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1
The creator of Central Place Theory was:
Jared Piepenburg
Ullman
Christaller
Hoyt
2
The minimum market size needed to support a central place function is called:
range
equilibriomic value
threshold
absolute minimum
3
World cities:
have nothing to do with global banking and finance
play in organizing beyond their own national boundaries
are those with over five million in population
are always national capitals
4
Some nations are stateless; this means:
they do not all reside in the same place
they don't have a state named after them
they do not own a state
they do not possess a national territory
5
The transformation of large areas of land from rural to urban uses is called:
microdistricting
gerrymandering
globalization
suburbanization
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All of the following countries may be experiencing negative or slow population growth except:
Ireland
Australia
Guatemala
United States
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The earliest civilization was found in:
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
Mesoamerica
West Africa
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A market area is an example of a:
formal region
hierarchical region
percieved region
functional region
9
The maximum distance people are willing to travel to obtain a central place function:
market area
Distance of reach
range
maximum transport limit
10
What best characterized the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
military alliance
an international peace organization
a nonpartisan political organization
an international court
11
Which of the following is an historical example of an internal migration?
movement of the Irish around the world due to potato famine
Forced removal of the cherokees to government reserves
the Acadian diaspora from Nova Scotia in 1755 and 1788
African slave trade across the Middle Passage in the 1700's
12
What is the purpose of an age-sex pyramid?
to show the migration patterns within a country
to show the population structure of a country
to show the spatial distribution of a population
to show the life expectancy of males and females at birth
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Are you going to pass the AP Human Geography Exam.
Yes
No. On opposite day
Yes
Yes
14
Which of the following has most affected the development of suburbs in the United States?
computer technology and the internet
popularity of the automobile
inexpensive and reliable electrical energy
high-speed rail transportation
15
A nation-state has nationalistic attitudes within and some form of cultural homogeneity. Which?
Yugoslavia
Denmark
Iceland
Japan
16
Which economic activity is most likely in a city's central business district
an automobile dealership
a metal fabricating plant
a transfer point for railroad freight cars
an office tower
17
Which of the following is an example of an elongated state?
South Africa
Philippines
Thailand
Chile
18
Population distribution is best represented by a:
population pyramid
cartogram
isopleth map
dot map
19
Which of the following is the best example of a compact state?
Switzerland
Indonesia
Vietnam
Italy
20
The highest birth rates in the world often coincide with which climate type?
Mediterranean
Tropical
Semi-Arid
Humid Continental
21
The term hinterland refers to:
urbanized land outside of a city
the land behind the city
the land within a city
recreational land outside of a city