AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Where was the Tata Corporation? - ANSWER Hyderabad, India.
The current game of soccer spread throughout the world as a result of British
colonization. This is an example of which type of diffusion: ANSWER relocation
Which of the following best characterizes the location of Manhattan? (A) A
regional transportation hub for the northeastern United States (B) A midway point
along an urban corridor stretching from Boston to Washington, D.C. (C) An island
bounded by the Hudson and East Rivers (D) A prominent center for international
trade and commerce (E) An urban area approximately two hours northeast of
Philadelphia by train ANSWER B
Which of the following is not true of culture? (A) It is biologically inherited. (B) It
differs from place to location. (C) It may converge and diverge over time. (D) It
can disperse across space. (E) It represents human adaptation and inventiveness. -
The answer is A.
Which of the following phenomena best represents the concept of cultural
convergence? (A) Linguistic drift (B) Ethnic separatist (C) Globalization (D)
Gerrymandering (E) Religious fundamentalism (ANSWER C)
The belief that material advances, such as new technologies, propagate faster than
newly exposed cultures can appropriately respond and adapt to them best
exemplifies (A) cultural divergence, (B) stimulus dissemination. (C) Environmental
Determinism (D) Cultural Lag (E) Relocation diffusion - Answer D.
The principle of distance decay describes (A) a positive correlation between
distance and the degree of relationship. (B) a neutral correlation between distance
and degree of relation. (C) a negative correlation between distance and degree of
, relation. (D) an ambiguous link between distance and degree of relationship. (E)
There is no link between distance and degree of relation. - ANSWER C
The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amounts of
time, due to technological innovations such as the airplane, automobile, telephone,
and Internet, represents the idea of: (A) time-space compression, (B) stimulus
diffusion, (C) friction of distance, (D) relocation diffusion, and (E) possibilism. -
The answer is A.
Which of the following US cities is located along the Mississippi River and serves
as a key port for offshore petroleum production in the Gulf of Mexico. (A) St.
Louis (B) Houston (C) Mobile (D). New Orleans (East) Minneapolis - Answer D.
Which type of socioeconomic organization is most closely linked to globalization
processes? Mutualism, Socialism, Feudalism, and Capitalism (E) Communism:
ANSWER D
Which of the following best characterizes the location of Mexico City? (A) The
most important financial and political center in Mexico. (B) An urban area located
roughly two hours by plane from Houston, Texas. (C) A highland valley and dry
lakebed located on a high plateau in southern central Mexico. (D) The federal
district of Mexico. (E) A key node in a global system of flows of products,
information, and people. - ANSWER C
Which of the following instances best captures the notion of cognitive distance?
(A) The cost of travel (B) Miles or kilometers (C) Minutes or hours (D) Perceived
space (E) Average daily walking distance (ANSWER D).
ANSWER: Mesoamerica was the center of maize corn domestication.
The primary uniting agent that preceded the emergence of popular culture was the
printing press.
ANSWERS
Where was the Tata Corporation? - ANSWER Hyderabad, India.
The current game of soccer spread throughout the world as a result of British
colonization. This is an example of which type of diffusion: ANSWER relocation
Which of the following best characterizes the location of Manhattan? (A) A
regional transportation hub for the northeastern United States (B) A midway point
along an urban corridor stretching from Boston to Washington, D.C. (C) An island
bounded by the Hudson and East Rivers (D) A prominent center for international
trade and commerce (E) An urban area approximately two hours northeast of
Philadelphia by train ANSWER B
Which of the following is not true of culture? (A) It is biologically inherited. (B) It
differs from place to location. (C) It may converge and diverge over time. (D) It
can disperse across space. (E) It represents human adaptation and inventiveness. -
The answer is A.
Which of the following phenomena best represents the concept of cultural
convergence? (A) Linguistic drift (B) Ethnic separatist (C) Globalization (D)
Gerrymandering (E) Religious fundamentalism (ANSWER C)
The belief that material advances, such as new technologies, propagate faster than
newly exposed cultures can appropriately respond and adapt to them best
exemplifies (A) cultural divergence, (B) stimulus dissemination. (C) Environmental
Determinism (D) Cultural Lag (E) Relocation diffusion - Answer D.
The principle of distance decay describes (A) a positive correlation between
distance and the degree of relationship. (B) a neutral correlation between distance
and degree of relation. (C) a negative correlation between distance and degree of
, relation. (D) an ambiguous link between distance and degree of relationship. (E)
There is no link between distance and degree of relation. - ANSWER C
The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amounts of
time, due to technological innovations such as the airplane, automobile, telephone,
and Internet, represents the idea of: (A) time-space compression, (B) stimulus
diffusion, (C) friction of distance, (D) relocation diffusion, and (E) possibilism. -
The answer is A.
Which of the following US cities is located along the Mississippi River and serves
as a key port for offshore petroleum production in the Gulf of Mexico. (A) St.
Louis (B) Houston (C) Mobile (D). New Orleans (East) Minneapolis - Answer D.
Which type of socioeconomic organization is most closely linked to globalization
processes? Mutualism, Socialism, Feudalism, and Capitalism (E) Communism:
ANSWER D
Which of the following best characterizes the location of Mexico City? (A) The
most important financial and political center in Mexico. (B) An urban area located
roughly two hours by plane from Houston, Texas. (C) A highland valley and dry
lakebed located on a high plateau in southern central Mexico. (D) The federal
district of Mexico. (E) A key node in a global system of flows of products,
information, and people. - ANSWER C
Which of the following instances best captures the notion of cognitive distance?
(A) The cost of travel (B) Miles or kilometers (C) Minutes or hours (D) Perceived
space (E) Average daily walking distance (ANSWER D).
ANSWER: Mesoamerica was the center of maize corn domestication.
The primary uniting agent that preceded the emergence of popular culture was the
printing press.
