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AP Human Geography 2017 Part C
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1
The science of making maps is known as...
Etymology
Mapography
Geography
Cartography
2
Agreeing over the terms of a border treaty would be considered...
Demarcated
Delimited
Defined
Administered
3
If a country's three largest settlements are 5 million, 2 million, and 1 million, it follows...
Rank-size Rule
Borchert's Epochs Model
The Gravity Model
The Primate City Rule
4
This model argues that different nodes around a city impact location of industry/housing
Hoyt's Sector Model
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
Peripheral City Model/Galactic City Model
5
A country in stage one of the DTM has what type of NIR?
Very High
Medium
Zero to Low
High
6
Rural settlement patterns that feature people living closer together would be considered...
clustered
linear
dispersed
circular
7
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which maps can be distorted?
Relative Size of Land Masses
Shape of Land Masses
Direction between two points
Flipped directions (i.e. North on bottom, South on top)
8
Ecotourism is a big part of which of the following countries economies?
Costa Rica
China
United States
India
9
This model suggests that housing tends to group together in corridors based on income
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
Latin American City Model
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
Hoyt's Sector Model
10
Which of the following helps explain the unbalanced sex ratio found in China?
All of these are true
Asian women are more likely to have male children
Male children are preferred, thus are more likely to survive
China's government passed a law making girl children illegal
11
According to Von Thuunen's Model, where is dairying likely to take place?
Far away from the city center, as it is extensive land use
Close to the city center, since it is perishable
Far away from the city center because land is cheaper there
None of these are correct
12
Which of the following areas is least populated?
Peru and Ecuador, around the Andes mountains.
Greenland
Western Canada and United States
South Africa
13
Cincinnati is located 100 miles south of Columbus. This represents its...
Situation
All of these
Site
Absolute Location
14
Grain farming typically takes place in this type of climate...
Arctic Climates
Temperate Climates
Dry Climates
Tropical Climates
15
Coffee production primarily takes place...
Close to the equator
All of these are true
On plantation farms
In LDCs
16
The Industrial Revolution led to the era of imperialism in part because...
It created a need for raw materials across the globe
It created a need for markets abroad to ship to
All of these are true
it created large inequalities in military technology
17
Which of the following countries is most likely to practice subsistence farming?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Japan
Canada
Denmark
18
Cities are growing across the world.
True
False
19
Redrawing congressional districts to benefit one political party over another is...
Unitary system
Parliamentary Democracy
Gerrymandering
Redistricting
20
Religious followers from which religion are pictured here?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
21
Which of the following is a good example of an autonomous region?
Ohio
Indian Reservations in America
North Korea
Australia
22
The way we feel emotionally about a location contributes to...
Distortion
The Gravity Model
Sense of place
Time-Space Compression
23
NAFTA...
has led to increasing manufacturing jobs in America
is a military cooperation of Western countries
is a nationalist organization in America
is a free trade agreement between U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico
24
Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model features the highest NIR?
Stage Two
Stage Four
Stage Five
Stage One
25
Which of the following models has 3 CBDs?
Islamic City Model
SE Asian City Model
Sub-Saharan Africa City Model
Latin American City Model
26
Weber's model argues that...
Industries locate where site and situation costs are least
Residential areas cannot support industry
Industries should seek to minimize transportation costs only
Industries should locate based only where wages are lowest
27
Comparative Advantage refers to...
why countries refuse to trade with others
Differing production costs in different parts of the world
gender inequality based on religious values
The higher level of development in MDCs
28
Many manufacturing jobs have moved to LDCs primarily because...
The resources are more abundant there
Regulations are non-existent in LDCs
They are located closer to world markets
Wages are cheaper
29
Which of the following is NOT a major center of global population?
Latin America
South Asia
Europe
East Asia
30
Which of these is NOT an issue in sustainable agriculture?
All of these are issues
Fertilizers, Pesticides,and Herbicides in the water and food
Soil degradation
Reduction in biodiversity
31
Which of the following statements is true?
Nations and States are interchangable terms
Nation-states are made up of many different cultural groups
Nations are countries and states are a group of people
Nations are people with shared culture, states are countries
32
Which of the following is NOT true regarding U.S. historical migration patterns?
British colonists and African slaves mark the first wave
Immigration to the U.S. reached its peak before WWI
1840-1850 saw mass European migration, i.e Germans and Irish
Today, immigration is mainly from Latin America and Asia
33
The European Union is a good example of...
Balkanization
Supranationalism
Nationalism
Devolution
34
An oil company that was looking to open a new oil well would be most interested in a places...
Sense of Place
Situation
Absolute Location
Site
35
A population pyramid that looked like an upside down pyramid would be most indicative of...
Stage One of the DTM
Stage Two of the DTM
Stage Five of the DTM
Stage Four of the DTM
36
The presence of multiple religious traditions within one state could be described as...
Irredentism
A stateless nation
A centripetal force
A centrifugal force
37
Total Fertility Rate...
All of these are true
is CBR - CDR
is 2.1 globally on average
= average number of children a woman will have in her life
38
Scale...
Is the relationship between something on a map and real life
All of these are true
helps explain how something fits into a larger context
can be represented in a written, graphic, or bar-line format
39
English...
is part of the Germanic language family
is a romance language
All of these are true
is a lingua franca
40
Would livestock ranching be considered intensive or extensive?
Extensive
Intensive
41
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution
A more equitable distribution of development
A decrease in the amount of agricultural workers
Massive urbanization
A general increase in the standard of living of humans
42
In commercial farming, is the average fam size larger or smaller?
Larger
Smaller
43
Which of the following is more characteristic of folk cultures than pop cultures?
They tend to be practiced in diverse areas
They tend to diffuse using expansion diffusion
They tend to have anonymous origins
All of these are characteristic of folk culture
44
Which of the following would be considered a push factor?
A new school is built down the block
A new company brings lots of new jobs to your community
All of these
Yearly flooding in your community increases by 50%
45
This is a good example of...
An isoline map
A cartogram
A chloropleth map
A dot map
46
Pollution in urban areas is an especially large problem in...
China
Denmark
Bolivia
The United States
47
Women and Men earn equal wages around the world.
True
False
48
Rostow's Model argues that countries develop...
in unique and unpredictable ways
All of these are true
as they put up trade barriers and focus on independence
as they develop domestic industries and trade with others
49
Which of the following statements is true regarding the U.N. Law of the Sea?
The first 100 miles off coast are exclusive economic zones
It sets the first 10 miles off coast as territorial waters
The first 3 miles off coast are territorial waters
The first 200 miles off coast are exclusive economic zones
50
Factories in northern Mexico are known as...
Periferato
Maquiladoras
Barrios
Favelas
51
Which of the following crops could not be found in Europe prior to the Columbian Exchange?
Wheat
Rice
Potatoes
Sugar
52
Globalization and the internet...
are contributing to language loss worldwide
are making cultures more distinct and unique
All of these are true
are eliminating inequality in the world
53
Which of the following map types show accurate direction between points on a map?
Planar
Cylandrical
Oval
Conic
54
Which of the following religions has not diffused much from its hearth?
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
55
Controlling people and resources of the Eurasian landmass would lead to world power is...
Heartland Theory
Organic Theory
Rimland Theory
Law of the Sea
56
Which country would you expect to have the highest life expectancy?
Ukraine
China
Egypt
Japan
57
Increased fertilizer use and hybrid seeds are characterizations of which Agri. Revolution?
Second Agricultural Revolution
The First Agricultural Revolution
The Green Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
58
Which of the following would be a pronatalist policy?
All of these would be pronatalist policies
Forced sterilization programs for women
Offering tax breaks to families that have more children
Requiring that families have no more than two children
59
Countries with a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density must have...
Lots of water
Tons of farmers
Lots of mountains
Lots of unarable land
60
Which best describes the distribution of Christians in the world?
Asia and Africa
North Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Oceania
Europe and Latin America
Europe, the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa,and parts of Asia
61
All scientists believe that GMOs are unhealthy for you.
True
False
62
A family that moves from Williamsburg to Amelia, then Amelia to Cincinnati is using...
transnational migration
step migration
chain migration
rural to urban migration
63
Which of the following geographers believed that population would outgrow the food supply?
Thomas Malthus
Walter Christaller
Homer Hoyt
Carl Sauter
64
The gravity model helps explain interactions between two cities based on...
Population size only
Population size and distance
Language and Religious differences
Economic and Political power
65
As countries develop towards stages 3 and 4 of the DTM, the most common cause of death becomes
Pandemics like the bubonic plague
Starvation and famine
Degenerative diseases like cancer and heart disease
Infectious diseases, like ebola or small pox
66
Which of the following are examples of sustainable development initiatives in cities?
Improved public transportation
Greenbelts to reduce urban sprawl
Walkable mixed-use commercial and residential areas
All of these are good examples
67
Which of the following correctly matches the job to the right economic sector?
Professional Athlete - Quinary
Farming - Secondary
Waitress - Tertiary
Textile Worker - Primary
68
Which of the following countries is likely in Stage One of the DTM?
None of these coutries
Democratic Republic of the Congo
United States of America
Japan
69
Boundaries serve which of the following duties?
All of these are true
They establish the limits of state sovereignty
They can sometimes separate cultural groups
They can cause conflict between states
70
Which of the following are NOT one of the five toos?
Too Wet
Too Hot
Too Hilly
Too Volcanic
71
The equator is located at...
90 degrees latitude
180 degrees longitude
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
72
This map projection greatly distorts relative size at the poles...
Peters-Gall Projection
Mercator Projection
Robinson Projection
Azimuthal Projection
73
Someone who is forced to flea a country out of fear of their own safety is a...
Emigrant
Intraregional Migrant
Internally Displaced Person
Refugee
74
Gentrification...
All of these are true
Leads to revival of specific urban neighborhoods
Leads to the displacement of poorer community members
Tends to be carried out by wealthier people without children
75
The idea of the nation-state originated and is most prevalent in...
Western Europe
Asia
The United States
Sub-Saharan Africa
76
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of migration?
All immigrants assimilate within 5 years
Migrants send remittances back home
Migrants bring their religion and language to new places
Countries pass laws restricting and regulating migration
77
Which of the following is NOT included in the U.N. HDI?
Life Expectancy
Natural Increase Rate
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
78
Superimposed boundaries in Africa have caused issues because...
Many ethnicities are grouped into one state
All of these are true
Certain ethnicities are divided between multiple states
It ignores linguistic and religious traditions of people
79
Which of the following countries would likely have the highest crude birth rate?
United States
Brazil
The Democratic Republic of Congo
Thailand
80
This model, pictured below, argues that distance from CBD is most important.
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
SE Asian City Model
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
Hoyt's Sector Model
81
Which of the following languages is not part of the Indo-European language family?
Hindi
Russian
English
Mandarin
82
Christianity diffused...
Into the western hemisphere along with colonization
through Europe after it became the official religion of Rome
All of these are true
Into Africa along with colonists and missionaries
83
The Local Food Movement argues....
That local food takes less energy to transport to market
All of these are true
That local food is always healthier
That GMOs, fertilizers, and pesticides are harmful
84
Which of the following is NOT one of the four most populated regions?
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Central Asia
East Asia
85
Kiva.org is a good example of which practice?
Microfinancing
Sustainable Agriculture
Fair Trade
Local Food Movement
86
Which of the following has MOST led to the rise of suburbs?
Greater economic opportunities in the suburbs
Improved transportation and communication technology
Changing land costs
The growth of railroads
87
Which best describes the distribution of Muslims in the world?
Africa and Asia
North Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Indonesia
Europe, America, and the Middle East
Latin America, the Middle East, and parts of Europe
88
The study of population characteristics and statistics like age, ethnicity, and gender is...
Epidemiology
Fertility Studies
Cartography
Demography
89
States that contain another state entirely within it have what state shape?
Elongated
Perforated
Compact
Prorupted
90
States with monoculture tend to favor centralized government systems known as...
Federal Systems
Multiethnic States
Unitary Systems
Multinational States
91
A country has 100 people, 20 below age 16, 20 above age 65, what is the dependency ratio?
100%
40%
60%
20%
92
Which of the following is a negative environmental consequence of modern agriculture?
Deforestation
All of these are negative consequences
Desertification
Draining wetlands
93
In general, gender inequality is worse...
In more developed countries
in the hispanic speaking parts of the world
in the parts of the world where Hinduism is prevalent
in less developed countries
94
39 degrees N latitude, 84 degrees W longitude is Cincinnati's...
Site
Situation
Relative Location
Absolute Location
95
The most prominent agricultural hearth for crops and domesticated animals is...
Indonesia (SE Asia)
The Fertile Crescent (Southwest Asia)
The Andes Mountains (Latin America)
China (East Asia)
96
This map is an example of...
A dot map
A cartogram
An isoline map
A chloropleth map
97
Which language is shown here?
Mandarin
Russian
Hindi
Arabic
98
According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory...
The periphery countries provide manufacturing for the world.
Countries are core or periphery countries and won't change
Core countries exploit periphery countries for cheap inputs
Over time, all countries will become wealthier through trade
99
Which of the following events led to the creation of many new countries
Decolonization after WWII
The end of the Cold War with USSR and Yugoslavia breaking up
All of these
The break-up of empires like the Ottoman after WWI
100
Which is NOT an example of human modification of the land to increase food production?
Irrigation
Draining Wetlands
Terracing
Using hybrid seeds
