AP Human Final Review Multiple Choice

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.

Which of the following geographic concepts can be identified using information evident in the image?

Cultural diffusion

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

Based on the two images, which of the following statements best explains the geographic process that took place as Islam diffused from its hearth?

Islam diffused hierarchically to the west through conquest and to the east through relocation via missionaries along trade routes.

Which of the following features is most useful for describing the cultural landscape shown in the image?

The French language on the banner hanging from the building

Which of the following best explains how the English language diffused to the location shown in the image?

The English language was imposed on this location through a process of economic and political domination.

Which of the following statements best explains why English is the most widely spoken language in North America?

The English language initially diffused to North America through the process of relocation diffusion. A number of colonies were established and settled by people from Great Britain.

Which of the following best explains how Christianity became the dominant religion in the Philippines?

Christianity was brought to the Philippines through relocation diffusion when the Spanish colonized the Philippines in the sixteenth century.

The state of California, often considered a hearth of environmental laws, will be the first state to ban plastic straws. Which of the following statements best describes the likely spread of this environmental practice?

Similar environmental laws will likely spread through stimulus diffusion to other states via political activism.

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

Which of the following best explains the Internet’s homogenizing effect on global language patterns?

The English language is widely used on the Internet.

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.

In the late nineteenth century, a large proportion of Swedish immigrants that came to the United States settled in rural areas of Minnesota. Descendants of these communities remain in Minnesota today, as shown on the map. Which of the following best describes the pattern of Swedish-American ethnicity within Minnesota’s cultural landscape?

A clustered pattern of Swedish ethnicity

The sign shown in the image includes an Internet address for the county government. Explain how the sign illustrates the cultural tensions between traditional languages and English.

The Internet spreads the use of English as a global lingua franca, but the Internet is also a place where traditional languages can be communicated and thrive.

How does the map illustrate global diffusion of the French language from its cultural hearth in Paris?

The map shows how in many areas of the former French empire the language persists despite the independence of former colonies.

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

Chinese porcelain was highly valued in Europe for its beauty, style, and durability. However, imported porcelain from China was very expensive. Crafters in Germany and England developed new methods of making porcelain using feldspar and bone rather than the kaolin that was used in China. This new porcelain was viewed as having similar quality to Chinese porcelain, and the new methods continued to be used in Europe.

This example describes what type of diffusion?

Stimulus diffusion, because the Europeans adapted a Chinese concept to fit their own needs

Identify which of the following concepts or processes is symbolized by the pagoda in the image.

Cultural trait

Identify the cultural trait that influences the architecture of the cultural landscape shown in the image.

Religion

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 girls were taught how to be homemakers.

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

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

Which of the following best explains the practice of placing indigenous children in boarding schools in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

The schools were intended to diffuse Christianity and assimilate indigenous youth into European culture.

The map shows the distribution of the language family that has the largest number of speakers in the world. Which statement correctly identifies the language family shown and the method of diffusion that best explains the pattern?

The map shows the distribution of the Indo-European language family, which diffused from its hearth in the Caucasus Mountains and spread throughout Eurasia through contagious diffusion and into the Americas, Africa, and Australia through colonialism and relocation diffusion.

The image shows a religious structure in Mexico City. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn based on the image?

Spanish colonialism influenced architecture of the cultural landscape.

Which of the following statements about the Robinson projection is correct?

It is more accurate than the Mercator projection in showing the sizes of the countries in high latitudes.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator Projection?

The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are greatly exaggerated.

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

Modification of landscapes by human culture

Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale (large scale) rather than a map at the 1:25,000 scale (small scale)?

The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail.

The table shows the types of information collected by a store regarding customer purchases. Which of the following data could be used in geographical information system (GIS) to increase sales?

ZIP code

An international company is looking to expand its network of factories, which use labor-intensive production methods, ina region of the world experiencing significant growth in the working-age population. Based on the data in the table, which of the following regions should the company choose?

Sub-Saharan Africa, which will have the fastest working-age growth rate among world regions from 2015 to 2030.

Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern of ethnicity in Sinapore’’s neighborhoods?

Ethnic Chinese residents are in the majority across most of the city, while ethnic Malay and ethnic Indian residents are concentrated in the peripheral neighborhoods.

The map shows the number of people per unit of land. Which of the following types of data are shown in the map?

Arithmetic Density

All of the following may be reasons behind forced migration EXCEPT

Lack of employment opportunities

Zero population growth occurs when

The birth rate is equal to the death rate

Societies in stage 2 of the demographic transition model are often

Agricultural societies with decreasing death rates

The Dependency Ratio describes

The number of people too young or too old to work compared to the number of people in the work force

Which of the following actions would have the greatest effect in lowering the total fertility rate of a country?

Increase education for girls

Using the rule of 70, in how many years will the population of Mali double if its present rate of natural increase is 3.6, assuming all other indicators stay constant?

20 years

The low birth and death rates for a country in stage 4 of the demographic transition model are best explained by

The level of urbanization and technical advancements of a more developed country

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 in a concern in less developed countries with low school enrollment?

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

Which regions of the world are the source of the largest group of refugee and displaced people?

Sub-Saharan Africa and southwest Asia

The following maps reenforce which demographic concept?

Population distribution is concentrated near coastlines

Which is the correct demographic equation?

Births-deaths-out-migration + in-migration= Population per time

Which country will see the greatest growth between 2019 and 2100 in terms of total population?

Nigeria

Which country is predicted to lose population from 2019 to 2100?

China

What stage of the demographic transition model has the greatest disparity between the birth and death rate?

Late stage 2

The following graph BEST relates to which demographic theory or model?

Malthusian theory

According to Ravenstein’s laws of migration, which statement is correct?

A young man is more likely to move internationally

African Americans who migrated from the South to the North in the early twentieth century were in search of economic opportunities in the industrial cities like Detroit and Pittsburgh. Many instead found jobs in Ohio and settled there; this is an example of

Intervening opportunity

Which of the following types of countries are most likely challenged by the problems associated with a large youth-dependent population, such as providing public primary education for all children?

Less developed countries

Based on the data shown above, which of the following describes the most likely population contexts for the countries listed?

Stage five of the demographic transition model due to very low birth rates

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 describes the most likely cause of death for a citizen of a country in stage 4 and 5 of the demographic transition model?

Degenerative disease due to old age and lifestyle

Which of the following explains are unintended consequence of China’s antinatalism 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 country demographics would be used to explain the need for the pronatalist policies shown?

A country with a birth rate of 11, a death rate of 13, and a rate of natural increase of -0.2, legislates tax credits for working parents

Which of the following would be most likely to increase life expectancy in a less developed country, resulting in an aging population in that country?

Improvements in access to health care sanitation