APHG PRACTICE TEST

Question 1

"individual characteristics of a place that make it unique" defines which term most accurately?

Accepted Answer

Folk culture

Question 2

Theory suggests that in urban setting, the farther a place is from CBD, the smaller its wealth

Accepted Answer

Concentric zone model

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the urban hierarchy of settlements?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet, village, town, city, metropolis

Question 4

The border between the United States/Canada along the 49th parallel is what type of boundary?

Accepted Answer

Antecedent boundary

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of folk culture?

Accepted Answer

Producing rocking chairs using traditional means

Question 6

Which area of the world is currently experiencing the most rapid population growth?

Accepted Answer

Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Denmark

Question 8

which of the following cities would be classified as a world city?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 9

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today primarily because of

Accepted Answer

high birthrates.

Question 10

What stage in the demographic transition model has the highest growth rates?

Accepted Answer

Stage 2

Question 11

Which region has the fewest languages that are under threat of extinction?

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 12

Which of the following traits fits the definition of an Islamic city?

Accepted Answer

Twisted streets to maximize shade

Question 13

The Second Agricultural Revolution coincided with

Accepted Answer

the Industrial Revolution.

Question 14

retired couple moves from Chicago to Arizona. this an example of what geographic factor

Accepted Answer

Environmental pull factor

Question 15

Thailand is the best example of which type of political shape?

Accepted Answer

Prorupted

Question 16

What country has the largest coal reserves in the world?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 17

What economist was the first person to predict a population crisis?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Malthus

Question 18

Central Park in New York City is a good example of

Accepted Answer

a festival landscape.

Question 19

Which statement would best fit a European city?

Accepted Answer

European cities have their skyscrapers located suburbs.

Question 20

name of the supranational organization established in 1960 to control the trade of petroleum

Accepted Answer

OPEC

Question 21

The majority of the entrants into the United Nations, came from where during the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 22

Johann Heinrich von Thunen's model of agricultural land use is centered on what basic concept?

Accepted Answer

The farmers sell all of their farm production to a market.

Question 23

Which of the following countries is an enclave?

Accepted Answer

Lesotho

Question 24

Southeast Asian cities have promoted economic growth through what primary means?

Accepted Answer

Western investment and trade

Question 25

What two areas are the hearths of the world's five primary religions?

Accepted Answer

Northern India and Southwest Asia

Question 26

A population pyramid looks like an upside-down triangle. This area has a large percentage of

Accepted Answer

elderly people.

Question 27

with today's global economy, which area would be considered the resource frontier of the world

Accepted Answer

Southwest Asia

Question 28

Which of the following terms is NOT associated with the Hindu religion?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 29

Which of the following countries is not one of the Four Asian Tigers?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam

Question 30

Which of these five regions is not one of the most populated areas of the world?

Accepted Answer

South America

Question 31

The greatest percentage of people in the world participate in which type of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Subsistence agriculture

Question 32

which transportation would fruit production in South America for market in the U.S need to use

Accepted Answer

Airplanes

Question 33

The conflict in Rwanda and Uganda in the mid-1990s is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

ethnic conflict

Question 34

Which religion is the fastest growing of the world's five primary religions?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 35

Which of the following religions is a monotheistic religion?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 36

Prior to the First Agricultural Revolution, what were humans doing for food?

Accepted Answer

Hunting and gathering

Question 37

Farming today in MDC's is in a transition period. What transition is occurring?

Accepted Answer

The movement toward industrial farming

Question 38

The 38th parallel in Korea is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

superimposed boundary created by outside forces.

Question 39

continent uses nuclear power for a greater percentage of its total power output

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 40

Area around sub-Saharan agricultural regions is adversely affected by what environmental issue?

Accepted Answer

Desertification

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