AP Human Geography Practice Questions

Can you lie with maps? A) Yes B) No

A) Yes

Crude birth rates and crude death rates are calculated as being the number of births or deaths per how many people? A) 100,000 B) 10,000 C) 1,000 D) 100

C) 1,000

A safe generalization is that crude birth rates of less than 18 per 1,000 is characteristic of ___________. A) developing states B) newly industrializing countries C) developed states D) "A" and "B"

C) Developed States

What form of diffusion is represented by the spread of Wal-Mart? A) cascade B) relocation C) reverse hierarchical D) stimulus

C) Diverse hierarchical

Stating that a county has 100 persons per square mile is a measure of ____________. A) pattern B) dispersion C) concentration D) density

D) Density

In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond attributes the conquest by Europeans of the Americas, Africa, Pacific Islands, and portions of Asia to a host of factors. Which among the following is not put forward as a reason by Diamond? A) Eurasia's abundance of cultivatable plants B) Eurasia's supply of large animals suitable for domestication C) Eurasia's east-to-west orientation of similar climates and landforms D) Eurasia's biological stock of advantageous racial characteristics

D) Eurasia's biological stock of advantageous racial characteristics

Ullman's model of spatial interaction emphasizes three essential conditions. Which of the following is not one of them? A) complementarity B) transferability C) intervening opportunities D) orienteering

D) Orienteering

A map that presents the range that the local mass transit (such as a bus or subway) can travel in 5-minute intervals from a terminal is referred to as A) an isochrone. B) a chloropleth. C) an isobar. D) a cartogram.

A) A isochrone

Combining place utility and potential intervening opportunities for a worker when the worker's aspiration level is not met leads to A) a spatial search. B) guest worker migration. C) aspirational migration. D) return migration.

A) A spatial search

The cardinal direction of north is this type of direction: A) absolute B) relative C) multi-directional D) culturally dependent

A) Absolute

The idea of supply and demand represents which of Ullman's three essential conditions for spatial interaction? A) complementarity B) transferability C) intervening opportunities D) none of these

A) Complementarity

Using a spatial system's interconnections and network as criteria results in what type of region? A) functional B) vernacular C) uniform D) formal

A) Functional

The ideological subsystem of a culture is known as its _________. A) mentifacts B) sociofacts C) artifacts D) justdafacts E) All of the above

A) Mentifacts

The gravity model helps to illustrate that spatial interaction is not based solely upon distance because it incorporates what factor in addition to the distance between two places? A) population B) culture C) mode of travel D) terrain E) "B" and "D"

A) Population

The viewpoint that people, not environments, are the dynamic forces of cultural development is known as __________. A) possibilism B) environmental determinism C) regionalism D) diffusionism

A) Possibilism

A network of places implies the existence of connectivity. A) True B) False

A) True

Demography and population geography are different types of studies because the former focuses upon statistical analysis whereas the latter emphasizes spatial analysis. A) True B) False

A) True

Generally, the farther the distance from the source of an innovation, the slower the diffusion of it. A) True B) False

A) True

Spatial systems can be the basis for defining a region. A) True B) False

A) True

The center from which a culture trait diffuses is called a cultural hearth. A) True B) False

A) True

The description of an intervening opportunity is the situation in which it is more profitable for a business to meet the demand for product or service or resource by producing it from a closer and less costly supply source. A) True B) False

A) True

The larger the scale of a map, the smaller an area is covered and generally with greater detail. A) True B) False

A) True

The modification of the earth's surface by humans results in a cultural landscape. A) True B) False

A) True

Your ability to navigate from your residence to your campus and from building to building on your campus is part of your internalized mental map. A) True B) False

A) True

Can there be independent invention of a mentifact, artifact, or sociofact in two or more different places? A) Yes B) No

A) Yes

Is a spatial information hierarchy present in today's news media? A) Yes B) No

A) Yes

Is movement bias a factor to consider when studying aggregate regularity of flow? A) Yes B) No

A) Yes

Place utility is important in determining what is a push factor and what is a pull factor when it comes to triggering a spatial search for a potential migrant. A) Yes B) No

A) Yes

Research seems to demonstrate that the primary reason that fertility falls is when women decide they want smaller families. A) Yes B) No

A) Yes

The fusing of old ideas for one group with new ideas from a second group demonstrates that the former group is practicing syncretism. A) Yes B) No

A) Yes

The broadest distribution of cultural regions occurs at the A) cultural trait. B) cultural realm. C) cultural complex. D) cultural hearth.

B) Cultural realm

Latitude measures distance east and west of the prime meridian. A) True B) False

B) False

The scale is not important within the study of human geography. A) True B) False

B) False

Is transferability a constant condition? A) Yes B) No

B) No

The presence of natural hazards is a primary influence in people's place perception. A) Yes B) No

B) No

Total fertility rate (TFR) is the same as crude birth rate (CBR). A) Yes B) No

B) No

The Muslim scholar Idrisi compiled a major geographic treatise for Roger II, the Christian king of Sicily. That such interaction could take place reflects in part what locational attribute of 12th century Sicily? A) site B) situation C) absolute distance D) hierarchical diffusion

B) Situation

The sociological subsystem of a culture is called its ___________. A) mentifacts B) sociofacts C) artifacts D) sendafacts E) None of the above

B) Sociofacts

The minimum total fertility rate (TFR) to produce replacement population is _______________. A) 1.1 B) 1.6 C) 2.1 D) 2.6

C) 2.1

By 2008, the approximate human population of Earth will reach 6.7 billion people. Taking such conditions into account, the United Nations projection for global population in 2050 is for how many people? A) 3 billion B) 6 billion C) 9.2 billion D) 12 billion

C) 9.2 Billion

Mathematical location is also known as __________________. A) relative location B) physical location C) absolute location D) vernacular location

C) Absolute Location

A culture's technological subsystem is referred to as its __________. A) mentifacts B) sociofacts C) artifacts D) all of these E) none of these

C) Artifacts

The difference between relocation and expansion diffusion stems from A) the initial stage of relocation diffusion spreading further than if it were spreading by expansion diffusion. B) relocation diffusion is strictly centralized while expansion diffusion is strictly linear. C) expansion diffusion intensifying the concept, idea or trait in the place of origin while relocation does not. D) relocation expansion causing the idea, concept or trait being practiced to wane in its place of origin or even disappear, while expansion diffusion does not.

C) Expansion diffusion intensifying the concept, idea or trait in the place of origin while relocation does not

What type of region is based on the distribution of a single physical or human feature or by the distribution of a small number of such features? A) nodal B) perceptual C) formal D) functional

C) Formal

In light of the concept of population momentum, what would happen to the world's population if the global total fertility rate (TFR) were to drop below replacement population level? A) decline immediately B) stabilize C) increase for a while due to a large child-bearing cohort D) increase rapidly

C) Increase for a while due to a large child-bearing cohort

Which of Ullman's three essential conditions for spatial interaction is most likely to be an influence upon migrants who are more influenced by push factors to leave an origin than the pull factors of a destination? A) complementarity B) transferability C) intervening opportunity D) none of these

C) Intervening Opportunity

Which age cohorts are the most mobile in terms of migration? A) under 15 years of age B) 15-39 years of age C) 39-65 years of age D) over 65 years of age

B) 15-39 years of age

Globalization has allowed numerous cultures to quickly attain levels of technology that may have taken much longer for them to achieve. Arriving at different stages of development, urbanization and industrialization at different times is referred to as A) cultural attainment. B) cultural divergence. C) cultural significance. D) technological divergence.

B) Cultural divergence

The theory that the dominant control on humans are physical phenomenon such as climate is known as: A) possibilism. B) environmental determinism. C) regionalism. D) diffusionism.

B) Environmental determinism

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is the same as computer-assisted cartography. A) True B) False

B) False

A perceptual region is rigorously structured and based upon highly objective data. A) True B) False

B) False

Critical distance is the same constant for everybody when it comes to defining activity space. A) True B) False

B) False

Culture is a genetically-inherited characteristic of humans. A) True B) False

B) False

Density is the same as dispersion when analyzing a spatial distribution. A) True B) False

B) False

A result of globalization, it has been suggested, is a ____________ of cultures. A) fracturing B) homogenization C) regionalizing D) hierarchy

B) Homogenization

Human carrying capacity in Europe made its first major shift upward during the Mesolithic time period because of _____________. A) increased hunting of wild animals B) more gathering of wild fruits and berries C) more emphasis upon food cultivation D) decreased population due to disease

C) More emphasis upon food cultivation

Suppose you live in the Chicago area and are very familiar with the suburb of Wheaton, but not downtown Chicago. A friend comes to visit for the weekend and asks to go out for Chicago style thick crust pizza, specifically the original shop located in downtown Chicago. You vaguely remember passing the original location of the Chicago style pizza shop some time ago. The Chicago style pizza shop is A) outside your awareness space, but inside your knowledge space. B) inside your activity space and your awareness space. C) within your personal space. D) inside your activity space but not part of your recognition space.

B) Inside your activity space and your awareness space

An accepted generalization is that crude birth rates of more than 30 per 1,000 is on the high side. Approximately what fraction of the world's population lives where that rate exists? A) one-third B) one-fourth C) one-fifth D) one-sixth

C) One-Fifth

If you were able to read Roger's Book you would be reading about A) the philosophical narrative arguing for the existence of geography. B) Irdidis' collection of information collected for the first world map. C) the process of creating the lines of longitude and latitude for the 1st map of the world. D) the recreation of the Egyptian Ptolemy's geographical work.

B) Irdidis' collection of information collected for the first world map

An isometric map uses _________ that connect points of equal value. A) graduated circles B) isolines C) dots D) choropleths

B) Isolines

A highway map is what type of map? A) thematic B) location C) cartogram D) all

B) Location

Mobility which involves a long-term commitment to leave one place to resettle in a different place is termed _____________. A) circulation B) migration C) both of these D) none of these

B) Migration

Groups of hunter-gatherers in the Paleolithic time period probably lived _______________. A) in close proximity to each other B) more isolated from each other

B) More isolated from each other

Two stores are equally spaced in linear distance from your residence. However, you choose to shop at the store that it takes less time to reach. Your decision reflects using a temporal measure of distance that also can be called _______. A) absolute B) relative C) large scale D) geographic

B) Relative

Robyn was born in the small village of Ferwerd. He moved to the town of Leeuwarden when he was 10 and then to city of Utrecht when he was 16. By the age of 20 he was living in Amsterdam while today he is living in London (he is 30 today). Robyn's experience is an example of A) chain migration. B) step migration. C) relocation diffusion. D) channelized migration.

B) Step migration

What does the term globalization refer to? A) The gradual population of the earth by humans. B) The increasing interconnection of peoples in all parts of the world. C) The spread of geographic literacy. D) The period of European expansion from the 15th to 19th centuries.

B) The increasing interconnection of peoples in all parts of the world

Distance decay is a concept that is most closely associated with which of Ullman's three essential conditions for spatial interaction? A) complementarity B) transferability C) intervening opportunities D) none of these

B) Transferability

Seed crops and vegetatively reproduced crops seem to have different major cultural hearths. Which form of domestication of plants is most closely associated with the tropics and humid subtropics? A) seed crops B) vegetatively reproduced crops C) Neither one D) Both

B) Vegetatively reproduced crops

There are two routes between your residence and the library which are equal in both mileage and in the time it takes to cover that distance. One route, however, is perceived as being less safe than the other one and is avoided by you. Such a decision demonstrates what type of transformation of distance? A) linear B) relative C) psychological D) imagined

C) Psychological

If one culture imitates the behavior of a second culture and adopts the fundamental idea of a specific culture trait but not the culture trait itself, this reflects which form of diffusion? A) hierarchical B) cascade C) stimulus D) relocation

C) Stimulus

An equal exchange of cultural items such as ideas or behaviors between two groups reflects ______________. A) assimilation B) acculturation C) transculturation D) transformation

C) Transculturation

Which of the following types of migration has been the most common? A) forced migration B) reluctant migration C) voluntary migration D) not given

C) Voluntary Migration

Businesses located along an elongated strip, such as in Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Niagara Falls, or Sevierville/Pigeon Forge, TN (Smokey Mountains) create a A) centralized pattern. B) centralized concentration. C) scattered dispersion. D) linear pattern.

D) Linear pattern

Your patterns of communication related to work, school, business, shopping and social visits pertains to one's A) personal activity space. B) mass communication. C) communication hierarchy. D) personal communication field.

D) Personal communication field

The seven "laws of migration" are attributed to A) Ullman. B) Reilly. C) Newton. D) Ravenstein. E) Malinowski.

D) Ravenstein

Which of the following statements does not accurately reflect the practice of remittances sent by immigrants to their place of origin? A) In some cases, 20% of the money in a national economy may be the result of remittances. B) As of 2004, it was estimated that Central and South American immigrants to the U.S. remitted $30 billion to their places of origin. C) A 2005 estimate places the worldwide amount of remittances at $167 billion, not including money sent via untraceable methods. D) The amount of money is very small since immigrants typically do not emit more than a very small percentage of their income.

D) The amount of money is very small since immigrants typically do not remit more than a very small percentage of their income.

Overcoming the friction of distance between two places exemplifies dealing with _________. A) location B) distance C) connectivity D) accessibility

D) Accessibility

Which among the following influenced the practice of voodoo among enslaved Africans brought to Louisiana? A) Roman Catholicism B) Masonic rites C) American Indiana spiritual practices D) All of the above

D) All of the above

Which of the following is an example of remote sensing? A) Photos taken from balloons and kites B) Aerial photography C) Radar scans D) All of the above are examples of remote sensing.

D) All of the above are examples of remote sensing

Which of the following statements does not accurately reflect the concept of distance decay? A) "Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things." B) Distance and interaction are inversely proportional, a fact that results in a J-curve when their relationship is graphed. C) Distance has a friction-like effect on interactions. D) All of the above are true.

D) All of the above are true

Which of the following acts as a barrier to diffusion of ideas and/or cultural traits? A) the earth's topography B) distance C) man-made laws D) All of the above can act as barriers.

D) All of the above can act as barriers

Chain migration involves the influence of ____________. A) family B) friends C) neighbors D) all of these E) none of these

D) All of these

Migration incorporates which of Ullman's essential conditions of spatial interaction? A) intervening opportunity B) complementarity C) transferability D) all of these

D) All of these

Which of the following can be included as a focus of spatial interaction? A) commodities B) ideas C) people D) all of these E) none of these

D) All of these

Which of the following is a factor in a person's activity space? A) stage in life course B) ability to travel C) intervening opportunities D) all of these E) none of these

D) All of these

Which of the following is a type of migration? A) forced migration B) reluctant migration C) voluntary migration D) all of these

D) All of these

A migration pattern of flow that reveals that two places have ties which are based upon commercial trade, past migrations, or some other affinity is this type of migration: A) counter migration B) step migration C) chain migration D) channelized migration

D) Channelized Migration

Data presented as an average on a pre-existing areal unit (average income by zip code, for example) is presented as A) a graduated circle map. B) a dot distribution map. C) an isopleths map. D) a chloropleth map.

D) Chloropleth map

Which is the correct order of hierarchy from smallest to largest for identifying the spatial dimension of culture? A) culture realm, culture region, culture complex, culture trait B) culture trait, culture region, culture complex, culture realm C) culture complex, culture region, culture realm, culture trait D) culture trait, culture complex, culture region, culture realm

D) Culture trait, culture complex, culture region, culture realm

Which came first: domestication of plants or the domestication of animals? A) domestication of animals B) domestication of plants C) animals and plants were domesticated simultaneously D) depended upon where the domestication took place

D) Depended upon where the domestication took place

In the developing world the major deterrent to lowering birth rates is _________________. A) contraception B) education C) coercion D) economic consequences

D) Economic consequences

Societies and peoples that exhibit a gap between modern technology and other social traits are described as A) slow. B) having a cultural gap. C) in the state of refusion. D) experiencing a cultural lag.

D) Experiencing a cultural lag

Reilly's Law of Retail Gravitation helps in the calculation of a breakpoint between two regions of what type? A) homogenous B) vernacular C) perceptual D) uniform E) functional

E) Functional

At present, which of the following is the most crucial medium for space-time compression? A) telegraph B) telephone C) radio D) television E) Internet

E) Internet

Who reputedly coined the term, "geography"? A) Hipparchus B) Strabo C) Ptolemy D) Eratosthenes

D.) Eratoshtenes

A geographic distribution's pattern which emphasizes items agglomerated around a single node is said to be ___________. A) linear B) clustered C) centralized D) random E) "B" and "C"

E) "B" and "C"

A region is characterized by which of these attributes? A) location B) spatial extent C) boundaries D) hierarchical arrangement E) All of the above

E) All of the above

Which of these ancient cultures seems to have collapsed because its carrying capacity was exceeded? A) Mayan B) Egypt Old Kingdom C) Minoan Crete D) Mesopotamian E) All of the above

E) All of the above

Which of the following statements about Carey's "gravity model of interaction" is accurate? A) The predicted amount of interaction between any two places is proportional to the product of their population. B) The predicted amount of interaction between any two places is inversely proportional to the squared distance between the two places. C) The source of Carey's inspiration was Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation. D) Places with larger populations exert a greater "attraction" on one another and can be expected to interact more than those with smaller populations. E) All of the above are correct.

E) All of the above are correct

The two basic categories of diffusion are ____________. A) contagious and hierarchical B) cascade and stimulus C) relocation and contagious D) expansion and hierarchical E) expansion and relocation

E) Expansion and relocation