AP Human Geography Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions And CORRECT
Answers
Subsistence agriculture is most common in which of the following regions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. Amazon Basin
Historically, Iceland had only one period of human migration. The country has never been
invaded and possesses a common culture and language. As a result, Iceland is regarded as a good
example of which of the following concepts? - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Nation-state
Which of the following defines Chicago's position in relation to the infrastructure of the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Situation
An ethnic neighborhood is best described as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. A voluntary urban community where people of similar origin reside
Toponyms in southern California reflect which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A. Cultural heritage of the settlers
The township and range land survey system in the United States contributed to which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. A dispersed rural settlement pattern
Transnational migrants often send money back to their home countries to support nonmigrant
family members. What is the term used to describe their international financial transactions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - E. Remittances
Which of the following countries has experienced an economic boom as a result of the
reclassification of tar sands from potential reserves to proven reserves of energy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. Canada
, The Gullah language is spoken in African-American communities of the coastal southeastern
United States, particularly in South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida. It is a
combination of Elizabethan English and African dialects. One can describe Gullah as a -
CORRECT ANSWER - A. creolized language
A primate city such as Mexico City is - CORRECT ANSWER - B. more than twice the
size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally
Traditional labor-intensive agriculture often involves which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Field terracing
Which of the following has brought significant numbers of foreign visitors and currency to Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Nepal, and Belize? - CORRECT ANSWER - E. Ecotourism
What is the source of dispute between Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, and the United States
over political boundaries in the Arctic Ocean and ownership of the North Pole? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. They all claim the right to extract natural resources out to the edge of the
continental shelf, beyond their exclusive economic zones
Which of the following resources is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the
United States? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Coal mined and transported within the United
States by railroads
Which of the following best describes urban planning in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. It is accomplished, for the most part, through local ordinances governing
land use
Specialty agriculture and timber production have increased the level of development and gross
national income (GNI) of Chile's economy through which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Export sales to consumers in the United States, Japan, and other foreign
markets
ACTUAL Exam Questions And CORRECT
Answers
Subsistence agriculture is most common in which of the following regions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. Amazon Basin
Historically, Iceland had only one period of human migration. The country has never been
invaded and possesses a common culture and language. As a result, Iceland is regarded as a good
example of which of the following concepts? - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Nation-state
Which of the following defines Chicago's position in relation to the infrastructure of the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Situation
An ethnic neighborhood is best described as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. A voluntary urban community where people of similar origin reside
Toponyms in southern California reflect which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER -
A. Cultural heritage of the settlers
The township and range land survey system in the United States contributed to which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. A dispersed rural settlement pattern
Transnational migrants often send money back to their home countries to support nonmigrant
family members. What is the term used to describe their international financial transactions? -
CORRECT ANSWER - E. Remittances
Which of the following countries has experienced an economic boom as a result of the
reclassification of tar sands from potential reserves to proven reserves of energy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. Canada
, The Gullah language is spoken in African-American communities of the coastal southeastern
United States, particularly in South Carolina, Georgia, and northeastern Florida. It is a
combination of Elizabethan English and African dialects. One can describe Gullah as a -
CORRECT ANSWER - A. creolized language
A primate city such as Mexico City is - CORRECT ANSWER - B. more than twice the
size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally
Traditional labor-intensive agriculture often involves which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Field terracing
Which of the following has brought significant numbers of foreign visitors and currency to Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Nepal, and Belize? - CORRECT ANSWER - E. Ecotourism
What is the source of dispute between Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, and the United States
over political boundaries in the Arctic Ocean and ownership of the North Pole? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. They all claim the right to extract natural resources out to the edge of the
continental shelf, beyond their exclusive economic zones
Which of the following resources is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the
United States? - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Coal mined and transported within the United
States by railroads
Which of the following best describes urban planning in the United States? - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. It is accomplished, for the most part, through local ordinances governing
land use
Specialty agriculture and timber production have increased the level of development and gross
national income (GNI) of Chile's economy through which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A. Export sales to consumers in the United States, Japan, and other foreign
markets
