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APHG Cumluative Review for 2019 AP Testing
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1
Redrawing congressional districts to benefit one political party over another is...
Parliamentary Democracy
Unitary system
Gerrymandering
Redistricting
2
Total Fertility Rate...
is CBR - CDR
= average number of children a woman will have in her life
is 2.1 globally on average
All of these are true
3
Which of the following crops could not be found in Europe prior to the Columbian Exchange?
Sugar
Wheat
Potatoes
Rice
4
Grain farming typically takes place in this type of climate...
Tropical Climates
Arctic Climates
Dry Climates
Temperate Climates
5
Which of the following areas is least populated?
Peru and Ecuador, around the Andes mountains.
South Africa
Western Canada and United States
Greenland
6
Coffee production primarily takes place...
Close to the equator
On plantation farms
All of these are true
In LDCs
7
The idea of the nation-state originated and is most prevalent in...
Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
The United States
Western Europe
8
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of migration?
Migrants send remittances back home
Migrants bring their religion and language to new places
All immigrants assimilate within 5 years
Countries pass laws restricting and regulating migration
9
Globalization and the internet...
are contributing to language loss worldwide
are making cultures more distinct and unique
are eliminating inequality in the world
All of these are true
10
Someone who is forced to flea a country out of fear of their own safety is a...
Emigrant
Intraregional Migrant
Refugee
Internally Displaced Person
11
Which of the following is NOT true regarding U.S. historical migration patterns?
1840-1850 saw mass European migration, i.e Germans and Irish
Today, immigration is mainly from Latin America and Asia
British colonists and African slaves mark the first wave
Immigration to the U.S. reached its peak before WWI
12
The gravity model helps explain interactions between two cities based on...
Population size and distance
Economic and Political power
Language and Religious differences
Population size only
13
Which of the following models has 3 CBDs?
SE Asian City Model
Latin American City Model
Sub-Saharan Africa City Model
Islamic City Model
14
In general, gender inequality is worse...
in the parts of the world where Hinduism is prevalent
in less developed countries
In more developed countries
in the hispanic speaking parts of the world
15
This is a good example of...
A cartogram
An isoline map
A chloropleth map
A dot map
16
Which is NOT an example of human modification of the land to increase food production?
Using hybrid seeds
Draining Wetlands
Irrigation
Terracing
17
The Local Food Movement argues....
All of these are true
That GMOs, fertilizers, and pesticides are harmful
That local food is always healthier
That local food takes less energy to transport to market
18
This model, pictured below, argues that distance from CBD is most important.
SE Asian City Model
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
Hoyt's Sector Model
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
19
Which of the following is a good example of an autonomous region?
Indian Reservations in America
North Korea
Ohio
Australia
20
A family that moves from Williamsburg to Amelia, then Amelia to Cincinnati is using...
transnational migration
chain migration
rural to urban migration
step migration
21
States with monoculture tend to favor centralized government systems known as...
Unitary Systems
Federal Systems
Multiethnic States
Multinational States
22
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
Yearly flooding in your community increases by 50%
All of these
23
The equator is located at...
180 degrees longitude
90 degrees latitude
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
24
Which of the following events led to the creation of many new countries
All of these
Decolonization after WWII
The break-up of empires like the Ottoman after WWI
The end of the Cold War with USSR and Yugoslavia breaking up
25
Which of the following is NOT one of the four most populated regions?
Central Asia
East Asia
Southeast Asia
South Asia
26
Gentrification...
Leads to revival of specific urban neighborhoods
Tends to be carried out by wealthier people without children
All of these are true
Leads to the displacement of poorer community members
27
Which of the following is NOT included in the U.N. HDI?
GDP per capita
Life Expectancy
Natural Increase Rate
Literacy Rate
28
Which language is shown here?
Hindi
Mandarin
Russian
Arabic
29
The presence of multiple religious traditions within one state could be described as...
Irredentism
A centrifugal force
A centripetal force
A stateless nation
30
Ecotourism is a big part of which of the following countries economies?
Costa Rica
India
United States
China
31
Which best describes the distribution of Christians in the world?
Asia and Africa
Europe and Latin America
North Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Oceania
Europe, the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa,and parts of Asia
32
Agreeing over the terms of a border treaty would be considered...
Demarcated
Defined
Administered
Delimited
33
Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model features the highest NIR?
Stage Five
Stage One
Stage Four
Stage Two
34
Which of the following has MOST led to the rise of suburbs?
The growth of railroads
Changing land costs
Greater economic opportunities in the suburbs
Improved transportation and communication technology
35
NAFTA...
is a military cooperation of Western countries
is a free trade agreement between U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico
has led to increasing manufacturing jobs in America
is a nationalist organization in America
36
As countries develop towards stages 3 and 4 of the DTM, the most common cause of death becomes
Starvation and famine
Infectious diseases, like ebola or small pox
Pandemics like the bubonic plague
Degenerative diseases like cancer and heart disease
37
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
38
This map is an example of...
A dot map
A cartogram
A chloropleth map
An isoline map
39
Factories in northern Mexico are known as...
Maquiladoras
Favelas
Barrios
Periferato
40
Cities are growing across the world.
True
False
41
Which of the following countries would likely have the highest crude birth rate?
Brazil
Thailand
The Democratic Republic of Congo
United States
42
Which of the following countries is most likely to practice subsistence farming?
Denmark
Japan
Canada
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
43
39 degrees N latitude, 84 degrees W longitude is Cincinnati's...
Site
Situation
Absolute Location
Relative Location
44
Many manufacturing jobs have moved to LDCs primarily because...
Regulations are non-existent in LDCs
Wages are cheaper
They are located closer to world markets
The resources are more abundant there
45
Women and Men earn equal wages around the world.
True
False
46
Comparative Advantage refers to...
Differing production costs in different parts of the world
why countries refuse to trade with others
The higher level of development in MDCs
gender inequality based on religious values
47
A population pyramid that looked like an upside down pyramid would be most indicative of...
Stage Two of the DTM
Stage One of the DTM
Stage Four of the DTM
Stage Five of the DTM
48
Which of the following statements is true?
Nations are countries and states are a group of people
Nations are people with shared culture, states are countries
Nations and States are interchangable terms
Nation-states are made up of many different cultural groups
49
If a country's three largest settlements are 5 million, 2 million, and 1 million, it follows...
Rank-size Rule
The Gravity Model
The Primate City Rule
Borchert's Epochs Model
50
Which of the following would be a pronatalist policy?
Forced sterilization programs for women
Requiring that families have no more than two children
Offering tax breaks to families that have more children
All of these would be pronatalist policies
51
Which of the following languages is not part of the Indo-European language family?
Mandarin
Hindi
Russian
English
52
In commercial farming, is the average fam size larger or smaller?
Smaller
Larger
53
The European Union is a good example of...
Devolution
Balkanization
Supranationalism
Nationalism
54
This map projection greatly distorts relative size at the poles...
Mercator Projection
Robinson Projection
Azimuthal Projection
Peters-Gall Projection
55
The study of population characteristics and statistics like age, ethnicity, and gender is...
Demography
Cartography
Epidemiology
Fertility Studies
56
Which country would you expect to have the highest life expectancy?
China
Ukraine
Egypt
Japan
57
All scientists believe that GMOs are unhealthy for you.
True
False
58
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which maps can be distorted?
Direction between two points
Relative Size of Land Masses
Shape of Land Masses
Flipped directions (i.e. North on bottom, South on top)
59
Boundaries serve which of the following duties?
They can sometimes separate cultural groups
They can cause conflict between states
All of these are true
They establish the limits of state sovereignty
60
The most prominent agricultural hearth for crops and domesticated animals is...
The Andes Mountains (Latin America)
Indonesia (SE Asia)
China (East Asia)
The Fertile Crescent (Southwest Asia)
61
States that contain another state entirely within it have what state shape?
Compact
Perforated
Elongated
Prorupted
62
This model suggests that housing tends to group together in corridors based on income
Latin American City Model
Hoyt's Sector Model
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
63
Which of the following is NOT a major center of global population?
East Asia
Europe
Latin America
South Asia
64
Which of these is NOT an issue in sustainable agriculture?
Fertilizers, Pesticides,and Herbicides in the water and food
Reduction in biodiversity
All of these are issues
Soil degradation
65
Which best describes the distribution of Muslims in the world?
Europe, America, and the Middle East
Africa and Asia
Latin America, the Middle East, and parts of Europe
North Africa, Southwest Asia, South Asia, and Indonesia
66
According to Von Thuunen's Model, where is dairying likely to take place?
Close to the city center, since it is perishable
Far away from the city center because land is cheaper there
Far away from the city center, as it is extensive land use
None of these are correct
67
Which of the following map types show accurate direction between points on a map?
Conic
Cylandrical
Planar
Oval
68
Kiva.org is a good example of which practice?
Sustainable Agriculture
Microfinancing
Local Food Movement
Fair Trade
69
Scale...
All of these are true
Is the relationship between something on a map and real life
can be represented in a written, graphic, or bar-line format
helps explain how something fits into a larger context
70
Which of the following is a negative environmental consequence of modern agriculture?
Draining wetlands
All of these are negative consequences
Deforestation
Desertification
71
Which of the following religions has not diffused much from its hearth?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
72
Rural settlement patterns that feature people living closer together would be considered...
dispersed
circular
linear
clustered
73
Which of the following correctly matches the job to the right economic sector?
Textile Worker - Primary
Professional Athlete - Quinary
Waitress - Tertiary
Farming - Secondary
74
A country in stage one of the DTM has what type of NIR?
Medium
High
Very High
Zero to Low
75
Which of the following are examples of sustainable development initiatives in cities?
Greenbelts to reduce urban sprawl
Improved public transportation
Walkable mixed-use commercial and residential areas
All of these are good examples
76
Which of the following countries is likely in Stage One of the DTM?
United States of America
Democratic Republic of the Congo
None of these coutries
Japan
77
Which of the following geographers believed that population would outgrow the food supply?
Walter Christaller
Carl Sauter
Homer Hoyt
Thomas Malthus
78
Countries with a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density must have...
Lots of mountains
Tons of farmers
Lots of unarable land
Lots of water
79
An oil company that was looking to open a new oil well would be most interested in a places...
Sense of Place
Site
Situation
Absolute Location
80
Cincinnati is located 100 miles south of Columbus. This represents its...
All of these
Absolute Location
Site
Situation
81
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution
Massive urbanization
A more equitable distribution of development
A decrease in the amount of agricultural workers
A general increase in the standard of living of humans
82
The Industrial Revolution led to the era of imperialism in part because...
it created large inequalities in military technology
It created a need for markets abroad to ship to
All of these are true
It created a need for raw materials across the globe
83
English...
is a lingua franca
is a romance language
is part of the Germanic language family
All of these are true
84
Increased fertilizer use and hybrid seeds are characterizations of which Agri. Revolution?
Neolithic Revolution
The Green Revolution
The First Agricultural Revolution
Second Agricultural Revolution
85
Which of the following are NOT one of the five toos?
Too Hot
Too Hilly
Too Wet
Too Volcanic
86
Superimposed boundaries in Africa have caused issues because...
All of these are true
Many ethnicities are grouped into one state
It ignores linguistic and religious traditions of people
Certain ethnicities are divided between multiple states
87
Christianity diffused...
Into the western hemisphere along with colonization
Into Africa along with colonists and missionaries
All of these are true
through Europe after it became the official religion of Rome
88
Weber's model argues that...
Residential areas cannot support industry
Industries should seek to minimize transportation costs only
Industries locate where site and situation costs are least
Industries should locate based only where wages are lowest
89
Religious followers from which religion are pictured here?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
90
Pollution in urban areas is an especially large problem in...
China
Bolivia
Denmark
The United States
91
According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory...
Core countries exploit periphery countries for cheap inputs
Over time, all countries will become wealthier through trade
The periphery countries provide manufacturing for the world.
Countries are core or periphery countries and won't change
92
This model argues that different nodes around a city impact location of industry/housing
Burgess's Concentric Zone Model
Hoyt's Sector Model
Harris and Ulman's Multiple Nuclei Model
Peripheral City Model/Galactic City Model
93
A country has 100 people, 20 below age 16, 20 above age 65, what is the dependency ratio?
60%
20%
40%
100%
94
Which of the following is more characteristic of folk cultures than pop cultures?
They tend to have anonymous origins
All of these are characteristic of folk culture
They tend to diffuse using expansion diffusion
They tend to be practiced in diverse areas
95
Controlling people and resources of the Eurasian landmass would lead to world power is...
Rimland Theory
Law of the Sea
Organic Theory
Heartland Theory
96
Would livestock ranching be considered intensive or extensive?
Intensive
Extensive
97
The science of making maps is known as...
Cartography
Etymology
Geography
Mapography
98
The way we feel emotionally about a location contributes to...
Distortion
Sense of place
The Gravity Model
Time-Space Compression
99
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
The first 3 miles off coast are territorial waters
The first 200 miles off coast are exclusive economic zones
It sets the first 10 miles off coast as territorial waters
100
Which of the following helps explain the unbalanced sex ratio found in China?
Male children are preferred, thus are more likely to survive
All of these are true
China's government passed a law making girl children illegal
Asian women are more likely to have male children
