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AP Human Geography Midterm Review
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1
What type of thematic map is seen in the image below?
Choropleth
Simple Dot Map
Isoline
Cartogram
2
Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Brazil and Mexico fit?
3
2
4
1
3
Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?
United Kingdom
United States
India
Canada
4
The study of population.
total fertility rate
demography
population density
toponymy
5
Who is credited as the 1st environmentalist?
Marsh
Sauer
Ptolemy
Al-Adrisi
6
Which of the following is not one of Pattison’s Four Traditions in Geography?
Earth-Science
Area-Analysis
Culture-Environment
Pyshical-Science
7
What is the name of the map projection of the world that is in the front of class?
Mollweide
Peter's
Mercator
Robinson
8
What lines measure distance north and south of the equator?
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
9
The combination of unique physical and human characteristics in a specific location
the regionalization process.
place
Site
relative location.
10
The process where a less dominant culture fully adopts the traits of a more dominant one
Cultural assimilation.
Syncretism
Migrant diffusion
Acculturation
11
What is geography?
The study of how cultures develop and where
The study of physical processes on Earth
The study of relationships b/w humans and environment
The study of everything or spatial patterns
12
Which of the following is true regarding natalist policies?
The Soviet Union had an anti-natalist policy from 1944-1992
Iran currently has an anti-natalist policy
Denmark currently has a pro-natalist policy
Russia currently has an anti-natalist policy
13
the study of human-environment relationships.
cultural relativism
Cultural assimilation.
cultural landscape
cultural ecology.
14
Which intraregional migration was the most prominent in recent centuries?
urban to suburban
inland to coastal
urban to rural
Rural to urban
15
Which population pyramid shows a population whose total numbers is declining?
B
C
A
D
16
Which map projection is most distorted at high latitudes
Robinson
Goode's
Conic
Mercator
17
All of the following are true EXCEPT
chain migrations are forced migrations
NRI does not take into account net migration
Around 2.1 TFR creates a stable population growth
Doubling time increases as fertility rate increases
18
Which statement about culture is true?
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people.
Cultural traits are a reflection of a group’s values.
Culture is learned behavior
All of the Above
19
Islam remained strong in hearth but spread around the world is
expansion
core
developmental
relocation
20
The art and science of making maps is
Geography
Cardemography
Geomorphology
Cartography
21
Which population pyramid shows a population that is slowly growing?
D
A
B
C
22
Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Sierre Leone?
B
A
D
C
23
Sub Saharan Africa is dominated by what language family?
Dravidian
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-European
Niger-Congo
24
Malthus’ basic thesis was that population grows faster than
infrastructure
All of the Above
industrial development
food production
25
What type of data is acquired if you determine the total of votes?
Idiosyncretic
Quantitative
Qualitative
Nomothetic
26
The further it is from its source, the less likely an innovation is to be adopted
sequent occupance
interruption
cultural barriers
distance decay
27
What is the name of map projection is in the image?
Peter's
Mollweide
Azimuthal
Mercator
28
The idea that spatial interaction declines as distance increases is known as
gravity model
distance-decay
time-space compression
migration transition
29
English and French are spoken in many parts of Africa mainly because
these areas are spatially close to Europe
of imperialism and colonialism
African languages are too difficult to learn
many countries in Africa are currently European colonies
30
The type of map shown above is an example of which of the following maps
dot distribution
graduated circle map
choropleth map
robinson projection
31
All are reasons for a country’s entrance into stage 4 of DTM EXCEPT:
Increased contraceptives
decreased standard of living
decrease infant mortality
increased female literacy
32
Which region above has fertility rates CLOSEST to replacement rate?
Czech Republic
Eastern Europe
Caucasus
Central Asia
33
Which geographer predicted humans will figure out ways of growing more food?
Boserup
Malthus
Zobrist
Ravenstein
34
Which of the following is an effect of Chain Migration on the area of destination?
Cultural homelands
Ethnic exclaves
Urban Slums
Urban Ethnic enclaves
35
You are given the coordinates 90 W longitude, 30 N latitude. This is an example of
Placename on the grid
Relative location.
Remote Sensing
Absolute location
36
The BEST example of hierarchal diffusion is the spread of
The McDonald’s Big Mac being a chicken sandwich in India
HIV/AIDS from New York City to Hartford
A disease from one rural area to another rural area
An agricultural innovation across the Great Plains
37
Presently, most population growth in the world is occurring
LDCs
in Western countries.
Africa
MDCs
38
The theory that the physical environment causes social and cultural development is called
environmental ecology.
cultural ecology.
environmental determinism.
cultural determinism.
39
What characteristics of a country are represented by the population pyramid?
countries with a low infant mortality rate
countries with a service sector economy
countries which are less developed
countries with a high standard of living
40
What region of North America is most densely populated?
Northeast
Midwest
Southeast
West
41
The study of how place names reflect the culture and heritage of people.
Cultural Relativism
Relative Location
Toponymy
Globalization
42
Which of the following is the most effective transmitter of popular culture?
Folk tales
Internet
The mail service
Newsletter
43
The BEST example of a formal region is
commercial shipping areas and association of regions
Trade area of NYC
area of Utah where the Mormons live
State of Illinois
44
Which region above would you expect to have the lowest standard of living?
Central Asia
Czech Republic
Eastern Europe
Central Asia
45
An example of a functional region is
Asia
subway system
corn belt
tropical rain forest
46
The process by which a less dominant culture adopts some traits of a more dominant culture.
Migrant diffusion
Cultural assimilation.
Syncretism
Acculturation
47
GIS uses multiple layers of information to produce
aerial photographs
computer maps
hand drawn maps
infrared satellite images
48
Geographers consistently ask
why of where questions.
when and why questions.
how and what questions
when and where questions.
49
Who created school of cultural geography focusing on the cultural landscape?
Sauer
Christaller
Weber
Von Humboldt
50
Historically, the world’s population grew
slowly until the 1800s then rapidly increasing
Steadily from 1000AD to now
slowly until 1800s before slowing
quickly until about 1800AD
51
Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Australia and Canada fit?
3
4
1
5
52
The Natural Rate of Increase of a population is recorded as the difference between:
Working age population and dependent population
The number of young people and the number of old people
Births and number of deaths in a year
Immigration plus births minus (deaths + emigration)
53
A simplified language based on two separate languages.
Lingua Franca
Creole
Pidgin
Dialect
54
What type of map projection is in the image?
Conic
Azimuthal
Flat Plane
Cylincrical
55
The bulge on the left side of Population Pyramid “D” is most likely caused by
an influx of illegal aliens.
a migrant guest-worker program.
an abnormally high out-migration of females.
war or famine.
56
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from above
GPS
USGS
GIS
remote sensing
57
The concept that new technologies shrink functional space between places is called
friction of distance
distance decay
time-space compression
spatial interaction
58
Into which stage of the demographic transition model would Poland and Japan fit?
4
5
1
3
59
Who was forced to leave his or her homeland due to war or violence
Syrian
Immigrant
Refugee
Emigrant
60
A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is a(n)
Legend
Scale
Distribution
Projection
61
All of the following are true about immigration except
Males are more likely to travel long distrances than females
most migrants move short distances
most people choose to migrate for ecooomic reasons
Families are more likely to migrate than single people
62
Who was the 1st person to demonstrate the Earth is spherical?
Erastosthenes
Homer
Othello
Plato
63
Which population pyramid best reflects the population structure of Germany or U.S.?
C
A
D
B
64
Where something is located in relationship to something else is referred to as
Site characteristics.
Absolute location.
Situational characteristics
Distance Decay
65
Cultural groups often work to preserve and protect their languages
because oral history will be lost without language
A and B only.
as a reaction against folk culture forces.
b/c language is an essential part of a culture’s identity.
66
Which of the following is an example of hierarchical diffusion?
The spread of Spanish language to Latin America.
The spread of laptops from the upper to middle class.
The spread of AIDS from Africa to Europe.
The spread of the fidget spinner
67
What problem would a post-industrial country with stage 5 characteristics of the DTM face
Less jobs
increase of young workers who need jobs
religious intolerance
high dependency ratio
68
Which of these is an example of a culture trait?
eating a meal
sleeping
Parenting
Wearing a turban
69
Swahili as the language of trade and commerce in East Africa is an example of a:
Lingua Franca
Pidgin
Official Language
Creole
70
The spread of culture traits from one group to another.
Cultural Relativism
Cultural Acculturation
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural assimilation.
71
An example of an anti-natalist population program is
Funding of abortion and birth control programs
China's One Child Policy
All of the above.
India’s sterilization programs.
72
Theory that farmers will adopt new and modern methods to keep up with demand caused
Boserup
Neo-Mathusian
Ravenstein
Malthus
73
Which variable plays the MOST significant role in bringing down the TFR of women?
Literacy Rate
GNI per capita
Increase in agriculture
Level of Obesity
74
How can a country or region slow down its birth rates?
Improve the quality of life for its citizens.
All of the Above
Keep girls in school longer.
Distribute birth control devices.
75
A difference b/w folk and popular culture is that folk culture:
is adaptive to change over time
tends to diffuse rapidly across space
often sets a minority group apart from general population
loses some of its characteristics as it crosses boundaries
76
13. A region or country in stage ONE of the DTM usually has which of the following?
low birth and low death rates
High birth and low death rates
high population growth rates
High birth and high death rates
77
“Porch,” “stoop,” “balcony,” and “veranda,” are used in different regions. These boundaries=
multitrait regions
linguistic islands
language families
isogloss
78
The area of origin of a culture is called
cultural landscape
cultural hearth
cultural homeland
cultural realm
79
Innovations will allow a culture to overcome the limits of physical characteristics
transculturalism
possibilism
time-distance decay
determinism
80
Which of the following is not a key element on a map?
Scale
Meta data
Title
Legend
