

a)

Drive to Maturity

b)

High Mass Consumption

c)

Takeoff

d)

Pre-Takeoff

38.

When was the Brandt Line developed?

a)

1990

b)

1870

c)

1980

d)

1970

39.

What is a criticism of the Rostow model?

a)

It is outdated

b)

It does not correspond with the World Systems theory

c)

It doesn't offer a large context of development

d)

It does not prove the arguments posed by the Dollar Street

40.

Which Gender Inequality Index (GII) indicates a more developed country?

a)

0.045

b)

0.712

41.

What type of density is more complex and detailed?

a)

Arithmetic

b)

Physiological

42.

Usually, the _______ the agricultural density, the lower the economic development and the ______ the more industrial and higher economic development.

a)

higher; lower

b)

lower; higher

43.

The _______ density map is best for a chloropleth map.

a)

arithmetic

b)

physiological

c)

agricultural

44.

The _______ density map is best for dot density map.

a)

agricultural

b)

arithmetic

c)

physiological

45.

The _______ density map can be either dot density or chloropleth.

a)

physiological

b)

arithmetic

c)

agricultural

46.

When comparing cities, you are usually thinking in terms of ______ density maps.

a)

agricultural

b)

physiological

c)

arithmetic

47.

-measures the combined youth and old-age populations relative to the working age population

-the higher the number, the fewer the people of working age in a population

a)

Sex Ratio

b)

Emigration

c)

Dependency Ratio

d)

Maternal Mortality Rate

48.

-proportion of males to females in a population

a)

Dependency Ratio

b)

Gender Inequality Index

c)

Sex Ratio

d)

MMR

49.

What are reasons for imbalance of sex ratio?

a)

Emigration

(exiting country)

b)

Maternal Mortality

c)

Cultural Preferences

d)

War and Conflict

50.

Which of these is NOT an impact of the sex ratio?

a)

Marriage rates

b)

Female Labor-Market Participation

c)

Socialization

d)

Fertility Rates

e)

Death Rates

51.

# of births per 1,000 people

a)

Infant Mortality Rate

b)

Crude Death Rate

c)

Total Fertility Rate

d)

Crude Birth Rate

52.

In Crude Birth Rate, lower numbers are found in ______ countries while higher numbers are found in _______ countries.

a)

periphery; core

b)

core; periphery

c)

periphery; semi-periphery

d)

semi-periphery; core

53.

Average # of children a woman of childbearing age (15-49), will have

a)

Crude Birth Rate

b)

Crude Death Rate

c)

Maternal Mortality Rate

d)

Total Fertility Rate

54.

The number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births

a)

IMR

b)

MMR

c)

TFR

d)

CDR

55.

Which is a better indicator of fertility levels because it eliminates statistical distortions? Total Fertility Rate or Crude Birth Rate?

a)

TFR

b)

CBR

56.

A TFR of __ is required to maintain a stable average while the global average is __.

a)

4.7; 1.6

b)

2.1; 2.5

c)

2.5; 2.1

d)

1.6; 4.7

57.

Number of deaths per 1,000 people

Can be misleading due to various factors

a)

Crude Birth Rate

b)

Maternal Mortality Rate

c)

Crude Death Rate

d)

Mortality Rate

58.

A CDR of <__/1,000 is low

A CDR of >__/1,000 is high

a)

15; 25

b)

10; 20

c)

20; 10

d)

25; 15

59.

# of deaths of children under the age of 1 per 1,000 live births

a)

IMR

b)

MMR

c)

TFR

d)

CDR

60.

Which of the two is a better indicator because it gives a better picture of health and healthcare ina given population and area? Infant Mortality Rate or Crude Death Rate?

a)

CDR

b)

IMR