AP Human Geography: Crunch Time Quiz 2

Question 1

The Industrial Revolution transformed Western agriculture

Accepted Answer

through mechanization

Question 2

Which example illustrates changes in food production and consumption in highly developed countries?

Accepted Answer

the rise in popularity of urban farmer’s markets

Question 3

Which development philosophy promotes replacing imports with goods manufactured locally (import substitution)?

Accepted Answer

dependency

Question 4

Makeshift neighborhoods, made of inexpensive scrap materials, in the world’s largest peripheral cities are called

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squatter settlements

Question 5

States with federal forms of government must also have

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territorial organization

Question 6

When a religion combines elements of Christianity with other traditional beliefs, it is an example of

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creolized religion

Question 7

Which is most responsible for hierarchical diffusion, as opposed to contagious diffusion?

Accepted Answer

special network links between major nodes

Question 8

St. Louis supports baseball and hockey teams, while Des Moines has no major sports teams. This is attributed to

Accepted Answer

central-place theory

Question 9

Which of the following best describes the total fertility rate needed to maintain or grow a population?

Accepted Answer

above 2.0

Question 10

Many of Arfica’s recent political and economic challenges can be attributed to

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colonialism

Question 11

What would be the best scale to analyze voting behavior within the Detroit metropolitan area?

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census tract

Question 12

Slash-and-burn agriculture meets all of the following conditions EXCEPT

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it is part of the Green Revolution

Question 13

Countries with the large proportions of young people tend to be located

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in developing regions of Africa and Asia

Question 14

Which is NOT included in the demographic accounting equation?

Accepted Answer

total fertility rate

Question 15

The growing number of retirement facilities being built throughout the Western world is an indication of

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a problematic dependency ration

Question 16

The typical suburban American city is best represented by which urban model?

Accepted Answer

multiple-nuclei model

Question 17

The area of the Middle East that extends from Egypt through Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq is known as

Accepted Answer

the Fertile Crescent

Question 18

Why is wheat farmed farther from the market than dairy according to von Thunen’s model?

Accepted Answer

Dairy generates more revenue than wheat.

Question 19

The pan-Arab region of northern Africa and southwest Asia is an example of which region type?

Accepted Answer

formal region

Question 20

Saharan Africa suffers from which environmental problem as a result of overgrazing and overcultivation?

Accepted Answer

desertification

Question 21

Which is a good example of a functional region?

Accepted Answer

the area served by a local bus line

Question 22

Where is the greatest amount of distortion on the Mercator projection?

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near the poles

Question 23

Swahili is the the only African language used by the African Union, making it a good example of

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a lingua franca

Question 24

The largely urbanized corridor that stretches along the North Atlantic U.S. seaboard is an example of

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a megalopolis

Question 25

Who of the following is most likely to participate in gentrification?

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young entrepreneurs

Question 26

“Food security” is the term used to describe

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reliable access, across scales, to food at all times

Question 27

In highly developed countries like France or Germany, most population growth is attributed to

Accepted Answer

immigration

Question 28

Which is a good description of a primate city?

Accepted Answer

a city that is disproportionately larger than other cities in a country

Question 29

Canada is a good example of

Accepted Answer

a multinational state

Question 30

Which of the following is a potential centrifugal force?

Accepted Answer

linguistic diversity

AP Human Geography: Crunch Time Quiz 2

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AP Human Geography: Crunch Time Quiz 2

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