Ap HUG exam

Which of the following describes typical characteristics of federal states?

A large land area and multiple ethnic groups

Which of the following correctly lists the usual hierarchy of political-administrative units in order from the largest to the smallest?

Empire, nation-state, province, country

A student who lives in Minneapolis chooses to spend her spring break in Florida rather than in Jamaica because Florida is closer and the plane fare is cheaper. This type of decision-making best illustrates the concept of

Intervening opportunities

Which of the following describes a unitary form of governance?

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

Country A is a more developed country with a low birth rate, low 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.

Based on the formation in the map, what is the most likely outcome of the possible establishment of an I dependent Kurdistan for the Kurdish people?

The Kurdish people, seeking a state of their own with a majority Kurdish population, might secede from or rebel against the states labeled in the map.

Which of the following concepts could Best be explained by the theory of possibilism?

modification of landscapes by human cultures

which of the following best represents the concept of the nation state in its internal cultural – political make up and spatial organization?

Japan

according to the theory of environmental determinism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements?

Temperate regions

which of the following can be an example of a centrifugal political force?

Variation of language within the country

The map above represents what kind of projection?

A Mercator projection with distorted land areas

which of the following best explains how immigration affects the cultural landscape of religion?

Immigrants often retain their religion during the process of a culturization, contributing to religious diversity within the cultural landscape of the receiving country.

The international Syrian refugee crisis that started in 2011 is best explained by which of the following migration factors?

A political push factor from Syria, where armed conflict imperils personal safety

it is generally agreed that the current trend in climate change is caused by

Increased use of fossil fuels

which of the following explains an unintended consequence of China's antinatalist one child policy?

A projected shortage of working age people to care for the rising elderly population, resulting in an increase in the cost of living for older people.

which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data shown in the table?

countries with the highest HDI rankings do not necessarily have the highest rate of women's labor market participation.

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 best explains a geographic characteristic shared by mega cities in the global periphery?

Mega cities demonstrate unplanned growth patterns, and often contain squatter settlements

Which of the following agricultural practices has the most significant long-term environmental impact in tropical regions?

Burning extensive areas of forced land to create pasture, which decreases biodiversity

which of the following best explains why, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Thomas Malthus proposed his population theory?

Malthus theorized that, if left unchecked by regular cycles of famine and misery, population would increase beyond the ability to feed itself.

which of the following industries will most likely locate closest to its raw material sources?

nickel smelting

which of the following profiles characterizes the population group that is most likely to migrate?

Single, 25 years old

which of the following best explains the diffusion of plants in animals from their hearths of domestication?

Both domesticated plants and animals spread across the globe through contagious, diffusion in early years by farmers and traders, and later by relocation diffusion through European exploration and colonialism.

Since the 1970s changes in the social roles, lifestyles and employment patterns of women in Europe, Canada and the United States have affected the overall population through which of the following?

Decreased total fertility rates

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

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

which scenario best explains the process of assimilation?

The American government educated native American children in American style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and the girls were taught how to be homemakers.

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

Reduce the miles driven on personal vehicles

Country X has a high youth dependency ratio. Country Z has fears of running out of agricultural resources. Which of the following explains why countries X and Z would implement anti-natalist policies?

Antinatalist policies promote family planning strategies to reduce fertility rates and discourage population growth

The Berlin conference established the borders of North African countries, including Egypt, Libya and Sudan. The landscape of these countries that influence the types of boundaries imposed by the European colonial Powers. Which of the following boundary types best explains the influence of landscape on the political borders of the North African region?

Geometric, with straight lines, disregarding physical features or tribal cultural differences of the area

which of the following is most characteristic of societies currently in the last stage of demographic transition?

Aging population

An urban center that is disproportionately larger than the second largest city in the country and that dominates country’s social, political, and economic activities can be best classified as

A primate city

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

Judaism

The sex ratio represented in the age sex graph above for country X is most likely the result of

A large guest worker population

the shape of North Carolina’s 12th congressional district, shown above, is most likely the result of

Gerrymandering

cultural landscape can be defined as

The forms super imposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans

The Internet is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by

Expanding the importance of express package delivery systems

cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following

Built environment

all of the following have helped create ghettos in North American cities except

economic enterprise zones

which of the following scenarios best exemplifies the concept of hierarchical diffusion

The increasing sales of clothing brands endorsed by professional athletes to customers in Europe

which of the following best exemplifies the diffusion of popular culture throughout the world in contemporary society?

The spread of an Internet meme via social media applications

in North America, which of the following frequently consumed items is most likely to be supplied by a trans national corporation?

Coffee

The world's three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?

Southwest Asia

Palm oil, an edible vegetable oil used in processing packaged food products, is obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree, grown only in the tropics. Which of the following explains how global demands for palm oil has proved beneficial and detrimental for countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia?

Palm oil exports provided substantial corporate profits, but the growth in the industry resulted in heavy deforestation in both countries.

which of the following is true of a popular culture?

It incorporates traits that diffuse quickly to a wide variety of places.

which of the following best describes the process of gentrification in United States and Canadian cities?

Privately funded redevelopment of existing commercial and residential buildings

which of the following does NOT act as a centrifugal force for a state?

Linguistic homogeneity

Compared with more developed countries, which of the following statements is true of less developed countries?

A higher percent of the labor force is engaged in food production.

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 increase cultural cohesion.

which of the following describes a federal form of governance?

Multiple substates have local control and are unified to pursue common goals at the national level.

which of the following best explains why farmers would plant both strawberries and watermelons in the same field?

Limited farmland encourages intensive farming with intercropping to produce high yields