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AP Human Geography Final Exam Review
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1
The elite residential sector of the city is found in the areas labeled...
B
C
A
D
2
Total population ÷ total land area =
Physiologic density
Arithmetic density
Spatial density
Clustered density
3
Fisheries, mining, and timber are types of economic production that are part of the
primary sector
secondary sector
quinary sector
tertiary sector
4
During the 19-20th centuries, which intraregional migration was common?
coastal to inland
urban to rural
rural to urban
urban to suburban
5
The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the
relationship between potential labor force and dependents
reliance of a country on imported fossil fuell
degree of gender equality within a country
percentage of foreign ownership in the secondary sector
6
The creation of new voting districts that have irregular boundaries designed to favor a party
gerrymandering
redlining
census
blockbusting
7
According to this population pyramid, this area has a large population of
children
elderly
immigrants
women
8
The outer boundary of a linguistic feature on a map is called
dialect
isogloss
vernacular
toponym
9
A nation-state has territory occupied by people sharing a common heritage & value system
True
False
10
The maquiladoras in northern Mexico are
manufacturing outsourcing plants
commercial produce farms
illegal migrant labor camps
border squatter settlements
11
The focus of the Green Revolution can best be described as
reducing starvation in LDCs
saving undeveloped land from urban sprawl
encouraging more organic fertilization methods
increased crop yields for agribusiness corporations only
12
The use of seed agriculture, the plow and draft animals started the
2nd agricultural revolution
1st agricultural revolution
3 agricultural revolution
Green Revolution
13
According to the sector model, low income groups tend to live where?
evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
linear residential areas radiating from the center city out
the inner city only
the suburbs and rural areas only
14
Relationship between the size or length of a map attribute and the same attribute on earth is:
desnity
scale
projection
model
15
Why are most South American population centers located at or near the coast?
Few Amerindian population centers were located on the coast
The climate is generally warmer on the coast
The wars for independence damaged many inland cities
The colonial economies were export oriented
16
A decrease in trade or interaction between places as the distance increases is
agglomeration density
friction of distance
distance decay
terminal cost
17
The most common crop grown in the world today using intensive subsistence farming is...
rice
soybeans
wheat
corn
18
Why do MDCs build factories in LDCs?
increased government regulation of industry
least-cost industrial locations
highly educated workforce
industrial locations close to natural resources
19
The conflict over Crimea (Russia believes it historically belongs to them) is known as...
Balkanization
collectivism
irredentism
neocolonialism
20
What's the definition of overpopulation?
place that experiences high growth rates
high total population
high population density
too many people for the available resources
21
Which country has the highest concentration of Buddhists?
Vietnam
Russia
Malaysia
Brazil
22
Which made the most significant economic growth by eliminating import tariffs between states?
UN
EU
NATO
OPEC
23
The Indus Valley, Egypt, West Africa, and Mesopotamia are examples of
cultural hearths
culture basins
culture complexes
cultural divergences
24
The popularity of which of the following is an example of the trend of ecotourism
ski resorts in Austrailia
diving in artificial lakes in Texas
national parks in Costa Rica
time share condos on the coast of Spain
25
Which describes a settlement node that provides support for the population in its hinterland?
von Thunen's model of land use
core-periphery model
Rostow's model of economic development
central place theory
26
UNCLOS states the 200 nautical miles from the coast of a country is classified as...
international waters
the exclusive economic zone
territorial seas
sovereign territory
27
Which of the following is not an example of a supranational organization?
United Nations
NAFTA
European Union
Arab League
28
Which is a formal region?
Newspaper route
California
The West
GSP Airport
29
The demographic transition model...
assumes high birth/death rates will lower over time
was developed by T. Malthus
traces changes in fertility/mortality with agriculture
traces the relationship between pop. growth & culture
30
The 2nd Agricultural Revolution developed at the same time as
migration from core to peripheral countries
improved genetic modification of food
vast shortages in laborers from disease
growing urban markets demanded more food
31
According to von Thunen, what is produced in ring E?
vegetables
fruits
wool
lumber
32
The world's three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?
East Asia
Southwest Asia
Eastern Europe
Northern Africa
33
The principal religion of Central & South America is
Islam
Mormonism
Roman Catholicism
Protestantism
34
The belief that our physical environment is the main factor influencing human thoughts/behavior
environmentalism
environmental perception
possibilism
environmental determinism
35
Which is not a centripetal force?
monolingual society
national education system
national anthem
religious diversity
36
Bringing family members to the USA after some family members migrated there is known as what...
step migration
intraregional migration
chain migration
intervening opportunity
37
Which of the following cities would be classified as a world city?
Dallas
London
Madrid
Shanghai
38
Boundaries that no longer formally exist but are still recognized culturally are called
geometric
relict
consequent
antecedent
39
The movement of people from Ghana to the Americas in the 16-18th centuries was an example of...
chain migration
forced migration
step migration
voluntary migration
40
Which stage on the DTM has the highest death rate?
Stage 3
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 4
41
The study of place names is known as..
Isonyms
Loconyms
Phenonys
Toponyms
42
Mandarin Chinese is from which language branch?
Indo-European
Austro-Asiatic
Sino-Tibetan
Afro-Asiatic
43
Which is based on the assumption that growth happens around several foci, not just the CBD?
urban realms model
concentric zone model
central place model
multiple nuclei model
44
Which is an advantage for Japanese companies that locate factories in the US?
Freedom from Japan's overprotected distributed networks
A wider variety of climate conditions in the USA
Less competition in the US than other countries
lower transportation costs & access to markets
45
Which characteristic is most common in the last stage of the DTM?
Overpopulation
High unemployment
High youth dependency
Aging population
46
The concept of state is defined as
population with a single government and culture
a sub-unit of a federal system like in the USA
the equivalent of country or nation
a population and defined area controlled by an organized gov
47
Which is a vernacular (perceptual) region?
CBD of NYC
South Carolina
Little Italy
WHHS school zone boundaries
48
Which of the following illustrates the geographical concept of a nation-state?
Brazil
Russia
India
Japan
49
What is the pattern in von Thunen's model of land use?
timber, livestock, dairy, market gardening, commercial grain
livestock, dairy, market gardening, timber, commercial grain
market gardening, dairy, timber, commercial grain, livestock
commercial grain, livestock, timber, dairy, market gardening
50
A clustering of daycare centers and tutoring businesses near schools explains the benefits of
decentralization
agglomeration
intervening opportunity
enfranchisement
51
Quaternary economic activities are those that
involve the production of fresh produce for urban markets
extract natural resources from the environment
involve the collection and manipulation of information
involve the exchange of good and the provision of services
52
Subsistence agriculture is characterized by
production mainly for trade
extensive use of th eland
irrigation and inorganic fertilization
production mainly for consumption
53
The Gobi Desert in Mongolia uses what primary form of agriculture?
truck farming
pastoral nomadism
commercial agriculture
slash-and-burn
54
Objects that transmit complex radio codes, including time signals, are known as:
GPS Satellites
TIR Scanning
GIS Stations
GNIS Entries
55
Which person is most likely to migrate?
25 yrs - single
65 yrs - single
25 yrs - married
65 yrs - married
56
The Malthusian theory stated that people would exceed their ability to produce food & resources
False
True
57
The forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans
cultural convergence
physical geography
cultural landscape
human geography
58
Which of the following is the best example of extensive land use in agriculture?
a greenhousean
a cattle feedlot
a wheat field
a backyard garden
59
Pop culture incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to a small variety of places
False
True
60
Tertiary economies are focused on what type of economic activity?
service based economies
farming and mining
management industries
information and data systems
61
One improvement that can increase the sustainability of large urban areas with suburbs is:
creating incentives such as free parking downtown
converting larger areas of farms to houses
decreasing government spending on public schools
constructing integrated public transit systems (bus, rail)
62
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Mormonism
63
An urban center that is much larger (2x+) than the 2nd largest city in a country is known as
primate city
edge city
conurbanation
magaloplis
64
Prior to the 1st Agricultural Revolution, what were humans doing for food?
hunting and gathering
planting crops
deep sea fishing
purchasing it from family farms
65
NAFTA is considered a free-trade zone between Canada, Mexico, and the USA because
it adopted the dollar as the common currency
it eliminates border control and inspections
it allows free movement across borders w/out visas
it eliminates tariffs on goods & services
66
Which is a functional region?
WYFF 4
Greenville News
Greenlink Bus
All of them
67
Using rank-size rule, if a city has 200,000 residents, how many live in the 4th largest city?
75,000
50,000
10,000
25,000
68
Singapore is located on an island at the NW end of the Straits of Malacca. This describes:
function
absolute location
site
situation
69
In von Thunen's model, the most time intensive and labor intensive activities would be in
rings D & E
rings C, D & E
rings A & B
rings B & E
70
Which is the best example of folk culture?
eating McDonalds
making furniture by hand
watching cat videos on YouTube
wearing blue jeans
71
Which type of land use would you expect to find along high volume mass transit lines?
skyscraper office complexes
big box retail stores
high density apartment complexes
a scrap yard
72
Which characteristic most applies to MDCs?
higher infant mortality rates
rapid population growth
longer life expectancies
high total fertility rates
73
What do Canada, Switzerland, and New Zealand have in common?
multiple megacities
low population growth rates
high fertility rates
membership to the EU
74
Bananas, sugarcane, and coffee are what types of crops?
plantation
market-gardening
slash-and-burn
subsitence
75
Workers moving freely across the EU and lack of customs are due to open-border policies
False
True