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WorksheetsAP Human Geography 1st 9 weeks 2025-2026
Total questions: 144
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
The United Nations created these to help reduce disparities between developed and developing countries
Sustainability growth ideas
Subsistence Agriculture
Sustainable Development Goals
Sucky Ideas that don't fix much
Which Revolution marks the shift in working with hands to machines for mass production (and profit)?
Neolithic
Industrial
Green
Beatles
Trade Deficit
policy that promotes elimination of trade barriers, such as tariffs and quotas
when imports exceed exports
non-economic negative effects from trade
when exports exceed imports
What is the main focus of Unit 7 in AP Human Geography?
Political Organization of Space
Industrial and Economic Development
Cultural Patterns and Processes
Population and Migration Patterns
Which revolution is critical to understanding the demographic transition model discussed in Unit 7?
The Green Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The Digital Revolution
What does a 'break of bulk point' refer to?
A point where bulk goods are manufactured
The center point of industrial zones
The maximum weight a ship can carry
A point where goods are transferred for continued shipping
What is the primary sector focused on?
Manufacturing
Extracting and Collecting Raw Materials
Information Technology
Services
Which sector is increasing rapidly in developed countries according to Unit 7?
Quaternary Sector
Primary Sector
Secondary Sector
Tertiary Sector
What is the main idea behind Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth?
Economic growth is not possible for countries in the periphery
Countries must pass through five stages to achieve economic growth
Economic growth is only possible with technological innovation
Countries can skip stages in economic development with enough investment
What does Wallerstein's World Systems Theory propose?
The world is divided into core, semi-periphery, and periphery countries
Global systems are unsustainable and lead to environmental degradation
Economic systems are the same across the world
The world economy is not interconnected
What is a 'bulk-gaining' industry?
An industry that relies solely on bulk shipments
An industry that gains mass in the production process
An industry that reduces its product sizes for efficiency
An industry that loses mass in the production process
What is the significance of 'least cost theory' in industrial location?
It determines the location based on the highest cost of production
It suggests placing industries close to resources to minimize transportation costs
It is about maximizing the cost to ensure quality
It focuses on the cost of labor only
What does the term 'neoliberalism' refer to?
A political movement focused on reducing government spending
A belief in open markets and free trade for economic development
A cultural movement that emphasizes traditional values
A strategy for developing economies through state intervention
What is the purpose of tariffs in international trade?
To increase the global market share of a country
To reduce the quality of imported goods
To protect domestic industries from foreign competition
To encourage free trade between countries
What is the main goal of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals?
To increase tariffs on imported goods
To reduce the influence of developed countries
To achieve sustainable development globally
To promote neoliberal policies worldwide
What is 'complementarity' in the context of international trade?
When countries agree to trade exclusively with each other
When two countries have goods or services that the other needs
When one country's economic weakness is another's strength
When two countries have the same economic strengths
What is the impact of 'outsourcing' on developed countries?
Reduces the need for skilled labor
Leads to economic restructuring
Decreases service sector jobs
Increases manufacturing jobs
What does 'agglomeration' refer to in economic geography?
The expansion of suburban areas due to industrial growth
The reduction of industrial activities in urban areas
The clustering of businesses for mutual benefit
The process of dispersing industries to rural areas
What does the term "carrying capacity" refer to?
The maximum population size an environment can sustain
The ability of a city to support large buildings
The number of people who can fit in a vehicle
The capacity of a country to carry out political reforms
Which of the following best describes the term "globalization"?
The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale
The spread of political systems around the world
The movement of people from one country to another
The development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy
Which of the following is a characteristic of a developed country?
High birth rates
Low levels of industrialization
High levels of education and healthcare
A primarily agricultural economy
What is a "primate city"?
A city that is the first to be established in a country
A city that is the largest and most important in its country, often disproportionately larger than any others in the country
A city where the country's primates are protected
The capital city of a country
What is the primary goal of sustainable development?
To increase a country's territory
To meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
To focus solely on economic growth
To develop the military strength of a country
Which of the following regarding a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is FALSE?
A MSA includes an urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000
A MSA includes adjacent counties with high population densities
A MSA includes a large percentage of residents from adjacent counties working in the central city's county
A MSA usually includes a primate city within the urbanized area
model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich nations
World Systems Theory
Modernization Model
Organic Theory
Dependency Theory
Which sector is characterized by activities involving the extraction of natural resources?
Primary sector
Secondary sector
Tertiary sector
Quaternary sector
What term is used to describe the shift from manual labor and cottage industries to a more mechanized form of manufacturing?
Deindustrialize
Industrial Revolution
Rust belt
Industrial belt
Which index is used to measure the extent of each country's gender inequality?
Gini coefficient
Gender gap
Gender Inequality Index (GII)
Human Development Index (HDI)
What is the term for industries that are not tied to any specific location or resource and can relocate anywhere?
Labor-oriented industry
Footloose
Bulk-gaining industry
Bulk-reducing industry
Which of the following is a measure of the total economic output of a country?
Gross national product (GNP)
Gross national income (GNI)
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Purchasing power parity (PPP)
What term is used to describe the model that divides the world into core, semi-periphery, and periphery countries?
Dependency model
World Systems Theory
Stages of Economic Growth model
Comparative advantage
Which of the following is a term for areas where goods are manufactured without the involvement of customs authorities?
Export processing zones (EPZs)
Free-trade zones (FTZs)
Special economic zones (SEZs)
Multinational corporations (MNCs)
What is the term for the economic principle that suggests countries should produce and export goods they can produce efficiently and import goods that they cannot produce efficiently?
Barter
Free trade
Comparative advantage
Complementarity
Which organization is known for its role in overseeing international trade agreements and resolving disputes between its member countries?
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Mercosur
Neoliberalism
What term refers to the transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries?
Outsourcing
Offshoring
Reshoring
Fordism
What term is used to describe the impact of human activities measured in terms of the area of biologically productive land and water required to produce the goods consumed and to assimilate the wastes generated?
Sustainable development
Ecotourism
Ecological footprint
Corporate parks
Which of the following refers to a form of tourism involving visiting fragile, pristine, and relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism?
Sustainable Development Goals
Ecological footprint
Corporate parks
Ecotourism
What are the international objectives that were set to address the global challenges related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice?
Sustainable development
Ecological footprint
Corporate parks
Sustainable Development Goals
Trade Deficit
policy that promotes elimination of trade barriers, such as tariffs and quotas
when imports exceed exports
non-economic negative effects from trade
when exports exceed imports
Which of the following best describes the economic policy of protecting domestic industries by imposing tariffs on imported goods?
Free trade
Protectionism
Globalization
Liberalization
What term is used to describe the process by which companies move industrial jobs to other regions with cheaper labor, leaving the newly deindustrialized region to switch to a service economy and to work through a period of high unemployment?
Global shift
Offshoring
Deindustrialization
Reshoring
Which of the following is a key indicator of a country's economic health by measuring the average income earned per person in a given area in a specific year?
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Gross National Product (GNP)
Human Development Index (HDI)
Per Capita Income
Maquiladoras
People who travel from place to place to do seasonal work
factories that assemble products almost exclusively for consumers in the United States
ancient Mexican Civilization
USMCA
What is the Human Development Index?
The health of an individual.
A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development.
The country a person lives in,
The number of preventable diseases in a country.
model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich nations
World Systems Theory
Modernization Model
Organic Theory
Dependency Theory
How would you describe a More Developed Country?
Low-income countries characterized by little industry
A country that has a developed economy with advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less industrialized nations
A country that has started to industrialize
How would you describe a newly industrialized country?
A country characterized by large industrial and service sectors with high levels of gross national product
A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity
A country that is characterized by agriculture and they barter instead of use money
How would you describe a Less Developed Country?
A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing
Also known as a developing country, a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development.
A country characterized by high income per person
What are the 3 statistics that create HDI (Human Development Index)?
GDP per capita
Literacy rate
Life expectancy
all of the above
What is GDP, and what does it stand for?
Gross Domestic Product. Only measures what is produced in the country itself.
Gross National Product. Indicates the value of all goods and services produced by a country over a period of time, whether foreign or domestic.
Gross Nations Produce. All of the food that is grown in a nation
None of the above
The above chart describes examples of which level of economic activity?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
outsourcing
or value of goods or services produced by one person by a company in another country.
or value of goods or services produced by one mom by a company in another country.
or value of goods or services produced by one country by a company in another country.
or value of goods or services produced by one teenager by a company in another country.
free-trade zones
or areas where goods are sold without trade barriers such as tariffs.
or areas where goods are purchased without trade barriers such as tariffs.
or areas where goods are traded without trade barriers such as tariffs.
or areas where goods are traded without trade barriers such as taxes.
A country that has a High Literacy Rate (greater than about 95%)
More Developed Country
Less Developed Country
Newly Industrialized Country
Image above is an example of
Post-Fordist production
Bulk-gaining industry
Deindustrialization
Bulk-reducing industry
Example of a bulk-reducing industry
Auto manufacturing
Cell phone production
Snack foods
Lumber
Maquiladoras are
US workers that move to other countries for jobs
Mexican factories on the US border that are owned and operated by US companies
Mexican workers who enter the US legally on a work visa
Mexican and American workers who migrate to Canada for higher paying jobs
NAFTA and the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Eliminated many tariffs and trade barriers between the 3 countries
Increased tariffs on Chinese imports
Eliminated trade with the European Union
Banned Maquiladoras
What are the three main components of population change?
birth rate, death rate, and migration
birth rate, death rate, and population density
growth rate, emigration, and immigration
emigration, immigration, and fertility rate
What is the difference between crude birth rate and total fertility rate?
The crude birth rate measures the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a given year, while the total fertility rate measures the number of children born to men in a population.
The crude birth rate measures the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a given month, while the total fertility rate measures the average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime.
The crude birth rate measures the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a given year, while the total fertility rate measures the number of children born to women of childbearing age.
The crude birth rate measures the number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a given year, while the total fertility rate measures the average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime.
What is the difference between population density and population distribution?
Population density is the number of people per unit volume, while population distribution refers to how the population is spread out or dispersed across a given area.
Population density is the number of people per unit weight, while population distribution refers to how the population is spread out or dispersed across a given area.
Population density is the number of people per unit area, while population distribution refers to how the population is spread out or dispersed across a given area.
Population density is the number of people per unit time, while population distribution refers to how the population is spread out or dispersed across a given area.
Which of the regions has the highest population concentration?
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Southern Africa
Latin America
What is physiological density?
The amount of farmers within the arable land of a certain area
The amount of people within the arable land of a certain area
The amount of people in a certain area
The amount of people within a developed area
the number of people an area can support
carrying capacity
dependency ratio
rate of natural increase
population doubling-time
Sri Lanka and Australia have about the same population. What data would help you determine which country has a higher physiological population density?
The area of each country
The number of farmers in each country
The total fertility rate of each country
The amount of arid land in each country
The amount of arable land in each country
the number of farmers per unit of arable land area
distribution
arithmetic density
physiological density
agricultural density
