AP Human Geography practice exam
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions And
CORRECT Answers
All the following have been considered new industrial countries EXCEPT
(A) Hong Kong (D) China
(B) South Korea (E) Indonesia
(C) Brazil - CORRECT ANSWER -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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -D
Which of the following is a valid difference between the urban patterns of the United States and
those of Latin
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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -D
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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -A
The region outlined above contains delivery destinations served by United Trucking. Which of
the following
classifications best fits this region?
(A) Functional (D) Mental
(B) Formal (E) Perceptual
(C) Vernacular - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Compared with the world pattern of crude birth rates, the world pattern of crude death rates
shows
(A) more variation because of the vast inequalities in minimal health care throughout the world
(B) less variation because of the general availability of minimal health care facilities throughout
the world
(C) equal variation because of the offsetting effect of birth and death rates throughout the world
(D) no variation
(E) high variation because of the high infant mortality in some world regions - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
Which of the following would be most attracted to export-processing zones in less-developed
countries?
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions And
CORRECT Answers
All the following have been considered new industrial countries EXCEPT
(A) Hong Kong (D) China
(B) South Korea (E) Indonesia
(C) Brazil - CORRECT ANSWER -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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -D
Which of the following is a valid difference between the urban patterns of the United States and
those of Latin
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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -D
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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -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 ANSWER -A
The region outlined above contains delivery destinations served by United Trucking. Which of
the following
classifications best fits this region?
(A) Functional (D) Mental
(B) Formal (E) Perceptual
(C) Vernacular - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Compared with the world pattern of crude birth rates, the world pattern of crude death rates
shows
(A) more variation because of the vast inequalities in minimal health care throughout the world
(B) less variation because of the general availability of minimal health care facilities throughout
the world
(C) equal variation because of the offsetting effect of birth and death rates throughout the world
(D) no variation
(E) high variation because of the high infant mortality in some world regions - CORRECT
ANSWER -B
Which of the following would be most attracted to export-processing zones in less-developed
countries?
