AP Human Geography Diagnostic Test 2023 (75 Questions and Answers)

Human geography is defined as the study of

Cities developed 4000 to 6000 years ago to provide a center for all of the following functions EXCEPT

Which one of the following individuals is engaged in a secondary economic activity?

Which of the following best describes the likely impact of a large, young, single migrant population on its destination country?

All of the following factors directly influence the birth rate of a country EXCEPT

“Singapore is located on an island at the northwestern end of the Straits of Malacca adjacent to the Malay Peninsula.” This statement is a description of Singapore’s

Which one of the following is not usually a reason why people move from rural areas to urban areas?

The demographic transition model

The belief that our physical environment is the chief factor influencing human thoughts, behaviors, and actions is called

The country with the largest territory is

Population pressure on an agricultural land is typically expressed as the

Land in the CBD of a city is more expensive because it

A political state whose territory is the same as the area occupied by people sharing a common heritage and value system is best described as a

14. Most scientists agree that the Egyptian pyramids and the Mayan temple pyramids were most likely caused by the process of

The movement of people from Nigeria, Cameroon, Togo, and Gabon to the Americas in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries is an example of

16. A piece of land surrounded by a foreign territory would be viewed by the foreign territory as

The carrying capacity of land

The Indus Valley, Egypt, West Africa, and Mesopotamia are a few examples of

19. The most rapidly growing minority group in the United States is

20. Using the rank-size rule, if Wood County’s largest city has 200,000 residents, how many people live in Wood County’s fourth-largest city?

The Earth’s surface as modified by humans is called

Which of the following statements correctly describes migrants today?

Which one of the following statements does NOT correctly describe global urbanization?

An economy in which goods and services are usually produced for internal consumption only is called a

Which one of the following does NOT correctly associate a religion with its place of worship?

26. Population pyramids visually depict

The French language, how to weave a basket, and the belief in ancestral spirits are all examples of

28. The practice of judging other cultures against the standards of one’s own culture is called

Renewable fuels derived from biological materials that can be recycled are called

Since 1860, death rates in Europe have declined due to all the following factors EXCEPT

All of the following factors play a role in the economic actions of humans EXCEPT

Which one of the following is an example of a formal region?

Which type of land use would you expect to find along high-volume mass transit lines?

34. Which of the following is NOT an example of a compact state?

The use of seed agriculture, the plow, and draft animals started the

Which one of the following does NOT correctly associate a province of Canada with a large immigrant population concentration?

Which statement below most accurately describes the relationship depicted in the figure above?

Using von Thünen’s model of rural land use, which of the following agricultural products would be produced farthest from an urban market?

National anthems, flags, and holidays are all symbols that promote

The birth rate of any country is greatly influenced by all the factors below EXCEPT

Which one of the following does NOT correctly characterize agribusiness?

Which of the following statements correctly describes world population distribution?

On which continent would you most likely find large statues of Christ (Cristo Rey) overlooking cities from hilltops such as the one shown in the photo above?

The almost continuous strip of urban centers that extends along the US Atlantic coast from north of Boston to southern Virginia is commonly called

Which of the following political state shapes would likely be the most efficient for transportation and communication?

Graveyards and cemeteries are NOT used by

A dress store, a shoe store, and a jewelry store located on the same block close to each other is an example of

Which one of the following is NOT a common reason for state boundary disputes?

Which of the following central place functions is most likely to have the highest range of goods and also the highest threshold population?

The belief that people, not their surroundings, are the forces behind cultural development is called

The conflict in Kashmir is based on which type of boundary disagreement?

Dishes, axes, knives, and toys are examples of

Which one of the following is an example of a vernacular region?

Which urban model was developed to explain the patterns of American cities in the 1920s?

A suburb is

Which one of the following statements does NOT correctly describe truck farming?

Which of the following national capitals is NOT a forward-thrust capital?

Which economic sector of the city furnishes goods and services to the larger economy outside the city?

The attachments we have to a specific location and its characteristics is called

The charter group of Quebec, Canada, was the

Which model below is based on the assumption that growth happens around several major foci, not just the CBD?

Which one of the following economic activities is primary?

Population growth reflects all of the following factors EXCEPT

Which country below has the highest concentration of Buddhists?

What type of land use would you expect to find near the railroad yards?

Which region of China marked on the map above has the highest population density?

In which region of China are the special economic zones (SEZ’s) located?

The latitude and longitude coordinates of a place refer to its

Total fertility rates

The worldwide trend towards using biofuels has caused all the following to occur EXCEPT

Which one of the following factors has NOT contributed to the explosive spread of infectious disease?

A group of people with a common culture and history who occupy an area are called

The outer boundary of a linguistic feature on a map is called

The relationship between the size or length of a map attribute and the same attribute on Earth’s surface is called a

Which of the following jobs would NOT be considered a quaternary economic activity?