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AP HUMAN FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

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Which statement correctly describes hunting and gathering?
all of the above
The earliest know domesticated wheat, barely, and rice crops are thought to have originated in Asia during the...
First Agriculture Revolution
Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerican, and sub-saharan Africa are all...
hearths of plant domestication
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, which crop was transferred to Europe from the Americans and later spread throughout the world?
corn
A farmer who produces only enough food for the immediate family is practicing...
subsistence farming
A farmer who converts forested land and marshland into cropland has...
increased the land's carrying capacity
The Green Revolution involved all of the following EXCEPT:
a decreased use of pesticide
The Green Revolution has had the least impact on people who live in...
Philippines
The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures is...
transhumance
Pastoral nomadism is most commonly found in which climate region?
dry
To increase crop yields, farmers in South China commonly practice...
transhumance
Which statement best explains why a large number of agricultural products are imported into the US from Chile...
the growing season in Chile allows US consumers to have fresh fruit and vegetables in the winter
In the US many farms are integrated into a large food production industry known as...
agribusiness
Ranching is practiced in a climate region most similar to that of which other type of agriculture?
pastoral nomadism
The different areas of the world where Mediterranean agriculture predominates have similar...
climate
Which was one result of the development of cool chains?
they increased the distance that fresh fruits and vegetables could travel
All of the following are plantation crops EXCEPT...
wheat
In the winter wheat area, the crop is planted in...
fall and harvested in summer
Which of the following methods of farming has become popular in response to the widespread use of pesticides in farming?
organic farming
A principal practice of sustainable agriculture is...
a, b, and c
according to the von thunen model, timber production was located in the second ring from the city because of what factor?
product weight
Genetically modified crops have...
a and c
The farther a dairy farm is from a large urban area the lower the percentage of output devoted to fresh milk. This occurs primarily because
processed milk is less perishable
Which aspect of VTModel has changed as a result of development in transportation?
the width of the rings has increased
Which issue is an important concern in both aquaculture and feed lots?
animal waste
Which of the following is true of the environmental impacts of organic farming?
organic farming has a positive environmental impact because organic farming helps sustain diverse ecosystems due to the lack of synthetic pesticides
Approximately three-fourths of the world's industrial production is concentrated in four regions. Which of the following is not one these four regions?
Sub-Saharan Africa
The industrial Revolution began in...
Great Britian
Eastern North American was the continent's manufacturing center in part because it had access to the continent's...
largest markets
A copper concentration mill tends to locate near a copper mine because it is a...
bulk-reducing industry
Because the motor vehicle assembly industry is typically described as a bulk-gaining industry, Honda's most important factor when selecting a location for a new assembly plant in the US was...
minimizing the cost of shipping vehicles to its consumers
Significant factors of production include all EXCEPT which of the following?
transportation
A main benefit for manufacturers of just-in-time delivery is...
A and C
Both Weber's Least Cost Theory and VTM are examples of...
location theory
A clustering of hotels and restaurants around Atlanta airport is BEST explained by the benefits of...
agglomeration
Which is the best example of a footloose activity?
a real estate office
Silicon Valley is an example of a technophile because it...
is a center for developing new ideas that generate growth
The establishment of maquiladoras is an example of the new international division of labor between...
the us and Mexico
which feature is typical of a postindustrial landscape?
a corporate research park
which is most responsible for deindustrialization in highly developed countries?
low wages in developing countries
what 2 locations factors influence industries to remain in northeastern USA and northwestern Europe?
cheap labor and high consumer demand
disposable income is what is left after...
all necessary bills have been paid
an export processing zone in an area where...
the normal trade laws of a country, such as tariffs and quotas, are eliminated in hopes of stimulating foreign trade and industry
which occupation is the best example of a quaternary sector job?
computer programmer for a large corporation
which often happens to an industrial site after the factory on it closes?
in old industrial areas, it often becomes a brownfield site
all of the following are considered more developed regions except...
southwest Asia and North Africa
the human development index takes into account the following factors EXCEPT
crude death rate
in 2016, the GNI per capita in Mali was about $770; this indicates that it is a
less developed country
based upon wallersteins world system theory, which of the following countries best fits the description of a peripheral country?
mali
which question would most likely be studied using the Gini Index?
whether the income distribution influences economic growth
modernization models of economic development suggest that...
it is possible for all countries to reach a high level of economic development
which category of modernization or economic development includes Brazil, India, and Mexico?
semi-periphery
dependency models of economic development suggests that...
the world will always include a combination of well-developed countries and poorly developed countries
which accurately explains a difference between between the HDI composite index and GDP as measures of development?
HDI includes life expectancy and educational variables, while Gap is used mostly for more development
according to Louis Wirth, urban area are more likely then rural areas to have...
A and B
The area surrounding a Central Place from which customers are attracted is the...
hinterland
According to the gravity model, the potential number of customers at a location is related...
directly to population and inversely to distance
If a country follows the rank-size rule, if the largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants, how many people live in the fifth largest city?
500,000
If a country's largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200,000 inhabitants, the country follows what distribution?
primate city
Borchert's Model of Urban Growth states that
each new form of transportation technology spurred urban growth by producing a new system for moving people and goods
which best describes a typical megacity of the periphery countries?
an urban area facing numerous challenges, as rapid growth brings many social problems
According to Christaller's central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?
a grocery store
the area of the city where retail and office activities historically were clustered was the...
central business district
land values are high in the central business district primarily because of
competition for limited space
according to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of
rings
according to the sector model, the best housing is in
a corridor from downtown to the edge of the city
according to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby
industries
Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?
colonial central business districts emerged separately from the traditional commercial centers
which best explains why European central business districts gave largely resisted the construction of skyscrapers and the returning impressive skylines that typify American cities?
the centers of Europeans cities contain many historically significant buildings that leaders choose to preserve
higher income people tend to live near the center of the city EXCEPT in
North America
ramshackle houses on the periphery of cities in less developed countries are known as...
squatter settlements
compared to the US, poor families in European cities are more likely to be...
clustered in suburbs
the process of change in the use of a house, form single-family owner occupancy to abandonment, is
filtering
housing deterioration can occur when
B and C
which activity most directly uses racial prejudice to perpetuate segregation in housing?
blocking busting by realtors who want to promote movement to the suburbs
which has been a partially effective response for poor families to the problem of public housing?
scattered-sit housing, because it places families in safe areas with better schools
US inner cities face fiscal problems because
low-income people are concentrated there.
To deal with the financial problems in some areas of the cities, American city governments
reduce services
sprawl is the
rapid spread of developments outward from the inner city
public transport is more extensive in Western European cities than in the US primarily because
European governments subsidize public transport
Based on current and historical conditions, which would be most likely to help alleviate the problem of food deserts?
opening supermarkets in inner city neighborhoods that have poor public transportation
a diverse, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood would most directly be a core goal of
new urbanism
when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, it said it wanted to reunite the German minority living in Poland with Germany. this is and example of
irredentism
the 49th parallel separating the US and Canada is an example of
antecedent boundary
the United Nations on the law of the sea allows naval ships that are 100 miles off the coast of their country
aid a scientific expedition from the same country that is exploring the ocean floor
Argentina has both a national legislature and 23 provincial legislatures, which exercise power separately from the national legislature. Which term best describes the country's government?
federal
Uruguay's national government sets policies that are administered by local governments. This system is best described by the term
unitary government
advances in communication have facilitated all of the following EXCEPT
autocratic states
which provides the strongest support for the conclusion that Japan has few centrifugal forces?
Japan has a high degree of ethnic and linguistic homogeneity
which is not an example of centripetal force?
The Mindanao region of the Philippines has poor infrastructure and inadequate basic services
Which supranational organization focuses on the production of oil?
OPEC
Globalization included all of the flooding except
more isolated states
which groups have been gaining more local power around the world as a result of devolution?
indigenous people
which group's desire for an independent state is a devolutionary force in both Turkey and Iraq?
Kurds
The domestication of plants and animals occurred in the
First Agriculture Revolution
As a result of the Colombian Exchange, which crop was transferred to Europe from the Americas and later spread through the world?
corn
A farmer who converts forested land and marshland into cropland has
increased the land's carrying capacity
Deforestation has resulted in
more farmland in some places but more desertification in others
Southwest Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Sub-Saharan regions were all
hearths of plant domestications
Which was one result of the development of cool chains?
they increased the distance that fresh fruits and vegetables could travel
what agriculture practice is employed by people who move from place to place with their cattle?
pastoral nomadism
which describes a change in agriculture that shows that clearest impact of development of agribusiness?
the networks for production and distribution have become more efficient
slash and burn agriculture is often used by farmers who live in areas that have
soil that lacks sufficient amounts of nitrogen to grow food crops quickly
the building of the Erie Canal in the 1820's to connect to New York City with the Midwest was paid for by the state of New York. It is an example of
subsidy
which statement best explains why a large number of agricultural products are imported into the US from Chile?
the growing season in Chile allows US consumers to have fresh fruits and vegetables in the winter
which statement explains why pastoral nomads move from place to place with their cattle?
it has proven to be effective method of subsistence agriculture in the semi-arid region in which they live
Which aspects Von thumens model has changed as a result of developments in transportation
The width of the rings have increase
In which group of countries are GMO's used the most widely in agriculture
United States Brazil and Argentina
In which state or province is the long-lot land division most common?
Quebec
which list products in order in which they will be produced starting closest to the market according to the Von Thumens Model
dairy cattle, forest, grain, beef cattle
which issue is an he important concern in both aquaculture and feedlots
animal waste
Which best explains the growing popularity of the type of agriculture system shown above
It reduces the use of fossil fuels in transporting food
The shifting of manufacturing within the United States to the south can be explained by all of the following traits of the south except
more government regulation
What is an example of a footloose activity
A real estate office
which person is more likely to work in the front office than a back office
The chief executive for a large corporation
silicon Valley in northern 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
Fishing farming forestry and mining are considered part of which economic sector
primary sector
Silicon Valley is an example of a technopole because it
is a center for developing new ideas that generate growth
The EPZs is found in Mexico are known as
maquiladoras
which feature is typical I have a post industrial land scape
A corporate research park
Which is most responsible for deindustrialization in high developed countries
Low wages in developing countries
The main benefit for countries that host export processing zones is that the zones
create thousands of relatively high paying jobs for their citizens
based on Wallerstein's world systems theory which of the following country best fits the description of the peripheral country
Mali
Which question would most likely be studied using the gini index
whether the income distribution influences economic growth
Monetization models of economic development suggest that
it is possible for all countries to reach a high level of economic development
Which statement best demonstrates by purchasing power parity is useful in comparing income and wealth in various countries
A pair of blue jeans that cost $27 in Pakistan cost $40 in Laos
all are stages of Rostows does stages of economic growth model except
Late expanding
What is the meaning of percent urban
The ratio of people living in cities compared to rural areas
Monaco is an example of a modern city state because
it is a city in surrounding territory with its own independent government
Which statement most accurately describes the urban her where the fast city states develop
A river valley where floods in fertile soil aided production of been agricultural surplus
which term most accurately describes the city with a population of approximately 60,500 in2016 that was strongly integrated with its adjacent countries socially and economically
metropolitan statistical area
Which feature would most to store the predictions of the gravity model below and the interaction among urban areas
Disney World in Orlando Florida
Which best describes a typical mega city of the periphery
In urban area facing numerous challenges as rapid growth bring many social problem
Which best provides a general explanation of functional zonation?
different portions of an urban area have specific and separate purposes which fit together to create the entirety of the city
which urban model would best describe the city that includes edge cities along its beltway
galactic model
Houses of a small high windows in the front yards situated on dead end street are common in Islam mix cities. These characteristics might reflect the Islamic emphasis on
The value of privacy
Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts
Colonial central business districts emerged separately from the traditional commercial centers
which best explains why European central business district have largely resisted the construction of skyscrapers in the resulting impressive skylines that typify American cities
The centers of European cities contain many historical significance buildings that leaders chose to preserve
what concept describes the process of when a wealthy family sells its house to a less wealthy family of a different ethnic group who then divides the house into two units
filtering
based on the current and historical conditions which would be most likely to help the problem of food deserts
opening supermarkets in inner-city neighborhoods that have poor public transportation
Which has a partial effective response to the problem of public housing
scattered site housing because it places families in safer areas with better schools
Which activity most directly uses racial prejudice to perpetuate segregation in house
Blockbusting by realtors who want to promote movement to the suburbs
The revival of downtown nightlife and an increase in street lighting or methods used by city governments primarily to
Dieter criminal activity
Which common urban characteristic contributes most directly to the environmental problems flooding
Hard surfaces such as streets sidewalks and parking lots
A diverse walkable mixed-use neighborhood would most likely directly be a core goal of
New urbanization
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