AP hug multiple choice

which type of diffusion best describes the pattern depicted in the map?

relocation diffusion

The Fertile Crescent, the agricultural hearth where the domestication of both plants and animals first took place, is located in which of the following areas?

southwest Asia

Which type of farming typically occurs in rural Africa and parts of Asia and Latin America, where connections to the global market are limited and farmers have less access to credit and financial capital?

Subsistence Farming

Which rural survey method is responsible for the land-use patterns in most of the Great Plains in the United States?

Township and range system

In an agricultural commodity chain, which of the following stages would likely be the last to feel the effects of an increase in the cost of diesel fuel?

Consumers

Which of the following statements accurately describes a limitation of von Thünen’s land-use model?

Since it was developed in the 19th century, it assumes only animal-powered transportation

Which statement accurately describes the advantages and disadvantages of aquaculture as an agricultural innovation?

It helps decrease the pressure on wild stocks of the same species; however, there are concerns about water pollution resulting from excess nutrients such as fish waste.

In 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported that 40 percent of working women over the age of 15 in Latin America and the Caribbean did not have a personal income, even though eight out often of these women worked in the agricultural sector. Which factor contributed to the absence of income in these areas?

Farm Tasks are viewed as an extension of household responsibilities

Which of the following accurately identifies the two forms of rural settlement patterns shown in Diagrams A and B?

Clustered and Dispersed

Which statement is accurate regarding the rural settlement pattern shown in Diagram B?

It often exists in areas with difficult terrain

Which three city models share the same shortcoming in the form of an economic bias?

Concentric-zone, sector, and multiple nuclei

Which factor contributed to an acceleration of sprawl in the United States after World War II?

Automobiles became more affordable and the Interstate Highway System was built

The U.S. Census gathers information
at different scales. What is the smallest geographical unit used by the Census Bureau when collecting and organizing quantitative data about changes in population composition and size in urban areas?

Blocks

What is one reason why European countries produce fewer greenhouse-gas emissions than the United States?

European countries have better bicycle infrastructure

Which factor best explains the development and expansion of squatter settlements?

Rapid urbanization and inability of infrastructure to keep pace with the growth of megacities in developing countries.

Which term refers to a government’s right to take over privately owned property for public use or interest?

Eminent Domain

Which statement best describes the greenbelt area shown on the map?

It regulates suburban growth by setting aside land that is protected from development

How is a boomburb different from an edge city?

An edge city has office and retail space, but a boomburb does not.

Which of the following best explains Liverpool’s dramatic population increase from 1841 to 1931, as shown in the table?

The Industrial Revolution

The photo shows the Royal Albert Dock, which first opened in 1846 and originally served as a shipping port. In the last two decades, it has become a tourist center with museums, art galleries, restaurants, and shops. This is an example of which of the following?

Urban Renewal

Which statement accurately describes the United States, based on the map?

It has many coal deposits and industrial output of more then $1 trillion

Which statement can best be supported by information in the map?

Countries with more coal deposits tend to have higher levels of industrial output

Which Statement is true of heavy industry?

It requires significant investment of capital

which statement is true about the economic structure in semi-peripheral countries?

secondary sector economic activity is dominant

which factor distinguishes bulk reducing industries from bulk gaining industries?

the costs of transporting raw materials versus the costs of transporting finished goods

What makes the greatest contribution to a complementary trade relationship between two countries?

The countries have different comparative advantages

Which statement can best be supported by the information in the table?

Workers in Switzerland had a higher average salary in 2018 then did workers in any other country

Which term refers to the idea that natural resources should be conserved so that people living today can meet their needs without limiting the ability of future generations to do the same?

Sustainable Development

Which of the following measures a population’s wealth and is calculated as the total value of the goods and services produced by a country’s citizens and companies within the country in a year?

gross domestic product

Which statement accurately explains a limitation of world system theory?

Since the theory was based on the United States and Europe in the 1960s, it cannot be logically applied to other countries today as it does not consider how countries outside of the United States and Europe are unique