AP Human Geography – Mid Term Examination Review
January 2016
Chapter One: BASIC CONCEPTS
1. As a formal discipline, modern geography owes its origins to the ancient G__________.
2. The oldest field of geography is C______________ or map making.
3. Carl Sauer’s C_____________L_____________ describes the impact of humans on the earth’s
surface.
4. Geography is referred to as a s___________ science because of its focus on: location,
distribution, interaction and changes that occur between people and activities over a given
study area.
5. The concepts of c _________________________ describe the FREQUENCY of objects in a given
area and, p__________________ to describe the spread of objects in a given area.
6. The area of geographic inquiry can be described as a regional approach, while using a
d________________ method.
7. C__________ or Mental Maps are based on objective knowledge and subjective beliefs, they are
d__________ from person to person, and they guide spatial behavior and, provide a foundation
for daily, r______________ movements.
8. Maps can LIE! They are all d_________________ and can lead to false conclusions because of
bias of creator, confusing symbols and, are drawn to different s_____________.
9. The resolution (truth) of a map is proportional a LARGE SCALE map (–zoomed out) would be
1:_______ while a SMALL SCALE map (-zoomed in) would be 1:_________________.
10. Maps serve as t_______ to communicate geographic data, depict spatial d________________ ,
storing reference material and showing changes over t_____________.
11. In order to calculate ABSOLUTE LOCATION we’ll need the L_____________________ and the
L____________________________.
12. If I say that Richmond, VA is northwest of Williamsburg near the interchange of I-64 and I-95, I
am giving Richmond’s ____________________ location or s_____________________.
13. The expressions “out west” or “back east” are examples of relative d___________________.
14. Both regions and p_________________ can be defined by their physical characteristics, can
change over time, can serve as h______________________ for innovation and contribute to
cultural identity.
15. A broadcasting area for a news program on television is considered a f____________________
region.
16. The name BATTLE CREEK, MI…this is an example of an INCIDENT T_______________________.
17. Rap music, which spread from a HEARTH to the world is an example of
h__________________________ diffusion.
Pictures: Which one is which?
Polar Projection
Equal Area Projection
Robinson18.
Projection
Mercator projection
Interrupted projection
Choropleth Map
Isoline Map
Dot Map
Proportional Symbol Map
Chapter Two: POPULATION
19. The measure of carrying c_______________ is physiological density.
20. If a country has an EXTREMELY high p________________________ density, the region or
country is said to be in a state of o_______________________ (hint: population).
21. A population with a greater number of young people tends to grow r_______________
regardless of the level of childbearing as a result of d_______________________ momentum.
22. nresult of increasing the e___________ and opportunities for women.
23. A disease like A__________ is NOT considered a major cause of deaths in countries in Stages
Three and Four of the EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION. Diseases like cancer, cardiovascular
disease, d____________ and heart attacks are.
24. The most important control on a country’s fertility rate, infant and m_____________________
mortality rate, l______________________ rate and, life expectancy is the country’s level of
e__________________ development (hint:$$$)
25. These things affect the uneven distribution of the global population: conflict and
w______________, gender empowerment, government policies, level of
t________________________.
26. According to Thomas Malthus, population grows e_____________________, while food grows
a_______________________.
27.
Countries in Stage ______________ are experiencing rapid population growth because of
improvements in farming and the “Medical Revolution”. Countries in like the US, Canada and Australia
are in Stage______________. The two stages where children are more of a liability (risk) than an asset –
causing a decline in fertility rates are Stages _____________ and ____________________.
28.
Explain why Malthus thought of this as a CASTASTROPHE!!!?? Why could he be wrong in the
21st century? Why could he still be
correct?________________________________________________________________________
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MIGRATION: CHAPTER THREE
29. Which of Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration is NOT as valid as it once?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
30. The most important push and pull factors of contemporary migration are
__________________________________________.
31. The two main factors in migration selectivity are a_________ and sex.
32. Since the 20th century, US immigrants are increasingly from Latin America and
A________________.
33. One goal of the potential migrant is to reduce uncertainty and can be accomplished through
either s ______________ migration, which happens in a series of stages or through
c______________ migration which places the migrant in an established flow to a prepared
location.
CULTURE: CHAPTERS FOUR-SIX
34. Not all cultures passed the successive stages of cultural evolution at the same time leading to
cultural d_______________, while sharing technologies, organizations, and traits evident among
widely separated societies in the modern world is evidence of cultural convergence.
35. The behaviors and customs that revolve around automobile ownership in the US are examples
of a culture c_________________.
36. M__________________ culture comprises a group of people’s built environment.
37. All the following are modern l_________________ f__________________: English, Hindustani,
Russian and Swahili.
38. All of the following have been identified as potential n_____________________ outcomes of
globalization of population culture: creation of u____________________ landscapes,
d___________________ of natural environment, loss of t________________________ values
and, threats to f________________ culture.
39. These are MODERN language conflicts:
a. BELGIUM: Walloons vs F__________________________
b. ISRAEL: Hebrew vs A_______________________________
c. QUEBEC: E___________________________ vs French
d. NIGERIA: Hausa, Yoruba and I_______________ vs English
40. List the FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM:
41. All of the following are true of India’s caste system: it affects marriage, it is based on
o______________________________ (job), affects diet (often to the detriment of women),
affects marriage (sometimes leading to dowry related death).
42. Cultural change is induced (caused) by: innovation, d__________________ and acculturation.
43. The spread of C____________________ and Indo-European language to the western
hemisphere by European c___________________ is an example of relocation diffusion.