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WorksheetsAP Human Geography Exam Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 29mins
(Unit 1) Environmental determinism states
geography is the study of how the physical environment can limit or influence human activities
humans can conquer their physical environment at will and conform it to their needs
humans do not have the ability to modify their physical environment.
All of the answers
(Unit 1) Diffusion which moves from large cities to smaller cities to towns, skipping over rural areas between is
Expansion Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Relocation Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
(Unit 2) The characteristics of this population pyramid reflect the demographics of
A country in Stage 1 of the DTM
A country in Stage 2 of the DTM
A country in Stage 3 of the DTM
A country in Stage 4 of the DTM
(Unit 2) Which stage of the DTM has the lowest rate of natural increase?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
(Unit 2) Immigration laws passed in the US during the 1920's were designed to favor immigration from which region?
Sub-Saharan Africa
South and eastern Europe
North and western Europe
Japan
(Unit 3) Early English was influenced by all of the following groups except
Irish
Saxons
Angles
Normans
(Unit 3) Which religion is the following structure associated with?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Shinto
(Unit 3) Which of the following is not a universalizing faith?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
(Unit 3) The youngest of the major world religions is
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
(Unit 3) What two regions contain the hearths of the world's five primary religions?
South and Southwest Asia
Central Europe and Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
Eastern China and Southern Europe
(Unit 3) What may occur when two or more languages converge?
A creole language developes and becomes a pidgin
A pidgin language develops and may become a creole language
Sound shifts create a new vocabulary
The original language becomes extinct
(Unit 3) Examples of modern lingua franca languages are
Latin, Spanish, English
Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Quechua
English, French, Spanish
German, French and Basque
(Unit 4) Which of the following does the US Census Bureau not consider a race?
Japanese
Hispanic/Latino
Black
White
(Unit 4) The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is a good example of what type of boundary?
Subsequent
Superimposed
Relic
Geometric
(Unit 4) Eastern Europe during the 1940's through the early 1990's can be identified as a
region dominated by theocracies
region with no political conflicts
homogeneous region
shatterbelt
(Unit 5) Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?
Shifting cultivation
Mixed crop and livestock
Grain farming
Mediterranean agriculture
(Unit 5) In Von Thunen's model the most intensive agricultural activities would fall in
Ring 1
Ring 2
Ring 3
Ring 4
(Unit 5) Which of the following is an important environmental concern of feedlots?
Cost of feed
Overproduction
Animal waste
Spread of disease to nearby wild animals
(Unit 5) Which Agriculture Revolution corresponds with the exponential population growth around the world?
First Agriculture Revolution
Second Agriculture Revolution
Green Revolution
Neolithic Agriculture Revolution
(Unit 5) Traditionally, the Ganges River Valley and the Nile River Valley have had comparatively high population densities because of their
Tropical climate
heavy industrialization
destination as sacred sites
intensive agriculture based on irrigation
(Unit 4) Which of the following is the best example of a perforated state?
Vietnam
Singapore
France
Italy
(Unit 6) On a global scale, in which of the following sectors do most people work?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
(Unit 6) The biggest problem in promoting development through international trade is
regional cooperation is limited
if a country lacks resources to expand local industries
consumer demand expanding faster than manufacturing can increase
the increased price of petroleum
(Unit 6 & 7) The Chicago area became a significant asset for the Western Great Lakes region owning to its steel industries and its
large market area
skilled labor force
access to the nation's railroad transportation network
greater distance from raw materials essential for the steel industry
(Unit 6) Applying the Core-Periphery model to the region of Asia, which of the following best describes the classification of China, Taiwan, and Russia?
Core
Downward transition
Semi-periphery
Periphery
(Unit 6) Which of the following best describes Alfred Weber's analysis of location decisions?
it seeks to evaluate the impact of a single factor of production on location
it seeks to minimize transportation costs among multiple inputs of production
it depends on the availability of a single node, link, and input of production
it is applicable only in industrial economies with predictable spatial patterns
(Unit 6) Which of the following countries has experienced an economic boom as a result of the reclassification of tar sands from potential reserves to proven reserves of energy?
Saudi Arabia
Nigeria
Canada
China
(Unit 7) All of the following have helped create ghettos in North American cities except
Redlining by financial institutions
Concentration of public housing and social services
Fixed school district boundaries
Gentrification
(Unit 7) According to Borchert, the Steel-Rail Epoch in the evolution of the American metropolis occurred simultaneously with the rise of the Industrial Revolution in the United States
1830-1920
1870-1920
1920-1970
1970 to present
(Unit 7) Once major difference between land use in Europe and U.S. cities is that
European cities are less likely to have large urban parks than U.S. cities
European cities are less likely to have ring roads than U.S. cities
European suburbs are less likely to have high crime rates than U.S. suburbs
European cities are more likely to have the wealthy living close to the city center than in U.S. cities
(Unit 7) Asian, African, and South American cities
contain many structural relics from colonialism
usually have a church at the center of the city
display mostly modern forms of architecture as they are developing after colonialism
contain strong manufacturing and industrial sectors within the city
(Unit 7) Street patterns of Medieval European cities resembled
a grid system
a random layout
curving streets inside a major grid network
a grid system with diagonal boulevards
(Unit 7) Edge cities typically develop in major metropolitan areas
At the intersection of interstate highways
Where land is most readily available
Where land is least expensive
In the zone of independent workers
(Unit 6) What allowed for the creation of Maquiladoras?
NAFTA
NATO
ANSEAN
HDI
(Unit 6) Where was the hearth of the Industrial revolution?
Germany
USA
Russia
England
(Unit 5) Which is the best example of Extensive farming practices?
A Chinese Rice Farmer who worker 12 hours each day on their fields
A Brazillian cattle farmer who makes sure his cows eat organic feed
An American farmer in Iowa who oversees 10,000 acres with robots and drones to help her harvest Canola
A European produce company CEO who has 3,000 employees and harvests a large variety of crops
(Unit 5) What Country would be most likely to feature Terrace Agriculture?
Brazil
China
Egypt
Germany
(Unit 5) Which land survey system is a relic of French cultural influence?
Township and Range
Cadastral
Long Lot
Mets and Bounds
(Unit 5) Which agricultural revolution introduced Machines to farming for the first time?
Neolithic
Green
Second
Third
(Unit 3) Why is English the most widely spoken language in Canada and the U.S.?
The Norman Conquest
Viking Explorations of the New World
British Colonialism
The Internet
(Unit 3) What branch of the Indo-European language family does English belong to?
Germanic
Romance
Slavic
Indo-Iranian
