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AP Human Geography Final Exam Review
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1
Which is a functional region?
WYFF 4
Greenville News
All of them
Greenlink Bus
2
UNCLOS states the 200 nautical miles from the coast of a country is classified as...
the exclusive economic zone
territorial seas
international waters
sovereign territory
3
Which characteristic most applies to MDCs?
higher infant mortality rates
longer life expectancies
high total fertility rates
rapid population growth
4
The conflict over Crimea (Russia believes it historically belongs to them) is known as...
collectivism
irredentism
neocolonialism
Balkanization
5
According to the sector model, low income groups tend to live where?
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
linear residential areas radiating from the center city out
the suburbs and rural areas only
the inner city only
6
Bringing family members to the USA after some family members migrated there is known as what...
intervening opportunity
intraregional migration
chain migration
step migration
7
The most common crop grown in the world today using intensive subsistence farming is...
rice
wheat
corn
soybeans
8
Which of the following is the best example of extensive land use in agriculture?
a greenhousean
a backyard garden
a cattle feedlot
a wheat field
9
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution developed at the same time as
migration from core to peripheral countries
improved genetic modification of food
vast shortages in laborers from disease
growing urban markets demanded more food
10
One improvement that can increase the sustainability of large urban areas with suburbs is:
constructing integrated public transit systems (bus, rail)
converting larger areas of farms to houses
decreasing government spending on public schools
creating incentives such as free parking downtown
11
A nation-state has territory occupied by people sharing a common heritage & value system
True
False
12
Tertiary economies are focused on what type of economic activity?
management industries
service based economies
information and data systems
farming and mining
13
During the 19-20th centuries, which intraregional migration was common?
urban to suburban
urban to rural
rural to urban
coastal to inland
14
Why are most South American population centers located at or near the coast?
The wars for independence damaged many inland cities
The climate is generally warmer on the coast
Few Amerindian population centers were located on the coast
The colonial economies were export oriented
15
Workers moving freely across the EU and lack of customs are due to open-border policies
False
True
16
Which is an advantage for Japanese companies that locate factories in the US?
Freedom from Japan's overprotected distributed networks
lower transportation costs & access to markets
A wider variety of climate conditions in the USA
Less competition in the US than other countries
17
According to von Thunen, what is produced in ring E?
wool
lumber
fruits
vegetables
18
The outer boundary of a linguistic feature on a map is called
dialect
vernacular
isogloss
toponym
19
Which is based on the assumption that growth happens around several foci, not just the CBD?
multiple nuclei model
concentric zone model
central place model
urban realms model
20
Using rank-size rule, if a city has 200,000 residents, how many live in the 4th largest city?
10,000
75,000
25,000
50,000
21
Relationship between the size or length of a map attribute and the same attribute on earth is:
projection
scale
model
desnity
22
Which describes a settlement node that provides support for the population in its hinterland?
von Thunen's model of land use
Rostow's model of economic development
central place theory
core-periphery model
23
The world's three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?
Southwest Asia
Northern Africa
Eastern Europe
East Asia
24
In von Thunen's model, the most time intensive and labor intensive activities would be in
rings D & E
rings B & E
rings A & B
rings C, D & E
25
Which is a formal region?
California
GSP Airport
The West
Newspaper route
26
The creation of new voting districts that have irregular boundaries designed to favor a party
gerrymandering
blockbusting
census
redlining
27
Which made the most significant economic growth by eliminating import tariffs between states?
NATO
EU
OPEC
UN
28
Mandarin Chinese is from which language branch?
Sino-Tibetan
Afro-Asiatic
Indo-European
Austro-Asiatic
29
Quaternary economic activities are those that
extract natural resources from the environment
involve the collection and manipulation of information
involve the exchange of good and the provision of services
involve the production of fresh produce for urban markets
30
What do Canada, Switzerland, and New Zealand have in common?
low population growth rates
multiple megacities
high fertility rates
membership to the EU
31
A clustering of daycare centers and tutoring businesses near schools explains the benefits of
agglomeration
enfranchisement
decentralization
intervening opportunity
32
The Gobi Desert in Mongolia uses what primary form of agriculture?
commercial agriculture
pastoral nomadism
truck farming
slash-and-burn
33
The focus of the Green Revolution can best be described as
saving undeveloped land from urban sprawl
increased crop yields for agribusiness corporations only
encouraging more organic fertilization methods
reducing starvation in LDCs
34
Fisheries, mining, and timber are types of economic production that are part of the
quinary sector
tertiary sector
secondary sector
primary sector
35
Singapore is located on an island at the NW end of the Straits of Malacca. This describes:
situation
function
site
absolute location
36
Objects that transmit complex radio codes, including time signals, are known as:
TIR Scanning
GIS Stations
GPS Satellites
GNIS Entries
37
An urban center that is much larger (2x+) than the 2nd largest city in a country is known as
magaloplis
conurbanation
primate city
edge city
38
Which stage on the DTM has the highest death rate?
Stage 3
Stage 1
Stage 4
Stage 2
39
NAFTA is considered a free-trade zone between Canada, Mexico, and the USA because
it eliminates tariffs on goods & services
it adopted the dollar as the common currency
it allows free movement across borders w/out visas
it eliminates border control and inspections
40
The Malthusian theory stated that people would exceed their ability to produce food & resources
False
True
41
The forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans
cultural landscape
human geography
physical geography
cultural convergence
42
Bananas, sugarcane, and coffee are what types of crops?
subsitence
plantation
slash-and-burn
market-gardening
43
Which is a vernacular (perceptual) region?
Little Italy
WHHS school zone boundaries
CBD of NYC
South Carolina
44
The popularity of which of the following is an example of the trend of ecotourism
ski resorts in Austrailia
time share condos on the coast of Spain
diving in artificial lakes in Texas
national parks in Costa Rica
45
Subsistence agriculture is characterized by
production mainly for trade
irrigation and inorganic fertilization
production mainly for consumption
extensive use of th eland
46
Pop culture incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to a small variety of places
True
False
47
Which person is most likely to migrate?
25 yrs - single
65 yrs - single
25 yrs - married
65 yrs - married
48
What is the pattern in von Thunen's model of land use?
livestock, dairy, market gardening, timber, commercial grain
market gardening, dairy, timber, commercial grain, livestock
timber, livestock, dairy, market gardening, commercial grain
commercial grain, livestock, timber, dairy, market gardening
49
Boundaries that no longer formally exist but are still recognized culturally are called
consequent
antecedent
relict
geometric
50
The study of place names is known as..
Toponyms
Phenonys
Loconyms
Isonyms
51
Which of the following is not an example of a supranational organization?
European Union
United Nations
Arab League
NAFTA
52
Prior to the 1st Agricultural Revolution, what were humans doing for food?
deep sea fishing
planting crops
purchasing it from family farms
hunting and gathering
53
The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
degree of gender equality within a country
relationship between potential labor force and dependents
percentage of foreign ownership in the secondary sector
reliance of a country on imported fossil fuell
54
Which is the best example of folk culture?
watching cat videos on YouTube
eating McDonalds
wearing blue jeans
making furniture by hand
55
Why do MDCs build factories in LDCs?
increased government regulation of industry
industrial locations close to natural resources
highly educated workforce
least-cost industrial locations
56
The demographic transition model...
was developed by T. Malthus
traces the relationship between pop. growth & culture
assumes high birth/death rates will lower over time
traces changes in fertility/mortality with agriculture
57
Which characteristic is most common in the last stage of the DTM?
Aging population
Overpopulation
High unemployment
High youth dependency
58
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Mormonism
59
The use of seed agriculture, the plow and draft animals started the
1st agricultural revolution
Green Revolution
2nd agricultural revolution
3 agricultural revolution
60
The elite residential sector of the city is found in the areas labeled...
A
D
C
B
61
Which country has the highest concentration of Buddhists?
Vietnam
Malaysia
Russia
Brazil
62
Which type of land use would you expect to find along high volume mass transit lines?
a scrap yard
high density apartment complexes
skyscraper office complexes
big box retail stores
63
A decrease in trade or interaction between places as the distance increases is
friction of distance
terminal cost
distance decay
agglomeration density
64
What's the definition of overpopulation?
high population density
place that experiences high growth rates
too many people for the available resources
high total population
65
Total population ÷ total land area =
Clustered density
Physiologic density
Spatial density
Arithmetic density
66
According to this population pyramid, this area has a large population of
children
immigrants
elderly
women
67
Which of the following cities would be classified as a world city?
Dallas
London
Shanghai
Madrid
68
The concept of state is defined as
the equivalent of country or nation
a sub-unit of a federal system like in the USA
a population and defined area controlled by an organized gov
population with a single government and culture
69
The Indus Valley, Egypt, West Africa, and Mesopotamia are examples of
culture complexes
cultural hearths
culture basins
cultural divergences
70
The principal religion of Central & South America is
Islam
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Mormonism
71
The belief that our physical environment is the main factor influencing human thoughts/behavior
environmental determinism
environmentalism
possibilism
environmental perception
72
The movement of people from Ghana to the Americas in the 16-18th centuries was an example of...
step migration
chain migration
forced migration
voluntary migration
73
The maquiladoras in northern Mexico are
illegal migrant labor camps
commercial produce farms
border squatter settlements
manufacturing outsourcing plants
74
Which of the following illustrates the geographical concept of a nation-state?
Brazil
India
Japan
Russia
75
Which is not a centripetal force?
monolingual society
religious diversity
national education system
national anthem