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AP Human Geography Test
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1
Which of the following North American associations is NOT correct?
Southern Prairie Provinces - African Americans
Southeast - African Americans
Oklahoma and Southwest - Native Americans
Southern California - Hispanic Americans
2
The multiplier effect is:
the multiple jobs eliminated by foreign workers.
the ratio of urban to rural workers.
the addition of rural jobs because of the urban economy.
the addition of non basic workers.
3
The Basques, Bretons, Kashmiris, and Tamils are all examples of:
separatist groups
regionalist groups
terrorist groups
religious groups
4
Which factor in the last quarter century destabilized Eastern Europe & led to ethnic conflict?
The introduction of new languages
invasion by the Soviets
the end of the Cold War
acceptance of many Eastern European countries into the EU
5
Which pair of religions below share a long-held tradition of cremating their dead?
Christian and Buddhist
Muslim and Jewish
Hindu and Buddhist
Hindu and Muslim
6
That latitude and longitude coordinates of a place are an example of:
a functional region
a relative location
a formal region
an absolute location
7
Which of the following groups is excluded from the caste system of Hinduism?
Servants
Warrior-landowners
Scholar-priests
Untouchables
8
The rehabilitation of old, rundown inner city neighborhoods by middle and high income people.
suburbanization
urbanization
gentrification
multiplier effect
9
Which is a major concern in countries with a large and rapidly aging population?
Birth Control
Adequate Schools
Immunization
Healthcare
10
The birth of an urban industrial workforce in Europe contributed to the start of the:
Third Agricultural Revolution
Green Revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Second Agricultural Revolution
11
The global lingua franca is:
Arabic
French
English
Chinese
12
A person who practices the Hindu religion would be most likely to:
visit a shrine on the shore of a lake.
make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem
bathe in the Ganges River.
pray five times a day.
13
The largest exporter of agricultural goods in the world is:
The United States
Mexico
China
India
14
What map would show the global distribution of coal?
reference map
thematic map
topographic map
location map
15
Which of the following religions developed first?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
16
The outlying area serviced by an urban center is referred to as a:
range.
hinterland.
redline area.
threshold.
17
Which term below best describes a religion that uses missionaries to spread its faith?
Monotheistic
Elitist
Universalizaing
Ethnic
18
The idea that people, and not their environment, create cultural development is called:
possibilism.
animism.
syncretism.
environmental determinism.
19
The "melting pot" theory of combining immigrant groups into one mainstream culture is called:
acculturation.
ethnic clustering.
ethnic islands.
assimilation
20
Which of the following jobs is in the non-basic employment sector?
oil refinery worker
parking lot attendant
F-10 pickup truck assembly line worker
software engineer
21
A map that presents a single class of statistics is called a:
reference map.
thematic map.
general purpose map.
location map.
22
All of the following are non-basic jobs in the city EXCEPT:
city firefighter
garment factory worker
drycleaner
social worker
23
The concentration of production activities and people spatially to benefit everyone is called:
agglomeration
the substitution principle
deglomeration
the multiplier effect
24
What is the most widespread primary economic activity?
mining
agriculture
fishing
hunting and gathering
25
The theory that cities grow outward from a core utilizing several nodes was proposed by:
Harris and Ullman
Rostow
Ravenstein
Von Thunen
26
Which geographer viewed the U.S. urban community of the 1920s as a set of concentric rings?
Ravenstein
Rostow
Hoyt
Burgess
27
What are the two major branches of Islam?
Shinto and Shiite
Sunni and Shinto
Shamanism and Amadi
Sunni and Shiite
28
What monotheistic religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth?
Judaism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
29
Which type of economic activity is most closely tied to the physical environment?
Quarternary
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary
30
One sacred book of Hinduism is the:
Talmud
Koran
Bible
Vedas
31
Ankara, Turkey and Islamabad, Pakistan are both examples of:
desert cities.
rival cities.
forward capitals.
old colonial capitals.
32
Which theorist(s) explained the prices of farm products as they relate to patterns of land use?
Burgess
Rostow
Ravenstein
von Thunen
33
Which of the following is a centrifugal force in a country?
a national holiday
a charismatic national leader
an attack by another country
religious differences
34
Theory that most migration occurs over a short distance and in steps is attributed to
von Thunen
Ravenstein
Rostow
Harris and Ullman
35
According to least-cost theory, what was the most important factor in industry location?
raw materials
agglomeration cost
labor
transport
36
What is the most rapidly growing religion in the U.S. today?
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
37
Which of the following is NOT an important environmental factor of a country's agriculture?
Number of frost-free days per year
reliability of sufficient rainfall
the amount of fertilizer produced in the country
Availability of sufficient rainfall
38
Urban agriculture can benefit urban society in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
replace agribusiness as the main global food producer
strengthen food security for urban families
turn urban waste into a resource when utilized appropriately
create sustainable food systems in urban areas
39
The majority of Kurds are found in which country?
Iran
Pakistan
Turkey
Egypt
40
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to suburbanization in the U.S.?
Improved automobiles made transportation easier and safer.
Fixed-route public transit routes increased in importance.
A shorter workweek made time for a commute possible.
Increased demands for housing after WWII ended.
41
Which of the following characterizes stages four and five of demographic transition model?
high birth rates
High mortality rates
Zero population growth
overpopulation
42
The purpose for the creation of NATO was to
defend North America and Western Europe against communism.
form an economic alliance.
forma a binding peace treat for all of Europe.
defend Europe against the Nazis.
43
What family do most European languages belong to?
Phoenician
Indo-European
Ural-Altaic
Basque
44
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of world cities?
contain a concentration of banking and marketing services.
Found only in northern and western hemispheres
headquarters of transnational corporations
well connected to secondary level world cities
45
An earlier boundary formed before geographic knowledge or mapping was available is known as:
an antecedent boundary
a geometric boundary
a relict boundary
a subsequent boundary
46
The idea that you identify with, and give allegiance to a nation state is:
diffusion
regionalism
ethnocentrism
nationalism
47
The distance north and south of the equator is measured by?
Prime Meridian
Latitude
Longitude
Global Grid System
48
Regions share all of the characteristics EXCEPT:
easily defined
common features
relative location
boundaries
49
Variations in vocabulary, pronunciation, and rhythm in a spoken language are called:
lingua franca
isoglosses
dialects
syntax
50
Which one of the following is NOT a centripetal force in a state?
the existence of national transportation networks
the existence of strong separatist groups
the national anthem
A high level of confidence in central government.
51
In which country does language pose a centrifugal force?
Norway
Brazil
Thailand
Canada
52
Technology, hybrid seed, and fertilizers are all part of the:
Bio-revolution
Green Revolution
First Agricultural Revolution
Second Agricultural Revolution
53
Which language branch contains Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian?
Romance
European
Germanic
Slavic
54
The map shown above is a:
general purpose map
dot-distribution map
statistical map
topographic map
55
Of these, the map with the smallest scale would be:
Atlanta, Georgia
Main Street, Small Town, Ohio
Pennsylvania
the world
56
Which type of city model contains a distinct residential spine proceeding outward from CBD?
Muslim
European
Sub-Saharan African
Latin American
57
Which country would have a population pyramid with a broad bottom sloping to a narrow top?
Austria
Russia
Uganda
France
58
What population statistic looks at the point of zero population growth?
Replacement Level Fertility
Total Fertility Rate
Mortality Rate
Crude Birth Rate
59
What is the most abundant fossil fuel?
Oil
Petroleum
Coal
Phosphate
60
What religion below is a universalizing religion?
Islam
Taoism
Shintoism
Confucianism
61
The language with the largest number of first language"speakers" is:
English
Spanish
Russian
Mandarin Chinese
62
Which theory justified the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war?
Colonialism
Containment Theory
Devolution
Heartland Theory
63
Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of urban agriculture?
Helping to reduce the urban heat island effect
beautification of a dingy urban area
renewed or purified water supplies.
fresh produce for sale to others
64
The process of an immigrant learning the values/language/customs of a new country is called:
agglomeration
diffusion
adaptation
acculturation
65
Which crop began the third agricultural revolution?
wheat
barley
millet
rice
66
The way of life based on breeding and herding of animals for all of a person's needs.
subsistence farming
swidden
hunting and gathering
pastorialism
67
Which of the following is NOT one of the worlds most densely populated regions?
North East United States
Europe
South America
South Asia