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AP Human Geography 2nd Semester Exam Review
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1
An example of a current core country is
Egypt
United Kingdom
Turkey
Indonesia
2
Which is an example of a service industry job?
fisherman
rancher
assembly line worker
waitress
3
We use which of the following to measure development?
economics
all of these
technology
social welfare
4
Barriers to development for periphery countries include all of the follow EXCEPT
Disease
Social conditions
Political instability
Balance of trade
5
A state which places most power in the hands of a central government is a
unitary state
perforated state
nation state
federal state
6
A location with multiple sources transportation is called:
airport
agglomeration
intermodal connection
transportation hub
7
What was needed for the formation of cities?
A and B
Agricultural Surplus
Social Stratification
Cultural Revolution
8
Why do countries,states, and cities want high tech industries to set up in their areas?
They require large amounts of energy
They do not generate any tax revenue
They are environmentally friendly
They use raw materials which generates jobs
9
All of the following were a result of the ColumbianExchange except
The Spanish explorers took home cows/beef to the Old World
Horses were a new/important beast of burden to the New World
Diseases from Europe killed around 90% of Native Americans
New foods allowed the population to grow in the Old World
10
Which of the following is a correct statement concerning the
spacing
of human settlements?
large cities tend to be farther apart than smaller ones
villages are separated by great distances
towns are farther apart than cities
large cities tend to be farther apart than smaller places
11
Which of the following best describes the boundaries on this map?
metes and bounds
long-lot
township and range
12
What is the difference between centripetal and centrifugal forces?
Large countries = Centripetal; Small countries = Centrifugal
Centrifugal = divide; Centripetal = unify
Centrifugal = unify; Centripetal = divide
13
The Berlin Wall is an example of a
Relict Boundary
Antecedent Boundary
Superimposed Boundary
Subsequent Boundary
14
Measure of wealth that shows goods produced within a country and is more fiscally accurate.
GDP
GNP
NIR
GNI
15
The term “ethnic” or “ethnicity” is often used to describe
conflicts when a “racial” distinction cannot easily be made
a culture group clustered in one area
all of these
a small culturally linked group who stand apart from others
16
Rostow’s model assumes
all countries have equal access to technology
all countries have workers of equal educational background
all countries follow a similar path to development
all countries have equal distribution of natural resources
17
Moving individual steps in the production process to a supplier, who offers a cost savings
agglomeration
outsourcing
deindustrialization
deglomeration
18
The 2nd Agriculture Revolution occurred at the same time as
World War II
World War I
The Civil War
Industrial Revolution
19
Wallerstein's core countries are synonymous with
LEDC and Periphery
Middle Income and Newly Industrialized
developed and MEDC
Periphery and Newly Industrialized
20
Farms that are integrated into a large food production industry
Food Processing
Agribusiness
Mechanized farming
21
Which of the following are causes of deglomeration?
All of these
Transportation circulation problems
Higher rents
Rising wages nearby
22
We went through this together/Whatever happens we will go through it together. This describes
unitary system
federal system
state
nation
23
A state with control over its internal affairs
centrifugal force
sovereignty
nationalism
centripetal force
24
The main purpose of NAFTA is
immigration reform
political alliances
economic partnership
military alliances
25
Participation in the United Nations serves the useful purpose of committing states to
international standard of behavior
participation in a loan program for poorer countries
agree to world laws
respect and acceptance of present political boundaries
26
The closer a location to the center of the city, the higher the cost of the land.
Bid-Rent Curve
Hotelling's Model
Losch's Model
Weber's Model
27
Economic system based upon establish standards handed down from ancestors
Command
Traditional
Market
Mixed
28
The image below represents which model
urban realms
multiple nuclei
sector
concentric zone
29
Manufacturing regions move industrial jobs to other regions and switch to a service economy
deindustrialization
location interdependence
deglomeration
global division of labor
30
In Asia and Africa, the majority of wage-earning women still work in
white-collar jobs
service sector
skilled labor
agriculture
31
The below picture depicts
physical political boundary
geometric boundary
32
Which is a descriptor of a command system?
government planners allot goods to citizens based on a quota
all of these
central government determines what products are made
government planners determine production methods
33
Boundaries include
surface and airspace
subsoil and airspace
subsoil only
surface, subsoil and airspace
34
According to Von Thunen, the two key element of agriculture are
transportation and perishability
irrigation and transportation
perishability and soil fertitlity
soil fertility and climate
35
The Industrial Revolution began in
Japan
United States
Great Britain
China
36
Which supranational organization has a common currency used most of its member states?
NAFTA
UN
NATO
EU
37
Rehabilitation of deteriorated inner city housing
Nucleation
Suburbanization
Commercialization
Gentrification
38
A culturally homogeneous state is:
nation-state
multi-state nation
state
nation
39
Overgrazing and soil exhaustion cause
all of these
desertification
irrigation
deforestation
40
A form of agriculture where fields are abandon after short periods of crop production
transhumance
herding
crop rotation
shifting cultivation
41
The diagram below is depicting
slash-and burn agriculture
shifting agriculture
crop rotation
irrigation
42
14,000 years ago the 1
st
plant domestication of ____________ took place.
seed crops
fruit trees
root crops
genetically modified crops
43
Service industries are commonly referred to as _____ industries.
tertary
quaternary
primary
secondary
44
Yugoslavia was a prime example of a
nation-state
multi-state nation
stateless nation
multi-nation state
45
Maquiladoras are an example of
Special Economic Zones
All of these
Export Processing Zones
Exclusive Economic Zones
46
Countries in the early stages of Rostow’s model are involved in _______ sector of the economy.
Primary
Quaternary
Secondary
Tertiary
47
All of the following are urban hearths except:
Amazon River Basin
Mesopotamia
Mesoamerica
Indus River Valley
48
The eventual development of agriculture permitted people to:
settle permanently in one location
maintain smaller numbers
move from food plots to farms
have more time for hunting
49
According to Rostow's Model, highly developed countries are in stages
3 and 4
4 and 5
2, 3, and 4
1 and 2
50
When compared to Fordist, Post-Fordist production is more likely to
A and C
dominate multinational corporation
introduce more flexible production practices
place importance on site factors
51
Distribution of the seats in the House of Representatives after each census.
gerrymandering
majority-minority districts
splitting
reapportionment
52
The world economy has a three-tier structure – core/periphery/semi-periphery
Distance Decay
Time-Space Compression
World Systems Theory
Bid-Rent Curve
53
What was the MOST important invention of the Industrial Revolution?
Steam Engine
Smelter
Combustible Engine
Plow
54
Declares that prosperity is sustained in the core, while poverty is sustained in the periphery.
Dependency Theory
Modernization Model
Organic Theory
Time-Space Convergence
55
The EU roots for cooperation are
cultural strengths
reuniting Western and Eastern Europe
settling judicial disputes
mutual economic goals
56
Which of the following is not one of 3 cost that Weber wanted to minimize?
material cost
agglomeration
labor
transportation
57
Which of the following was the most important benefit of the Green Revolution?
improved nutrition
decreased perishability
permanent settlement
Increase in crop production
58
Two countries are fighting over oil in their EEZ. This is an example of a
allocational boundary dispute
operational boundary dispute
definitional boundary dispute
location boundary dispute
59
Identity is
information contained in government issued passports
how we make sense of ourselves
identical to gender
genetically determined
60
The image below depicts
Urban Realms Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
61
The pictures below depict:
splitting
territorial representation
gerrymandering
reapportionment
62
The picture below represents
Losch- Zone of Profitability
Hotelling- Locational Interdependence
Weber- Least Cost
63
Which of the following is not an example of supranationalism?
UN
NAFTA
OPEC
USSR
64
What is the graph showing between points A and B?
distance decay
disamenity sector
zone of profitability
substitution principle
65
the diagram below best represents
Weber's Least Cost Theory
Von Thunen Model
Losch's Zone of Profitability
Hotelling's Locational Interdependence
66
Designed to enforce the proper use of space
Situation
Urbanization
Site
Zoning
67
Realtors
encouraging
whites to sell homes under the guise that the neighborhood was going down
gentrification
blockbusting
gated communities
redlining
68
Which of the following is true about industrialization?
areas that haven't industrialized will remain that way
The first to industrialize are moving to service
Industrialization prevents pollution; helps the environment
areas with natural resources are the most industrialized
69
The multiple nuclei model explains that the ______________ is losing dominance.
freeway
CBD
edge city
public transporatation
70
Christaller's Central Place Theory uses _______ to prevent overlap.
rectangles
triangles
hexagons
circles
71
This man argued that sea power was crucial in determining national supremacy.
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Sir Halford MacKinder
Nicholas Spykman
Immanuel Wallerstein
72
Which of the following best describes the process of devolution?
power moves from central government to regional governments
change of power from a democracy to communism
power moves from monarchy to dictatorship
power moves from regional government to central government
73
High dependency rations show
high levels of development
low levels of development
economic growth
high labor cost
74
The boundary between Texas and Oklahoma is an example of a(n)
physical-political
superimposed
relict
geometric
75
Each of the following statements about suburbanization is correct EXCEPT?
High numbers of WWII casualties limited housing demands
completion of the interstate system made commutes easier
regional shopping centers replaced the CBD retail districts
industry was attracted to the suburbs
76
What is one characteristic of a society that practices subsistence agriculture?
growth of surplus crops for export
establishment ofl arge state-owned farms
production of luxury crops such as coffee and cocoa
production of crops mainly for its own use
77
Which of the following types of jobs are more likely to be found in Post-Fordist countries?
manufacturing
research
mining
commercial agriculture
78
Why are market-oriented gardens/milk producers located in the 1st ring of the Von Thunen model?
Perishability
all of these
Delivery cost
Proximity to market
79
Which of the following is not a common devolutionary force
economic
spatial
ethnic/cultural
patriotic