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APHG Exam Review Units 4-5

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following states is the best example of an enclave?

a)

Lesotho

b)

Gambia

c)

Brazil

d)

Belize

2.

Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

Canada

3.

Which of the following is the best example of a city-state?

a)

Malaysia

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

Monaco

4.

The redrawing of congressional districts for political gain is termed

a)

Reapportionment

b)

Core-periphery federalism

c)

Gerrymandering

d)

Electoral regions

5.

The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is an example of what type of boundary?

a)

Subsequent

b)

Geometric

c)

Superimposed

d)

Relic

6.

After 1990, the United Nations saw a large influx of new members. This was because

a)

The former Soviet Union fragmented into many smaller nation-states

b)

The Ottoman Empire collapsed after WW1

c)

South Asia fragmented into smaller states after the Bangladesh Liberation War.

d)

Colonies in Africa and Asia gained independence

7.

Which of the following is an example of a centrifugal force within a nation-state?

a)

Strong sense of nationalism

b)

Strong national economy

c)

Separatist movement demanding independence

d)

Economic equality among regions

8.

A group of people bound by a common identity is a(n)

a)

State

b)

Nation

c)

Regime

d)

Institution

9.

States with the ability to carry out actions or policies within their borders independently from interference are said to have

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Nationalism

c)

Legitimacy

d)

Integration

10.

Which of the following is NOT a landlocked state?

a)

Czech Republic

b)

Switzerland

c)

Afghanistan

d)

South Africa

11.

"Shatter belts" are geographic zones where tensions explode based on

a)

Economic boundaries

b)

Cultural boundaries

c)

Physical boundaries

d)

Functional boundaries

12.

Which of the following is NOT a supranational organization?

a)

The U.S. Democratic Party

b)

United Nations

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

African Union

13.

A state with separation of powers and power distributed among central and state governments is likely

a)

Federal

b)

Autocratic

c)

Unitary

d)

Anocratic

14.
The Kurds would like their own state, therefore they desire:
a)
Self-Determination
b)
Nationalism
c)
Suffrage
d)
Irredentism
15.

If a state has many different ethnic groups residing in it, it could be classified as a:

a)

multinational state

b)

nation-state

c)

autonomous region

d)

nationless state

16.

As a result of neocolonialism, most former colonies are:

a)

fighting to become independent.

b)

reliant on states that controlled them.

c)

primary trade partners with states that controlled them.

d)

still controlled by states that colonized them.

17.

When bodies of water or mountains create boundaries between states, they are:

a)

geometric boundaries

b)

subsequent boundaries

c)

relict boundaries

d)

physical boundaries

18.
 Centrifugal forces _____, while centripetal forces _____.
a)
divide : unite
b)
unite : divide
19.
Which continent has been negatively impacted by the European disregard for historical borders?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Antartica
20.

The UNCLOS law that says coastal states can explore, extract, and manage up to 200 miles is called?

a)

Territorial Sea

b)

Contiguous Sea

c)

Exclusive Economic Zone

d)

High Seas

21.

What centrifugal force would best fit the division between Quebec and the rest of Canada?

a)

Language

b)

Religion

c)

Socioeconomic status

d)

Physical geography

22.

Which would be an example of a stateless nation?

a)

Irish

b)

Armenians

c)

Palestinians

d)

Koreans

23.

The transfer of power from the central government to subnational levels is called

a)

Devolution

b)

Chokepoint

c)

Shaterbelts

d)

Secession

24.

Boundary established in or between states by outside states or forces without regard for existing cultural or political systems.

a)

Relic Boundary

b)

Redistricting

c)

Frontier

d)

Superimposed Boundary

e)

Subsequent Boundary

25.

Boundary which was established before an area was populated. Many times these boundaries were made along physical geographic features.

a)

Antecedent Boundary

b)

Geometric Boundary

c)

Physical Boundary

d)

Superimposed Boundary

e)

Relic Boundary

26.

The study of the relationships between geography, power, politics and international relations.

a)

Supranationalism

b)

Peace of Westphalia

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Geopolitics

e)

Nationalism

27.

Boundary established which has the cultural, political and social characteristics of the groups which have settled or occupied territory.

a)

Geometric Boundary

b)

Compact State

c)

Subsequent Boundary

d)

Relic Boundary

e)

Redistricting

28.

When three or more states join in an agreement together ( e.g., politically, economically, etc.) for common purposes (each state gives up some form of sovereignty in the agreement).

a)

Balkanization

b)

Secularism

c)

Supranationalism

d)

NAFTA

e)

Nationalism

29.

The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but people in the former East and West Germany still feel its influence. Geographers would say that where the wall once stood now acts as a

a)

superimposed boundary

b)

relic boundary

c)

fortified boundary

d)

antecedent boundary

e)

natural boundary

30.

Which of the following is NOT part of the definition of a state?

a)

A common language

b)

An organized economy and circulation system

c)

Political sovereignty

d)

A permanent resident population

e)

Defined boundaries

31.

Problems in India, Palestine, and Russia can BEST be attributed to which of the following factors?

a)

Centrifugal forces related to the results of supranationalism

b)

Centripetal forces related to sports

c)

Language and economic problems

d)

The Security Council of the United Nations

e)

Ethnonationalism and irredentism

32.

Boundaries that function as both physical and cultural boundaries are

a)

Relic

b)

Antecedent

c)

Consequent

d)

Subsequent

33.
According to Wallerstein, a state that is not developed is a:
a)
periphery state
b)
core state
c)
semi-periphery state
d)
autonomous state
34.

All of the following are causes of devolution except:

a)

ethnonationalism

b)

nationalism

c)

physical geography

d)

economic issues

35.

How can communication technology act as an centripetal force?

a)

It could help spread new ideas that may inspire dissent

b)

it could help a state provide a common message that brings people together

c)

It could connect people of different cultures to help create global citizens

36.

Which of the following is an example of a shatterbelt?

a)

Political, cultural and economic conflict in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.

b)

The boarder between Canada and the United States as a result of several treaties over a couple centuries.

c)

Physical geography of United Kingdom creates contemporary cultural tensions between the UK and the rest of Europe.

37.

Overgrazing and overfarming pasture areas has contributed to which problem?

a)

Desertification

b)

Soil loss

c)

Acid rain

d)

Famine

38.

The majority of the world's population engaged in agriculture is engaged in what TYPE of agriculture?

a)

Mixed crop and livestock

b)

Agribusiness

c)

Subsistence agriculture

d)

Market gardening

39.

According to the von Thuenen model, which activity is likely to be found furthest from population centers?

a)

Grain farming

b)

Livestock ranching

c)

Market gardening

d)

Forestry

40.

Which form of subsistence agriculture is likely to be found in areas with heavy rainfall?

a)

Pastoral nomadism

b)

Mixed crop and livestock

c)

Wet rice cultivation

d)

Plantation agriculture

41.

According to the von Thuenen model, which of these activities is most likely to be found closest to markets/population centers?

a)

Forestry

b)

Livestock ranching

c)

Grain farming

d)

Market gardening

42.

In the Mediterranean climate zone, which cash crops are the most important?

a)

Cotton and sugarcane

b)

Citrus fruits and tree nuts

c)

Tomatoes and lettuce

d)

Olives and grapes

43.

Which of the following is NOT a result of the First Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Permanent settlements

b)

Stable food supply

c)

Population decline

d)

Job specialization

44.

Which agricultural technology was central to the Second Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Steel plow

b)

Biotechnology

c)

Combine harvester

d)

Chemical fertilizer

45.

Which form of commercial agriculture is most often found in the developing world?

a)

Agribusiness

b)

Market gardening

c)

Grain farming

d)

Plantation agriculture

46.

Raising fish in a controlled environment is also known as

a)

Marine agriculture

b)

Aquaculture

c)

Oceanic agriculture

d)

Subsistence agriculture

47.

Which of the following is NOT a primary economic activity?

a)

Fishing

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Mining

d)

Agriculture

48.

A farmer who produces only enough food for their immediate family is practicing

a)

Shifting cultivation

b)

Intensive agriculture

c)

Vegetative planting

d)

Subsistence farming

49.

Increasing global food production by expanding the amount of land under cultivation is limited by the fact that

a)

Technology is lacking in many less developed countries

b)

Most of the world's arable land is already under cultivation

c)

Few young people want to be farmers

d)

Governments are unwilling to give up public lands

50.

Which of the following was NOT a commodity first raised in the Americas and traded to the Eastern Hemisphere during the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Beans

b)

Wheat

c)

Squash

d)

Potatoes

51.

Which form of farming is typically most concentrated near population centers?

a)

Dairy farming

b)

Cereal farming

c)

Mixed crop and livestock

d)

Mediterranean

52.

The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

China

c)

Sub-Saharan Africa

d)

India

53.

An enclosed area where livestock are held and fattened before slaughter is known as a

a)

Feedlot

b)

Milkshed

c)

Pasture

d)

Range

54.

The largest number of crop and livestock hearths are found in what region?

a)

East Asia

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Southern Europe

d)

East Africa

55.

The Third Agricultural Revolution is also known as _____________

a)

The Crop Revolution

b)

The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution

c)

The Green Revolution

56.

All of the following crops were domesticated in Southwest Asia except:

a)

Lentils

b)

Wheat

c)

Maize

d)

Olives

57.

___________ is considered a hearth for beans and cotton.

a)

Brazil

b)

Honduras

c)

Mexico

d)

Guatemala

58.

agriculture in which farmers build a series of steps into the side of a hill to create more suitable farming conditions

a)

hillside farming

b)

terrace farming

c)

slope agriculture

d)

step agriculture

59.

the process of diverting water from its natural course or location to aid in the production of crops

a)

irrigation

b)

cultivation

c)

transhumance

d)

domestication

60.

large-scale farming, mostly in MDCs, focused on raising one type of crop or animal to sell for profit.

a)

subsistence agriculture

b)

pastoral nomadism

c)

double cropping

d)

commercial agriculture

61.

series of laws enacted by the British government that enabled landowners to purchase and enclose land for their own use that had previously been common land used by peasant farmers

a)

feudal land grants

b)

Enclosure Acts

c)

transhumance

d)

Land Grant Acts

62.

the advances in plant biology that helped to develop higher yields, resistance to diseases, and faster growing varieties of grains during the Third Agricultural Revolution

a)

Agricultural cloning

b)

Agribusiness

c)

The Green Revolution

d)

Subsidies

63.

commercial agriculture integrated with the food-processing industry, usually through ownership of large corporations, mostly found in MDCs

a)

transhumance

b)

intensive subsistence

c)

pastoral nomadism

d)

agribusiness

64.

agriculture that uses fewer inputs of capital, effort per individual, and overall manpower, but large amounts of land.

a)

Extensive

b)

Intensive

c)

Commercial

d)

Subsistence

65.

agriculture that uses higher inputs of capital, effort per individual, and overall manpower

a)

Extensive

b)

Intensive

c)

Commercial

d)

Subsistence

66.

subsistence agriculture based on the herding of domesticated animals

a)

plantation

b)

intensive subsistence

c)

pastoral nomadism

d)

horticulture

67.

seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pasture areas

a)

ranching

b)

horticulture

c)

elevation herding

d)

transhumance

68.

practiced mostly in LDCs with tropical climates; farmers grow crops on a plot of land for a temporary amount of time, until the soil nutrients are depleted. The farmers leave that land alone to let the soil recover, while they plant on a new plot of land.

a)

double cropping

b)

horticulture

c)

shifting cultivation

d)

crop rotation

69.

a type of of shifting cultivation where farmers purposely burn leftover vegetation and debris to create a natural fertilizer to try and replenish soil nutrients

a)

double cropping

b)

slash and burn

c)

crop rotation

d)

transhumance

70.

agricultural practices that preserve and enhance environmental quality

a)

nonrenewable

b)

sustainable

c)

hybridization

d)

GMO

71.

A positive impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is

a)

a decrease in amount of crops produced

b)

an increase in amount of crops produced

c)

increased water and air pollution

d)

decrease in the amount of machinery used

72.

A negative impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is

a)

a decrease in amount of crops produced

b)

an increase in amount of crops produced

c)

increased water and air pollution

d)

decrease in the amount of machinery used

73.

Which words correctly complete the following trend: "In the US the size of farms has ______ while the number of farmers has _______."

a)

increased; increased

b)

decreased; decreased

c)

increased; decreased

d)

decreased; increased

74.

Which type of agriculture would be classified as extensive?

a)

ranching

b)

market gardening

75.

Which type of agriculture would be classified as intensive?

a)

ranching

b)

market gardening