AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Friday, May 13

Exam Basics

Multiple Choice – 75 Questions, 60 minutes

FRQs – 3 Questions, 75 minutes Each section counts for HALF of your total

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No penalty for guessing! See topic outline

Review Sessions

Every Tuesday and Thursday 2:45-3:15 Next week:

Tuesday 4/19 Migration Thursday 4/21 Culture

Practice Test – Saturday, April 30 @ SLHS

1. As an academic discipline, geography is principally concerned with the

A. nature and meaning of place namesB. impact of the environment on human understandings

and activitiesC. evolving character and spatial organization of Earth’s

surfaceD. absolute location of places, peoples, and processes on

Earth’s surfaceE. construction of maps that depict places, peoples, and

processes as accurately as possible

2. Thomas Malthus based his work on population on which of the following premises?

F. Both food production and population increase arithmetically.

G. Food production increases arithmetically and population increases exponentially.

H. Both food production and population increase exponentially.

I. Food production increases exponentially and population increases arithmetically.

J. Food production increases arithmetically and population remains stable.

3. Of the following, which region contains the smallest percentage of the world’s population?

A. The Southern HemisphereB. The Northern HemisphereC. The Eastern HemisphereD. Coastal areas of the world within 160 kilometers (100

miles) of oceanE. Areas of the world lying lower than 150 meters (500

feet) above sea level

4. In 2005 the United States and Canada had a higher crude death rate than Mexico because they

F. are larger countriesG. received more immigrantsH. had more elderly peopleI. had a higher standard of livingJ. spent more on health care

Migration (and other topics)

1. The 19th century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, MN, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example ofA. Brain drainB. Chain migrationC. Net migrationD. Internal migrationE. Counterurbanization

2. In recent decades, all of the following have played a major role in the rapid growth of Sun Belt cities of the US exceptA. Immigration from Latin AmericaB. High levels of per capita federal

spending in the South and WestC. Cheap land and laborD. Climatic changes leading to colder

northern wintersE. The increasing demand for retirement

and resort centers

3. An important physical site characteristic is aA.Major airportB.Grid street patternC.Major central parkD.Natural harborE.Public sports facility

4. A student who lives in Minneapolis chooses to spend her spring break in Florida rather than in Jamaica because FL is closer and the airfare is cheaper. This illustrates the concept ofA. Human capitalB. Time space compressionC. Intervening opportunitiesD. Rank size ruleE. Central place theory

5. Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?A. Cultural ecologyB. Nonmaterial cultureC. Environmental determinismD.Physical environmentE. Built environment

5. In the 19th and early 20th century, the demographic transition in Europe was best characterized byA. Shift in the composition of national populations

toward greater ethnic balanceB. Net population decline resulting from an excess

of deaths over birthsC. Migration between European countriesD. Large-scale population movements following

periods of war or widespread civil unrestE. Urbanization and falling birth rates

Culture Questions

6. Place names that refer to saints are most common in which of the following North American regions?

(a) Louisiana and New England(b) California and British Columbia(c) Ontario and Utah(d) Nova Scotia and the United States

Midwest(e) Quebec and the United States

Southwest

7. Which of the following is true of the architectural shape shown above?(a) It represents the dominant religion of all of

Indonesia except for the island of Bali.(b) It signifies a major religion that originated

in India but is now found in Thailand and other parts of Asia.

(c) It symbolizes houses of worship for monotheistic religions that hold Jerusalem sacred.

(d) It represents religions especially common in sub-Saharan Africa.

(e) It symbolizes denominations of a Western religion that divided first in Europe.

8.Which of the following refers to the study of the relationship between the physical environment and culture?(a) Central place theory(b) Ecosystem analysis(c) Culture history(d) Cultural ecology(e) Polytheism

9. A pilgrim to Varanasi in India is most likely to be a(a) Christian(b) Jew(c) Hindu(d) Buddhist(e) Muslim

11. A fundamental difference between folk culture and popular culture is that folk culture(a) Often sets a minority group apart

from a region’s general population(b) Is adaptive to change over time(c) Tends to diffuse rapidly across

geographic space(d) Loses some of its distinctive

characteristics as it crosses national boundaries

(e) Represents universal values

12. The saltbox-type house pictured here originated in which of the following culture areas?(a) The Great Lakes region(b) New England and the

Canadian Maritimes(c) The Canadian Prairie(d) The US Southwest(e) The US Southeast

13. A formal culture region differs from other regions in that it(a) Has a focal point or node(b) Is one that people believe exists(c) Has a selected feature or

internal uniformity(d) Does not contain gradations

such as core, domain, and sphere(e) Applies only to linguistic and

religion regions

14. Which of the following correctly sequences the continuum from language family to dialect?(a) Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Arabic, Berber(b) Sino-Tibetan, Sinitic, Mandarin,

Chinese(c) Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Hindi,

Bengali(d) Indo-European, Baltic-Slavic,

Russian, Ukranian(e) Indo-European, Germanic, English,

Midland-Northern

15. Contact zones between religions are most likely to be volatile when they are(a) Inhabited by two major groups with

divergent religious beliefs(b) Made up of three or more religious

groups(c) Characterized by considerable

interaction between religious groups(d) Also language contact zones(e) Associated with competing

ethnonational claims to territory

16. Swahili in East Africa and English in global commerce are examples of(a) Pidgin languages(b) Lingua franca(c) Standard language(d) Creole language(e) Official language

17. Political Geographers consider which of the following as the core area of the US?(a) Los Angeles-San Francisco(b) New York-Washington DC(c) Chicago-Detroit(d) Atlanta-Birmingham, AL(e) Buffalo-Cleveland

Political Geography Questions

18. The country that the US helped to create in the early 20th century in order to facilitate oceanic commerce is(a) Nicaragua(b) Costa Rica(c) Colombia(d) Venezuela(e) Panama

19. Which of the following is unique among Latin American countries in that its capital represents the concept of a forward capital?(a) Argentina(b) Brazil(c) Chile(d) Mexico(e) Peru

20. Which of the following best represents the concept of the nation-state in its internal cultural-political makeup and spatial organization?(a) Iran(b) South Africa(c) Japan(d) New Zealand(e) Argentina

20. Which of the following does not act as a centrifugal force for a state?(a) Uneven development(b) Substate nationalism(c) Linguistic homogeneity(d) A fragmented territorial base(e) A strong tradition of local

governance

20. Gerrymandering adjusts voting districts in order to(a) Ensure all districts are of similar

shape and size(b) Benefit the interests of one

political group(c) Create districts that coincide with

municipal service areas(d) Allow those living in one state to

vote on issues in another state(e) Equalize the tax burden among

ethnic groups

FRQ Since 1950 many states have faced challenges in developing a strong national identity.

1. Using contemporary examples, explain how each of the following has contributed to the development of national identity and the strengthening of a state.

A. Economic developmentB. Relocation of a state’s capital (since 1950)

2. Using contemporary examples, explain how each of the following may detract from the development of national identity and weaken a state.

A. EthnicityB. Transportation infrastructure