AP Human Geography Practice Test with
Complete Solution 2022/2023
D >>Compared to North American ranchers, commercial ranchers in the Pampas of
Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil are more likely to...
(A) raise
...
AP Human Geography Practice Test with
Complete Solution 2022/2023
D >>Compared to North American ranchers, commercial ranchers in the Pampas of
Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil are more likely to...
(A) raise mostly sheep
(B) lease their grazing land
(C) rely on feedlots
(D) raise livestock primarily for export
(E) use practices developed by indigenous people
E >>The Indo-European language family includes the major languages of Europe and
those dominant in all the following regions EXCEPT...
(A) Russia
(B) Northern India
(C) Iran
(D) Eastern and Southern Australia
(E) Central Asia
C >>Twenty-four specific objects transmit complex radio codes, including time signals
traveling at the speed of light. You can contact at least 4 of the 24 objects at any time of
day or night: The statement refers to which of the following...
(A) GIS stations
(B) NTMs for chart use
(C) GPS satellites
(D) GNIS entries
(E) TIR scanning systems
B >>Twenty-four specific objects transmit complex radio codes, including time signals
traveling at the speed of light. You can contact at least 4 of the 24 objects at any time of
day or night: The technology described allows the determination of which of the
following?
(A) The amount of detail that can be shown on a topographic map
(B) Absolute location on the surface of Earth
(C) The number of layers that can be accommodated in a geographic information
system
(D) Distances from radio transmission towers and subsidiary satellite dishes
(E) The weather forecast for any area
C >>The establishment of maquiladoras by United States corporations for the
production of electronics components is an example of...
(A) Exploitation of union labor
(B) Industrialization
(C) New international division of labor(D) Tertiary economic activity
(E) Colonialism
B >>-Most are islands
-Most are relatively isolated
-Most have extremely small populations
-Most are remnants of empires
The set of statements above applies to which of the following?
(A) The provinces of Canada
(B) The world's remaining dependencies
(C) The breakaway regions of Spain
(D) The global commons
(E) The newly independent states of the 1990's
D >>Which population pyramid best represents a college town?
(A) Slowing decreasing in size as age increases
(B) Almost a rectangle
(C) A large about of males ages 20-40
(D) Large amount of males and females age 20
(E) A Filled in V
C >>Which population pyramid best represents a town with a military base?
(A) Slowing decreasing in size as age increases
(B) Almost a rectangle
(C) A large about of males ages 20-40
(D) Large amount of males and females age 20
(E) A Filled in V
E >>Which of the following is true of an edge city?
(A) It is located on the edge of a lake, river, or other physical feature.
(B) It is close to bankruptcy.
(C) It is an outlet for a region's trade.
(D) It is increasingly used for heavy industry.
(E) It has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space.
D >>An increase in the demand for a city's goods and services produces rapid inmigration. Which of the following explains why a city often does not experience a
corresponding out-migration when the demand for its goods and services declines?
(A) Most countries have unemployment benefit programs designed to keep workers in
place to provide a reservoir of cheap labor.
(B) Most countries have strict controls on migration that limit intercity movement.
(C) Unemployed workers have skills that may not easily transfer to a new city.
(D) Family and emotional bonds to the city may limit workers' mobility
(E)The decline in demand for the city's goods and services indicates that the country's
entire economy is in decline, therefore workers have no place to go,B >>Which of the following characteristics applies to more-developed countries?
(A) Early stages of epidemiological transition
(B) Long life expectancies
(C) High total fertility rates
(D)Rapid population growth
(E) Early stages of the demographic transition
D >>Which of the following best illustrates the geographical concept of the nation-state?
(A) Canada
(B) Russia
(C) Belgium
(D) Iceland
(E) India
E >>All of the following contain major oil-producing zones EXCEPT the
(A) Caspian Sea
(B) North Sea
(C) Persian Gulf
(D) Gulf of Mexico
(E) Gulf of California
A >>All of the following are examples of the spatial analysis tradition in geography
EXCEPT the
(A) number of space shuttles constructed
(B) volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
(C) trans-Atlantic slave trade
(D) distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
(E) volume of air traffic between London and Hong Kong
E >>Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
(A) Coastal wetland
(B) Cloud forest
(C) Stand of mangrove trees
(D) Eroded shoreline
(E) Adobe ruins
B >>The growth potential of alternative agriculture practices such as the growing of
amaranth grain, and the raising of deer, elk, emus, and Buffalo for meat is limited
because...
(A) the dietary laws in the US are restrictive
(B) the growers have not established an integrated commodity chain
(C) the animals and grain are difficult to raise
(D) it is impossible to domesticate new plants and animals
(E) the high protein content of these meats and grains is though to be unhealthy
B >>According to Carl Sauer, which of the following is true about plant domestication?(A) It originated in marginal areas with limited food resources.
(B) It first occurred in diversified habitats with a variety of species
(C) It was developed by farmers who were starving and desperate for food
(D) It owes its origins to the domestication of animals
(E) It was at first dependent on irrigation
E >>Which of the following correctly lists four major ancient culture hearths?
(A) Central Asia, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Mesopotamia
(B) Central Asia, India, Nile Valley, Southern Europe
(C) Egypt, Mekong Valley, Middle East, Western Africa
(D) Ethiopia, Ghana, Machu Picchu, Mongolia
(E) Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China.
B >>Which of the following can be categorized as a primary activity?
(A) Engineering
(B) Coal mining
(C) Teaching
(D) Car manufacturing
(E) Politics
B >>Which of the following is a forward capital?
(A) Lima
(B) Brasilia
(C) London
(D) Cairo
(E) Seoul
D >>Even though total fertility rates have been declining in some less developed
countries the total population has continued to grow. This is primarily because that a
high percentage of the population is...
(A) female
(B) male
(C) over the age of 15
(D) under the age of 15
(E) receiving adequate medical
A >>Central place theory describes...
(A) spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services
(B) tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location
(C) tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features
(D) outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place
(E) tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas
D >>A good example of the centripetal force in political geography is...
(A) the existence of different language regions
(B) rugged topography(C) religious diversity and conflict
(D) a primate city
(E) a poorly developed road network.
D >>The classic model of industrial location. Suggests that the primary consideration in
the location of an industrial site is which of the following?
(A) The institiutional structure of the firm
(B) The cost to produce the product
(C) The cost of raw materials
(D) The cost of transportation
(E) The location of the market
A >>What aspect of the design of Brasilia, Canberra, and Washington, DC, was
different from the design of most other urban centers?
(A) They were designed as show places to reflect the power and wealth of their
respective countries.
(B) Their design was based largely on transportation systems to allow for efficient
movemnt of raw materials and finished products.
(C) They were planned around a major river to allow ease of movement of foodstuffs
from the hinterland to the city.
(D) They were positioned near the center of their respective countries to help protect
them from enemy attack
(E) They were designed to utilize the hydropower potential of the nearby rivers to attract
manufacturing firms
D >>Which is the following is the essential requirement of lowland rice production?
(A) Cheap labor
(B) Year-round growing season
(C) Proximity to market
(D) Abundant water
(E) Alluvial Soil
B >>The principal religion of Central and South America is...
(A) Eastern Orthodoxy
(B) Roman Catholicism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Islam
(E) Protestantism
A >>The term that describes the concept that population will continue to grow even after
fertility rates decline is known as..
(A) demographic momentum
(B) demographic transition
(C) rate of natural
(D) the population pyramid
(E) the homeostatic plateauD >>Which the following models of urban structure depicts a commercial spine
bordered by an elite residential sector extending outward from the central business
district?
(A) Urban realms
(B) Concentric zone
(C) Multiple nuclei
(D) Latin American city
(E) Southeast Asian city
C >>Which of the following is the best example of a state with a "compact" shape?
(A) Argentina
(B) Burma
(C) Poland
(D) Indonesia
(E) New Zealand
B >>A food assemblage that includes olives, pita bread, cheese, figs, lamb, and wine is
most associated with which of the following?
(A) Spain
(B) Greece
(C) Mexico
(D) France
(E) Russia
B >>Labor-intensive intertillage is often practiced in...
(A) the canadian wheat belt
(B) Southeast Asia
(C) the turkish highlands
(D) the English countryside
(E) New Zealand
A >>Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of Blue Jeans?
(A) Diffusion of popular culture
(B) Adoption of unique folk culture.
(C) Impact of high income on clothing habits
(D) Lack of barriers in communist countries
(E) Need for durable clothing
E >>Which of the following is the primary geographic effect of the globalization of the
economy?
(A) Countries have greater control over economic activity within their borders
(B) More local ownership makes industries less likely to move.
(C) Production is increasingly concentrated in the Manufacturing Belt of the United
States.
(D) Production is increasingly concentrated in the Rhine-Ruhr Valley of Europe.(E) Production is shifted to low-cost locations in developing countries
A >>Which of the following is the name for political redistricting that produces unusually
shaped districts to create a political advantage?
(A) Gerrymandering
(B) Redlining
(C) Zoning
(D) Politicization
(E) Gentrification
C >>Physiological population density differs from the crude population density in that
physiological density..
(A) Examines only the population of cities, w
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