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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (PRACTICE EXAM)SECTION I
Time – 60 Minutes75 Questions
Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then place the letter of your choice in the corresponding box on the student answer sheet.
This is not an official exam and is only meant as practice.
Questions 1-2 refer to the map below.
1. In which of the regions above would you NOT find a major oil-producing zone?
a. Zone Ab. Zone Bc. Zone C
d. Zone De. Zone E
2. Which of the following zones contains a region in which Mediterranean agriculture would be practiced?
a. Zone Ab. Zone Bc. Zone C
d. Zone De. Zone E
3. Asian immigrants to the United States during the 1990’s were most likely to cluster in the
a. Western statesb. Northern statesc. Southern statesd. Eastern statese. Midwest states
4. An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government is called a
a. Stateb. Nation-Statec. Nationd. Countrye. City
5. In which nation was religious conflict most brutal in the 2000s?
a. Romaniab. Irelandc. Franced. Italye. Lithuania
6. The UN (United Nations) strives to I. Monopolize industriesII. Solve global economic
problemsIII. Solve global issues
concerning human rights violations
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. II and III
e. I, II, and III
Questions 7-8 refer to the statements below.
7. Which speaker would agree most with the ideas of environmental determinism?
a. Speaker Ab. Speaker Bc. Speaker Cd. Speaker D
8. Which speaker would agree most with the ideas of possibilism?
a. Speaker A b. Speaker Bc. Speaker Cd. Speaker D
Speaker A: All cultures are created equally from a hearth. For example, all crops are created in a hearth, such as the Saudi Humbolt Resivoir.
Speaker B: The physical environment can limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust their environment. For example, people can choose the crops that grow in certain areas.
Speaker C: The physical environment causes social development. An example of this would be the theory that island nations have unique cultural traits solely because of their isolation from continental societies.
Speaker D: In ecological studies, the fastest and strongest animal always out-competes weaker animals for food and resources.
9. Which of the following nations have no land claims on the Antarctic continent?
a. United Statesb. Norwayc. New Zealandd. Argentinae. United Kingdom
10. The study of making maps is calleda. Biomapping b. Geographyc. Cartographyd. Geologye. Choroplething
11. The disamenity in Latin American city models refers to the
a. Central park areasb. Middle-class residencies c. Noisy, polluting land-use
areas for low income residencies
d. Marketplace and commercial areas
e. Government and bureaucratic areas
12. The Agricultural Revolution occurred in
a. 1,000 ADb. 2,000 BCc. 8,000 BCd. 5,000 BCe. 1,000 BC
13. Which of the following animals were domesticated in the Americas?
a. Dogb. Chickenc. Cattled. Alpacae. Horse
Question 13 refers to the map below.
14. The map above is most closely related to which of these terms?
a. Megalopolis b. Clustered Rural Settlement c. Central Business Districtd. High-Threshold Districte. Exclusive Economic Zone
15. Louise is leaving Marathon City's commercial center on Interstate 22 to Camden, a rural settlement of 203 people, 300 miles west of Marathon City. What is the correct sequence of agricultural activities that she will see on her trip from Marathon City to Camden? (Assume Marathon City follows the Von Thurnen Agricultural Model, and the surroundings of the city are flat in a 300 mile radius)
a. Cow Dairying, Grain Production, Cattle Grazing, Timber Production b. Cow Dairying, Grain Production, Timber Production, Cattle Grazingc. Cow Dairying, Timber Production, Cattle Grazing, Grain Productiond. Cow Dairying, Timber Production, Grain Production, Cattle Grazinge. Timber Production, Cow Grazing, Cow Dairying, Grain Production
16. Which of the following population pyramids is closely related to that of China’s?
a.
b.
c.
d.e. It cannot be determined with the information given.
17. The United States, although a developed country, continues to increase in population at a decent rate. This is due to
a. Immigrationb. Educationc. Militarism d. Povertye. Emigration
18. A senior citizens community (ages 70 and up, assuming there is not one person under age 70 in the community) would most likely have a population pyramid with a
a. Wide top and narrow bottomb. Wide bottom and narrow topc. Medium top and bottomd. Wide top and no bottome. Wide bottom and no top
19. The stages with zero population growth in the Demographic Transition Model are
a. 1, onlyb. 4, onlyc. 2 and 3d. 1 and 4e. 1, 3 and 4
20. Which of the following animals was domesticated in present day Kazakhstan?
a. Horseb. Turkeyc. Sheepd. Llamae. Goat
21. The three leading cereal grains in the world are
a. Rice, millet, wheatb. Millet, rice, maizec. Sorghum, wheat, riced. Rice, wheat, maizee. Millet, sorghum, rice
22. The process of adding land to a city is called
a. Consolidationb. Annexationc. Addendumd. Inclusione. Supplementation
23. In Europe, most states are considered to be ‘highly developed’ on the Human Development Index. However, some states are not considered highly developed. These states are located, generally, in
a. Northwestern Europeb. Mediterranean Coastc. Northern Europed. Eastern Europee. Southwestern Europe
24. Saudi Arabia has a higher per capita income when compared to its neighbors, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, mainly due to its
a. Healthcare systemb. Desert landscapec. Oil reservesd. Proximity to trade routese. Women’s rights
25. A substance in the environment that is useful to people, economically and technologically feasible to access, and socially acceptable to use is
a. A resourceb. An ethical sourcec. A sustainable Yield d. Equitye. Comparative Advantage
26. Where something originates is called its
a. Diffused Centerb. Original Centerc. Hearthd. Emerged Centere. Cultrual Diffusion
Question 27 refers to the photo below.
27. The map above shows all of the visitors to a service center in one year. The shaded region can be considered a
a. Perceptual Regionb. Formal Regionc. Functional Region d. Relocation Diffusione. None of the above
Question 28 refers to the photo below.
28. Which of the following would most likely be found in the shaded regions almost exclusively on the South of the American-Mexican border?
a. Spanish speakersb. Basic industryc. Maquiladorasd. Illegal drugse. Indigenous populations
29. As children and grandchildren of immigrants moved out of their original inner-city neighborhoods, ethnic identity is most likely to be retained through all of the following except
a. Foodb. Clothingc. Cultural Valuesd. Religione. Geographic Location
30. A surge in the migration of Hispanics and Asians entering America began in the
a. 1960’s-1970’sb. 1790’sc. 2000’s-2010’sd. 1920’s-1930’se. 1860’s-1870s
31. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 prohibits
a. Scientific endeavors on the continent
b. Oil drilling and resource depletion on the land
c. Military operationsd. Settlement e. All of the above
32. Greenland is a territory of which state?
a. Denmarkb. Netherlandsc. Canadad. Great Britain e. Norway
33. The concept that ethnicities have the right to govern themselves is called
a. Democracyb. Self-determination c. Genocided. Nation-state e. Ethnic cleansing
Queston 34 refers to the photo below.
34. The flags above (The United Kingdom and the United Nations) are associated with a
a. Nation and supranational organization
b. Nation and a transnational corporation
c. Supranational organization and transnational corporation
d. Two supranational organizations
e. Two nations 35. Which of the following choices is
considered a toponym?a. An open grassland b. Manhattan c. 23°N, 33°Wd. North of Henry Street e. Situated on the Hudson River
36. The Earth is split into how many time zones?
a. 24b. 1c. 12d. 15e. 30
37. Zero degrees latitude is called thea. Prime meridian b. Prime parallelc. Equator d. Tropic of cancer e. Mercator line
38. Which of the following has the largest scale?
a. A local high schoolb. A large urban cityc. A continentd. A rural community e. A developed nation
Question 39 refers to the photo below.
39. Which mountain range is found in the shaded region?
a. Caspianb. Uralc. Caucasus d. Syrae. Gobi
40. Ethnic cleansing occurred in all of the following groups except for
a. Bosnian Muslimsb. Mexican-Americansc. Checans in Russiad. Tutsis in Rwandae. Albanians in Kosovo
41. The quantity of something that producer have available for sale is [A] and the quantity that consumers are willing and able to buy is [B]. Pick the correct table that fills in [A] and [B] with the correct terms.
[A] [B]a. Demand Supplyb. Supply Demandc. Supply Availabilityd. Availability Demande. Demand Availability
Question 42 refers to the quote below.
“Rapid growth is clustered in a limited number of economic activities.”
42. During which stage in Rostow’s Economic Model does this statement occur?
a. Traditional societyb. Preconditions for takeoffc. Takeoffd. Drive to maturitye. Age of mass consumption
Questions 43-46 refer to the map below.
43. Which nation above has the highest proportion of Shiite Muslim adherents?
a. Nation Ab. Nation Bc. Nation Cd. Nation De. Nation E
44. In which three nations would “Kurdistan” be found?
a. Nations A, B, and Cb. Nations E, B and Cc. Nations A, B and Ed. Nations B, C, and D e. Nations D, C and E
45. Which nation has the largest oil reserves in the world?
a. Nation Ab. Nation Bc. Nation Cd. Nation De. Nation E
46. Identify Nation B.a. Iranb. Iraqc. Israeld. Syriae. Jordan
47. The optimal plant location is as close as possible to inputs if the cost of transporting raw materials to the factory is __________ the cost of transporting the product to the consumers. The optimal plant location is as close as possible to the customer if the cost of transporting raw materials to the factory is ____________ the cost of transporting the product to the consumers.
a. Greater than, greater thanb. Greater than, less thanc. Less than, less than
d. Less than, greater thane. Equal to, equal to
48. A single-market manufacturer in Ohio, Zanber Corporation, produces paperclips, made of a chromium alloy, exclusively for Owen Finances, located in Toledo on the Northern coast of Ohio. Where would the optimal location for Zanber Corporation be?
a. Near the source of the chromium alloy, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 600 miles away from Toledo
b. Near Owen Finances in Toledo c. Near Interstate-71, the major interstate in Ohio that connects all major citiesd. Near Columbus, the most populated area in Ohio, 400 miles south of Toledoe. Near Stanley Corporation, in Indianapolis, another producer of chromium
paperclips, 500 miles away from Toledo
____________________________________________________________________________
49. To minimize transportation costs, a bulk-reducing industry would locate nearest to
a. Input sourceb. Consumersc. Urban areasd. Transportation networke. Rural areas
50. A California agricultural company is producing perishable organic spinach. Where should the company locate for optimal business?
a. Near customersb. Near highwaysc. Near riversd. Near farm fieldse. Near livestock
Question 51 refers to the photo below.
51. This photo, which shows a truck leaving with crates delivered via ship, most clearly shows a
a. Maquiladorab. Basic industryc. Non-basic industryd. Primary activity e. Break-in-bulk point
52. Which of the following modes of transportation is considered the lowest cost for shipping goods over long distances?
a. Shipb. Airc. Raild. Trucke. Subway
53. A customer is located on the circumference of the market area (hinterland) of Service A at Point X. Point X is also on the circumfrence of the market area of Service B. This customer is more likely to go to
a. Service Ab. Service Bc. Either Service A or Service Bd. Neither Service A nor Service
Be. Another Service
54. A customer is willing to travel 7 miles to get a slice of pizza. This distance is the
a. Threshold b. Rangec. Domain d. Delineatione. Hinterland
55. A mall developer counts the number of persons with an income of over $50,000 in Area A. They come up with a total population of 19,020. This number is the mall’s
a. Threshold b. Range c. Domain d. Delineatione. Hinterland
56. Cali, the largest city in Colombia, should have a population of how many times larger than Montevideo, the 938th largest city in Colombia?
a. 1/938 b. 938c. 1x10938
d. 469 e. 1/469
57. The earliest urban settlements were found in
a. The present-day Ruhr Valleyb. The Fertile Cresentc. The Indian Subcontinent d. The Great Rift Valley e. The Roman Empire
58. A type of agriculture that includes highly efficient large-scale operations that take full advantage of machines at every step of the growing process is called
a. Plantation agricultureb. Mediterranean agriculturec. Fruit farming d. Truck farminge. Car farming
Question 59 refers to the statements below.
Most of the crops are fed to animals rather than consumed by humans.
Nearly all land area is devoted to growing crops.
However, 75% of income earned is from the sale of animal products.
59. What type of agriculture is described above?
a. Mediterranean Agricultureb. Shifting Cultivationc. Livestock Raching d. Mixed Crop and Livestock
Farminge. Dairy Farming
60. The Trail of Tears is
a. The forced migration of Irish from Ireland due to a famine
b. The forced migration of Native Americans from American lands by the government
c. The forced migration of Jews escaping German persecution
d. The forced migration of Japanese immigrants from America by the government
e. The forced migration of the Irish to Britain during the 1880 Civil War
Question 61 refers to the photo below.
61. The title for this map could bea. Buddhist countriesb. Asian Tigersc. Highly developed countriesd. South Asian Nationse. OPEC Members
Question 62 refers to the photo below.
62.Which livestock is represented on the map above? A. CowsB. ChickensC. HogsD. HorsesE. Goats
Question 63 relates to the case study below.
Washington Auto Inc. (WAI) is an auto-manufacturing plant in Canmore, Ontairo.
The workers in WAI are paid $99.43 an hour, on average. As a percentage of all expenses at WAI, labor makes up 3.5%. The average profits for the year are $40,012.22 for WAI. In Ontario, the average hourly wages for those in the auto industry is $32.22. In Ontario, the average hourly wage for all industries is $96.72. In Ontario, the average percentage of labor out of the total expenditures is 11.8%. The average income of auto industry plants in Ontario is $9,111,243.23.
63. WAI can be considered
a. It is labor-intensive.b. It is capital-intensive.c. It is a low-wage industry.d. It is factoral-intensive,e. None of the above.
Questions 64 and 65 relate to the data below.
In each region listed below, City A is the largest city in the region and City B is the second largest city in the region. The populations of each city is listed below the city name.
City A – Manchester City B - Lexington2,000,000 1,000,000
City A - Chengdu City B - Guiyang5,000,000 3,000,000
City A - Tura City B - Yakutsk10,000,000 10,000,000
City A – La Paz City B – Guadalajara2,000,000 1,500,000
City A – Sydney City B - Rockhampton3,500,000 1,000,000
64. Which set of cities follows the rank size rule?a. Manchester and Lexington d. La Paz and Guadalajarab. Chengdu and Guiyang e. Sydney and Rockhamtpon
c. Tura and Yakutsk
65. Which set of cities follows the primate city rule? a. Manchester and Lexington d. La Paz and Guadalajara
b. Chengdu and Guiyang e. Sydney and Rockhamtpon c. Tura and Yakutsk
Directions: For questions, 66-70, match the definition given to the choice of vocabulary.
a. Red-listingb. Blockbusting c. Gerrymandering d. Filteringe. Gentrification
66. “A process of change in the use of a house, from single-family owner to abandonment.”
67. “the illegal process where banks identify urban areas where they will not make residential loans”
68. “any facet of urban renewal that inevitably leads to displacement of the occupying demographic”
69. “business process of U.S. real estate agents and building developers to convince white property owners to sell their house at low prices out of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood”
70. “manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class”
Directions: For questions, 71-75, match the definition given to the choice of vocabulary.
a. Transhumanceb. Pastoral nomadismc. Slash-and-burn d. Shifting cultivatione. No-till agriculture
71. “livestock are herded in order to find fresh pastures on which to graze, in an irregular pattern of movement”
72. “a way of growing crops or pasture from year to year without disturbing the soil through tillage”
73. “plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned and allowed to revert to their natural vegetation while the cultivator moves on to another plot”
74. “typically used as a method for clearing forest land for farming”
75. “the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle, typically to lowlands in winter and highlands in summer” Test created by [email protected]
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