AP Human Geography Exam Review
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The actual space a place occupies on Earth's surface -
correct answer ✅absolute location
The change that occurs within a culture when it adopts a practice
from another culture -
correct answer ✅acculturation
The cost advantages (external economies) for an individual
company gained by locating near similar industries or companies -
correct answer ✅agglomeration effects
Commercial agriculture in which large corporations own and
operate various steps in the production process with an emphasis
on profit -
correct answer ✅agribusiness
The number of people living in rural areas per unit of agricultural
land -
correct answer ✅agricultural density
,AP Human Geography Exam Review
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
An association among countries for the purpose of mutual defense
or trade -
correct answer ✅alliance
The belief that spirits (including ancestral) live within objects such
as animals, rivers, rocks, trees, and mountains -
correct answer ✅animism
A boundary placed before the cultural landscape was developed -
correct answer ✅antecedent boundary
Tangible pieces of material culture -
correct answer ✅artifact
The process in which immigrants become totally integrated into the
host culture -
correct answer ✅assimilation
The negative impact to the peripheral region sometimes caused by
increased flows of labor and capital into a nearby high-growth
region -
correct answer ✅backwash effect
,AP Human Geography Exam Review
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Goods and services produced for individuals outside the urban
work area -
correct answer ✅basic sector
The concept that the concentric circles in Burgess's concentric zone
model are based on the amount people are willing to pay for land
in each zone -
correct answer ✅bid-rent curve
The application of scientific techniques to modify and improve
plants, animals, and microorganisms to enhance their value -
correct answer ✅biotechnology
The material culture of an environment -
correct answer ✅built environment
The number of people an area can support on a sustained basis -
correct answer ✅carrying capacity
, AP Human Geography Exam Review
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The business area found at the center of every older central city
and urban area -
correct answer ✅central business district (CBD)
A theory developed by Walter Christaller that states that cities exist
for economic reasons and that people gather in cities to share
goods and ideas -
correct answer ✅central place theory
A strong, divisive force, such as religious differences or a weak
communication systems, at work in a country -
correct answer ✅centrifugal force
A strong, unifying force, such as a charismatic leader or
nationalism, at work in a country -
correct answer ✅centripetal force
The part of a migrant flow (usually relatives and friends) that
follows former migrants to an area -
correct answer ✅chain migration
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The actual space a place occupies on Earth's surface -
correct answer ✅absolute location
The change that occurs within a culture when it adopts a practice
from another culture -
correct answer ✅acculturation
The cost advantages (external economies) for an individual
company gained by locating near similar industries or companies -
correct answer ✅agglomeration effects
Commercial agriculture in which large corporations own and
operate various steps in the production process with an emphasis
on profit -
correct answer ✅agribusiness
The number of people living in rural areas per unit of agricultural
land -
correct answer ✅agricultural density
,AP Human Geography Exam Review
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
An association among countries for the purpose of mutual defense
or trade -
correct answer ✅alliance
The belief that spirits (including ancestral) live within objects such
as animals, rivers, rocks, trees, and mountains -
correct answer ✅animism
A boundary placed before the cultural landscape was developed -
correct answer ✅antecedent boundary
Tangible pieces of material culture -
correct answer ✅artifact
The process in which immigrants become totally integrated into the
host culture -
correct answer ✅assimilation
The negative impact to the peripheral region sometimes caused by
increased flows of labor and capital into a nearby high-growth
region -
correct answer ✅backwash effect
,AP Human Geography Exam Review
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Goods and services produced for individuals outside the urban
work area -
correct answer ✅basic sector
The concept that the concentric circles in Burgess's concentric zone
model are based on the amount people are willing to pay for land
in each zone -
correct answer ✅bid-rent curve
The application of scientific techniques to modify and improve
plants, animals, and microorganisms to enhance their value -
correct answer ✅biotechnology
The material culture of an environment -
correct answer ✅built environment
The number of people an area can support on a sustained basis -
correct answer ✅carrying capacity
, AP Human Geography Exam Review
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
The business area found at the center of every older central city
and urban area -
correct answer ✅central business district (CBD)
A theory developed by Walter Christaller that states that cities exist
for economic reasons and that people gather in cities to share
goods and ideas -
correct answer ✅central place theory
A strong, divisive force, such as religious differences or a weak
communication systems, at work in a country -
correct answer ✅centrifugal force
A strong, unifying force, such as a charismatic leader or
nationalism, at work in a country -
correct answer ✅centripetal force
The part of a migrant flow (usually relatives and friends) that
follows former migrants to an area -
correct answer ✅chain migration
