AP Human Geography Practice Exam #4
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- 1.Slash-and-burn agriculture is
- A.
Not sustainable
- B.
Practiced in high, mountainous regions
- C.
Typical for tropical forests
- D.
A relatively new invention
- E.
Always completely sustainable
- 2.Increased air pollution, inner city decay, homogenization of landscapes, and loss of productive farmland are all caused by
- A.
Climate change
- B.
Postmodernism
- C.
Gentrification
- D.
Suburbanization
- E.
Ghettoization
- 3.Chile is an example of a(n)
- A.
Microstate
- B.
Fragmented state
- C.
Compact state
- D.
Elongated state
- E.
Perforated state
- 4.The religious practices of many cultural groups combine elements of Christianity with the traditional religions of their ancestors. This is an example of a(n)
- A.
Independent innovation of cultural traits
- B.
Cultural lag
- C.
Relocation diffusion
- D.
Creolized religion
- E.
Culutral syncretism
- 5.All of the following characterize the Green Revolution EXCEPT
- A.
Development and improvement of chemicals used in agricultural production
- B.
Technological improvements such as hybrid seeds
- C.
Exportation of agricultural techniques from developed to developing countries
- D.
Use of more environmentally sustainable "green" techniques in agricultural production
- E.
More intensive production of agricultural goods in developing regions
- 6.A cognitive map (mental map) is
- A.
A map of exact differences between landmarks
- B.
Made up of beliefs of what is in the environment and where it is
- C.
Any map without a projection
- D.
A map someone sketches to give another person directions
- E.
A map showing where people prefer to live
- 7.Cindy's store on main street sells paintings primarily to tourists visiting Hilton Head, South Carolina from other cities. This is part of the
- A.
Basic economy of HIlton Head
- B.
Non basic economy of Hilton Head
- C.
Informal economy of Hilton Head
- D.
Secondary economy of Hilton Head
- E.
Ancillary economy of Hilton Head
- 8.A ____ is a group of people with a common cultural identity, and a ____ is a country with recognized borders.
- A.
Territory...state
- B.
Nation...territory
- C.
State...territory
- D.
Nation...state
- E.
Territory...nation
- 9.Which of the following contributes MOST to both current and projected population growth?
- A.
Decreasing crude birth rate
- B.
Decreasing total fertility rate
- C.
Decreasing death rate
- D.
Pronatalist population policies
- E.
Demographic momentum
- 10.The number of live births each woman has in her lifetime, on average, is the
- A.
Rate of natural increase
- B.
Fertility rate
- C.
Replacement rate
- D.
Dependency ratio
- E.
Crude birth rate
- 11.Which is true about agriculture as a cultural innovation?
- A.
It was probably first carried out by women, not men
- B.
It definitely involved seed planting before vegetative planting
- C.
It probably occurred in nomadic cultures first
- D.
It is the first example of genetic modification of organisms
- E.
It happened exclusively in the Middle East
- 12.The Demographic Accounting Equation takes all of the following factors into account when calculating a country's population except
- A.
Natural increase
- B.
Natural decrease
- C.
Total fertility rate
- D.
Immigration
- E.
Emigration
- 13.When two groups of people who speak different languages interact (to make trade, for example), they often make up a simplified language combination to communicate with each other. This is called a(n)
- A.
Dialect
- B.
Pidgin
- C.
Pig tounge
- D.
Creole
- E.
Accent
- 14.How does the amount of generalization typically change when map scale decreases(i.e., changes from a larger scale to a smaller scale map)?
- A.
That depends on whether it's a reference map or not
- B.
It decreases
- C.
It increases
- D.
It depends on the map scale
- E.
It does not change
- 15.If only biotic potential is operating (no checks on population growth), a standard graph of population growth would look like
- A.
A ? curve
- B.
An S-curve
- C.
A J-curve
- D.
A straight line
- E.
A diagonal line with a slope of one
- 16.According to rank-size rule, a city that has a rank of three
- A.
Would be the second city closest to that city's primate city
- B.
Would contain approximately one-third of the urban amenities generally provided within that country
- C.
Would contain one-third of the country's total urban population
- D.
Would be the third closest city to the country's capital
- E.
Would contain one-third of the population of the country's largest city
- 17.Country A is in stage 1 of demographic transition, while country B is in stage 2. Net migration is equal in both countries. Which of the following is true about the population growth of these two countries?
- A.
Population growth rate of country A is higher than that of country B
- B.
Population growth rate of country B is higher than that of country A
- C.
The population of both countries is decreasing
- D.
The population of both countries is not changing
- E.
It depends on the total fertility rates in each country
- 18.Which of the following best describes "exurbia?"
- A.
Usually found in Europe and Asia
- B.
Generally locatedalong freeways on the outskirts of major cities
- C.
Made up of small, isolated communities consisting mostly of telecommuters
- D.
Usually designed by the Beautiful City tradition
- E.
Lies outside of urban zoning restrictions
- 19.Primate cities are those that
- A.
Are seats of political power within a country
- B.
Are disproportionately larger than other cities in a country
- C.
Are the largest cities in a country
- D.
Conform to the rank-size rule as the highest ranked city in a country
- E.
Are giant conurbations
- 20.Why does Central Place Theory (CPT) predict hexagonal market areas?
- A.
Because CPT deals with consumer behavior
- B.
Hexagons prevent overlap or unaccounted space in market areas
- C.
People within hexagonal circular market areas live only within urban areas
- D.
Actually, CPT does not predict hexagonal market areas
- E.
Because CPT only applies to rural areas where market areas are small
- 21.These makeshift neighborhoods, constructed of scrap materials, are found in all of the world's largest peripheral cities.
- A.
Edge cities
- B.
Squatter settlements
- C.
Swidden lands
- D.
Gentrified districts
- E.
Informal economic sectors
- 22.According to Von Thunen's model, why is wheat farmed further from the market than dairy is?
- A.
People like milk more than bread
- B.
Dairy generates more revenue per acre
- C.
The climate is different near the market
- D.
Land rent is more expensive further from the market
- E.
Wheat is more expensive to transport
- 23.Which of the following languages is the dominant language (other than English) spoken by people over the age of five in their homes in the U.S.?
- A.
Madarin Chinese
- B.
Spanish
- C.
Hindu
- D.
Native American languages
- E.
Tagalog
- 24.According to the Material Index Model, if you are a tire producer and the weight of the rubber required to make your tires is MORE near the trees where it is harvested than the rubber that's processed as a tire product, you will locate your tire factory
- A.
Close to the tire market
- B.
Close to the rubber trees
- C.
In the middle between trees and the market
- D.
It doesn't matter because tires are easy to transport
- E.
It doesn't matter because tires are a footloose industry
- 25.Which language family has the most speakers across the globe?
- A.
Sino-Tibetan
- B.
Madarin Chinese
- C.
Indo-European
- D.
Afro-Asiatic
- E.
Uralic Altaic
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