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1. A map groups countries by the percentage of residents living in cities. What kind of map is this?

2. A country’s national unemployment rate is low, but several cities have very high unemployment. Which geographic issue does this illustrate?

3. District A has 50,000 people on 100 km² of total land, of which 25 km² is arable. What is its physiological population density?

4. A population has high birth rates but rapidly falling death rates after improvements in sanitation. What demographic-transition pattern is most consistent with this?

5. A population pyramid has a very broad base and a narrow top. Which planning need does this most directly suggest?

6. A worker moves abroad partly because drought has reduced farm income at home and partly because a job offer is available abroad. Which classification is accurate?

7. After fertility falls to replacement level, a country with a large young population continues to grow for decades. What best explains this?

8. Migrants bring their language and food traditions to a new country. Which diffusion process is most directly illustrated?

9. A global restaurant chain changes its menu to respect local religious dietary rules. Which concept best fits?

10. A language spreads first among national business leaders in large cities and later to smaller towns. Which diffusion pattern is most consistent with this sequence?

11. An international boundary follows a straight line drawn with latitude rather than an existing river or mountain range. What type of boundary is it?

12. A country transfers some decision-making authority to a regional assembly in response to demands for local autonomy. What process is illustrated?

13. A boundary imposed during colonization cuts across an existing ethnic community. Which classification best describes its relationship to that cultural landscape?

14. Several countries agree to common trade rules and create institutions able to make some shared decisions. Which process is most directly illustrated?

15. Farmers grow crops primarily to feed their own households, selling only a small surplus. Which agricultural orientation is illustrated?

16. In a simplified von Thünen model with one market and uniform land, why are highly perishable products often produced close to the market?

17. New high-yield seeds and irrigation increase crop output, but require expensive purchased inputs and more groundwater. Which evaluation is most balanced?

18. A city’s population is more than twice that of the second-largest city and dominates national politics and culture. Which concept best describes it?

19. Developers build high-density housing and shops around a rail station to encourage walking and transit. Which strategy is illustrated?

20. Higher-income newcomers renovate a neighborhood while rents rise and some long-term residents can no longer afford to remain. What process is most directly illustrated?

21. A city grows outward into surrounding counties while jobs develop at suburban highway junctions. Which combination best describes these changes?

22. A country’s Human Development Index combines measures of which three broad dimensions?

23. A firm places design activities in one country, component production in another, and assembly in a third. What process is best illustrated?

24. Country A exports low-value raw materials and imports expensive manufactured goods. World-systems analysis would most likely investigate which issue?

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AP Human Geography preparation includes Geographic thinking, Population and migration, Culture and diffusion, Political geography, Agriculture, Cities and land use, Development. This StudySim bank provides original multiple-choice skill practice. Consult the official framework for the complete exam format, required tasks, and current policies.

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AP Human Geography content areas

Geographic thinking

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Population and migration

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Culture and diffusion

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Political geography

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Agriculture

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Cities and land use

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Development

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