Deck 1: Advanced Placement Human Geography

Question 1

Antarctica is a desert.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Who was Thomas Malthus?

A)A British scholar who made the idea of paying rent popular.
B)A pastor who was greatly influential in the British economy.
C)A British scholar who worried that rampant population growth would decrease the possibility of moving toward a utopian society.
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

What is the best description for the geographic concept of "nation"?

A)It is the equivalent of a country or state.
B)It is a population and area controlled by an organized government.
C)It is a population with a single religion and government.
D)It is a population represented by a single culture.

Answer 3

It is a population represented by a single culture.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about hunting and gathering is true?

A)It is a nomadic life.
B)It is still practiced today.
C)All humans were hunters and gatherers before the advent of agriculture.
D)All of the above

Question 5

What is the concept wherein physical geographic factors like climate, soils, and resources shape a specific cultural group's behavior and practices?

A)Environmental determinism
B)Eco-Convergence
C)Physical determinism
D)Environmental imperialism

Question 6

Why does gerrymandering adjust voting district boundaries?

A)To benefit the interest of a group or political party
B)To attempt to have an equal amount of constituents in demographics like age and gender
C)To ensure that all districts are the same size and shape
D)Gerrymandering does not adjust voting district boundaries.

Question 7

What was the large-scale decline in the Native American population during the decades following European settlement from 1492 onward largely caused by?

A)Infectious diseases introduced by European colonists and explorers
B)Large numbers of Native Americans moved to Europe.
C)Warfare with the invading European armies
D)Forced labor and slavery in colonial plantations

Question 8

What does the Green Revolution refer to?

A)The introduction of hybrid crops to promote the development of agriculture
B)Cities introducing larger amounts of green space
C)The new interest in green business and production
D)The local foods movement

Question 9

What two regions did the Erie Canal connect?

A)South to North
B)West to Northeast
C)Southeast to West
D)Southeast to Midwest