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AP Human Geography Midterm Review Unit 2 & 3
AP Human Geography Midterm Review Unit 2 & 3
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This quiz is to help review Unit 2 Population geography and Unit 3 Cultural geography.
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1
Which of the following is an example of a push factor?
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination.
A stable government in the migrant's chosen destination.
A stable government in the migrant's country of origin.
Lack of employment in a migrant's city of residence.
2
In developed countries, guest worker programs
often have negative consequences to a country's birth rate
are used because native workers cost too much to hire
recruit workers from LDCs to fill a need for unskilled labor
encourage the diversification of culture in a country
3
Studying religion is important to understanding a culture because
religions are key to understanding the role of women
religious beliefs are reflected in most aspects of culture
major world religions can be linked to a cultural homeland
religions don't have any impact on the built landscape
4
The largest source of international immigrants to the United States is from
Canada
India
Mexico
China
5
Which of these modern languages spread globally as a result of religion?
French
Arabic
English
Spanish
6
A person's activity space includes
areas in which he or she feels comfortable
seasonal migration patterns
places where important activities take place
geographic movement on a daily basis
7
Which of the following factors does
not
affect a person's life expectancy?
Gender/sex
Socio-economic status
Education
Parents' age at the time of the person's birth
8
According to Thomas Malthus, natural checks on a population include all of the following except
disease
war
agricultural advancements
famine
9
Which country would be a good example of a theocracy?
Japan
Iran
Iraq
India
10
The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the
desire to adopt all the official languages of the UN
work of French Catholic missionaries
amount of power the French wielded over its colony
concept of lingua franca
11
Religions' influence on the cultural landscape can be seen in all the following ways
except
shrines
burial grounds
places of worship
commercial districts
12
Problems associated with fast population growth in cities include
an increase in traffic congestion
All of the above
an increase in air and water pollution
the loss of productive farmland near cities
13
Into which stage of the demographic transition would Brazil & Mexico fit?
Stage 4
Stage 3
Stage 5
Stage 2
14
Nearly half of the people in the world speak a language from this language family.
Niger-Congo
Germanic
Indo-European
Japanese
15
Which of the following is an example of an intervening opportunity?
All of above
the wall separating the West Bank from Israel
Taking a high paying job on the way to somewhere else
The Sahara Desert separating North Africa from West Africa
16
The largest major population concentration of North America is
from San Diego to San Francisco
from Toronto to Montreal
from Miami to Jacksonville
from Washington D.C. to Boston
17
Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population.
Areas away from coasts
Urban areas
Rural areas
Non-industrial areas
18
Which two cities in the United States often serve as hearths for popular culture?
New York and Los Angeles
New York and Miami
Los Angeles and Detroit
New York and Chicago
19
The highest crude birth rate (CBR) in the world are found in
Sub-Saharan Africa
China
Latin America
Middle East
20
Which of the following areas is considered part of the ecumene?
Polar ice caps
Himalayan mountain zone above 20,000 feet
Mid-latitude deserts of Africa
the banks along the lower Nile river
21
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
United States
Canada
Brazil
United Kingdom
22
All of the following are examples of a "Brain Drain"
except
migration of Mexican farmers to the United States
Cuban doctors after the rise of Fidel Castro
Russian scientists after the fall of the Soviet Union
German aerospace experts following World War II
23
Dialects are local variants in language that differ in their
pronunciation
vocabulary
all of the above
spelling
24
Which of the following is an example of a revived language?
Latin
Greek
Swahili
Hebrew
25
Problems with multi-lingual states include
antagonism between speakers of the different languages
increased costs for printing government signs & literature
place names are identified differently in different language
All of the above
26
Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany?
Pyramid C
Pyramid E
Pyramid A
Pyramid D
27
Which statement about universalizing religions is correct?
Universalizing religion seeks converts from other religions
A universalizing religion is usually easy to join.
A universalizing religion is one into which people are born.
B and C only
28
Presently, most population growth in the world is occuring
in Africa
in Western countries
in LDCs
in MDCs
29
Which of the following is an example of a pull factor?
Plentiful jobs in the migrant's chosen destination
Political persecution in a migrant's homeland
War or famine in the migrant's country of origin
Religious persecution in a migrant's chosen destination
30
Roman Catholics in the United States are largely concentrated in
Southwestern
West Coast
All of the above
Northeastern USA
31
Which of the following is an effect of chain migration on the area of destination?
Urban ethnic enclaves
Urban slums
Multi-ethnic neighborhoods
Culture clusters
32
Which of the following is an example of an intervening obstacles?
The Demilitarized Zone on the Korean Peninsula
The wall separating the West Bank from Israel
All of these are
Laws requiring immigrants to obtain visas
33
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America
Spread of Wal-Mart from Arkansas to the rest of the U. S.
Spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe
spread of laptop computers from the upper class to middle
34
Popular culture is characterized by all of the following
except
urban population
homogeneous population
globalization
quickly changing attributes
35
Which is an example of a folk cultural landscape in the United States?
Pueblo communities in New Mexico
Amish communities in Pennsylvania
All of the above
Log cabins in Appalachia
36
Jerusalem is a sacred city for all of the following religions except
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
