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AP Human Geography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In developing countries such as Egypt, large numbers of individuals leave the rural areas to find work

a)

agricultural communs

b)

academic centers

c)

Large cities

d)

sites for religious pilgrims

e)

Small and medium cities

2.

The U.S National Origins Act of 1924 was enacted in order to

a)

severely restrict the flow of goods from certain countries

b)

Improve labeling of imported goods

c)

Insure that most immigrants would be fromAsia

d)

Ensure that most immigrants would be from Northern Europe

e)

Dramatically increase the number if immigrants permitted to enter the UNited states fro all countries

3.

In some countries a foreign person who is given temporary permission to live and work in a host country is known as a...

a)

Guest worker

b)

Temporary laborer

c)

Host laborer

d)

Interim worker

e)

Provisional Worker

4.

What is the current intraregional migration of trend of the United States?

a)

Residents moving dem suburban towns to rural areas

b)

residents moving from large midwestern cities to coastal cities

c)

people living large cities for suburban towns

d)

seasonal mobility due to the need for food and water

e)

residents leaving coastal cities to move inland to rural areas

5.

A factor that persuades an immigrant to settle en route to his or her planned destination is acalled an ...

a)

interfering factor

b)

intervening opportunity

c)

interruption

d)

interceding force

e)

Distributing opportunity

6.

An internally displaced person is someone who ...

a)

was forced to leave his or her country for political, social or economic reasons

b)

was forced to leave his or her home for political, social or economic reasons bir is still within his or her home country

c)

has travelled to another country and is asking to be recognized as a refugee

d)

is a seasonal worker who travels for his or her job

e)

works in one country but lives in another

7.

Industrial/modern commercial agriculture refers to

a)

large scale agriculture using machines to produce large amounts of crops for sale

b)

large scale agriculture using machines to produce small crops for individual families

c)

small scale, intensive agriculture

d)

small scale, extensive agriculture

8.

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

9.

All of the following developments have INCREASED amount of crops produced in the last 100 years EXCEPT

a)

mechanization or new machines

b)

new technology (GMOs, chemical pesticides and fertilizers)

c)

the Green Revolution

d)

an increase in the number of farmers in the world

10.

The Second Agricultural Revolution refers to

a)

the invention of agriculture

b)

the application of new machines and industrialization to agriculture

c)

the application of science and new chemicals to agriculture (GMOs, fertilizers, pesticides)

d)

the diffusion of agriculture after the Spanish made contact with the Americas

11.

The Green/Third Agricultural Revolution refers to

a)

the invention of agriculture

b)

the application of new machines and industrialization to agriculture

c)

the application of science and new chemicals to agriculture (GMOs, fertilizers, pesticides)

d)

the diffusion of agriculture after the Spanish made contact with the Americas

12.

Which term refers to a model that explains the location of agricultural activities based on distance from the city?

a)

von Thunen Model

b)

Rostow's Model

c)

the GMO Model

d)

the Diffusion Model

13.

Which of the following is a primary focus of AP Human Geography?

a)

Cultural landscapes and their impact on human activity

b)

The study of ancient civilizations

c)

The development of modern technology

d)

The history of world religions

14.

What is the term used to describe the spread of cultural elements from one area to another in AP Human Geography?

a)

Cultural diffusion

b)

Cultural assimilation

c)

Cultural divergence

d)

Cultural integration

15.

In AP Human Geography, which of the following best describes the concept of 'space-time compression'?

a)

The reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place

b)

The increase in the distance between two locations

c)

The expansion of cultural differences over time

d)

The slowing down of technological advancements