AP Human Geography Development (Rubenstein) Practice Test

Describe self-sufficiency; its positives and negatives.

Describe the problems of the International Trade option.

Which region of the world would have the lowest HDI?

• Anglo-America

• South Pacific

• Sub-Saharan Africa

• Middle East

• Latin America

Which country has the highest HDI in the world in recent years?

• United States

• United Kingdom

• Norway

• Australia

• Canada

Which is not the main factor in creating the HDI?

• Health Expenditure

• Literacy Rate

• Education

• Gross Domestic Product per capita

• Life Expectancy

To get the GDP, geographers get the incomes of everyone working in the country and average them together.

• True

• False

What is the average GDP per capita for MDCs?

• Below $1000

• About $1000

• About $4000

• About $27000

• About $40000

What is the average GDP per capita for LDCs?

• Below $1000

• About $1000

• About $2500

• About $4000

• About $5000

Numerically, the GDP per capita rose more in MDCs than in LDCs from 1990 to 2005.

• True

• False

As a percentage, the GDP per capita rose more in MDCs than in LDCs from 1990 to 2005.

• True

• False

The GDP per capita of all LDCs grow at the same rate.

• True

• False

If a country has a very high GDP, that means every citizen is living in a luxurious state.

• True

• False

What is the value of a particular product compared to the amount of labor needed to make it known as?  (Capitalization does not matter)

What is the gross value of the product minus the costs of raw materials and energy known as?  (Capitalization does not matter)

What has enabled MDCs to produce materials with a high value added?  (Check all that apply)

• Machines

• Tools

• Laziness

• Animal Power

• Equipment

What kind(s) of power do LDCs depend on for production of resources?

• Solar

• Human

• Animal

• Machine

• Hydroelectric

European countries get resources from the ground.  To ensure that there is an adequate supply of raw materials, what did the countries do?

• They stole from other European countries

• They formed colonies in Africa and Asia

• They mass produced resources with a cloning machine

• They made slaves work in the mines and at logging camps

• They did nothing

LDCs are able to benefit from selling raw materials to MDCs.

• True

• False

Technological improvements diffused from _________________ areas to __________________ areas in LDCs.  (Put a semicolon (;) and a space between the two words)  (Capitalization does not matter)

What is/are the social factor(s) of the HDI?  (Check all that apply)

• Education

• Income

• Health Expenditure

• Literacy

• Calorie Intake

What is/are the demographic factor(s) of the HDI?  (Check all that apply)

• Life Expectancy

• Infant Mortality Rate

• Natural Increase Rate

• Crude Birth Rate

• Crude Death Rate

The world is divided by a line that runs from the east to the west at about 30° north latitude into two regions in which MDCs take the northern section and the LDCs take the southern section.  Which more developed region does not follow this description?

• East Asia

• South Asia

• Middle East

• Eastern Europe

• South Pacific

Anglo-Americans speak ________________ and adhere to _______________________.  (Place a semicolon (;) and a space between the terms (ex. a; b))  (Capitalization DOES matter)

Anglo-America is the world's largest manufacturer.

• True

• False

Western Europeans speak a(n) ______________________ (name of a language family, branch, or group) language and adhere to __________________________.  (Place a semicolon (;) and a space between the terms (ex. a; b))  (Capitalization DOES matter)

What two wars have resulted from the multiple nationalities in Western Europe?  (Place a semicolon (;) and a space between the terms (ex. a; b))  (Do not use abbreviations, spell the terms out)

What kind of people have been offsetting the cultural uniformity that has been in place since the end of World War 2?  (Both are needed, separated by the word "and")  (Capitalization does matter)

What is the main reason that Western European countries produce high value goods and services?

• To show off they are better than the rest of the world

• To allow for their citizens to live a luxurious life while the rest of the world lives in poverty

• To pay for importation of raw materials

• To provide the leaders with luxury items

The HDI has dropped in Eastern Europe since 1990, when the index was created by the UN.

• True

• False

What did the Soviets emphasize to the countries in Eastern Europe that could possibly improve development rates?  (Check all that apply)

• Heavy industry, such as machines

• Transportation

• Mining and other primary sector jobs

• Spread of factories to lessen the vulnerability of vital industries

• Locate manufacturing sites near raw materials

• Locate manufacturing sites near customers

• Give priority to producing customer goods

Eastern European countries rejected the Soviet plan because they had experienced central planning before.  What did they experience before?  (Check all that apply)

• Scarce funds were used for long term investments

• Eastern Europe did not have efficient agricultural practices

• They had to import much food from other regions

• The government often checked the factories

• The orders sent from the government were often not put into effect

• There was much pollution

• The government tried to control the pollution, so the factories were not that efficient

Japan has a very high ______________________ density.  (Capitalization does not matter)

Japanese people are abundant and work at very low wages to provide high-quality, high-value products.

• True

• False

Japan spends twice as much money as the United States on research and development.

• True

• False

Austrailia and New Zealand were colonies of which country?

• United States

• France

• Germany

• Japan

• United Kingdom

What two languages do most Latin Americans speak?  (Check two)

• English

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Spanglish

• Brazilian

Latin Americans tend to live in ________________ areas, unlike all other less developed regions.  (Capitalization does not matter)

China has had the world's largest population through recorded history.

• True

• False

What retailer does China have a bond with?  (Capitalization does matter)

What is/are the main global effect(s) of having a large population working in factories under low wages producing low-cost products?  (Check all that apply)

• Getting larger populations

• Building more factories

• Lowering wages

• Lowering product costs produced by other factories

What is the main resource found in the Middle East that the countries in that region use to sell to MDCs for a profit?  (Check all that apply)

• Petroleum

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Uranium

All Middle Eastern countries are able to gain profits off of petroleum.

• True

• False

What did the UN create that helped create information based on the lack of resources for women in the Middle East?  (Acronym and what it stands for; separated by semicolon and space)  (Capitalization does matter)

What is the most populous country in Southeast Asia?

• China

• India

• Indonesia

• Vietnam

• Thailand

• Philippines

What does this region produce that boosts its development?

• Food

• Services

• Tourist Attractions

• Textiles

• Nuts

What is needed for agriculture every year in South Asia?

• Green Revolution

• Monsoon Rains

• Fertile Soil

• Foreign Aid

What does India provide the most?

• Manufactured goods

• Services

• Food

• Textiles

What does GDI stand for?  (Capitalization does matter)