APHG- Practice Exam

Which of the following characterizes a developed nation?

A Stable government

In the recent years, there has been an increase in asylum seekers from Syria to the European Union. Which of the following best describes the reason for this migration?

A continuing issue of conflict and political unrest within Syria

In many less developed countries, only a small percentage of school-aged youth attend school regularly. In some cases, fewer females than males are enrolled in schools. Which of the following patterns is a concern in less developed countries with low school enrollment?

A lack of qualified males and females to develop a workforce that will improve economic growth

Which of the following best describes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)?

A multinational trade zone in which most tariffs have been eliminated and trade is free.

Which of the following describes a unitary form of governance?

A state has a strong central government with no power given to regions.

Which of the following events could be a threat to a state's sovereignty at the national scale, while holding a region together at the global scale?

Admittance into a supranational organization such as the European Union

Why have many family farms in North America been replaced by agribusiness farms since the 1980s?

Agribusiness farms have the resources to take advantage of economies of scale.

Which of the following describes a concern for a country with an aging population?

As the proportion of older people in the country increases, fewer young workers are available to contribute tax revenues to support programs that provide services to the older population.

Which of the following is an autonomous region?

Basque

What is the likely impact of the numerical change by 2050 of the total population on the eventual shape of Japan's population pyramid?

Because of low birth rates over many years, the 2050 population pyramid will likely be an inverted pyramid.

Which of the following countries is best described as being at Stage 3 of the demographic transition model?

Bolivia: birth rate = 24 , death rate = 7

Which of the following religions is appropriately matched with its region of origin?

Buddhism . . India

Which of the following describes an example of a consequent boundary?

Canada created the province of Nunavut to provide greater autonomy for the First Nation

The Indo-European language family includes the major languages of Europe and those dominant in all the following regions EXCEPT

Central Asia

Which of the following correctly compares the impact of centripetal forces at the local scale with the impact of centripetal forces at the national scale?

Centripetal forces at both the local scale and the national scale may lead to increased cultural cohesion.

Which of the following best explains the economic advantage of the type of farm-produced goods shown in the images?

Compared to factory-made dairy products and condiments, these preservative-free goods have a decreased shelf life, which increases the prices of the goods sold.

Which of the following spatial patterns is best explained by bid-rent theory?

Concentric rings of different agricultural activities surrounding a city in the midwestern United States

Which of the following is true of Industrialization in 19th century England?

Created a new social class

Toponyms in southern California reflect which of the following?

Cultural heritage of the settlers

Diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways:

Depletion of scarce resources and pollution

In 2018, a large number of migrants from Afghanistan and Iraq applied for asylum in the European Union. Which of the following is a pull factor that explains this migration?

Economic growth and employment opportunities in Europe, attracting immigrant workers

Look at the following lists. Which of the following is the correct order from largest to smallest of the usual hierarchy of political-administrative units?

Empire, nation-state, province, county

In less developed countries, pesticides are typically applied by hand, whereas pesticides are typically applied by tractors or aircraft in more developed countries. Which of the following best explains the risks associated with pesticide applications?

Farmers' health is at risk in less developed countries, whereas environmental pollution is a risk in more developed countries.

Water run-off is likely to be greatest in which of the following settings?

Flat farmland

Based on the concept of Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, which country best fits the description of core in the early 21st century?

France

Which term best describes the majority of voluntary migrants from South Asia to the Persian Gulf countries of Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait during the 1990s and 2000s?

Guest workers

The major effect of migration flow to Southwest Asia from other regions in Asia is explained by which of the following?

Guest workers migrate to the region for jobs in construction and the oil fields, increasing the volume of exports from the region.

In a broad sense the UN's Sustainable Development Goals are designed to...

Help measure development

A country in the fifth stage of the demographic transition demonstrates which of the following?

High birth rates, high death rates and low rates of population growth

A country in the first stage of the demographic transition demonstrates which of the following?

High birth rates, high death rates, and low rates of population growth

Which of the following language-location pairs best exemplifies the process of relocation diffusion of language in the twentieth century?

Hmong in the United States

Which of the following statements best describes the population growth patterns in the world today?

In the world as a whole, fertility rates have fallen in the last 25 years.

Which system of agriculture uses a lot of money and labor to increase yield that can be produced per area of land?

Intensive Farming

Which of the following types of migration are correctly explained by the example given?

International migration and voluntary migration: Family A from Mumbai has convinced their close friends Family B to emigrate to London as they did in order help start up their business.

Which of the following is the primary reason for the rapid population growth in megacities throughout the developing world?

Interregional migration

Out of the following statements, which one is true in describing urban planning in the the United States?

It is accomplished, for the most part, through local ordinances governing land use.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the demographic transition model?

It is characterized by relatively low growth rates at stage 1 and stage 4.

Which of the following best defines Carl Sauer's concept of cultural landscape?

It is the outcome of interactions between humans and their natural environment.

Which of the following best represents the concept of the nation-state in its internal cultural-political makeup and spatial organization?

Japan

Which of the following is a characteristic of a periphery country?

Jobs predominantly in the primary sector

Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?

Judaism

Which of the following groups is the best representative of a stateless nation?

Kurds

Which of the following is true of GII and HDI?

Low GII is usually indicative of high HDI

Which of the following best explains why the New England region, located in the northeastern United States, would specialize in market gardening agriculture rather than other types of agriculture, such as grain farming?

Market gardening products can be easily transported to the primary market of California without spoiling.

Which of the following best explains a geographic characteristic shared by megacities in the global periphery?

Megacities demonstrate unplanned growth patterns and often contain squatter settlements.

One reason why factories replaced cottage industries during the beginning of the Industrial Revolution was

Neither water nor steam power could be used well in homes

Which extensive agriculture is usually practiced in developing counties where the land is semiarid or arid and the vegetation is sparse and the soil is not suited for growing crops.

Nomadic herding

Which of the following practices is NOT associated with the Green Revolution?

Organic Farming

Which of the following describes information a geographer could identify from the map of urban populations in Brazil?

Patterns of arithmetic density within specific

Which of the following is the best example of a border with generally free flowing movement?

Portugal - Spain

Country A is a more developed country with a low birth rate, a low total fertility rate, a high life expectancy, and a high percentage of urban population. Based on this information, which of the following outcomes is most likely to occur in Country A?

Pressures on pension and social security programs are at critical levels as the number of elderly increases.

Gross Domestic Product only measures...

Production only within a country

Applying Wallerstein's World Systems theory which of the following best describes the classification of Brazil, China, and India

Semi-periphery

Which of the following is most accurate with regard to food preferences and taboos?

Some foods are avoided for religious or cultural reasons even at the expense of a balanced diet.

Which of the following regions had the smallest percentage of people living in urban areas at the end of the twentieth century?

South Asia

Cities in India have a competitive advantage over cities in China as locations for international consumer services, such as call centers and bill processing. This advantage has its origins in which of the following?

The English language legacy of British colonialism in India

Which of the following is an example of a supranational organization with the main mission of increasing economic integration?

The European Union

Which of the following statements explains the regional location in the United States where the figures shown in the image are most likely part of the cultural landscape?

The Southwest, because residents are influenced by Spanish Catholicism.

The image shows devices developed during the Second Agricultural Revolution. Which of the following best describes the impacts of the Second Agricultural Revolution?

The adaptation of newly introduced crops such as potatoes and corn from the New World, which were planted and harvested using the technology shown in the images, made European farms more productive, which led to better diets, longer life expectancies, and more people available for work in factories.

Which of the following is an example of a superimposed boundary?

The geometric boundary between the United States and Canada

Based on the graph, what can you infer about the informal sector economy?

The informal sector of the economy includes a lot of agricultural activities

Which of the following describes the spatial pattern shown in the map of total fertility rates?

The lowest total fertility rates are shown in Europe, Russia, East Asia, Australia, and Canada.

Which of the following is the best description of Urbanization?

The movement of people to cities for jobs

Which of the following explains an impact of globalized agricultural commodity chains on consumers as compared to producers?

The shift from subsistence farming to value-added agriculture by small farmers in developed countries causes a drop in profits for global agribusiness corporations.

The photograph shows a road sign in the Republic of Ireland. Which of the following best describes the sign's significance within the cultural landscape?

The sign promotes the use of traditional language among citizens of the Republic of Ireland.

Which of the following best explains the differences between the patterns of land use in the township-and-range system and the long-lot system, as shown in the images?

The township-and-range survey system was based on a geometric grid pattern, while the long-lot system was a rectilinear pattern based upon waterways or roads.

Between 1950 and 1990, wheat production in India in average pounds per acre more than tripled, which allowed India to meet its population's need for food. Which of the following best explains this change?

The use of improved plant hybrids and agricultural chemicals

All of the following states have which of the following in common?

They are all federal states

What is significant about microloans?

They originate in Less developed countries

Which of the following correctly explains the placement of an agricultural product within von Thünen's agricultural land-use model?

Tomatoes are grown closest to the market because they spoil quicker than beef or grain.

Which of the following is a term used in the study of place names?

Toponyms

Alfred Weber's Least-Cost Theory explained location of industries in terms of three factors: labor, agglomeration, and...

Transportation

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Worldwide fertilizer use is increasing but faster in peripheral developing countries

A good example of a centripetal force in political geography is

a primate city

The clustering of tech companies in Silicon Valley is an example of...

agglomeration

The presence of media hubs, coalitions focusing on specific environmental challenges, and headquarters for multinational corporations in major cities help explain how such cities

are linked globally in ways that transcend national political boundaries

All of the following have helped create ghettos in North American cities EXCEPT

blockbusting and racial steering

The ability of a resource to sustain a population is known at its...

carrying capacity

The nineteenth-century emigration of a large number of Swedes from a particular region of Sweden to Isanti County, Minnesota, as a result of communications from friends and relatives who preceded them there is an example of

chain migration

In the Von Thunen model of agricultural land use, which is the correct sequence of land use from the market center outward?

dairy/market garden, forestry, grains and ranching

In terms of the GII, most Sub-Saharan African countries have rates...

far below Western Europe

In what regions of the world is nomadic pastoralism practiced?

in the dry regions of Africa and Asia

Genetic engineering of agricultural crops has primarily increased the productivity of modern farming by

increasing plants' drought resistance and resistance to pests

Since 2000, people in the largest category of international migrants seeking asylum in a different country are best described as...

individuals fleeing conditions of armed conflict

Historically, Iceland had only one period of human migration. The country has never been invaded and possesses a common culture and language. As a result, Iceland is regarded as a good example of which of the following concepts?

nation-states

The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to

newer, fast-growing cities

The United Kingdom and India have approximately the same arithmetic density. From this information, we can conclude that the two countries have the same

number of people per area of land

The Canadian government created the new territory of Nunavut in order to

recognize the territorial rights of indigenous people in the area

New Urbanism is an example of sustainable urban development. This type of development is intended to

reduce the miles driven on personal vehicles

The dependency ratio is most useful for indicating the...

relationship between the potential labor force and the remainder of a country's population

A good example of a bulk-gaining industry is a(n)...

soda manufacturer

The diffusion pattern of Walmart stores, which have spread from small towns to large cities throughout the United States, is an example of

stimulus diffusion

Production of agricultural products destined primarily for direct consumption by the producer rather than for market is called?

subsistence agriculture

The European Union, the Arab League, and the African Council are all examples of

supranational organizations

The growth potential of alternative agricultural practices such as the growing of amaranth grain and the raising of deer, elk, emus, and buffalo for meat is limited because...

the growers have not established an integrated commodity chain

The measure of the average number of children who are born to women of childbearing age in the population is called the

total fertility rate

Which of the following correctly lists Rostow's stages of development from earliest to latest stage?

traditional, transitional, take-off, technological maturity, high mass consumption

Protestantism was dominant throughout the United States until a major shift during the nineteenth century when cities of the northeast became predominantly Roman Catholic. Why did this happen?

transnational migration from Ireland, southern Germany, and Italy