AP Human Geography Practice Test (75
Questions, 60 minutes)
1.The relationship between an object on the surface of the Earth and the same object on a map
projection is known as what?
(A) Map Class
(B) Map projection
(C) Map scale
(D) Map distortion
(E) Map direction
2. Thomas Malthus predicted in the early 1800's that population was soon to be in what stage of
growth?
(A) Exponential
(B) Negative
(C) Static
(D) Proportional
(E) Linear
3. The hearth of contemporary country music is located around what city?
(A) Houston, Texas
(B) Dallas, Texas
(C) Memphis, Tennessee
(D) Nashville, Tennessee
(E) Atlanta, Georgia
4. Which of the following countries is not one the Four Asian Tigers?
(A) Singapore
,(B) Taiwan
(C) South Korea
(D) Hong Kong
(E) Vietnam
5. Johann Heinrich von Thunen's model agricultural land use is centered on what basic concept?
(A) The farmers sell all of their farm productions to a market
(B) The higher-end commodities are located farther from the market
(C) The lighter commodities are closer to the market to ensure profitability
(D) The heavier commodities are around the market because they need irrigation
(E) The market is based on subsistence farming practices in less developed countries
6. Weber's least cost theory is based on what primary cost?
(A) Labor
(B) Infrastructure
(C) Transportation
(D) Government Taxes
(E) Land Costs
7. What theory suggests that in an urban setting, the farther a neighborhood is from the central
business district, the greater its wealth is?
(A) Sector model
(B) Same-size rule
(C) Multiple nuclei model
(D) Concentric zone model
(E) Urban periphery model
8. Which country has created special economic zones (SEZs) to attract investment?
, (A) Japan
(B) Vietnam
(C) South Korea
(D) China
(E) Thailand
9. What stage in the demographic transition model has the highest growth rates?
(A) Stage 1
(B) Stage 2
(C) Stage 3
(D) Stage 4
(E) Stage 5
10. What type of survey pattern was initiated by the French in the United States and is still
evident in the Louisiana region of the United States of today?
(A) long lots system
(B) township and range system
(C) metes and bounds system
(D) nucleated town system
(E) concentric urban framework
11. Which organization, established in 1960, contains the members listed as the following:
Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,United Arab
Emirates, Venezuela?
(A) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
(B) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(C) European Union
(D) PRA (Pacific Rim Alliances)
Questions, 60 minutes)
1.The relationship between an object on the surface of the Earth and the same object on a map
projection is known as what?
(A) Map Class
(B) Map projection
(C) Map scale
(D) Map distortion
(E) Map direction
2. Thomas Malthus predicted in the early 1800's that population was soon to be in what stage of
growth?
(A) Exponential
(B) Negative
(C) Static
(D) Proportional
(E) Linear
3. The hearth of contemporary country music is located around what city?
(A) Houston, Texas
(B) Dallas, Texas
(C) Memphis, Tennessee
(D) Nashville, Tennessee
(E) Atlanta, Georgia
4. Which of the following countries is not one the Four Asian Tigers?
(A) Singapore
,(B) Taiwan
(C) South Korea
(D) Hong Kong
(E) Vietnam
5. Johann Heinrich von Thunen's model agricultural land use is centered on what basic concept?
(A) The farmers sell all of their farm productions to a market
(B) The higher-end commodities are located farther from the market
(C) The lighter commodities are closer to the market to ensure profitability
(D) The heavier commodities are around the market because they need irrigation
(E) The market is based on subsistence farming practices in less developed countries
6. Weber's least cost theory is based on what primary cost?
(A) Labor
(B) Infrastructure
(C) Transportation
(D) Government Taxes
(E) Land Costs
7. What theory suggests that in an urban setting, the farther a neighborhood is from the central
business district, the greater its wealth is?
(A) Sector model
(B) Same-size rule
(C) Multiple nuclei model
(D) Concentric zone model
(E) Urban periphery model
8. Which country has created special economic zones (SEZs) to attract investment?
, (A) Japan
(B) Vietnam
(C) South Korea
(D) China
(E) Thailand
9. What stage in the demographic transition model has the highest growth rates?
(A) Stage 1
(B) Stage 2
(C) Stage 3
(D) Stage 4
(E) Stage 5
10. What type of survey pattern was initiated by the French in the United States and is still
evident in the Louisiana region of the United States of today?
(A) long lots system
(B) township and range system
(C) metes and bounds system
(D) nucleated town system
(E) concentric urban framework
11. Which organization, established in 1960, contains the members listed as the following:
Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,United Arab
Emirates, Venezuela?
(A) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
(B) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
(C) European Union
(D) PRA (Pacific Rim Alliances)
