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This document contains a practice exam for a human geography course. It includes 60 multiple choice questions testing various concepts in human geography, including regions, nations, agriculture, population, migration, transportation, and urbanization. An answer key is not provided. The exam is meant for practice purposes only and is not an official test.
![38. Which of the following has the
largest scale?
a. A local high school
b. A large urban city
c. A continent
d. A rural community
e. A developed nation
Question 39 refers to the photo below.
39. Which mountain range is found in
the shaded region?
a. Caspian
b. Ural
c. Caucasus
d. Syra
e. Gobi
40. Ethnic cleansing occurred in all of
the following groups except for
a. Bosnian Muslims
b. Mexican-Americans
c. Checans in Russia
d. Tutsis in Rwanda
e. Albanians in Kosovo
41. The quantity of something that
producer have available for sale is
[A] and the quantity that consumers
are willing and able to buy is [B].
Pick the correct table that fills in [A]
and [B] with the correct terms.
[A] [B]
a. Demand Supply
b. Supply Demand
c. Supply Availability
d. Availability Demand
e. Demand Availability
Question 42 refers to the quote below.
“Rapidgrowthis clusteredin a limited
numberof economicactivities.”
42. During which stage in Rostow’s
Economic Model does this statement
occur?
a. Traditional society
b. Preconditions for takeoff
c. Takeoff
d. Drive to maturity
e. Age of mass consumption](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/aphgpractice-150615224336-lva1-app6891/85/Aphg-practice-8-320.jpg)
Aphg practice
- 1. HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (PRACTICE EXAM) SECTION I Time – 60 Minutes 75 Questions Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then place the letter of your choice in the corresponding box on the student answer sheet. This is not an official exam and is only meant as practice. Questions 1-2 refer to the map below. 1. In which of the regions above would you NOT find a major oil-producing zone? a. Zone A b. Zone B c. Zone C d. Zone D e. Zone E 2. Which of the following zones contains a region in which Mediterranean agriculture would be practiced? a. Zone A b. Zone B c. Zone C d. Zone D e. Zone E
- 2. 3. Asian immigrants to the United States during the 1990’s were most likely to cluster in the a. Western states b. Northern states c. Southern states d. Eastern states e. Midwest states 4. An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government is called a a. State b. Nation-State c. Nation d. Country e. City 5. In which nation was religious conflict most brutal in the 2000s? a. Romania b. Ireland c. France d. Italy e. Lithuania 6. The UN (United Nations) strives to I. Monopolize industries II. Solve global economic problems III. Solve global issues concerning human rights violations a. I only b. II only c. III only d. II and III e. I, II, and III Questions 7-8 refer to the statements below. 7. Which speaker would agree most with the ideas of environmental determinism? a. Speaker A b. Speaker B c. Speaker C d. Speaker D 8. Which speaker would agree most with the ideas of possibilism? a. Speaker A b. Speaker B c. Speaker C d. Speaker D Speaker A: All culturesare created equallyfromahearth.For example, all crops are createdina hearth,such as the Saudi HumboltResivoir. Speaker B: The physical environment can limitsome humanactions,but people have the abilitytoadjusttheir environment.Forexample,people can choose the crops that grow in certainareas. Speaker C: The physical environment causessocial development.An example of thiswouldbe the theory that islandnationshave unique cultural traitssolelybecause of their isolationfromcontinental societies. Speaker D: In ecological studies,the fastestandstrongestanimal always out-competesweakeranimalsfor foodand resources.
- 3. 9. Which of the following nations have no land claims on the Antarctic continent? a. United States b. Norway c. New Zealand d. Argentina e. United Kingdom 10. The study of making maps is called a. Biomapping b. Geography c. Cartography d. Geology e. Choroplething 11. The disamenity in Latin American city models refers to the a. Central park areas b. Middle-class residencies c. Noisy, polluting land-use areas for low income residencies d. Marketplace and commercial areas e. Government and bureaucratic areas 12. The Agricultural Revolution occurred in a. 1,000 AD b. 2,000 BC c. 8,000 BC d. 5,000 BC e. 1,000 BC 13. Which of the following animals were domesticated in the Americas? a. Dog b. Chicken c. Cattle d. Alpaca e. Horse Question 13 refers to the map below. 14. The map above is most closely related to which of these terms? a. Megalopolis b. Clustered Rural Settlement c. Central Business District d. High-Threshold District e. Exclusive Economic Zone
- 4. 15. Louise is leaving Marathon City's commercial center on Interstate 22 to Camden, a rural settlement of 203 people, 300 miles west of Marathon City. What is the correct sequence of agricultural activities that she will see on her trip from Marathon City to Camden? (Assume Marathon City follows the Von Thurnen Agricultural Model, and the surroundings of the city are flat in a 300 mile radius) a. Cow Dairying, Grain Production, Cattle Grazing, Timber Production b. Cow Dairying, Grain Production, Timber Production, Cattle Grazing c. Cow Dairying, Timber Production, Cattle Grazing, Grain Production d. Cow Dairying, Timber Production, Grain Production, Cattle Grazing e. Timber Production, Cow Grazing, Cow Dairying, Grain Production 16. Which of the following population pyramids is closely related to that of China’s? a. b. c. d. e. It cannot be determined with the information given.
- 5. 17. The United States, although a developed country, continues to increase in population at a decent rate. This is due to a. Immigration b. Education c. Militarism d. Poverty e. Emigration 18. A senior citizens community (ages 70 and up, assuming there is not one person under age 70 in the community) would most likely have a population pyramid with a a. Wide top and narrow bottom b. Wide bottom and narrow top c. Medium top and bottom d. Wide top and no bottom e. Wide bottom and no top 19. The stages with zero population growth in the Demographic Transition Model are a. 1, only b. 4, only c. 2 and 3 d. 1 and 4 e. 1, 3 and 4 20. Which of the following animals was domesticated in present day Kazakhstan? a. Horse b. Turkey c. Sheep d. Llama e. Goat 21. The three leading cereal grains in the world are a. Rice, millet, wheat b. Millet, rice, maize c. Sorghum, wheat, rice d. Rice, wheat, maize e. Millet, sorghum, rice 22. The process of adding land to a city is called a. Consolidation b. Annexation c. Addendum d. Inclusion e. Supplementation 23. In Europe, most states are considered to be ‘highly developed’ on the Human Development Index. However, some states are not considered highly developed. These states are located, generally, in a. Northwestern Europe b. Mediterranean Coast c. Northern Europe d. Eastern Europe e. Southwestern Europe 24. Saudi Arabia has a higher per capita income when compared to its neighbors, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, mainly due to its a. Healthcare system b. Desert landscape c. Oil reserves d. Proximity to trade routes e. Women’s rights 25. A substance in the environment that is useful to people, economically and technologically feasible to access, and socially acceptable to use is a. A resource b. An ethical source c. A sustainable Yield d. Equity e. Comparative Advantage 26. Where something originates is called its a. Diffused Center b. Original Center c. Hearth d. Emerged Center e. Cultrual Diffusion
- 6. Question 27 refers to the photo below. 27. The map above shows all of the visitors to a service center in one year. The shaded region can be considered a a. Perceptual Region b. Formal Region c. Functional Region d. Relocation Diffusion e. None of the above Question 28 refers to the photo below. 28. Which of the following would most likely be found in the shaded regions almost exclusively on the South of the American-Mexican border? a. Spanish speakers b. Basic industry c. Maquiladoras d. Illegal drugs e. Indigenous populations
- 7. 29. As children and grandchildren of immigrants moved out of their original inner-city neighborhoods, ethnic identity is most likely to be retained through all of the following except a. Food b. Clothing c. Cultural Values d. Religion e. Geographic Location 30. A surge in the migration of Hispanics and Asians entering America began in the a. 1960’s-1970’s b. 1790’s c. 2000’s-2010’s d. 1920’s-1930’s e. 1860’s-1870s 31. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 prohibits a. Scientific endeavors on the continent b. Oil drilling and resource depletion on the land c. Military operations d. Settlement e. All of the above 32. Greenland is a territory of which state? a. Denmark b. Netherlands c. Canada d. Great Britain e. Norway 33. The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is called a. Democracy b. Self-determination c. Genocide d. Nation-state e. Ethnic cleansing Queston 34 refers to the photo below. 34. The flags above (The United Kingdom and the United Nations) are associated with a a. Nation and supranational organization b. Nation and a transnational corporation c. Supranational organization and transnational corporation d. Two supranational organizations e. Two nations 35. Which of the following choices is considered a toponym? a. An open grassland b. Manhattan c. 23°N, 33°W d. North of Henry Street e. Situated on the Hudson River 36. The Earth is split into how many time zones? a. 24 b. 1 c. 12 d. 15 e. 30 37. Zero degrees latitude is called the a. Prime meridian b. Prime parallel c. Equator d. Tropic of cancer e. Mercator line
- 8. 38. Which of the following has the largest scale? a. A local high school b. A large urban city c. A continent d. A rural community e. A developed nation Question 39 refers to the photo below. 39. Which mountain range is found in the shaded region? a. Caspian b. Ural c. Caucasus d. Syra e. Gobi 40. Ethnic cleansing occurred in all of the following groups except for a. Bosnian Muslims b. Mexican-Americans c. Checans in Russia d. Tutsis in Rwanda e. Albanians in Kosovo 41. The quantity of something that producer have available for sale is [A] and the quantity that consumers are willing and able to buy is [B]. Pick the correct table that fills in [A] and [B] with the correct terms. [A] [B] a. Demand Supply b. Supply Demand c. Supply Availability d. Availability Demand e. Demand Availability Question 42 refers to the quote below. “Rapidgrowthis clusteredin a limited numberof economicactivities.” 42. During which stage in Rostow’s Economic Model does this statement occur? a. Traditional society b. Preconditions for takeoff c. Takeoff d. Drive to maturity e. Age of mass consumption
- 9. Questions 43-46 refer to the map below. 43. Which nation above has the highest proportion of Shiite Muslim adherents? a. Nation A b. Nation B c. Nation C d. Nation D e. Nation E 44. In which three nations would “Kurdistan” be found? a. Nations A, B, and C b. Nations E, B and C c. Nations A, B and E d. Nations B, C, and D e. Nations D, C and E 45. Which nation has the largest oil reserves in the world? a. Nation A b. Nation B c. Nation C d. Nation D e. Nation E 46. Identify Nation B. a. Iran b. Iraq c. Israel d. Syria e. Jordan
- 10. 47. The optimal plant location is as close as possible to inputs if the cost of transporting raw materials to the factory is __________ the cost of transporting the product to the consumers. The optimal plant location is as close as possible to the customer if the cost of transporting raw materials to the factory is ____________ the cost of transporting the product to the consumers. a. Greater than, greater than b. Greater than, less than c. Less than, less than d. Less than, greater than e. Equal to, equal to 48. A single-market manufacturer in Ohio, Zanber Corporation, produces paperclips, made of a chromium alloy, exclusively for Owen Finances, located in Toledo on the Northern coast of Ohio. Where would the optimal location for Zanber Corporation be? a. Near the source of the chromium alloy, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 600 miles away from Toledo b. Near Owen Finances in Toledo c. Near Interstate-71, the major interstate in Ohio that connects all major cities d. Near Columbus, the most populated area in Ohio, 400 miles south of Toledo e. Near Stanley Corporation, in Indianapolis, another producer of chromium paperclips, 500 miles away from Toledo ____________________________________________________________________________ 49. To minimize transportation costs, a bulk-reducing industry would locate nearest to a. Input source b. Consumers c. Urban areas d. Transportation network e. Rural areas 50. A California agricultural company is producing perishable organic spinach. Where should the company locate for optimal business? a. Near customers b. Near highways c. Near rivers d. Near farm fields e. Near livestock Question 51 refers to the photo below. 51. This photo, which shows a truck leaving with crates delivered via ship, most clearly shows a a. Maquiladora b. Basic industry c. Non-basic industry d. Primary activity e. Break-in-bulk point
- 11. 52. Which of the following modes of transportation is considered the lowest cost for shipping goods over long distances? a. Ship b. Air c. Rail d. Truck e. Subway 53. A customer is located on the circumference of the market area (hinterland) of Service A at Point X. Point X is also on the circumfrence of the market area of Service B. This customer is more likely to go to a. Service A b. Service B c. Either Service A or Service B d. Neither Service A nor Service B e. Another Service 54. A customer is willing to travel 7 miles to get a slice of pizza. This distance is the a. Threshold b. Range c. Domain d. Delineation e. Hinterland 55. A mall developer counts the number of persons with an income of over $50,000 in Area A. They come up with a total population of 19,020. This number is the mall’s a. Threshold b. Range c. Domain d. Delineation e. Hinterland 56. Cali, the largest city in Colombia, should have a population of how many times larger than Montevideo, the 938th largest city in Colombia? a. 1/938 b. 938 c. 1x10938 d. 469 e. 1/469 57. The earliest urban settlements were found in a. The present-day Ruhr Valley b. The Fertile Cresent c. The Indian Subcontinent d. The Great Rift Valley e. The Roman Empire 58. A type of agriculture that includes highly efficient large-scale operations that take full advantage of machines at every step of the growing process is called a. Plantation agriculture b. Mediterranean agriculture c. Fruit farming d. Truck farming e. Car farming Question 59 refers to the statements below. Mostof the crops are fed to animals ratherthan consumedby humans. Nearlyall landarea is devotedto growingcrops. However,75%of incomeearnedis from thesale of animalproducts. 59. What type of agriculture is described above? a. Mediterranean Agriculture b. Shifting Cultivation c. Livestock Raching d. Mixed Crop and Livestock Farming e. Dairy Farming
- 12. 60. The Trail of Tears is a. The forced migration of Irish from Ireland due to a famine b. The forced migration of Native Americans from American lands by the government c. The forced migration of Jews escaping German persecution d. The forced migration of Japanese immigrants from America by the government e. The forced migration of the Irish to Britain during the 1880 Civil War Question 61 refers to the photo below. 61. The title for this map could be a. Buddhist countries b. Asian Tigers c. Highly developed countries d. South Asian Nations e. OPEC Members
- 13. Question 62 refers to the photo below. 62. Which livestock is represented on the map above? A. Cows B. Chickens C. Hogs D. Horses E. Goats
- 14. Question 63 relates to the case study below. Washington Auto Inc. (WAI) is an auto-manufacturing plant in Canmore, Ontairo. The workers in WAI are paid $99.43 an hour, on average. As a percentage of all expenses at WAI, labor makes up 3.5%. The average profits for the year are $40,012.22 for WAI. In Ontario, the average hourly wages for those in the auto industry is $32.22. In Ontario, the average hourly wage for all industries is $96.72. In Ontario, the average percentage of labor out of the total expenditures is 11.8%. The average income of auto industry plants in Ontario is $9,111,243.23. 63. WAI can be considered a. It is labor-intensive. b. It is capital-intensive. c. It is a low-wage industry. d. It is factoral-intensive, e. None of the above.
- 15. Questions 64 and 65 relate to the data below. In each region listed below, City A is the largest city in the region and City B is the second largest city in the region. The populations of each city is listed below the city name. City A – Manchester City B - Lexington 2,000,000 1,000,000 City A - Chengdu City B - Guiyang 5,000,000 3,000,000 City A - Tura City B - Yakutsk 10,000,000 10,000,000 City A – La Paz City B – Guadalajara 2,000,000 1,500,000 City A – Sydney City B - Rockhampton 3,500,000 1,000,000 64. Which set of cities follows the rank size rule? a. Manchester and Lexington d. La Paz and Guadalajara b. Chengdu and Guiyang e. Sydney and Rockhamtpon c. Tura and Yakutsk 65. Which set of cities follows the primate city rule? a. Manchester and Lexington d. La Paz and Guadalajara b. Chengdu and Guiyang e. Sydney and Rockhamtpon c. Tura and Yakutsk
- 16. Directions: For questions, 66-70, match the definition given to the choice of vocabulary. a. Red-listing b. Blockbusting c. Gerrymandering d. Filtering e. Gentrification 66. “A process of change in the use of a house, from single-family owner to abandonment.” 67. “the illegal process where banks identify urban areas where they will not make residential loans” 68. “any facet of urban renewal that inevitably leads to displacement of the occupying demographic” 69. “business process of U.S. real estate agents and building developers to convince white property owners to sell their house at low prices out of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood” 70. “manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class” Directions: For questions, 71-75, match the definition given to the choice of vocabulary. a. Transhumance b. Pastoral nomadism c. Slash-and-burn d. Shifting cultivation e. No-till agriculture 71. “livestock are herded in order to find fresh pastures on which to graze, in an irregular pattern of movement” 72. “a way of growing crops or pasture from year to year without disturbing the soil through tillage” 73. “plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot” 74. “typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming” 75. “the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer” Test created by RYAN8227@GMAIL.COM You have reached the end of Section 1. Do not go on to Section 2 unless instructed.