Chapters 1-13 AP Test Review Questions = Part II

1. Chapters 1-13 AP Test Review Questions = Part II The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography

2. 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

3. C

4. Question 81: Religion The picture conveys the concept of ghettos as found in • Buddhism • Shintoism • Christianity • Judaism • Islam

5. D

6. 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

7. B

8. Question 83: Culture The Amish began in Switzerland and eventually settled in Pennsylvania which indicates • Hierarchical diffusion • Relocation diffusion • Expansion diffusion • Contagious diffusion

9. B

10. Question 84: Political The shape of Iceland is • Elongated • Compact • Prorupted • Perforated • Fragmented

11. B

12. Question 85: Agriculture The picture conveys which farming principle? • Sustainable • Subsistence • Green Revolution • Truck farming

13. A

14. Question 86: Religion Religion is spread by what kind of diffusion? • Hierarchical • Relocation • Contagious • Expansion • All of the above

15. E

16. Question 87: Services The diagram illustrates • Population momentum • S Curve • Bid-Rent Curve • Gravity Model

17. C

18. Question 88: Population Germany’s population pyramid indicates • Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4

19. D

20. Question 89: Basic Concepts The picture explains • Urban sprawl • Arithmetic density • Physiological density • Relocation diffusion

21. B

22. Question 90: Language Language spoken by the largest # of people on Earth is • Hindi • English • Chinese/Mandarin • Arabic

23. C

24. 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

25. B

26. Question 92: Religion Which religion has the most adherents? • Islam • Buddhism • Christianity • Judaism • Hinduism

27. C

28. 93. Absolute or Relative Distance? The map of D.C. with the yellow urbanized area is shown as an absolute or relative distance?

29. Relative Distance Absolute distance is linear. Relative distance is measured as farther away, giving the larger view of D.C. and the surrounding area.

30. 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

31. E

32. Question 95 : Political A boundary line that exist from prehistoric times are called • Antecedent • Relic • Subsequent • Superimposed • Physical

33. A

34. Question 96: Political Former state boundaries that still have political or cultural meaning are: a. Antecedent b. Relic c. Subsequent d. Superimposed

35. B

36. 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

37. A

38. 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

39. B

40. 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

41. A

42. Question 100: Urban Patterns Inner City Physical Issues include all EXCEPT • Filtering • Redlining • Eroding tax base • Urban renewal • Public housing

43. C

44. Question 101: Population Reasons for declining birth rates includes all EXCEPT • Improved local economic conditions • Contraception • Free clinics • Education • Epidemiologic data

45. E

46. Question 102: Industry Rostow’s modernization model is concerned with which of the following concepts? • Dependency • Structuralism • Core-periphery relations • Economic development • neocolonialism

47. D

48. 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

49. B

50. Question 104: Development What is the largest economy in the world currently? • China • USA • European Union • Russian Federation • India