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Explore key concepts in human geography through questions on religion, population, culture, agriculture, language, and more. Test your knowledge with these insightful review questions!
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Chapters 1-13 AP Test Review Questions = Part II The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography
Question: Basic Concept Friedrich Ratzel is noted as a geographer who • Established the concept of Heartlands/Rimlands in political geography in 1904 • Devised the map and internal boundaries of colonial Africa at the Berlin Conference in 1884 • Established contemporary human geography at the U of Berlin during the 180ss • First proposed the Concentric Zone model of urban geography form in the 1920s • Proposed German expansion in the Eurasian steppes as a strategy prior to World War II
Question 81: Religion The picture conveys the concept of ghettos as found in • Buddhism • Shintoism • Christianity • Judaism • Islam
Question 82: Population Bangladesh as of 2012 would be classified as in which stage of the Demographic Transition Model? • Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4
Question 83: Culture The Amish began in Switzerland and eventually settled in Pennsylvania which indicates • Hierarchical diffusion • Relocation diffusion • Expansion diffusion • Contagious diffusion
Question 84: Political The shape of Iceland is • Elongated • Compact • Prorupted • Perforated • Fragmented
Question 85: Agriculture The picture conveys which farming principle? • Sustainable • Subsistence • Green Revolution • Truck farming
Question 86: Religion Religion is spread by what kind of diffusion? • Hierarchical • Relocation • Contagious • Expansion • All of the above
Question 87: Services The diagram illustrates • Population momentum • S Curve • Bid-Rent Curve • Gravity Model
Question 88: Population Germany’s population pyramid indicates • Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4
Question 89: Basic Concepts The picture explains • Urban sprawl • Arithmetic density • Physiological density • Relocation diffusion
Question 90: Language Language spoken by the largest # of people on Earth is • Hindi • English • Chinese/Mandarin • Arabic
Question 91: Early in the settling of the Midwest, the rectangle shape land areas were • Purchased from Midwest state governments • Created by the USA government • Created by Territorial governments • Created Bureau of Indian Affairs
Question 92: Religion Which religion has the most adherents? • Islam • Buddhism • Christianity • Judaism • Hinduism
93. Absolute or Relative Distance? The map of D.C. with the yellow urbanized area is shown as an absolute or relative distance?
Relative Distance Absolute distance is linear. Relative distance is measured as farther away, giving the larger view of D.C. and the surrounding area.
Question 94: Industry:The map of Europe shows industrial areas. Which is not? • Mid-Rhine • Po Basin • Rhine-Ruhr Valley • Northeastern Spain • Yangtse River Valley
Question 95 : Political A boundary line that exist from prehistoric times are called • Antecedent • Relic • Subsequent • Superimposed • Physical
Question 96: Political Former state boundaries that still have political or cultural meaning are: a. Antecedent b. Relic c. Subsequent d. Superimposed
Question 97: Political Cultural boundaries are • Boundaries between nations, ethnic groups, or tribes • Natural boundaries – rivers, lakes, oceans • Boundaries surveyed mostly along lines of latitude and longitude • Boundary lines that exist from prehistoric times
Question 98: Migration The most important intraregional migration trends for the USA is • Rural to urban areas • Cities to suburbs • Suburbs to rural • East Coast to West Coast
Question 99: Political A Federal State allocates • Strong power to units of local government within the country • Places most power in the hands of central government officials • Redrawing of boundaries due to Electoral Geography • Three types of voting: excess, stacked, and wasted
Question 100: Urban Patterns Inner City Physical Issues include all EXCEPT • Filtering • Redlining • Eroding tax base • Urban renewal • Public housing
Question 101: Population Reasons for declining birth rates includes all EXCEPT • Improved local economic conditions • Contraception • Free clinics • Education • Epidemiologic data
Question 102: Industry Rostow’s modernization model is concerned with which of the following concepts? • Dependency • Structuralism • Core-periphery relations • Economic development • neocolonialism
Question 103: Industry What is a footloose industry? • Suppliers send parts to assembly plants on an as-needed basis. • Businesses whose locations are not tied to resources, transportation, or consumer locations. • Services dependent on the relationship between variable cost and revenue surfaces
Question 104: Development What is the largest economy in the world currently? • China • USA • European Union • Russian Federation • India