AP Human Geography Vocab Check Accumulative
The Green Revolution led to an increase in food production in many places around the world, but there have been negative consequences. Which of the following explains one of the negative consequences of the Green Revolution that would be of greater concern for people in developing countries than for people in more developed countries?
run off of agricultural chemicals into the local groundwater that pollutes water resources
According to the rank-size rule, if the first ranked settlement in an urban hierarchy has a population of 12,000,000, the 4th ranked largest settlement will have a population of about
3 million
In contrast to ethnic religions, universalizing religions
Are easy to convert to by any one in any place
Central Place Theory describes the
Spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the location of services of varying degrees of specialization
The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Which of the following is a characteristic of a world city?
World cities are financially and politically connected to global markets and drive the process of globalization
Which of the following is the best example of an anti-natalist policy?
government funded birth control
Which of the following scenarios is best explained by the concept of range in Christaller's Central Place theory?
A consumer purchases gasoline at the nearest town, but travels to the nearest city to buy a new car
Which of the following was NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the United States after WWII?
A reduction in long-distance commuting made suburbs more appealing to the working class
Which of the following statements best explains the growth pattern behind a majority of the world's megacities and meta cities?
Africa and the Middle East have produced many of the world's megacities where commercial development and real estate values have increased significantly
Which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long-term environmental impact in tropical regions?
Burning extensive areas of forested land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity
Christaller's Central Place Theory provides of model of which of the following?
Cities and towns of similar sizes will be somewhat evenly spaced across a country/region
Which of the following would support an explanation of the availability of public services based upon a country's level of development?
Cities located in core countries are more able to overcome the challenges of providing public services compared to cities located in periphery countries
Which of the following terms best fits the example of words? English=Star Dutch=ster Swedish-stjarna German=stern
Cognate
Which of the following best describes the phenomenon of demographic momentum?
Despite a falling fertility rate, the population of a country with a large percentage of young people continues to grow.
Which of the following best compares a technological consequence of the Green Revolution in More Developed and Less Developed countries?
Farmers in LDCs were able to increase their profits from growing and exporting high-yield grain to levels similar to those in MDCs
Which of the following concepts best explains why geographers would expect two large urban areas with some distance between them to have extensive interactions, such as frequent travel between them and business connections compared with fewer interactions with smaller cities that are closer in proximity?
Gravity Model
Mercantile cities built during the Renaissance/Baroque period
Had wide boulevards, open space, palaces, and public buildings
Which of the following were NOT one the original urban hearth regions?
Northern Europe
Paris is the largest city in France with a 2020 population of approximately 11,017,000. Lyon is the second largest city in France, with a 2020 population of approximately 1,719,000. Which of the following best describes the impact of the disproportionately large population of Paris compared to the next largest city?
Paris also holds a disproportionate share of the political, economic, and cultural influence of France.
Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to the low birth rates in Stage Four of the DTM?
Reliance on subsistence agriculture.
Based on the pattern shown in the model, which of the following is the most likely process by which rural-to-urban migrants in Latin America acquire housing upon arriving in a city?
Rural-to-urban migrants have to construct their own housing out of the available materials and on open land often found on the urban periphery
An asylum seeker from South Sudan enters the United States through New York City and is temporarily housed in Pennsylvania. He is then granted asylum as a refugee and is permanently settled in Missouri. Which of the following describes this type of migration?
Step migration across several locations to a final destination
Traffic congestion is a common feature of many major cities. Which of the following is a possible solution that a city or regional government could implement to relieve traffic congestion and improve the city's urban sustainability?
The government could invest heavily in infrastructure projects that will expand the availability and use of mass transit systems that utilize renewable resources.
Which of the following is the most likely reason for cities to invest in remediation and redevelopment of brownfields?
The redevelopment of brownfields enables the use of abandoned areas that are often located in urban centers and have existing infrastructure.
Commercial agriculture in dry climates relies heavily on irrigation. Which of the following BEST explains an environmental concern that results from irrigation in arid regions?
The soil will have increased salinity, leading to soil erosion and reduced nutrients in the soil for plant health.
Which of the following is an example of human migration caused by an economic "pull factor"?
Turkish workers migrated to Germany after 1945 to fll jobs in that nation.
In more developed countries, suburban developments during the mid-20th century focused on moderate single-family homes on small lots. In contrast, in the latter half of the 20th century, many suburban areas were developed to contain large lots with single-family homes. Which of the following explains the importance of this change in the pattern of development?
Urban sprawl resulted from the expansion of transportation networks dependent on cars
In which of the following places would you be MOST likely to hear Standard American English being spoken?
While listening to the evening new on one of the major national TV networks
The Chinese government's population policies since 1979 have resulted in
a rapidly aging population
Which of the following best describes the blending of levels of economic activities in agribusiness?
agribusiness can be considered a primary economic activity as all products must eventually be processed
Which of the following is least likely to be included in the activity space (daily activities) of a high school student?
airport
Large numbers of Chinese immigrants in cities such as Vancouver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York resulted in the formation of distinctive neighborhoods that reflected the architecture, language, religious practices, and cuisine. These neighborhoods form as a result of
chain migration
Which of the following is not a consequence of urban sprawl?
farmland increases as suburban residents return to downtown areas
Which of the following DOES NOT characterize modern commercial agriculture?
high levels of participation in peripheral countries
Which of the following is least likely to have a high population density
interior areas of Australia
In 1935, the number of farms in the US totaled 6.8 million. By 2007, that number had fallen to 2.2 million. Which of the following statements BEST explains the main reason for the decline in the total number of farms?
many small farms were bought by agribusiness and converted into large corporate farms
For an emigrant, war in his or her homeland is an example of a
political push factor
Which of the following is an example of agribusiness?
processing crops into canned food