AP HuG Final REview

CHPT 9,10,11 & 13

Which of the following requires a lot of labor, focuses on a small plot or land or both?

intensive agriculture

Which of the following was exported from the "new world" to the "old world" as part of the Columbian exchange?

tomatoes

Which of the following is the earliest hearth for rice farming?

East Asia

Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

large numbers of farmers in developing countries

Which of the following is NOT an indicator of commercial agriculture?

Type of grain farmed

Which of the following is NOT considered a benefit of the Green Revolution

fertilizer runoff and water pollution

The seasonal migration of Saharan herders and their animals to highlands in the summer and valleys in the winter is an example of

Transhumance

Southeastern China and East India are best known for subsistence farming that is

Wet rice dominant

The images show examples of agricultural technology developed during different time periods. Which of the following statements is best supported by the images?

Image 2 shows an innovation that occurred in the Second Agricultural Revolution, reducing the amount of labor needed and increasing crop yields.

Which of the following best explains the spatial patterns illustrated in von Thünen's model?

Labor intensive farming of vegetables is done in small-scale plots in market gardens, while extensive grain crops are grown in large-scale fields far from the market town.

A typical grocery store in the United States may sell oranges grown primarily in California during part of the year and oranges grown primarily in South Africa during a different part of the year. Which of the following explains why oranges are available year-round in the United States?

Grocery stores sell oranges that are grown in locations with similar climates but different growing seasons.

Agricultural settlement patterns are partly determined by the survey system used to organize landownership. Which of the following best describes the survey methods used to delineate agricultural land and the associated settlement patterns shown in the two images?

The first image shows a long-lot survey method with a linear settlement pattern, and the second image shows a metes-and

Explain the connection between physical geography and agricultural practices.

The physical features of a region, such as its climate, soil type, and topography, can have a significant impact on the types of crops that can be grown and the methods of agriculture that are used

Using the data shown on the maps, explain how the Green Revolution affected farmers in less developed countries.

In the national map of SE Asia crop yields are much higher than those of West Africa. This is due to SE Asia submerging into the green revolution using high amounts of fertilizer where West Africa slowly accepted the ways of the green revolution.

All are stages of Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth model EXCEPT:

Late expanding

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a measure of both economic production and

Social indicators

Fishing, farming, forestry, and mining are considered part of which economic sector?

Primary

The level of wealth and life enjoyment that a person holds, which is sometimes measured by metrics such as the average real gross domestic product per capita, is called

Standard of living

Wallerstein's Dependency Theory puts primary responsibility for global poverty on

Rich nations of the core

Which of the following explains the development patterns for a country that has a large proportion of its economy engaged in the secondary economic sector?

The country has access to shipping lanes and inexpensive transport options that lead to establishment of factories close to raw materials or to markets, depending on the manufacturing process.

Which of the following best explains the relationship of a country's economic sector employment to its development level?

Core countries have the highest percentage of workers in the tertiary sector and the lowest percentage of workers in the primary sector because of the economic emphasis on services.

The higher gross domestic product per capita in some less developed countries such as Brazil, South Africa, and Malaysia is best explained by increases in the value of the country's

manufacturing output and service industry employment

Which of the following best explains a political-economic weakness or limitation of Rostow's stages of economic growth?

Rostow made the inaccurate assumption that all countries want modernization as defined in the model and would pass through the outlined stages in order.

Which of the following explains how microlending policies can lead to interdependence in the world economy?

Increased funding opportunities for individuals in less developed countries have led to increased economic stability on a local level and trade opportunities with other countries.

Who is most likely to be a beneficiary of microfinance programs?

An impoverished woman in Southeast Asia

What is a similarity between Rostow and Wallersteins' models of development?

Both examine development at the national level.

Which of these descriptions matches that of a highly developed country?

Low fertility rate

The map shows GDP per capita by country, with darker shading indicating higher GDP per capita. Which of the following best explains a limitation of the map in answering questions about the world's changing economic landscape?

The map shows economic productivity as GDP per capita in each country for a single year, but does not show change over time that would indicate a level of economic growth or decline.

Describe the social and economic measures of development.

The social and economic measures of development include, the human development index, and economic dimension, measured by GDP per capita, and a dimension linked mainly to social aspects, measured by life expectancy and the literacy rate.

Describe the difference between the primary economic sector and the secondary economic sector.

Primary sector companies utilize natural resources, such as mining and agriculture. Secondary sector companies produce goods that are from the products within the primary sector and include manufacturing.

Each image shows a different way that products of the Industrial Revolution were transported. Which of the following statements best compares the impacts of the two forms of transportation?

Both forms of transportation accelerated production and distribution of goods.

Which of the following explains the most significant weakness of Wallerstein's world system theory?

World system theory provides little explanation about how a country like South Korea could rise from a peripheral country to a core economy.

California's Silicon Valley is an example of a high-technology region. Which of the following would best accompany the map shown to help explain the origins of this high-technology region?

A description of how the area's research institutions, including Stanford University and the NASA Ames Research Center, served as growth poles for development

The image shows an open-pit coal mine in the United States. Which of the following best explains a limitation of the image in analyzing economic patterns of coal mining?

It does not indicate patterns of restructuring that have resulted in a decrease in coal mining jobs.

Silicon Valley in California is famous as the home to many businesses that produce high-tech products or serve high-tech companies. This demonstrates the principle of

Agglomeration economies

In a bulk-gaining industry

Companies assemble products whose weight is greater after assembly

Which of the following as an example of a bulk-reducing industry?

Steelmaking

When compared to fossil fuels, alternative energy sources generally

Are more expensive

In a right-to-work state, workers cannot

Be forced to join a union as a condition of employment

Alfred Weber's Least Cost Theory takes into account all of the following EXCEPT:

Consumer demand for the finished product

In the map, which statement best describes the darker shaded region?

The region is known as the Rust Belt because of the many closed factories in it.

All of the following are examples of infrastructure that support economic activity EXCEPT

Inventory of goods

This cartel, established in 1930, is the primary group in the world setting oil prices

OPEC

Mexico's system of maquiladoras is located

Along the Mexico-United States border

Identify ONE spatial pattern shown on the map.

One spatial pattern shown on the map is a dispersed pattern. This is because the map shows dairy farms located all throughout the U.S., although some states do have more than others, each state has at least one dairy farm.

Explain how the industrial revolution facilitated the growth and diffusion of industrialization.

The Industrial Revolution facilitated the growth and diffusion of industrialization by advancements in technology and transportation. The Industrial Revolution also helped industrialization diffuse to many other regions.

Which of these describes the phenomenon when the largest city of a nation has twice the population size as the next largest city in the country?

Primate city

The images here represent areas in downtown Chicago and its surrounding areas.

Which of the following explains a phenomenon that prevents low-wage earners from moving from Zone 3 to Zones 4 and 5?

The cost of transportation prohibits the move to the suburbs.

In the Harris and Ullman multiple-nuclei model, which of these would explain why a city lacks a central business district?

Different industries are located throughout the city's center.

According to the Hoyt model, why does a city grow outward from its center?

Because major avenues of transportation can carry commuters to outlying areas.

An emerging megacity, like Rio de Janeiro, is actually made up of which of the following?

multiple cities that have grown together

Which statement explains how the practice of redlining led to the segregation of neighborhoods in the United States in the 1950s?

Banks would not lend money to people of color for home purchases.

New York City and Los Angeles are approximately 3000 miles apart. However, they are connected on an economic and cultural level. Which statement explains this connectedness?

Both cities are airport hubs that allow for frequent travel between the two locations.

Which factor played the smallest role in the growth of the suburbs in the United States?

Subway and rail systems become more prominent in urban centers.

Which of the following statements describes how green building contributes to gentrification of urban areas?

It can result in the raising of property values in a neighborhood.

Which of the following best describes Los Angeles based on its map?

It has significant urban sprawl.

The warehouse district of a city has recently been getting a second life as old factories and abandoned buildings have been renovated to be museums of modern art, restaurants, and rental properties.Tensions that arise during this transformation process are most likely rooted in what process?

Gentrification can cause original inhabitants to lose their sense of place in the area.

The construction of makeshift housing in a country within the periphery, as shown in the photograph, is often the result of

an increasing number of industrial jobs available in a city without adequate housing

Compared to the patterns shown in urban models of the United States and Canada, the Latin American city model best explains which of the following patterns?

Income levels and land values increase toward the center of the city and along the spine.

Seoul is the largest city in South Korea, with a 2018 population of approximately 10 million. Busan is the second-largest city in South Korea, with a 2018 population of approximately 3.5 million.Which of the following best describes the impact of this population difference?

Seoul serves as the economic, political, and cultural center of South Korea.

Explain the processes that initiate and drive urbanization and suburbanization.

The processes that initiate and drive urbanization and suburbanization are population growth, economic development, transportation, and technological advancements.

Describe the concept of a primate city.

The concept of a primate city is that it is the largest city in the country it inhabits. It could have a population between a third and a half of that of the whole country. It is the largest city of a nation that has twice the population size as the next largest city in the country.