APHUG MID-TERM
Which of the following countries is likely to have the longest doubling time?
Canada
Which of the following BEST describes the difference between place and region?
Place refers to a specific location, while region refers to an area that shares common characteristics.
Which of the following is likely to have the highest arithmetic density?
Ranch
Which data gathering technology would BEST serve in examining coastal erosion in Mississippi after a hurricane?
Remote Sensing
Which technology provides digital satellite images of Earth?
Remote sensing
How has the progression of Saudi Arabia on the demographic transition model differed from the progression of England?
Saudi Arabia's birth rate dropped rapidly at Stage 2, while England's continued to rise.
Which of the following is a push factor that drove the Great Migration in the United States?
Segregation
Life expectancy is usually shortest in countries at which stage of development?
Stage 1 countries
Which of the following countries is MOST likely to have the highest crude birth rate?
Stage 1 country
A country's crude death rate has declined as a result of medical advancements, but the crude birth rate remains steady. Which of the following stages has the country MOST likely reached?
Stage 2
Which of the following can be learned from a population pyramid?
The ratio of 50-year-old men to 50-year-old women
When looking at a picture of rush hour traffic in Houston, a geographer is likely to ask which of the following questions?
Where do the public transportation routes run in Houston?
The crude death rate is
he number of deaths per 1,000 people per year.
The number of women in a country compared to the number of men is called the
sex ratio
Physiological density measures
the number of people per arable square mile.
Which of the following BEST illustrates the concept of cultural diffusion?
A kitchen cabinet contains foods from many different culinary traditions.
A country has an increasing birth rate and a long life expectancy. What shape would its population pyramid resemble?
A rectangle
A farmer seeking to raise organic vegetables and sell them in multiple farmers' markets is MOST likely to choose to farm in which of the following places?
A rural farm near an urban center
According to this population pyramid, what current social issue is MOST likely to be a concern to the government?
Access to jobs and resources for the 20-35 age demographic
Which of the following might affect the natural increase rate of Malawi over the next 40 years?
An AIDS vaccine
A medical researcher is attempting to discover reasons why children in certain neighborhoods have high rates of asthma and children in other neighborhoods do not. Which of the following maps might help her?
An air quality map that includes the neighborhoods in the study
Which country is known for its one-child policy enacted in 1979?
China
Which of the following countries has been most successful in controlling population growth?
China
Why has China been more successful than other countries in curbing its growth?
China's authoritarian government allowed it closer control over families and their growth
If a geographer wanted to compare malaria infection rates across multiple scales, which of the following is the BEST choice?
Comparing infection rates in the country of Ghana and its capital Accra
A businesswoman hopes to open a family fun center in a metropolitan area. Which of the following types of data could help her decide where to locate her business?
Demographic information on resident ages
Which of the following people argued that inequity and not population growth caused food scarcity?
Engels
Who coined the term geography?
Eratosthenes
The Amazon rainforest, Montana, and South Asia are examples of what kind of spatial regions?
Formal regions
Why is it difficult to define the boundaries of a functional region?
Functional regions radiate out from a defined center.
Which region is LEAST likely to have a high physiological density?
Great Plains
Which of the following people is MOST likely to live in an area of low population density?
Herder
Remote sensing would be helpful in finding information on which of the following?
Housing patterns in Italy
Which of the following factors directly impact the crude death rates of a country? (3 points) l. Vaccination campaigns ll. Crude birth rates for same year lll. Average life expectancy Vl. Anti-natalist policies
I and III
Which of the following are examples of how populations have adapted to living with natural disasters? (4 points) l. Gulf Coast contractors install hurricane shutters on newly built homes. ll. Houses in Bangladesh are built on stilts. lll. Vacation homes are built on the barrier islands of North Carolina. lV. California has seismic building codes.
I, II, and IV
Which country has NOT used immigration to help counteract an aging population?
Japan
Which of the following countries is most likely to import more food than it exports?
Japan
Which of the following countries may be heading into Stage 5 of the demographic transition model?
Japan
For which of the following tasks would GIS be LEAST useful?
Locating lost ships in the middle of the ocean
Madison, Wisconsin is northwest of Chicago, Illinois. This is an example of which geographic concept?
Location
A computer company has had great success with its office in a U.S. city. Now, the company wants to open a branch in China. What human geography characteristics should the company consider when choosing the city to open its branch?
Location of airports
Which of the following shows the impact of globalization on a local scale?
Many young Egyptians prefer to go out for hamburgers instead of falafel.
Which type of map is likely to be MOST subjective or biased?
Mental Map
Modern medical science contributed to all of the following significant demographic effects EXCEPT:
Modern medicine has increased total fertility in industrialized societies
Both South Asia and Western Europe have high population densities. How does the distribution of these two populations differ?
Most of South Asia's population is on several island chains. Western Europe's population is based on the mainland.
Political maps would be likely to include toponyms for all of the following EXCEPT
Mountains
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be the node of a functional region of a city?
Neighborhood park
Assume that today there is one unit of food for each person. According to Malthus's prediction, how much food would there be in the future?
One hundred years from now, we will have five units of food for 16 people.
What tools does remote sensing primarily use to collect data?
Satellites
Based on the information provided in the map, which location would be MOST suitable for urban areas?
The East Coast
Which of the following usually occurs after a natural disaster?
The death rate rises.
Which of the following would a human geographer MOST likely study during a hurricane?
The distribution of shelters in a city
How has the field of geography evolved from the 19th century to today?
The use of scientific method and mathematical reasoning has resulted in more accurate maps over time.
All of the following are examples of globalization EXCEPT
a Mexican immigrant speaks Spanish when speaking to her parents
Stage 5 countries are characterized by
negative rates of natural increase
Movement affects the global economy in all of the following ways EXCEPT
neighbors barter services to complete household and yard chores
Differences between dialects in parts of the country BEST reflect the geographic concept of
region
A country in Stage 4 is most likely to experience a shortage of
retirement homes
