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