APH Exam Review

Which is most responsible for dramatic demographic collapse of Native Americans during the Colonial Period?

Mecca represents the geographical focal point of which religion?

Religious practices, language, and dietary preferences, when combined, form a

In the pre-industrial phase of urban settlement in the US, the economy was dominated by

All choropleth maps use

Von Thunen's model of rural land use is based on which of the following premises?

The term transhumance refers to

A Pakistani moves his family to a predominantly Pakistani neighborhood in London & maintains many traditions. This is:

Which of the following would NOT be characterized as a pull factor in a migration decision?

In a 1995 plebiscite, the Canadian province of Quebec sought which of the following?

These makeshift neighborhoods, constructed of scrap materials, are found in all of the world's large peripheral cities

The Pan-Arab region of Northern Africa and Southwest Asia is best classified as which type of region?

Break-of-bulk points are

Hearths of early Eurasian agriculture were generally located

Gentrification can be desribed as

In Rostow's stages of development model, economic maturity is characterized by

Primate cities are those that

Unlike administrative regions, perceptual regions

Overgrazing, deforestation, and agricultural mismanagament are all significant causes of

Primary economic activities involve

Much of Africa's current political and economic challenges can be attributed to

The demographic transition model posits that

Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning human spatial behavior?

Rice paddies in Asia most likely represent this form of agriculture

These types of religions actively seek new members of believers

The ___ will increase over the next decade as baby boomers reach old age and no longer able to work

Isolines are common on which of the following

The National Geographic Society uses the Robinson projection for many of its maps because

Hearth regions of early agriculture included present-day

Two mountain towns with unique languages develop a new simple language understood by both groups for trade purposes.

The Kurds are an example of an ethnic group that

According to Malthus, __ grows arithmetically, but __ grows geometrically.

Driving from Boston to Washington, D.C, the majority of the landscape is urbanized, which is:

Which of the following qualifies as a primate city?

Slash and burn agriculture is

The religious practices of some Native Americans combining elements of traditional religion and Christianity is:

The Green Revolution included which of the following?

Increased pollution, segregation, habitat destruction, inner-city decay, & loss of productive farmlands are caused by

Which of the following statements is NOT an accurate description of agribusiness?

When districts are drawn specifically to favor a particular political party or voting block, it is called

According to the rank-size rule, a city that has a rank of three:

Balkanization may result from all of the following factors except

When the crude birth rate is higher than the crude death rate, the difference between the two is called

Which of the following could qualify as a barrier to spatial diffusion?

Demographic information from the US Census affects the political process by

The language family spoken by most people on Earth today is

Which of the following does NOT represent an extensive commerical agricultural activity?

Which of the following projections places the North or South Pole at the center of the view?

The theory that explains regional organization of urban areas, based on functions and goods/services they offer is:

Which of the following is an example of an edge city?

Which of the following is a true statement regarding time-space convergence?

The statement "Cultural changes were strongly influenced by climatic change" represents which philosophy?

Total fertility rate is NOT closely correlated with which of the following?

During the 1980s/1990s, Santa Monica, California, became significantly wealthier and more expensive. This process is:

Geographic information systems (GIS) use ___ to display multiple spatial data sets.

The three world cities that exercise the greatest degree of global economic dominance are

The demographic-transition theory states that as a nation develops economically

Core-periphery patterns exist within countries as well as among them. In the US, economic peripheries include:

The United Nations (UN) is a(n):

Which of the following initiatives help a city fight urban sprawl?

Nomadic herding is associated with

Which of the following is the best example of a cultural boundary?

Tables: It costs the same to ship pinewood as it does to ship tables to the market. Best place to locate to lower costs?

What is most responsible for hierarchical diffusion, as opposed to contagious diffusion?

The process by which one ethnic group becomes integrated into a larger culture is called:

Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state?

Elements of __ change rapidly over time & not space; elements of __ change little over time & dramatically over space

The Italian language varies significantly between Milan, Rome, Naples and Palermo. These variations are examples of