AP Human Geography practice exam
Questions With Complete Solutions
All the following have been considered new industrial
countries EXCEPT
(A) Hong Kong (D) China
(B) South Korea (E) Indonesia
(C) Brazil - Correct Answers ✅E
Which of the following is an example of a quinary-sector
economic activity?
(A) Working at a cash register at McDonald's
(B) Serving as a researcher for human genetic cloning
(C) Serving on the U.S. president's cabinet
(D) Converting crude oil into gasoline
(E) Plowing land in preparation for planting a crop - Correct
Answers ✅C
London has become a world city in part because of its
proximity to ports and other places that foster development.
This reason for London's historic growth relates to the city's
(A) site (D) situation
(B) sovereignty (E) distance decay
(C) redlining - Correct Answers ✅D
Which of the following is a valid difference between the urban
patterns of the United States and those of Latin
,AP Human Geography practice exam
Questions With Complete Solutions
America?
(A) Unlike U.S. cities, Latin American cities have ghettos.
(B) U.S cities follow a sector pattern, whereas Latin American
cities follow concentric zones.
(C) Gentrification is more present in Latin American cities.
(D) Latin American cities have more-defined industrial
sectors.
(E) Unlike U.S. cities, Latin American cities show patterns of
wealthy residents emanating from the city's central
business district. - Correct Answers ✅E
The number of people under the age of 15 plus the number of
people above the age of 64 divided by the number of
the people aged 15 through 64 is defined as
(A) carrying capacity (D) age-sex pyramid
(B) primary economic sector (E) infrastructure
(C) dependency ratio - Correct Answers ✅C
Governments such as those once controlled by the Taliban in
Afghanistan and the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran are
classified as
(A) landlocked (D) theocratic
(B) parliamentary (E) microstates
(C) federal - Correct Answers ✅D
, AP Human Geography practice exam
Questions With Complete Solutions
All the following were original members of the European
Community, the predecessor to the European Union,
EXCEPT
(A) France (D) Italy
(B) Belgium (E) The Netherlands
(C) United Kingdom - Correct Answers ✅C
In 1492, Christopher Columbus's voyage took nearly 40 days
to cross the Atlantic Ocean, a trip that would take a
modern ship less than one week. This difference best reflects
the geographic concept of
(A) distance decay (D) space-time compression
(B) uneven development (E) distribution
(C) stimulus diffusion - Correct Answers ✅D
The arrow on the map above points to a city in India
containing the largest number of shrines from which of the
following religions?
(A) Sikhism (D) Christianity
(B) Shintoism (E) Hinduism
(C) Buddhism - Correct Answers ✅A
Questions With Complete Solutions
All the following have been considered new industrial
countries EXCEPT
(A) Hong Kong (D) China
(B) South Korea (E) Indonesia
(C) Brazil - Correct Answers ✅E
Which of the following is an example of a quinary-sector
economic activity?
(A) Working at a cash register at McDonald's
(B) Serving as a researcher for human genetic cloning
(C) Serving on the U.S. president's cabinet
(D) Converting crude oil into gasoline
(E) Plowing land in preparation for planting a crop - Correct
Answers ✅C
London has become a world city in part because of its
proximity to ports and other places that foster development.
This reason for London's historic growth relates to the city's
(A) site (D) situation
(B) sovereignty (E) distance decay
(C) redlining - Correct Answers ✅D
Which of the following is a valid difference between the urban
patterns of the United States and those of Latin
,AP Human Geography practice exam
Questions With Complete Solutions
America?
(A) Unlike U.S. cities, Latin American cities have ghettos.
(B) U.S cities follow a sector pattern, whereas Latin American
cities follow concentric zones.
(C) Gentrification is more present in Latin American cities.
(D) Latin American cities have more-defined industrial
sectors.
(E) Unlike U.S. cities, Latin American cities show patterns of
wealthy residents emanating from the city's central
business district. - Correct Answers ✅E
The number of people under the age of 15 plus the number of
people above the age of 64 divided by the number of
the people aged 15 through 64 is defined as
(A) carrying capacity (D) age-sex pyramid
(B) primary economic sector (E) infrastructure
(C) dependency ratio - Correct Answers ✅C
Governments such as those once controlled by the Taliban in
Afghanistan and the Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran are
classified as
(A) landlocked (D) theocratic
(B) parliamentary (E) microstates
(C) federal - Correct Answers ✅D
, AP Human Geography practice exam
Questions With Complete Solutions
All the following were original members of the European
Community, the predecessor to the European Union,
EXCEPT
(A) France (D) Italy
(B) Belgium (E) The Netherlands
(C) United Kingdom - Correct Answers ✅C
In 1492, Christopher Columbus's voyage took nearly 40 days
to cross the Atlantic Ocean, a trip that would take a
modern ship less than one week. This difference best reflects
the geographic concept of
(A) distance decay (D) space-time compression
(B) uneven development (E) distribution
(C) stimulus diffusion - Correct Answers ✅D
The arrow on the map above points to a city in India
containing the largest number of shrines from which of the
following religions?
(A) Sikhism (D) Christianity
(B) Shintoism (E) Hinduism
(C) Buddhism - Correct Answers ✅A
