AP Human Geography Exam Review
Questions with Complete Solutions
Which of the following is true regarding emigration?
A. Emigration results in an influx of talented people in underdeveloped countries.
B. Emigration reduces the pressure on land in overpopulated areas.
C. Emigration increases unemployment rates in underdeveloped countries.
D. Emigration can speed up development in underpopulated areas.
E. Emigration can increase cultural diversity. - Answer-B
A refugee is defined as a person...
A. Who willingly left his or her homeland for better opportunities in another country.
B. Who illegally resides in a country other than his or her homeland.
C. Who works outside of his or her home country.
D. Who was forced to leave his or her homeland due to war or violence.
E. Who was deported from a country back to his or her homeland. - Answer-D
All of the following are potential pull factors for immigration EXCEPT...
A. Access to health-care services.
B. The high cost of land.
C. Potential for higher-paying employment.
D. Access to electricity and utilities.
E. Entertainment options like television and sports. - Answer-B
Historically, cultural diffusion patterns in the United States have tended to flow in
which general direction?
A. East to west
B. West to east
C. North to south
D. South to north
E. Northwest to southeast - Answer-A
Compared to popular cultures, folk cultures are...
A. More cosmopolitan.
B. More homogeneous.
C. More diffuse.
D. More transitory.
E. More contagious. - Answer-B
A new fashion trend originating in New York City that diffuses to Los Angeles, Paris,
and Tokyo before reaching rural areas of New York state would be an example of
which of the following kinds of diffusion?
A. Contagious
B. Hierarchical
C. Uniform
,D. Relocation
E. Stimulus - Answer-B
The Sunbelt and New England are two examples of which kind of culture region?
A. Functional
B. Formal
C. Vernacular
D. Municipal
E. Transnational - Answer-C
An immigrant who selectively adopts certain customs of the dominant host society in
order to advance socioeconomically, while still retaining much of his or her native
customs, practices, and beliefs, best illustrates the concept of...
A. Acculturation.
B. Maladaptive behavior.
C. Assimilation.
D. Ethnocentrism.
E. All of the above. - Answer-A
A Mormon church located in a rural area of northwestern Colorado is most likely the
result of which kind of diffusion?
A. Expansion
B. Relocation
C. Hierarchical
D. Maladaptive
E. Stimulus - Answer-A
The Alhambra (in southern Spain) is an elaborate palace that exhibits a blend of
Islamic and Christian architectural influences. It was originally built by Muslim Moors
in the 14th century, then later renovated by Catholic monarchs in the 16thcentury,
following the reconquestof Spain. These cumulative influences evident throughout its
landscape illustrate the concept of...
A. Stimulus diffusion
B. Sequent occupance
C. Environmental determinism
D. Transhumance
E. Distance decay - Answer-B
Telecommunication networks, whose areas of service radiate outward from central
hubs, or nodes, best represent which of the following types of culture region?
A. Vernacular culture region
B. Formal culture region
C. Functional culture region
D. Folk culture region
E. Popular culture region - Answer-C
A holistic approach to studying the relationship between a human society and its
natural environment is known as...
A. Topophilia
B. Environmental determinism
, C. Innovation adoption
D. Cultural ecology
E. Geomancy - Answer-D
The place or area where a cultural practice originates is known as a...
A. Cosmos.
B. Frontier.
C. Edge.
D. Path.
E. Hearth. - Answer-E
Which of the following terms best describes the geographic boundary of one
particular linguistic feature?
A. Language border
B. Toponym
C. Choroplethinterval
D. Linguistic hearth
E. Isogloss - Answer-E
A dialect is best classified as which of the following?
A. Cultural complex
B. Cultural trait
C. Language branch
D. Language group
E. Language family - Answer-B
A highly simplified language developed between linguistically heterogeneous groups
for the purposes of basic intergroup communication is known as which of the
following?
A. Creole
B. Pidgin
C. Lingua franca
D. Bilingualism
E. Standard dialect - Answer-B
The predominance of English as the preferred language spoken at many
international business meetings and political summits could be cited to support the
claim that English is a popular...
A. Creole language
B. Pidgin language
C. Language branch
D. Dialect
E. Lingua franca - Answer-E
Arabic, which spread westward with the diffusion of Islam, is part of which of the
following language families?
A. Sino-Tibetan
B. Afro-Asiatic
C. Indo-European
D. Malayo-Polynesian
Questions with Complete Solutions
Which of the following is true regarding emigration?
A. Emigration results in an influx of talented people in underdeveloped countries.
B. Emigration reduces the pressure on land in overpopulated areas.
C. Emigration increases unemployment rates in underdeveloped countries.
D. Emigration can speed up development in underpopulated areas.
E. Emigration can increase cultural diversity. - Answer-B
A refugee is defined as a person...
A. Who willingly left his or her homeland for better opportunities in another country.
B. Who illegally resides in a country other than his or her homeland.
C. Who works outside of his or her home country.
D. Who was forced to leave his or her homeland due to war or violence.
E. Who was deported from a country back to his or her homeland. - Answer-D
All of the following are potential pull factors for immigration EXCEPT...
A. Access to health-care services.
B. The high cost of land.
C. Potential for higher-paying employment.
D. Access to electricity and utilities.
E. Entertainment options like television and sports. - Answer-B
Historically, cultural diffusion patterns in the United States have tended to flow in
which general direction?
A. East to west
B. West to east
C. North to south
D. South to north
E. Northwest to southeast - Answer-A
Compared to popular cultures, folk cultures are...
A. More cosmopolitan.
B. More homogeneous.
C. More diffuse.
D. More transitory.
E. More contagious. - Answer-B
A new fashion trend originating in New York City that diffuses to Los Angeles, Paris,
and Tokyo before reaching rural areas of New York state would be an example of
which of the following kinds of diffusion?
A. Contagious
B. Hierarchical
C. Uniform
,D. Relocation
E. Stimulus - Answer-B
The Sunbelt and New England are two examples of which kind of culture region?
A. Functional
B. Formal
C. Vernacular
D. Municipal
E. Transnational - Answer-C
An immigrant who selectively adopts certain customs of the dominant host society in
order to advance socioeconomically, while still retaining much of his or her native
customs, practices, and beliefs, best illustrates the concept of...
A. Acculturation.
B. Maladaptive behavior.
C. Assimilation.
D. Ethnocentrism.
E. All of the above. - Answer-A
A Mormon church located in a rural area of northwestern Colorado is most likely the
result of which kind of diffusion?
A. Expansion
B. Relocation
C. Hierarchical
D. Maladaptive
E. Stimulus - Answer-A
The Alhambra (in southern Spain) is an elaborate palace that exhibits a blend of
Islamic and Christian architectural influences. It was originally built by Muslim Moors
in the 14th century, then later renovated by Catholic monarchs in the 16thcentury,
following the reconquestof Spain. These cumulative influences evident throughout its
landscape illustrate the concept of...
A. Stimulus diffusion
B. Sequent occupance
C. Environmental determinism
D. Transhumance
E. Distance decay - Answer-B
Telecommunication networks, whose areas of service radiate outward from central
hubs, or nodes, best represent which of the following types of culture region?
A. Vernacular culture region
B. Formal culture region
C. Functional culture region
D. Folk culture region
E. Popular culture region - Answer-C
A holistic approach to studying the relationship between a human society and its
natural environment is known as...
A. Topophilia
B. Environmental determinism
, C. Innovation adoption
D. Cultural ecology
E. Geomancy - Answer-D
The place or area where a cultural practice originates is known as a...
A. Cosmos.
B. Frontier.
C. Edge.
D. Path.
E. Hearth. - Answer-E
Which of the following terms best describes the geographic boundary of one
particular linguistic feature?
A. Language border
B. Toponym
C. Choroplethinterval
D. Linguistic hearth
E. Isogloss - Answer-E
A dialect is best classified as which of the following?
A. Cultural complex
B. Cultural trait
C. Language branch
D. Language group
E. Language family - Answer-B
A highly simplified language developed between linguistically heterogeneous groups
for the purposes of basic intergroup communication is known as which of the
following?
A. Creole
B. Pidgin
C. Lingua franca
D. Bilingualism
E. Standard dialect - Answer-B
The predominance of English as the preferred language spoken at many
international business meetings and political summits could be cited to support the
claim that English is a popular...
A. Creole language
B. Pidgin language
C. Language branch
D. Dialect
E. Lingua franca - Answer-E
Arabic, which spread westward with the diffusion of Islam, is part of which of the
following language families?
A. Sino-Tibetan
B. Afro-Asiatic
C. Indo-European
D. Malayo-Polynesian
