AP Human Geo

The most dangerous volcano, _________, erupted about 73,500 years ago.

The product of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate:

The Peace of Westphalia ________

The Confucian Classics were the 13 texts that were the focus of education 2,000 years ago in:

The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called:

By 1992, the most widely grown crop was a product of the Green Revolution, IR36, a type of:

In which area of the world are countries in stage one of the demographic transition model found

The ____ of a group of people included the things they construct.

Which of the following US regional associations is incorrect?

Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the only surviving superpower was:

According to the text, which of the following is considered a state?

A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a/an:

The highest Crude Birth Rates (CBR) in the world are found in...

In areas of shifting cultivation the population _________.

Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of those occupying the natural world are:

The fact that trends in popular culture proceed from large global centers to smaller cities is:

The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations is an example of:

The Little Ice age was pieced together by farmer's diaries. Those of these were most useful.

The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?

Roman Catholic Christianity was spread to Middle and South American by:

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to:

It is estimated that _____ of the world's population is seriously malnourished.

The text focuses on 1 local culture in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign culture

At which scale to boundary disputes occur?

One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of these two religions:

Two Russian scholars have established the core of the pre-porto-Indo-European language named:

Central government with subnational entities that have representation in governmental processes

Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice as:

Life expectancy is:

Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in:

The same ultraviolet radiation intercepted by darkly pigmented skin stimulates this production

The youngest major religion is:

The concept that which population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline

Nigeria has federal system of government in which they adopted the ___ law in the Muslim North.

According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication __________.

According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?

Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose form the confrontation between Hinduism and:

Which is not an example of a primary economic activity?

The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has led to diffusion of power called:

Buddhism has its source in:

Friedrich Ratzel's organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential living force.

Race is:

Convergence processes that produce a pidgin language are first introduced to a population as a:

In villages everywhere, social stratification is reflected by:

The largest source of international immigrants to the US is from:

Presently, natural increase in population is primarily due to...

Organic food is found in _____ areas.

The greatest concentration of streets memorializing MLK, Jr. are found in:

Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?

Demand for organic foods is greatest in:

The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ______ Glaciation.

Which of the following would not be part of the cultural landscape?

This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.

Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?

The world distribution of precipitation is concentrated in:

The boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with:

Which describes the general direction that the US population center has moved since 1970?

Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with...

The arithmetic population density of the US is _____ per square mile.

Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the US and Canada were:

Mackinder's concerns of Stalin's control led to the development of containment in the US and to

Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states when?

Environmental determinism was replaced be which approach to geography in the late 20th century?

The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Kansas is:

Field of study that considers the rolled of politics in shaping human environmental interaction

By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production of this crop rose dramatically

A high dependency ratio suggests that a large percentage of the population is...

The greater the distance from the hearth, the less likely an innovation will be adopted

The ideology of Zionism has as its goal:

The geologic epoch, characterized by global warming, in which we are now living:

A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods:

TRUE/FALSE: Cultures live in spatial isolation and show little change as a result of diffusion

___ of internet content is in English.

TRUE/FALSE: Cholera outbreaks have not occurred in the Twentieth Century

The ratio of percent labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada means?

In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because _______.

The most widely used Indo-European language today is:

The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is:

The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.

The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:

Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media?

The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is:

The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form

The US is the most prolific producer of solid waste, producing about __ lbs per person per day.

Geographer Lee Liu found soils in intensively used fields near villages were:

Plant life and photosynthesis began about 1.5 billion years ago and increased the:

The Sea of Galilee forms a large freshwater reservoir in the Jordan Valley and supplies mainly:

The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of:

Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population

The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:

Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ___% of the retail price goes to the coffee growers.

The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:

Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?

Form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that remind of a turbulent past:

Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the NE US and NW Europe?

The largest major population concentration of North America is

Skin color is a matter of what pigmentation, a protective element against strong sun.

Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?

Examples of luxury crops include:

The phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is

Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?

Globally, the consumption of resources is tied to _______ more than any other factor.

Which of the following was an example of forced migration?

Any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate.

_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous populationand typically rural

The concept that the US was ordained by God to expand across North America was:

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:

In 2001, reports indicated that as many as ___ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.

In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York and Milan are referred to as...

Which is am example of a non-material aspect of culture?

Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (!st Agricultural Revolution) occurred in:

Is is estimated that ___% of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.

A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n):

TRUE/FALSE: Functional regions are the product of interaction and movement

The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your:

Barrio is the Spanish term for:

This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises equal control

Presently, most population growth in the world is occurring where?

All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country except:

During the Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?

Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?

Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?

Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:

NAFTA is a supranationalistic organization which attempted to create a free trade zone where?

Which of the following is not generally a characteristic of an ethnic religion?

Latin octo (eight) became Italian otto, Spanish ocho and French huit. This is an example of?

Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is...

Spread of ideas, traits, knowledge and skills from place of origin to areas where adopted

Newspaper delivery areas are an example of which type of region?

The concept of culture is closely identified with:

The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate religions?

The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in:

Hutterites differ form the Amish in that they...

Which of these sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with parliament?

The Global Environmental Facility funds projects related to four issues. Which is not one?

In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of...

Political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries are of this region:

Uneven distribution of wealth and political power after colonialism was due to wealth in:

The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the...

Alfred Wegner used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of:

Which of the following is not an example of a form of expansion diffusion?

In political geography, these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.

The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken

Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ____ into the atmosphere.

Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?

The correct name for the rectangular language division scheme in the US after the American Rev:

Bio-genetic engineering allows growing of new strains in more arid regions to meet demand of:

The four major population clusters in the world include the following regions except...

_____ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.

Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in:

The degree of direct linkage btw one location and other location in a transport network:

The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the religions and may have begun ___ years ago.

What is the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans?

TRUE/FALSE: The study of landforms, climates and environmental change is physical geography

An example of a country with a population pyramid that has a large base is...

Guatemala's agricultural sector produced 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs:

Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?

The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is:

What region of North America is most densely populated?

When places are "designed" either for women or then they are said to be:

The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is :

Map in which data are assigned to class intervals and colors/patterns to distinguish magnitude:

Branch of geography that focuses on landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth is:

In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a judge to be appointed to the country's courts:

Jerusalem is a sacred place for:

Language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends that represent?

Yugoslavia was a prime example of a:

The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is:

Taro, yams and bananas are associated with the ______ hearth, according to Spencer and Thomas.

Gross National Income does not include:

A tsunami's waves result from:

Which region of the US do geometric boundaries predominate?

The language most widely used as a 2nd language by millions of Indians, Africans, etc.:

A group of people in a particular space who see themselves as a community and who share traits

The Kyoto Protocol:

Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with...

This sub field of geography studies political, economic and strategic significance

The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is:

Which country has a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density?

In recent years, many wooded areas in ___ have been deforested to provide beef to the US.

The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:

The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as:

Humans do not populate in large numbers to

TRUE/FALSE: Details of the distribution of wealth in the US features typical at global scale

Select the group that is not a supranational organization.

Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?

Reasons why a person feels compelled to leave his or her home area is:

Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?

The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is:

Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a _______ activity.

The Dave Matthews Band established a ____ in VA and gained popularity through _____

Which is an example of an interfaith (boundary) conflict?

Which geographical theme would study the impact of the drainage of the Florida Everglades?

When a husband migrates from Mexico to US and earns money to allow for his family to migrate

Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states?

The visible imprint of human activity is known as:

The largest constituency of Christianity is: