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9th
grade
AP Human Geography Exam Review (Most Missed Past Exam Questions)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
(Unit 1) Environmental determinism states
geography is the study of how the physical environment can limit or influence human activities
humans can conquer their physical environment at will and conform it to their needs
humans do not have the ability to modify their physical environment.
All of the answers
- 2. Multiple Choice
(Unit 1) Diffusion which moves from large cities to smaller cities to towns, skipping over rural areas between is
Expansion Diffusion
Stimulus Diffusion
Relocation Diffusion
Hierarchical Diffusion
- 3. Multiple Choice
(Unit 2) All of the following are DIRECTLY indicated on a population pyramid except
% of the population
Females
Cohorts in five year increments
Life Expectancy
- 4. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) The practice of barring certain individuals from coming into a country is known as
Selective immigration
Internal migration
Quota system
Chain migration
- 5. Multiple Choice
(Unit 2) The characteristics of this population pyramid reflect the demographics of
A country in Stage 1 of the DTM
A country in Stage 2 of the DTM
A country in Stage 3 of the DTM
A country in Stage 4 of the DTM
- 6. Multiple Choice
(Unit 2) Which stage of the DTM has the lowest rate of natural increase?
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
- 7. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) Each year most immigrants to the United States
are admitted to the country as legal immigrants
enter the country as undocumented immigrants
enter the country legally with visas which then expire
None of the answers
- 8. Multiple Choice
(Unit 2) Immigration laws passed in the US during the 1920's were designed to favor immigration from which region?
Sub-Saharan Africa
South and eastern Europe
North and western Europe
Japan
- 9. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) The following structure represents a folk dwelling adaptation to which of the following climates?
Hot and dry climate of Southern States
Humid Subtropical climate of the Southern States
Humid Continental climate of the Midwestern States
Mediterranean climate of the Western States
- 10. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) Early English was influenced by all of the following groups except
Basque
Vikings
Angles
French
- 11. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) Which religion is the following structure associated with?
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
Shinto
- 12. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) Which of the following is not a universalizing spiritual practice?
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
- 13. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) Sikhism is a religion that centers on the teachings of Guru Nanak, but combines beliefs from
Christianity and Buddhism
Hinduism and Buddhism
Islam and Hinduism
Shintoism and Hinduism
- 14. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) The youngest of the major world religions is
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
- 15. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) What two regions contain the hearths of the world's five primary religions?
Northern India and Southwest Asia
Central Europe and Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
Eastern China and Southern Europe
- 16. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) What may occur when two or more languages converge?
A creole language developes and becomes a pidgin
A pidgin language develops and may become a creole language
Sound shifts create a new vocabulary
The original language becomes extinct
- 17. Multiple Choice
(Unit 1) An advantage of the Peters map projection is that it
does not distort shapes
distances are constant along the equator
accurately compares land masses in terms of area
has curving meridians that curve gently and avoids extremes
- 18. Multiple Choice
(Unit 1) The spread of specialty coffee shops across the United States in the 1990's is an example of
Hierarchical diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Relocation diffusion
- 19. Multiple Choice
(Unit 3) Examples of modern lingua franca languages are
Latin, Spanish, English
Mandarin Chines, Spanish, Quechua
Russian, English, Swahili
Hindustani, German, and French
- 20. Multiple Choice
(Unit 4) Which of the following does the US Census Bureau not consider a race?
Japanese
Hispanic/Latino
Black
White
- 21. Multiple Choice
(Unit 4) The border between the US and Canada along the 49th parallel is a good example of what type of boundary?
Subsequent
Superimposed
Relic
Antecedent
- 22. Multiple Choice
(Unit 4) Eastern Europe during the 1940's through the early 1990's can be identified as a
region dominated by theocracies
region with no political conflicts
homogeneous region
shatterbelt
- 23. Multiple Choice
(Unit 5) Which of the following is the most common form of commercial agriculture in Europe?
Dairy
Mixed crop and livestock
Grain farming
Mediterranean agriculture
- 24. Multiple Choice
(Unit 5) Intensive wet-rice dominant agriculture is characterized by shortages of all but which of the following?
Equipment
Funds
Land
Labor
- 25. Multiple Choice
(Unit 5) In Von Thunen's model the most time-intensive and labor-intensive agriculture activities would fall in
The City and Ring 1
Ring 2
Ring 3
Ring 4
- 26. Multiple Choice
(Unit 5) Which of the following is an important environmental concern of feedlots?
Cost of feed
Pesticide contamination
Animal waste
Spread of disease to nearby wild animals
- 27. Multiple Choice
(Unit 5) Which Agriculture Revolution corresponds with the exponential population growth around the world?
First Agriculture Revolution
Second Agriculture Revolution
Green Revolution
Neolithic Agriculture Revolution
- 28. Multiple Choice
(Unit 5) Traditionally, the Ganges Valley and the Nile Valley have had comparatively high population densities because of there
Tropical climate
heavy industrialization
destination as sacred sites
intensive agriculture based on irrigation
- 29. Multiple Choice
(Unit 4) Which of the following is the best example of a perforated state?
Vietnam
Singapore
France
Italy
- 30. Multiple Choice
(Unit 4) With respect to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which of the following is not true?
It outlines an eventual supranational governing body for North America
It led to a net trade deficit for the United States with Canada and Mexico
It eventually may include other Latin American countries
It resulted in increased trade among member nations
- 31. Multiple Choice
(Unit 6) On a global scale, in which of the following sectors do most people work?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
- 32. Multiple Choice
(Unit 6) The biggest problem in promoting development through international trade is
regional cooperation
if a country lacks resources to expand local industries
consumer demand expanding faster than manufacturing can increase
the increased price of petroleum
- 33. Multiple Choice
(Unit 6) Which of the following is incorrect
the primary sector accounts for a lager share of the GDP for LCDs than MDCs
Women participate in formal and informal economies even in LDCs with high levels of gender inequality
The higher the GDP of a country, the more equal its income distribution
None of the above
- 34. Multiple Choice
(Unit 6 & 7) The Chicago area became a significant asset for the Western Great Lakes region owning to its steel industries and its
large market area
skilled labor force
access to the nation's railroad transportation network
greater distance from raw materials essential for the steel industry
- 35. Multiple Choice
(Unit 6) Applying the Core-Periphery model to the region of Asia, which of the following best describes the classification of China, Taiwan, and Russia?
Core
Downward transition
Semi-periphery
Periphery
- 36. Multiple Choice
(Unit 6) Which of the following best describes Alfred Weber's analysis of location decisions?
it seeks to evaluate the impact of a single factor of production on location
it seeks to minimize costs among multiple inputs of production
it depends on the availability of a single node, link, and input of production
it is applicable only in industrial economies with predictable spatial patterns
- 37. Multiple Choice
(Unit 6) Which of the following countries has experienced an economic boom as a result of the reclassification of tar sands from potential reserves to proven reserves of energy?
Saudi Arabia
Nigeria
Canada
China
- 38. Multiple Choice
(Unit 4) The nation-state first became a widely desired form of political unity in
the Mediterranean world of classical Greece and Rome
the Middle East during the Crusades
Europe in the 17th century
Europe after WWII
- 39. Multiple Choice
(Unit 7) Which of the following is a correct statement about the megacities of the world?
Most are either in North America or Europe
None are in Latin America
The largest megacities are located in China
Many megacities are located south of the Brandt Line
- 40. Multiple Choice
(Unit 7) All of the following have helped create ghettos in North American cities except
Redlining by financial institutions
Concentration of public housing and social services
Fixed school district boundaries
Gentrification
- 41. Multiple Choice
(Unit 7) According to Borchert, the Steel-Rail Epoch in the evolution of the American metropolis occurred simultaneously with the rise of the Industrial Revolution in the United States
1830-1920
1870-1920
1920-1970
1970 to present
- 42. Multiple Choice
(Unit 7) Once major difference between land use in Europe and U.S. cities is that
European cities are less likely to have large urban parks than U.S. cities
European cities are less likely to have ring roads than U.S. cities
European suburbs are less likely to have high crime rates than U.S. suburbs
European cities are more likely to have the wealthy living close to the city center than in U.S. cities
- 43. Multiple Choice
(Unit 7) Asian, African, and South American cities
contain many structural relics from colonialism
usually have a church at the center of the city
display mostly modern forms of architecture as they are developing after colonialism
contain strong manufacturing and industrial sectors within the city
- 44. Multiple Choice
(Unit 7) Street patterns of Medieval European cities resembled
a grid system
a random layout
curving streets inside a major grid network
a grid system with diagonal boulevards
- 45. Multiple Choice
(Unit 7) Edge cities typically develop in major metropolitan areas
At the intersection of interstate highways
Where land is most readily available
Where land is least expensive
In the zone of independent workers
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