AP Human Geography Practice Test

1. The relationship between an object on the surface on Earth and the same object on a map projection is known as what?

A. map classB. map projection

C. map scaleD. map distortionE. map direction

• Map scale is the direct relationship of the actual size of the item in relation to the size of the item on a particular map.

Different types of map scales

2. What economist was the first person to predict a population crisis?

A. Thomas MalthusB. Milton FriedmanC. Stanley ErnhardD. Alfred WeberE. Homer Hoyt

• Malthus coined the term, “over population”

-Believed that people grow exponentially but food is linear.

Food advances-population support

3. The hearth of contemporary country music is located around what city?

A. Houston, TexasB. Dallas, TexasC. Memphis, Tennessee

D. Nashville, TennesseeE. Atlanta, Georgia

4. Which of the following countries is not one the Four Asian Tigers?

A. SingaporeB. TaiwanC. South KoreaD. Hong Kong

E. Vietnam

5. Johann Heinrich von Thunen’s model agricultural land use is centered on what basic concept?

A. The farmers sell all of their farm productions to a market

B. The higher-end commodities are located farther from the market

C. The lighter commodities are closer to the market to ensure profitability

D. The heavier commodities are around the market because they need irrigation

E. e.) The market is based on subsistence farming practices in less developed countries

6. Weber’s least cost theory is based on what primary cost?

A. Labor B. InfrastructureC. TransportationD. Government Taxes E. Land Costs

What theory suggests that in an urban setting, the farther a neighborhood is from the central business district, the greater its wealth is?

A. Sector modelB. Same-size ruleC. Multiple nuclei modelD. Concentric zone modelE. Urban periphery model

8. Which country has created special economic zones (SEZs) to attract investment?

A. JapanB. VietnamC. South KoreaD. ChinaE. Thailand

9. What stage in the demographic transition model has the highest growth rates?

A. Stage 1B. Stage 2C. Stage 3D. Stage 4E. Stage 5

10. What type of survey pattern was initiated by the French in the United States and is still evident in the Louisiana region of the

United States of today?

A. long lots systemB. township and range systemC. metes and bounds systemD. nucleated town systemE. concentric urban framework

11. What is the name of the supranational organization established in 1960 to control the trade of petroleum production by its members?

A. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

B. OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

C. European Union D. PRA (Pacific Rim Alliances)E. CENTO (Central Treaty

Organization)

12. Because of the signing of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), there has been an increase in

A. Transnational corporations

B. Footloose industriesC. MaquiladorasD. Sweatshop industriesE. International migration

in North America

13. Which religion is the largest universalizing religion in the world today?

A. ChristianityB. IslamC. BuddhismD. JudaismE. Hinduism

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

A. RomaniaB. VietnamC. ArgentinaD. ZimbabweE. Denmark

15. Which of the following is the name for refusing to give loans to people living in specific areas of the city?

A. BlockbustingB. White flightC. SegregationD. GhettoizationE. Redlining

16. Edge cities would most likely be associated with which urban model?

A. Concentric zone modelB. Sector modelC. Peripheral modelD. Multiple nuclei modelE. Central business district

model

17. What country has the largest coal reserves in the world?

A. ChinaB. United StatesC. RussiaD. CanadaE. Mexico

18. Farming today in more developed countries is in a transition period. What transition is occurring?

A. The movement toward mechanization in the farming process

B. The movement toward industrial farming

C. The movement from hunting and gathering to planting and sustaining

D. The movement of population to rural areas

E. The use of less genetic engineering to modify plants and animals

19. A retired couple moves from Chicago to Arizona. This is most likely an example of what geographic factor?

A. Economic pull factorB. Economic push factorC. Environmental pull

factorD. Political pull factor E. Political push factor

20. Which religion is the fastest growing of the world’s five primary religions?

A. ChristianityB. IslamC. JudaismD. HinduismE. Buddhism

21. What is the name of the theory that suggest that whoever owns the Eastern European region will or could control the world, based on

the agricultural and industrial production of the region?

A. Rimland theoryB. Heartland theoryC. Domino theoryD. Transnational theoryE. Geopolitical theory

22. A family is moving from Los Angeles, California, to New Orleans, Louisiana, but stays in Albuquerque, New Mexico,

because of the positive amenities. This is an example of what?

A. Distance decayB. Environmental pull factorC. Environmental push factorD. Intervening opportunityE. Intervening obstacle

23. According to acculturation, how many generations on average does it take for an immigrant family to lose its primary language?

A. One generationB. two generationsC. Three generationsD. Four generationsE. They never lose their

primary language

24. Prior to the First Agricultural Revolution, what were humans doing for food?

A. Fishing B. Planting crops

C. Hunting and gatheringD. Genetically engineering

food for mass productionE. Purchasing it in small,

food-specific establishments

25. The delivery area of the Pittsburgh Gazette is an example of what type of region?

A. Functional regionB. Formal region C. Vernacular regionD. Statistical regionE. Urban realm

26. The conflict in Rwanda and Uganda in the mid-1990s is an example of a(n)

A. Religious conflict

B. Ethnic conflictC. Transnational conflictD. Ethnic enclaveE. Border conflict

27. Which of the following cities is a primate city in its country?

A. London, United Kingdom

B. Venice, ItalyC. Frankfurt, GermanyD. Aarhus, DenmarkE. Medellin, Columbia

28. Which of the following demographic data has the greatest impact on growth rates?

A. Birth ratesB. Literacy rateC. Per capita gross domestic

productD. Immigration ratesE. Life expectancy

29. Followers of which religion practice the five pillars in their faith?

A. BuddhismB. SikhismC. HinduismD. Judaism

E. Islam

30. Which of the following countries is an enclave?

A. United StatesB. Indonesia

C. LesothoD. EgyptE. Morocco

31. The Second Agricultural Revolution coincided with

A. Increased genetic engineering of crops

B. The Industrial Revolution

C. The First Agricultural Revolution

D. The Third Agricultural Revolution

E. The Enlightenment in Europe

32. In terms of today’s global economy, which area would be considered the resource frontier of the world?

A. East Asia

B. Southwest AsiaC. Sub-Saharan AfricaD. Central and Western

EuropeE. Eastern South America

33. Which of the following traits fits the definition of an Islamic city?

A. Twisted streets to maximize shade

B. Areas devoted to Western development

C. Squatter areas within the central business districts

D. Global cities without population problems due to religious values

34. Which of these five regions is not one of the most populated areas of the world?

A. East AsiaB. Southeast AsiaC. Central Europe

D. South AmericaE. Northeastern United States

35. What two areas are the hearths of the world’s five primary religions?

A. Southern India and Eastern China

B. Southwest Asia and Northern Africa

C. Central Europe and Southwest Asia

D. Northern India and Southwest Asia

E. Eastern China and Southern Europe

36. The pessimistic viewpoint about a lack of economic development in certain locations on

the globe can be attributed to their lack of A. InfrastructureB. Physical features such as

riversC. Labor availability

D. Foreign investment E. Modern technology

37. Thailand is the best example of which type of political shape?

A. Compact B. Perforated

C. ProruptedD. ElongatedE. Fragmented

38. Which of the five means of transportation would fruit production in South America for market in the United States need to use?

A. Inland waterwaysB. Overland trucks

C. AirplanesD. PipelinesE. Rail transport

39. The 12th Congressional District’s boundaries in North Carolina were accused of using what tactic for political gain?

A. Gerrymandering B. ReapportionmentC. Census stackingD. BlockbustingE. Redlining

40. What is the primary type of farming done in the tropical regions of Brazil?

A. Commercial agriculture

B. Slash-and-burn agriculture

C. Intensive subsistence agriculture

D. Truck farmingE. Irrigated fruit farming

41. Southeast Asian cities have promoted economic growth through what primary means?

A. Western transportation systems

B. Eastern religions

C. Western investment and trade

D. Eastern design layouts E. Western cultural

integration with Eastern theology

42. The area around the sub-Saharan agricultural regions is being adversely affected by what environmental problem?

A. Global warming

B. DesertificationC. El NiñoD. Increased earthquake

activityE. Transhumance

43. The Mongolian region during the 1940s through the 1990s can be defined as a

A. TheocracyB. Regional conflictC. Subsistence agricultural

landD. Nation-state

E. Shatterbelt

44. Which of the following is the best example of folk culture?

A. Eating at McDonald’sB. Wearing blue jeans

C. Producing rocking chairs using traditional means

D. Listening to your MP3 player

E. Creating Web pages

45. What city were the concentric zone and the sector model modeled after in the early 1900s?

A. New York CityB. Los AngelesC. PhiladelphiaD. Boston

E. Chicago

46. If a country has a crude birth rate of 40 and a crude death rate of 21, what stage is it in according to the demographic transition

model?

A. Stage 1

B. Stage 2C. Stage 3D. Stage 4E. Stage 5

47. What percentage of the world’s languages are expected to be intact within the next hundred years?

A. 10 percentB. 20 percentC. 50 percentD. 75 percentE. 90 percent

48. The Gobi Desert in Mongolia uses what primary form of agriculture?

A. Truck farmingB. Slash-and-burn farmingC. Plantation agricultureD. Commercial agriculture

E. Pastoral nomadism

49. Which continent uses nuclear power for a greater percentage of its total power output that any other continent?

A. North AmericaB. South America

C. EuropeD. AsiaE. Africa

50. Central Park in New York City is a good example of

A. A symbolic landscapeB. A greenbelt

C. A festival landscapeD. Urban developmentE. An ethnic landscape

51. Around a local university, there are pizza restaurants, fast-food restaurants, and coffee shops. This type of development is best

characterized by the

A. Sector model

B. Multiple nuclei modelC. Peripheral modelD. Western U.S. city modelsE. Concentric zone model

52. The dominance of corn production in the United States correlates with what other agricultural practice?

A. Cattle productionB. Irrigated farmlandC. Dairy productionD. Market gardening activitiesE. Pastoral nomadism

53. The Unites States and many other more developed countries rely on what natural resources for the majority of their electricity

production?

A. Petroleum

B. CoalC. Natural gasD. UraniumE. Nuclear power

54. Which of the following religions is a monotheistic religion?

A. HinduismB. ShintoismC. Animism

D. JudaismE. Buddhism

55. The 38th parallel in Korea is an example of a(n)

A. Demarcation line on the landscape

B. Antecedent boundary between two countries

C. Superimposed boundary created by outside forces

D. Geometric boundary dominated by the mountains in the area

E. Subsequent boundary established by China

56. A population pyramid looks like an upside-down triangle. This area has a large percentage of

A. ImmigrantsB. ParentsC. YouthD. Women

E. Elderly people

57. Who first coined the term geography?

A. PlatoB. AristotleC. Zheng HeD. Socrates

E. Eratosthenes

58. A fad is started by a television personality of wearing shorts with a shirt and tie. The trend spreads throughout the United States. This

is an example of what type of diffusion?

A. ExpansionB. ContagiousC. StimulusD. Relocation

E. Hierarchical

59. Which area of the world is currently experiencing the most rapid population growth?

A. Eastern North AmericaB. Central Europe

C. Sub-Saharan AfricaD. Central AsiaE. South America

60. Which source of modern vegetative agriculture developed cotton as a primary agricultural product?

A. Northeastern AfricaB. Southeast AsiaC. Mediterranean Europe

D. Central AmericaE. East Asia

61. “The individual characteristics of a place that make it unique” defines which of the following terms most accurately?

A. Adaptive strategiesB. Built environments

C. Folk cultureD. Popular cultureE. Acculturation

62. Which of the following cities would be classified as a world city?

A. ShanghaiB. Madrid

C. LondonD. Los AngelesE. Buenos Aires

63. A city is located on a river that is prone to flooding yet provides a trade advantages that bring measurable wealth to the city. Which

statement would best fit that city

A. The city has a good site yet a poor situation

B. The city has a good situation yet a poor site

C. The city has trade advantages that outweigh the advantages

D. The city should relocate because of the flooding problem

64. The majority of the entrants into the United Nations, a supranational organization , came from where during the 1960s?

A. Europe B. South AmericaC. Pacific Islands

D. AfricaE. Central Asia

65. Which statement would best fit a European city?

A. European cities have large areas of squatter settlements

B. European cities have their skyscrapers located in the suburbs

C. European cities have few forms of public transportation

D. European cities have heavy pollution problems

E. European cities have the poor living closes to their central business districts

66. Potato chip production is a good example of what?

a.) a variable cost industryb.) a fixed cost industryc.) a weight-gaining industryd.) a weight reducing industrye.) a market dependent industry

67. The largest territory in the world in terms of population is?

a.) Solomon Islandsb.) Falkland Islandsc.) Arubad.) Puerto Ricoe.) Greenland

68. Which is the world’s primary lingua franca language?

a.) Mandarin Chineseb.) Russianc.) Englishd.) Spanishe.) Hindi

69. The S-curve is most often associated with what geographic factor?

a.) World population growth over timeb.) immigration rates over timec.) economic development over timed.) cultural adaptation of ethnic groups over timee.) the stability of countries’ governments over time

70. Which crop has been credited with beginning the Third Industrial Revolution?

a.) Cornb.) Ricec.) Wheatd.) Sorghume.) Barley

71. The greatest percentage of people in the world participate in which type of agriculture?

a.) subsistence agricultureb.) highly mechanized commercial farmingc.) pastoral nomadismd.) hired help on plantation agricultural farmse.) slash-and-burn agriculture

72. Which of the following terms is NOT associated with the Hindu religion?

a.) Brahmab.) Caste Systemc.) Shivad.) Vishnue.) Mecca

73. Which of the following best describes the urban hierarchy of settlements?

a.) Hamlet, village, town, city, metropolisb.) Hamlet, town, city, metropolis, megalopolisc.)Megalopolis, metropolis, village, town, hamletd.) Village, town, hamlet, metropolis, megalopolise.)Town, hamlet, village, metropolis, megalopolis

74. Los Angeles receives goods from Asia via ships. In the ports, the goods are put on trains for distribution around the United States. Los Angeles is a

a.)break-of-bulk pointb.)variable-trading partnerc.) entrepotd.) fixed- cost providere.) trade alternative partner

75. The border between the United States and Canada along the 49th parallel is a good example of what type

of boundary?

a.) Subsequent boundaryb.) Antecedent boundaryc.) Superimposed boundaryd.) Relic boundarye.) Demarcation boundary line