AP Human Katelin Crain

The relationship between wages in Europe or North America contrasts sharply with wages in a country like China. Which of the following is the correct comparison of dollars per hour factory wages between these regions?

35; 10

What percent of commuting trips in the United States are taken on public transit?

5

Consumer services account for which percent of jobs in the United States?

50

The highest per capita consumption of energy is in North America, but by 2040, developing countries will consume which percentage of the world's fossil fuels?

60

Which of the following does NOT accurately define or describe a city?

A vernacular region controlled by a local government.

Based on the map in Figure 12-6, which statement about global cities is TRUE?

Chicago has the same rank as Mexico City and Johannesburg.

Use Figure 11-15 to answer the question. Over 1 billion square meters of fabric are produced annually in both

China and India.

Which statement about point-source pollution is NOT TRUE?

Common examples include fertilizers and chemicals from agriculture.

Which is NOT a way technology is employed to mitigate traffic congestion?

GPS technology assists drivers in reducing road capacity.

Analyze the distribution of places in North Dakota shown in Figure 12-4. According to central place theory, the map confirms that the populations of

Granville and Towner are smaller than Rugby and contain services with smaller thresholds.

Following a massive earthquake in 2011, which country experienced a nuclear meltdown?

Japan

Which of the following would NOT explain the delays in a more widely distributed use of solar energy?

Lack of knowledge or available technology to harness the energy of the Sun.

Which laws enacted in 1573 specifically outlined how colonial Spanish cities were to be constructed?

Laws of the Indies

Multiple nuclei models are closely associated with contemporary cities in which geographic region?

Southeast Asia

Which statement about energy demand is CORRECT?

The United States consumes more energy that China.

According to the sector model, what might influence the growth of a new corridor?

The extension of transportation routes.

Which is NOT a reason why consumer services are increasingly located in suburbs?

The large pool of potential employees in the vicinity.

Use Figure 11-20 to answer the question. Which statement about changes in U.S. manufacturing from 1950 to 2017 is TRUE?

The number of manufacturing jobs decreased in Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Use Figure 12-13 to answer the question. According to the map, which developed country contains one or more of the world's fastest growing cities?

United States

Use Figure 12-10 to answer the question. Which statement is TRUE based on the map of urban settlements in this era?

Urban centers in East Asia significantly outnumber those of Europe.

Use Figure 12-11 to answer the question. Based on the information in the chart, which statement is TRUE?

Urbanization in developing countries is increasing but there remains a gap between developed and developing countries.

The supply of energy remaining in discovered deposits is known as

a proven reserve

Photovoltaic cells are a component part of

active solar energy systems.

In contrast to megacities, metacities

are fewer in number.

A firm that sells its products primarily to consumers outside its settlement is a

basic industry.

Use Figure 11-3 to answer the question. Italy's Po River Basin developed as an industrial area

by taking advantage of inexpensive hydroelectricity from the Alps.

The growth of which industry was LEAST affected by the diffusion of technology?

coal mining

Hydroelectric power is the second most popular fuel used to generate electricity after

coal.

The underground CBD is characterized by

communication networks, subway trains, and pedestrian passages.

Nomads were attracted to early settlements based on the services they offered. Which of the following does NOT pair a service of early settlements with its type?

defensive forces to protect the settlement, public service

Which is NOT a reason that reliance on private motor vehicles has remained high in the United States?

electric and hybrid vehicle availability

The potential use of a service at a location is related directly to population and inversely to distance in the

gravity model.

After 1573, most Spanish colonial cities were designed to have

gridiron street plans centered on a church and plaza, walls around houses, and wider streets than are in the centers of most European cities.

Public housing is defined as

housing that is owned by the government is provided at reduced rate to people with low incomes.

Use Figure 12-12 to answer the question. According the map, where are the majority of cities with more than five million residents located?

in Asia situated on or near the coasts

Which business services are the most likely to be concentrated in global cities?

integrated financial institutions, insurance companies, and professional legal consultants

The U.S. steel industry moved westward in the nineteenth century primarily because of better access to

iron ore.

Using the city of Shanghai as an example, which does NOT accurately describe a key geographic trend in urbanization?

lack of public transportation systems that could encourage the development of the city

Which is the LEAST likely to be located at a port in a modern CBD?

lofts and renovated apartments

Compared to other industries, aluminum manufacturers are more likely to locate near sources of

low-cost hydroelectricity.

Which is NOT a way the Roman Empire facilitated settlements in the territory it controlled?

not With Rome as the largest city of the era, culture and commerce spread from a central location. They established settlements throughout the region to administer the empire.?

Which factors would geographers use to determine the marketability of a location?

not income levels, market area, age of residents, and location health of the economy, threshold, primate city location, and range

All of the following are options for recycling items no longer needed EXCEPT

not taking advantage of curbside pick-up. dropping it off at a municipal container.

A greenhouse is an example of a(n)

passive solar energy system.

Which is NOT a factor in the health and safety of people in inner cities?

population growth encouraged by redevelopment strategies

The reuse of unwanted material is called

recycling.

Which best describes the distribution of megacities?

reflects population growth in developing countries

According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of

rings

A significant driver of suburban growth in the United States has been

rising incomes of the middle class.

Which type of service challenges the traditional classifications of services as either a business or consumer service?

sharing services

Location factors related to the transportation of materials to and from a factory are called

situation factors.

The spatial clustering of high-tech industry in Silicon Valley, California resulted from

skilled labor and venture capital.

Which of the following is most likely a basic economic activity?

steel mill

The clustering of tech jobs and talent in the United States is attributed to

talented people igniting economic advancement in communities, which attracts more talented people.

Social area analysis attempts to explain

the distribution of different types of people in an urban area.

Global cities are defined by

the number and type of business services found there.

The city plus its surrounding built-up suburbs is the

urbanized area.

Periodic markets are likely to feature

vendors who move from town to town.

All of the following identify an attractive feature of shopping malls EXCEPT

walking distance from homes.

Use Figure 13-2 to answer the question. All of the statements describing the model are true EXCEPT

wholesale and light manufacturing has moved from the CBD to the suburbs.