#3 MCQ Practice Exam AP Human Geo

Devolution

Federalism

Reapportionment

To ensure equitable ethnic representation

To promote balanced competition between parties

To follow the boundaries of local physical geography

Higher voter turnout across all districts

A more geographically compact and fair map

Increased rural influence in urban areas

Cracking

Majority-minority districting

Redlining

Electoral College allocation

Federal judicial review

Ratification of constitutional amendments

Shifting cultivation practiced by small-scale farmers

Sustainable forest management for timber exports

Intensive wet rice cultivation in tropical lowlands

Desertification due to overgrazing

Salinization from irrigation canals

Water pollution from pesticide runoff into oceans

Urban-to-rural migration in core countries

World Bank restrictions on tropical agriculture

Expansion of urban manufacturing centers

Urban decentralization driven by suburban expansion

Local environmental determinism impacting rural land use

Centripetal forces reinforcing cultural landscape preservation

Implementing a complete ban on agricultural exports from tropical regions

Encouraging rural-urban migration to reduce pressure on forest land

Expanding intensive monoculture to boost productivity per acre

Replacing dominant languages in media and schools

Prohibiting the use of national languages in minority regions

Promoting only oral transmission to avoid standardization

Territorial fragmentation

Increased local autonomy

Rejection of international institutions

Increased demand for schools and childcare centers

A reduction in dependency ratio

Higher rates of immigration from older age groups

A reliance on traditional agricultural practices

High consumer demand for luxury goods and services

Global investment shifting into primary-sector development

Semi-periphery countries have the highest levels of GNI and HDI

Periphery countries dominate in high-tech innovation and capital investment

Core countries are characterized by subsistence farming and minimal infrastructure

It compares multiple categories across a wide geographic scale

It shows absolute population values rather than averages

It uses color gradients to display thematic data by region

These countries have very low population densities.

These countries have experienced rapid population decline.

These countries are geographically isolated.

Nigeria has a high population density due to its small size.

Nigeria has implemented strict pro-natalist policies.

Nigeria has recently expanded its national borders.

Population density

Urbanization

Doubling time

Increase the birth rate to reach replacement-level fertility

Encourage immigration to balance the age structure

Improve gender equality through family planning

Shrinking labor force and declining economic productivity

Aging population and increased demand for elder care

Stable population size due to migration inflows

They typically lead to uncontrolled population growth

They are only effective in countries with high fertility to begin with

Government support guarantees a return to replacement-level fertility

Galactic City Model

Latin American City Model

Sub-Saharan African City Model

Decentralization of services to suburban areas

Edge city development

Environmental zoning protections

The spread of informal settlements

The dominance of tertiary sector jobs

The presence of brownfield redevelopment