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AP Human Geo Semester 1 Exam 2024
AP Human Geo Semester 1 Exam 2024
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Possibilism is a more modern geographic theory stating that:
you can "read" a culture's values by how they use the land
a culture can't help but conform to its natural environment
people have the ability to modify their natural environments
technology has allowed people to produce more food, faster
2
Why is English the most widely spoken language in North America?
Relocation diffusion as English colonies were established by Great Britain
It diffused contagiously through Christian missionaries
It diffused hierarchically from cities to rural areas
Colonial leaders adopted it and spread it to the rest of the population
3
Which of these are examples of stateless nations?
Saudis and Syrians
Kurds and Palestinians
Serbs and Croats
North and South Koreans
4
The ability of the land's resources to sustain a population is known as _____.
dependency ratio
agricultural density
carrying capacity
support ratio
5
What is this type of map?
Proportional Symbol
Choropleth
Physical
Political
6
Why did Malthus' theory not come true in Europe in the 1800s?
Women's education levels led to lower fertility rates
urbanization led to smaller families and food production increased
antinatalist policies placed limits on family sizes
more people began migrating out of the region
7
What is the risk associated with a high physiological density?
exceeding carrying capacity to grow food
not enough farmers to support the population
difficulty in maintaining infrastructure
lack of goods and services in rural areas
8
What term refers to money a migrant sends back to their home country?
Foreign Aid
Remittances
Reparations
Quotas
9
In the U.S., dios de los muertos would be most likely associated with which region?
The southeast due to Caribbean and African beliefs
The southwest due to Spanish catholicism and native beliefs
The west due to the Orthodox influence
The northeast due to a mixture of Anglican and native american beliefs
10
Which characteristic is associated with MDCs?
High fertility rates
Rapid population growth
Long life expectancies
Stage 2 of the DTM
11
What term refers to a voluntary urban community where people of similar origin choose to live?
gentrification
ethnocentrism
ethnic neighborhood
ghetto
12
Political boundaries that are defined by cultural elements such as language or religion are ___.
Antecedent
Superimposed
Consequent
Natural
13
What is the average number of children born to each woman in a country?
crude birth rate
natural increase rate
adjusted birth rate
total fertility rate
14
What is the belief that one's own culture is better than others?
ethnocentrism
prejudice
sterotype
assimilation
15
What language family is dominant in the Americas, Europe, Australia and parts of Asia?
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
Sino-Tibetan
Austronesian
16
States that gain or lose representatives based on the census affects politics at what scale?
local
national
regional
state
17
Which of the following represents a country that would enact pronatalist policies?
CBR: 47 CDR: 15
CBR: 10 CDR: 13
CBR: 22 CDR: 10
CBR: 35 CDR: 9
18
What is the most likely cause of death in stage 4 or 5 of the DTM?
diseases associated with old age and lifestyle
famine due to unstable food supply
infectious diseases due to lack of vaccines
illness due to poor sanitation
19
Why are blue jeans worn in many parts of the world?
the adoption of folk culture
the diffusion of popular culture
isolated groups had similar innovations
the need for durable clothing
20
Which of the following IS NOT a good example of a nation-state?
South Korea
Japan
Russia
Iceland
21
Which of the following best describes antinatalist policies?
they promote higher birth rates for a strong workforce
they promote better health to reduce death rates
they promote family planning to reduce fertility rates
they promote immigration to sustain the population
22
What is
relative location
?
The region that contains a place
The position of one place compared to another
The characteristics that make a place unique
The exact point where a place is found
23
Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Buddhism and Christianity
Islam and Judaism
Hinduism and Islam
Judaism and Hinduism
24
Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
a national forest
a coastal bay
swamp lands
ancient pyramids
25
All of these religions have hearths in south Asia EXCEPT
Buddhism
Judaism
Sikhism
Hinduism
26
Which demographic is most likely to migrate?
Single, 25 years old
Married, 25 years old
Single, 45 years old
Married, 45 years old
27
Arithmetic density is
The number of farmers per square mile of arable land
The number of people per square mile of arable land
The number of farmers per square mile of all available land.
The number of people per unit of measurement
28
What term refers to the spread of an idea or innovation from its source?
Creolization
Cultural Diffusion
Multiculturalism
Assimilation
29
All of the following are needed to function as a state EXCEPT
a permanant population
defined boundaries
an organzied economy
A common language
30
What is most likely to increase the life expectancy in an LDC?
rural to urban migration
improvements in sanitation and healthcare
improvements in transportation and communication
an increase in the birth rates
31
Which of the following exemplifies both international and voluntary migration?
moving from London to NY to start a business
refugees from central America coming to the US
families moving from urban areas to rural areas for better schools
moving from Florida to Texas for a new job
32
What term best describes the political status of Native American reservations in the U.S.?
Sovereign
Unitary
Nation-state
Semi-autonomous
33
The world's major monotheistic religions all originated in which region?
Southwest Asia
Western Europe
South Asia
North Africa
34
Which of the following is an example of syncretism?
British sending native children to boarding schools to become more English
Indian immigrants in Englandmaintaining their own cultural enclaves
Japanese blending Buddhist and traditional beliefs to form Shintoism
Canada having two official languages - English and French
35
The Berlin Wall is considered what type of boundary?
Superimposed
Consequent
Frontier
Relict
36
Why is the french language found in parts of North America, Africa and Asia?
people wanting to learn french due to it being a romance language
the love of french food has contributed to the diffusion of language
French movies, music, and other pop culture traits have diffused
the diffusion of language due to imperialism and colonization
37
Which of the following best describes a formal region?
transportation networks that connect regions of similar land use
uniformity in a physical or human characteristic
a core and a hinterland
based on what people think of that place
38
Which TWO words best describe most boundaries of Africa?
relict and geometric
consequent and natural
superimposed and geometric
antecedent and natural
