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AP Human Geo Semester 1 Exam 2024
AP Human Geo Semester 1 Exam 2024
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What is the belief that one's own culture is better than others?
prejudice
assimilation
sterotype
ethnocentrism
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What term refers to a voluntary urban community where people of similar origin choose to live?
ethnic neighborhood
ghetto
gentrification
ethnocentrism
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What is the risk associated with a high physiological density?
exceeding carrying capacity to grow food
difficulty in maintaining infrastructure
not enough farmers to support the population
lack of goods and services in rural areas
4
The world's major monotheistic religions all originated in which region?
Southwest Asia
Western Europe
North Africa
South Asia
5
What term refers to money a migrant sends back to their home country?
Foreign Aid
Quotas
Remittances
Reparations
6
Arithmetic density is
The number of people per unit of measurement
The number of farmers per square mile of arable land
The number of people per square mile of arable land
The number of farmers per square mile of all available land.
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All of these religions have hearths in south Asia EXCEPT
Buddhism
Judaism
Sikhism
Hinduism
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All of the following are needed to function as a state EXCEPT
an organzied economy
defined boundaries
a permanant population
A common language
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Political boundaries that are defined by cultural elements such as language or religion are ___.
Superimposed
Consequent
Natural
Antecedent
10
What language family is dominant in the Americas, Europe, Australia and parts of Asia?
Austronesian
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
Niger-Congo
11
What is most likely to increase the life expectancy in an LDC?
rural to urban migration
improvements in transportation and communication
an increase in the birth rates
improvements in sanitation and healthcare
12
Why is the french language found in parts of North America, Africa and Asia?
people wanting to learn french due to it being a romance language
the love of french food has contributed to the diffusion of language
the diffusion of language due to imperialism and colonization
French movies, music, and other pop culture traits have diffused
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Possibilism is a more modern geographic theory stating that:
people have the ability to modify their natural environments
you can "read" a culture's values by how they use the land
a culture can't help but conform to its natural environment
technology has allowed people to produce more food, faster
14
Which of the following best describes a formal region?
uniformity in a physical or human characteristic
transportation networks that connect regions of similar land use
based on what people think of that place
a core and a hinterland
15
The ability of the land's resources to sustain a population is known as _____.
dependency ratio
support ratio
carrying capacity
agricultural density
16
Which of these are examples of stateless nations?
Serbs and Croats
Kurds and Palestinians
North and South Koreans
Saudis and Syrians
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Which of the following represents a country that would enact pronatalist policies?
CBR: 35 CDR: 9
CBR: 47 CDR: 15
CBR: 22 CDR: 10
CBR: 10 CDR: 13
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Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Buddhism and Christianity
Islam and Judaism
Judaism and Hinduism
Hinduism and Islam
19
What term best describes the political status of Native American reservations in the U.S.?
Unitary
Sovereign
Semi-autonomous
Nation-state
20
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
ancient pyramids
swamp lands
a coastal bay
a national forest
21
Which of the following best describes antinatalist policies?
they promote family planning to reduce fertility rates
they promote better health to reduce death rates
they promote immigration to sustain the population
they promote higher birth rates for a strong workforce
22
What is the most likely cause of death in stage 4 or 5 of the DTM?
famine due to unstable food supply
infectious diseases due to lack of vaccines
illness due to poor sanitation
diseases associated with old age and lifestyle
23
The Berlin Wall is considered what type of boundary?
Relict
Consequent
Superimposed
Frontier
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What term refers to the spread of an idea or innovation from its source?
Assimilation
Multiculturalism
Cultural Diffusion
Creolization
25
Which of the following is an example of syncretism?
British sending native children to boarding schools to become more English
Indian immigrants in Englandmaintaining their own cultural enclaves
Canada having two official languages - English and French
Japanese blending Buddhist and traditional beliefs to form Shintoism
26
States that gain or lose representatives based on the census affects politics at what scale?
national
regional
state
local
27
Why is English the most widely spoken language in North America?
It diffused hierarchically from cities to rural areas
Colonial leaders adopted it and spread it to the rest of the population
Relocation diffusion as English colonies were established by Great Britain
It diffused contagiously through Christian missionaries
28
What is
relative location
?
The region that contains a place
The characteristics that make a place unique
The position of one place compared to another
The exact point where a place is found
29
Which of the following exemplifies both international and voluntary migration?
moving from Florida to Texas for a new job
families moving from urban areas to rural areas for better schools
moving from London to NY to start a business
refugees from central America coming to the US
30
Why did Malthus' theory not come true in Europe in the 1800s?
urbanization led to smaller families and food production increased
antinatalist policies placed limits on family sizes
more people began migrating out of the region
Women's education levels led to lower fertility rates
31
Which TWO words best describe most boundaries of Africa?
relict and geometric
antecedent and natural
consequent and natural
superimposed and geometric
32
Which of the following IS NOT a good example of a nation-state?
Iceland
South Korea
Russia
Japan
33
In the U.S., dios de los muertos would be most likely associated with which region?
The west due to the Orthodox influence
The southwest due to Spanish catholicism and native beliefs
The northeast due to a mixture of Anglican and native american beliefs
The southeast due to Caribbean and African beliefs
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Which demographic is most likely to migrate?
Single, 45 years old
Single, 25 years old
Married, 25 years old
Married, 45 years old
35
What is the average number of children born to each woman in a country?
natural increase rate
crude birth rate
adjusted birth rate
total fertility rate
36
Why are blue jeans worn in many parts of the world?
the diffusion of popular culture
isolated groups had similar innovations
the need for durable clothing
the adoption of folk culture
37
Which characteristic is associated with MDCs?
Stage 2 of the DTM
Long life expectancies
High fertility rates
Rapid population growth
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What is this type of map?
Proportional Symbol
Physical
Choropleth
Political
