AP Human Geography (APHG) Practice Test 2022 (75 MCQs)

1. The distance north and south of the equator is the

2. Which type of transportation system created the star-shaped city pattern?

3. The concentration of production activities and people spatially to benefit everyone is called

4. Which form of migration below are farm workers from another country most likely to be practicing during the year?

5. Of these, the map using the smallest map scale would be the map of

6. All of the following are reasons major cities attract young people in Latin America EXCEPT

7. The attempt by core countries to stimulate increased agricultural production in the periphery through use of technology, hybrid seed, and fertilizers is called the

Which country below is best represented by a population pyramid with a broad base that slopes quickly to a narrow top?

9. The use and spread of English in nineteenth-century India is an example of what type of diffusion?

10. The outlying area serviced by a urban center is referred to as a

11. World population tends to be concentrated

12. Boundary problems along the United States–Mexico border are caused by which type of issue below?

13. Which of the following countries does NOT have a well-known example of a relict boundary?

14. What monotheistic religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth?

15. The “melting pot” theory of combining several immigrant groups into one mainstream culture is called

16. The birth of an urban industrial workforce in Europe contributed to the start of the

17. Which of the following world regions is NOT considered one of the world’s most densely populated regions?

18. Which language family contains Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian?

19. What is the most widespread primary economic activity in the world?

20. Which one of the following is NOT a centripetal force in a state?

21. The global lingua franca is

22. Historically, the world’s major languages have spread by all of the following methods EXCEPT

Which urban model theorizes that high-rent residential areas grow outward from the center of the city along major highways with lower-rent inhabitants taking over sequentially?

24. Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of urban agriculture?

25. What is the most rapidly growing religion in the United States today?

26. What is the population statistic that tells us the level of fertility at which a population will have just enough births to replace parents and compensate for early deaths?

27. Which of the following statements regarding historical North American migration streams is NOT correct?

28. The main factor preventing subsistence economies from advancing economically is the lack of

29. Ankara, Turkey and Islamabad, Pakistan are both examples of

30. What are the two major branches of Islam?

31. Which type of economic activity is most closely tied to the physical environment?

32. A map that presents a single class of statistics is called a

33. Which of the following is a centrifugal force in a country?

34. In which country does language pose a centrifugal force?

35. According to the map below showing US farmland, which grouping of states has roughly half its land area in farms?

36. Which one of the following North American associations is NOT correct?

37. Which one of the following groups is excluded from the caste system of Hinduism?

Which one of the following is NOT a factor in creating the Third Agricultural Revolution?

39. In which urban US setting below would you expect to find planned communities?

40. Which of the following factors has little or no impact on mortality rates in the developing countries?

41. The Rhine River is an example of which type of boundary?

42. According to the population pyramid above, which one of the following statements is correct?

43. Which one of the following items is an example of nonmaterial culture?

44. Which of the following statements does NOT describe a factor that contributed to suburbanization in the United States?

45. Which factor in the last quarter century greatly destabilized Eastern Europe and led to ethnic conflict?

46. The sacred book of the Hindu is called the

47. Urban agriculture can benefit urban society in all of the following ways EXCEPT

48. Which theory below was used as justification for US involvement in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s?

49. The Basques, Bretons, Kashmiris, and Tamils are all examples of

50. The process whereby immigrants learn the values, language, and customs of their new country is called

51. Which of the following jobs is in the non-basic employment sector?

52. Variations in vocabulary, pronunciation, and rhythm in a spoken language are called

53. The map shown above is the following type of map:

54. The intensive agricultural practice of planting and harvesting the same crop more than once a year is called

55. A large node of office and commercial land use outside the central city with more jobs than residents is a(n)

56. Which one of the following statements does NOT correctly describe the Green Revolution?

57. The theory that whoever controlled the landmass of Europe would rule the world is called the

58. Which of the following is a distinct characteristic of an East European city?

59. Which religion below is a universalizing religion?

60. What is the most abundant fossil fuel?

61. The majority of Kurds are found in which country?

62. According to Alfred Weber’s least-cost theory, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating an industry?

63. Which one of the following demographic factors characterizes stages 4 and 5 in the demographic transition model?

64. The purpose for the creation of NATO was to

65. The way of life based on breeding and herding of animals that are used as a source of food, shelter, and clothing is called

66. State-sponsored terrorism has occurred recently in which of the following countries?

67. Which type of city model contains a distinct residential spine proceeding outward from center city along the main boulevard?

68. With what religion is the architecture shown above associated?

69. Which of the following is a major concern in countries with a large and rapidly aging population?

70. Which of the following capital cities is located OUTSIDE the central core area of the country?

71. The language with the largest number of “speakers” is

72. An earlier boundary formed before meticulous geographic knowledge and mapping was available is known as

73. Which of the following religions developed first?

74. If you wanted to find the global distribution of coal, you would use a

75. The practice of drawing the boundaries of voting districts to give an unfair advantage to one political party is called