AP Human Geo

In von Thunen's model there was a concentric circle of forest around the city because _______.

Depletion of the ozone layer is caused by the release of ____ into the atmosphere.

Demand for organic foods is greatest in:

Japan is a hearth of global popular culture that influences North America with...

Which of the following nations is considered a stateless-nation?

Rice cultivation in Southeast Asia is largely a _______ activity.

Newspaper delivery areas are an example of which type of region?

The Proto-Indo-European language homeland lies somewhere north of the...

This sub field of geography studies political, economic and strategic significance

A form of tropical subsistence agriculture in which fields are rotated after short periods:

The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:

Mackinder's concerns of Stalin's control led to the development of containment in the US and to

A geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs is called a/an:

The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:

Language tree diagram of language divergence has some branches with dead ends that represent?

The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is:

Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is...

Africa experienced a period of decolonization and creation of many new states when?

Nigeria has federal system of government in which they adopted the ___ law in the Muslim North.

Barrio is the Spanish term for:

Alfred Wegner used his spatial view of the world to develop the theory of:

The text focuses on 1 local culture in its attempts to lessen the influence of foreign culture

Which of the following agricultural activities is widespread in the NE US and NW Europe?

Which is not an example of a primary economic activity?

Corn of the American "Corn Belt" originated in:

The fundamental doctrine of the Hindu faith is :

Any political power based in the center of Eurasia could gain enough strength to dominate.

Sikhism is a small compromise religion that arose form the confrontation between Hinduism and:

Hutterites differ form the Amish in that they...

Taro, yams and bananas are associated with the ______ hearth, according to Spencer and Thomas.

TRUE/FALSE: The study of landforms, climates and environmental change is physical geography

The presence of centrifugal forces within a country has led to diffusion of power called:

In areas of shifting cultivation the population _________.

Map in which data are assigned to class intervals and colors/patterns to distinguish magnitude:

In which area of the world are countries in stage one of the demographic transition model found

Which of the following countries has the lowest arithmetic density?

A group of people in a particular space who see themselves as a community and who share traits

Which of the following is the best example of a nation-state?

Which type of boundary uses lines of latitude and longitude and not existing physical features?

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to:

The greatest concentration of streets memorializing MLK, Jr. are found in:

The Hajj, one of the "pillars of Islam" is:

Race is:

A high dependency ratio suggests that a large percentage of the population is...

The US is the most prolific producer of solid waste, producing about __ lbs per person per day.

The boundaries of this country are being contested by the Palestinians.

The most widely used Indo-European language today is:

The ideology of Zionism has as its goal:

The four major population clusters in the world include the following regions except...

This 20th century communist empire controlled many weaker satellite states in Eastern Europe.

Two Russian scholars have established the core of the pre-porto-Indo-European language named:

Hawaii and Louisiana are examples of states with...

Central government with subnational entities that have representation in governmental processes

Which of the following is not generally a characteristic of an ethnic religion?

The most prevalent rural residential pattern in the world's agricultural areas is:

TRUE/FALSE: Details of the distribution of wealth in the US features typical at global scale

The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as:

The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:

Which of the following is not an example of a form of expansion diffusion?

The product of convergence which allows speakers of two or more languages to communicate:

Examples of luxury crops include:

The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations is an example of:

The correct name for the rectangular language division scheme in the US after the American Rev:

Government efforts to discourage native practice and languages in the US and Canada were:

Most scholars believe that seed cultivation (!st Agricultural Revolution) occurred in:

Environmental determinism was replaced be which approach to geography in the late 20th century?

Guatemala's agricultural sector produced 22.7% of the country's GDP and employs:

Which of the following states fits the morphology description of compact?

The Global Environmental Facility funds projects related to four issues. Which is not one?

Which of the following is considered a sovereign state?

Uneven distribution of wealth and political power after colonialism was due to wealth in:

One element of the conflict in Sri Lanka is differences of these two religions:

Plant life and photosynthesis began about 1.5 billion years ago and increased the:

An example of a country with a population pyramid that has a large base is...

Jerusalem is a sacred place for:

TRUE/FALSE: Functional regions are the product of interaction and movement

Reasons why a person feels compelled to leave his or her home area is:

The Peace of Westphalia ________

The world distribution of precipitation is concentrated in:

The Dave Matthews Band established a ____ in VA and gained popularity through _____

_____ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous populationand typically rural

Friedrich Ratzel's organic theory identified ______ as a state's essential living force.

Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice as:

In terms of popular culture, cities like Paris, New York and Milan are referred to as...

The youngest major religion is:

According to Ravenstein's Laws of Migration, which group is most likely to move?

The linguistic map of Nigeria reflects extreme fragmentation with nearly ___ languages spoken

The building of a sense of community identity around the idea of "Swedish-ness" in Kansas is:

The faith that is most widely dispersed over the world is:

Organic food is found in _____ areas.

Which economic activity is not counted in GNP calculations?

When places are "designed" either for women or then they are said to be:

When a husband migrates from Mexico to US and earns money to allow for his family to migrate

Roman Catholic Christianity was spread to Middle and South American by:

The arithmetic population density of the US is _____ per square mile.

The geologic epoch, characterized by global warming, in which we are now living:

_____ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.

The ratio of percent labor force to percent of GDP in the agricultural sector of Canada means?

The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:

Which types of countries usually encompass diverse types of climates, resources and peoples?

Skin color is a matter of what pigmentation, a protective element against strong sun.

Select the group that is not a supranational organization.

Branch of geography that focuses on landforms, climate, soils and vegetation of the Earth is:

In recent years, many wooded areas in ___ have been deforested to provide beef to the US.

At which scale to boundary disputes occur?

Coffee was domesticated in Ethiopia. Today, 70% of production is in:

The concept of culture is closely identified with:

Globally, the consumption of resources is tied to _______ more than any other factor.

Humans do not populate in large numbers to

Which describes the general direction that the US population center has moved since 1970?

A boundary that uses physiological features like rivers or mountains is referred to as a(n):

The degree of direct linkage btw one location and other location in a transport network:

The systematic study of the origin and meaning of place names is called:

Yugoslavia was a prime example of a:

NAFTA is a supranationalistic organization which attempted to create a free trade zone where?

Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of those occupying the natural world are:

This type of state has a centralized government and administration that exercises equal control

The boundaries between which set of countries were established primarily to separate religions?

The Hindu religion is one of the oldest of the religions and may have begun ___ years ago.

Which is an example of an interfaith (boundary) conflict?

It is estimated that _____ of the world's population is seriously malnourished.

The basic unit of the township-and-range system, the section, has an area of:

Since 1950, this part of the developing world has seen a dramatic increase in population

The "lost city" located in Sun City, South Africa is a good example of:

What region of North America is most densely populated?

TRUE/FALSE: Cultures live in spatial isolation and show little change as a result of diffusion

In villages everywhere, social stratification is reflected by:

According to Carl Sauer, the earliest plant domestication __________.

The largest constituency of Christianity is:

A tsunami's waves result from:

Form of villages still existing in many rural landscapes that remind of a turbulent past:

The world's largest dominantly Islamic state is:

The visible imprint of human activity is known as:

The Little Ice age was pieced together by farmer's diaries. Those of these were most useful.

The most recent glaciation of the Pleistocene was the ______ Glaciation.

Which of these sub-regions recently gained more central government powers with parliament?

By 1960, Mexico no longer depended on imports as production of this crop rose dramatically

Political boundaries that most poorly represent the linguistic boundaries are of this region:

During the Cold War era, which two countries balanced the power of one another?

___ of internet content is in English.

Is is estimated that ___% of the Sub-Saharan realm's food is produced by females.

Presently, natural increase in population is primarily due to...

Bio-genetic engineering allows growing of new strains in more arid regions to meet demand of:

The Spanish invaders of Middle America, centuries ago, laid out villages and towns in what form

Which is am example of a non-material aspect of culture?

The rise of secularism and decline of religious membership are found in:

The form of agriculture that refers to a particular climate is:

The phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is

The language most widely used as a 2nd language by millions of Indians, Africans, etc.:

The highest Crude Birth Rates (CBR) in the world are found in...

The Sea of Galilee forms a large freshwater reservoir in the Jordan Valley and supplies mainly:

In political geography, these forces tend to disrupt and threaten the unity of a state.

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by water?

The largest major population concentration of North America is

Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media?

Which region has a high percentage of geometric boundaries to separate states?

The most dangerous volcano, _________, erupted about 73,500 years ago.

In order to replace its population only, a country needs a total fertility rate of...

Gross National Income does not include:

Buying a Native American styled dream catcher at a Wal-Mart store in Ohio is an example of:

Which region of the US do geometric boundaries predominate?

TRUE/FALSE: Cholera outbreaks have not occurred in the Twentieth Century

The largest source of international immigrants to the US is from:

Which commodity would be found closest to the market town in von Thunen's model?

Fragmented states can help create which type of forces within a state?

Which of the following would not be part of the cultural landscape?

Which of the following was an example of forced migration?

The boundaries of rocky crustal plates are associated with:

Convergence processes that produce a pidgin language are first introduced to a population as a:

All of the following tend to be centripetal forces within a country except:

Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, the only surviving superpower was:

In 2001, reports indicated that as many as ___ women may have been victims of dowry deaths.

Spread of ideas, traits, knowledge and skills from place of origin to areas where adopted

By 1992, the most widely grown crop was a product of the Green Revolution, IR36, a type of:

Which country has a low arithmetic density, but a high physiological density?

Buddhism has its source in:

The Confucian Classics were the 13 texts that were the focus of education 2,000 years ago in:

The concept that which population will continue to grow even after fertility rates decline

In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for a judge to be appointed to the country's courts:

Presently, most population growth in the world is occurring where?

Geographer Lee Liu found soils in intensively used fields near villages were:

The concept that the US was ordained by God to expand across North America was:

The ____ of a group of people included the things they construct.

Which of the following is an example of a nation seeking its own territory?

Life expectancy is:

Latin octo (eight) became Italian otto, Spanish ocho and French huit. This is an example of?

Which of the following US regional associations is incorrect?

The Second Agricultural Revolution can generally be traced to Europe within what time frame?

Fair trade coffee buyers certify that ___% of the retail price goes to the coffee growers.

According to the text, which of the following is considered a state?

Field of study that considers the rolled of politics in shaping human environmental interaction

What is the most residentially segregated metropolitan area for African Americans?

The same ultraviolet radiation intercepted by darkly pigmented skin stimulates this production

The fact that trends in popular culture proceed from large global centers to smaller cities is:

The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your:

The greater the distance from the hearth, the less likely an innovation will be adopted

The Kyoto Protocol:

Which geographical theme would study the impact of the drainage of the Florida Everglades?