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AP Human Geography (Units 1, 2, 3)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which map would have the largest scale?

a)

World

b)

Continent

c)

State

d)

City

e)

County

2.

Scale is-

a)

The system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.

b)

The extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area.

c)

The difference in elevation between two points in an area.

d)

The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.

e)

The ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.

3.

Distortion is especially severe on-

a)

Globes

b)

Small-scale maps

c)

Large-scale maps

d)

Topographic

e)

All maps

4.

New York City's ______ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.

a)

Location

b)

Site

c)

Situation

d)

Toponym

e)

Jurisdiction

5.

The International Date Line is measured approximately from-

a)

0 degrees latitude

b)

0 degrees longitude

c)

90 degrees latitude

d)

180 degrees longitude

e)

90 degrees longitude

6.

Greenwich Mean Time is measured from-

a)

0 degrees latitude

b)

0 degrees longitude

c)

90 degrees latitude

d)

180 degrees longitude

e)

90 degrees longitude

7.

The study of how humans adapt to the environment is called-

a)

Cultural land-use

b)

Cultural geography

c)

Cultural ecology

d)

Cultural relativism

e)

None of the above

8.

The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because-

a)

Only one language is spoken everywhere in the region

b)

The same state laws apply everywhere in the region

c)

The climate is the same everywhere in the region

d)

It is a part of the United States

e)

Transportation systems converge in the major highways of a region

9.

Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape?

a)

A landscape so modified that it is no longer natural, like a city center.

b)

A landscape set aside for historical preservation, like a Civil war battlefield.

c)

A landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in any way.

d)

A landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers, and plants.

e)

A landscape without a built environment.

10.

Based on the geospatial data in the example shown, which combination of technologies provides real-time data to emergency call centers to route police, fire, and ambulance vehicles directly to incidents in the shortest possible travel time?

a)

Remote sensing satellites and cellular telephone towers

b)

Census databases and property tax records

c)

Social media sites and paper map atlases

d)

Geographic information systems and global positioning sites

e)

Digital radio signals and vehicle call signs

11.

Which of the following concepts best explains the differences among the values shown in the table above?

a)

Spatial Analysis

b)

Map Scale

c)

Relative Location

d)

Scale of Analysis

e)

Relative Distance

12.

If four languages have similar words for numbers and the names of fish, but different names for a certain disease, what might be concluded about the time at which the disease first diffused?

a)

The disease spread among a population that later divided and evolved into four different languages.

b)

The population divided and evolved into the four different languages, and then the disease spread.

c)

The disease spread to two different populations that later divided into two different languages.

d)

The disease and language spread to four different regions at the same time at the same rate.

e)

There can be no conclusions drawn about the initial diffusion of the disease based on language.

13.

Which of the following correctly sequences the continuum from language family to dialect?

a)

Afro Asiatic, Semitic, Arabic, Berber

b)

Sino-Tibetan, Sinitic, Mandarin, Chinese

c)

Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Hindi, Bengali

d)

Indo European, Baltic-Slavic, Russian, Ukranian

e)

Indo-European, Germanic, English, New England

14.

In contrast to folk/indigenous culture, popular culture is typical of-

a)

Small homogeneous groups

b)

Large heterogeneous groups

c)

Groups living in isolated rural areas

d)

Groups that have little interaction with other groups

e)

Groups of specialists

15.

In the late nineteenth century, a large proportion of Swedish immigrants that came to the United States settled in rural areas of Minneosta. Descendants of these communities remain in Minnesota today, as shown on the map. Which of the following best describes the pattern of Swedish-American ethnicity within Minnesota's cultural landscape?

a)

A diffused attern of Swedish ethnicity evenly distributed across the state.

b)

A clustered pattern of Swedish ethnicity.

c)

A Swedish ethnic majority in the southern half of the state.

d)

A Swedish ethnic majority throughout the state.

e)

A single remnant area with a high percentage of Swedish ethnicity.

16.

Which of the followingis an example of an ethnic religion?

a)

Mormonism

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Roman Catholicism

e)

Islam

17.

The Gullah language is spoken in Afircan-American communities of the coastal southeastern United States, particularly in South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida. It is a combination of Elizabethan English and African dialects. One can describe Gullah as a-

a)

Creolized language

b)

Lingua franca

c)

Sino-Tibetan dailect

d)

Language family

e)

Linguistic branch of the Niger-Congo family

18.

A fashion trend was started when an actor appeared on a television show, wearing a shirt and tie of the same color. Within weeks, people began to follow this trend in both large cities and small towns across the United States. Which pair of diffusion types explains the spread of the fashion trend in this example?

a)

Relocation and Stimulus Diffusion

b)

Stimulus and Hierarchical Diffusion

c)

Hierarchical and Relocation Diffusion

d)

Contagious and Relocation Diffusion

e)

Hierarchical and Contagious Diffusion

19.

English is part of which language branch?

a)

Celtic

b)

Romance

c)

Germanic

d)

Indo-European

e)

Semitic

20.

Which of the following best explains the Internet's homogenizing effect on global language patterns?

a)

Social media applications commonly support dozens of different languages.

b)

The English language is widely used on the Internet.

c)

Many governments censor citizens' Internet access.

d)

An increasing number of Internet users communicate exclusively through emojis.

e)

The Internet accelerates communication so that people from different cultures can interact quickly and easily.

21.

Chinese porcelain was highly valued in Europe for its beauty, style, and durability. However, imported porcelain from China was very expensive. Crafters in Germany and England developed new methods of making porcelain using feldspar and bone rather than the kaolin that was used in China. This new porcelain was viewed as having similar quality to Chinese porcelain, and the new methods continued to be used in Europe. This example describes what type of diffusion?

a)

Relocation Diffusion, because the Chinese brought their projection to Europe.

b)

Hierarchical Diffusion, because only the wealthy could afford porcelain.

c)

Contagious Diffusion, because people throughout the world adopted the use of porcelain.

d)

Stimulus Diffusion, becasue the Europeans adapted a Chinese concept to fit their own needs.

e)

Expansion Diffusion, because the porcelain-making process spread from China to Europe.

22.

Most English-speaking countries around the world speak British English because-

a)

American English is not considered by many, a form of proper English.

b)

American English is considered vulgar by most educated people.

c)

Most people do not like Americans, so they refuse to copy them.

d)

The British colonized many areas around the world.

e)

All of the above.

23.

Which of the following geographic concepts can be identified using the information evident in the image?

a)

Cultural diffusion

b)

Acculturation

c)

Forced migration

d)

Sequent occupance

e)

Cultural relativism

24.

With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment-

a)

Few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment.

b)

Religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical group.

c)

Religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group.

d)

All regions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin.

e)

All of the above are true.

25.

Which of the following best exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in contemporary society?

a)

The increasing popularity of a fashion trend that originates in a large city, such as New York, and spreads to small rural towns.

b)

The spread of an Internet meme via social media apps.

c)

The spread of a religion through the migration of adherents of the religion.

d)

The increasing popularity of a new band that spends a year touring cities around the world.

e)

The spread of new slang that becomes widely used in government-funded schools.

26.

The image shown was taken in Ketchikan, Alaska. Which of the following best explains the process illustrated by the image?

a)

Through the process of migration, people from Texas and New York brought their cultures to Alaska.

b)

Through the process of population growth, small villages in Alaska are rapidly expanding and becoming multicultural urban areas.

c)

Through the process of uniculturalism, multiple types of foods are blended together into one cuisine.

d)

Through the process ethnocentrism, American culture has spread throughout the world.

e)

Through the process of diffusion, ethnic cuisines may change the cultural landscape in locations far from their hearths.

27.

The holiest river for Hindus is-

a)

The Po

b)

The Lena

c)

The Ganges

d)

The Indus

e)

The Brahmaputra

28.

Which area of the world is conisdered predominantly Muslim?

a)

North Africa

b)

Middle East

c)

India

d)

Central Asia

e)

All of the above

29.

The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of-

a)

The interplay between globalization and local diversity.

b)

The diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world.

c)

The role and spread of religion across much of the world.

d)

The diffusion of free markets across much the world.

e)

Political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions.

30.

The image shows the Old City of Jerusalem. Which statement best describes the spatial pattern in the cultural landscape?

a)

The image shows defensive characteristics of the walled section of the city that remain active today.

b)

The image indicates that Muslim and Jewish citizens live in close proximity to each other.

c)

The image shows dispersed residential areas, implying that Jerusalem is very densely populated.

d)

The skyscrapers shown in the image represent a secular landscape that indicates how modern Jerusalem has become.

e)

The image shows distinctive cultural areas that represent the five world religions that are practiced in close proximity to one another in the Old City.

31.

Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except-

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

e)

All of the above

32.

Which of the following best explains the sense of place as demonstrated by the image?

a)

The use of shared religion creates an attachment to this landscape

b)

The use of ethnic languages creates an attachment to this landscape

c)

The presence of community support agriculture (CSA) and local markets creates an attachment to this landscape

d)

Suburban sprawl and its use of space contribute to sense of place in this landscape

e)

Redlining of multi-ethnic neighborhoods contributes to sense of place

33.

Which of the following best explains the use of two languages in this United States highway sign?

a)

The highway sign is a part of a countrywide educational program for language learning.

b)

The highway sign alerts drivers as they near an international border crossing station.

c)

The highway sign symbolizes strong political differences within regions of the country.

d)

The highway sign is a marketing effort of the state's travel and tourism office.

e)

The highway sign is a representation of the state's multilingual ethnic and cultural heritage.

34.

Which of the following best explains how the image represents a cultural landscape?

a)

Multiple ethnicities share the same space in the neighborhood shown in the image.

b)

The space shown in the image is an example of infilling within a specified neighborhood.

c)

As shown in the image, there are multiple ethnicities within this city's greenbelt.

d)

The process of suburbanization, as shown in the image, often results in multi-ethnic neighborhoods.

e)

Brownfield development results in the creation of multi-ethnic landscapes like the one shown in the image.

35.

Where is the natural increase labeled?

a)

In the yellow shaded area, under the "Total Population" line.

b)

In the blue shaded area, in between the "Birth Rate" and "Death Rate" lines.

c)

The unshaded area, between the "Death Rate" and "Total Population" lines.

d)

The area where the blue and yellow shaded parts touch.

36.

What elements of study human and physical geography have in common?

a)

humans live in the world

b)

they are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do

c)

humans change geographic features

d)

geographic features affect people negatively

37.

Which of the following is a reference map?

a)

Political Maps

b)

Physical Maps

c)

Road Maps

d)

Topographic Maps

e)

All of the above

38.

A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is-

a)

Cartography

b)

Mapmaking

c)

Ratio

d)

Scale of Analysis

e)

Projection

39.

A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic info is-

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

Remote Sensing

d)

Aerobic Photography

e)

iCloud

40.

Site or sense of place identifies a place by its-

a)

Relative location

b)

Unique physical characteristics

c)

Unique relative characteristics

d)

Funny shops

e)

Toponyms

41.

0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees longitude

a)

On the equator

b)

On the prime meridian

c)

On the international date line

d)

On the Greenwich mean time

e)

At the north and south poles

42.

An area distinguished by 1 or more unique characteristics is a-

a)

Place

b)

Toponym

c)

Region

d)

Country

e)

Situation

43.

Census Bureau is an example of a-

a)

Informal region

b)

GIS

c)

GPS

d)

Santa Claus List

e)

Formal region

44.

Use of air conditioning in intense desert heat is an example of-

a)

Impossibilism

b)

Possibilism

c)

Overheating

d)

Natural Resources

e)

Reusable Resources

45.

living in the desert are lazy because of intense heat

a)

environmental determinism

b)

possibilism

c)

exhaustion

d)

sleep deprivation

e)

none of the above

46.

On reeds explanation, south is what region?

a)

Vernacular

b)

wrong answer

c)

wrong answer

d)

wrong answer

e)

wrong answer

47.

Shrink functional space between place is called-

a)

Space-time compression

b)

Time-space convergence

48.

Dr John Snow…waterborne disease…sewage (paragraph). The geographic principle explains the importance of research:

a)

The answer is B

b)

Even in areas of urban land use, there's significant relationship bet nature and society

c)

The answer is B

d)

The answer is B

e)

The answer is B

49.

Physical location of a place on Earth with latitude and longitude grid:

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Site

d)

Situation

e)

Sense of Place

50.

Map with distortion of high latitude:

a)

Robinson Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Stereographic

d)

Transverse Mercator

e)

Lambert Conformal Conic

51.

Map projections are useful for navigation because-

a)

it describes the elevation in a region

b)

it shows the borders of countries

c)

direction is constant across maps

d)

it shows the population

e)

google

52.

THE CONCEPT OF THE CHART ON QUESTION #37 IS-

a)

distance decay !!

b)

sense of place

c)

scale of analysis

d)

birth and death rates

e)

migration patterns