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
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