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Unit 4

4.11 Multiple Choice Questions

3 min read•november 29, 2021

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Multiple Choice Practice for Political Patterns and Processes

Welcome to Unit 4 AP Human Geo Multiple Choice Questions! Grab some paper and a pencil 📄 to record your answers as you go. You can see how you did on the Unit 4 Practice Questions Answers and Review sheet once you're done. Don't worry, we have tons of resources available if you get stumped 😕 on a question. And if solo study is not your thing, join a group in Hours!

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Facts about the test: The AP Human Geography exam has 60 multiple choice questions and you will be given 1 hour to complete the section. That means it should take you around 1 minute per question.

*The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP Human Geography Course and Exam Description, the formatting on the exam may be different.

1. A state's authority to control its territory and govern itself is called:

A. self-determination

B. sovereignty

C. devolution

D. nation-state

2. What is it? Done every 10 years and mandated by the Constitution. It also compiles demographic data.

A. EU Agreement

B. OPEC

C. NAFTA

D. US Census

3. Clustering like-minded voters in a single district, thereby allowing the other party to win the remaining districts

A. packing

B. gerrymandering

C. cracking

D. redistricting

4. Characteristics that unify a country and provide stability are called:

A. Law of the Sea

B. centrifugal forces

C. centripetal forces

D. redistricting

5. Which of the following is NOT an example of centrifugal forces?

A. ethnonationalism

B. failed states

C. uneven development

D. stateless nations

6. Which of the following is NOT an example of a supranational organization?

A. EU

B. CDC

C. OPEC

D. NATO

7. The mass killing of a group of people in attempt to eliminate the entire group from existence is called:

A. ethnic cleansing

B. balkanization

C. white flight

D. genocide

8. A place with a high concentration of an ethnic group that is distinct from those in the surrounding area is called:

A. ethnic enclave

B. blockbusting

C. ethnoburb

D. white flight

9. The boundary that separates USA and Canada is considered to be what type of boundary?

A. cultural boundary

B. physical boundary

C. geometric boundary

D. ethnic boundary

10. A set of UN laws establishing states’ rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the Earth’s waters and their resources is called:

A. exclusive economic zone

B. The Law of the Sea

C. gerrymandering

D. irredentism

11. A nation of people without a state that it considers home is called:

A. A stateless-nation

B. nation state

C. multi-state nation

D. multinational state

12. Desert boundary, water boundary, and mountain boundary fall under this type of boundary:

A. cultural boundary

B. geometric boundary

C. frontiers

D. physical boundary

13. The former Yugoslavia is an example of what type of state:

A. nation state

B. stateless-nation

C. multinational state

D. multi-state nation

14. Demarcated boundaries are marked through visible features that show the division such as fences or signs. All the following are examples of demarcated boundaries EXCEPT:

A. The 1493 Line of Demarcation

B. Berlin Wall

C. The West Bank Wall in Israel

D. US-Mexican Border Wall

15. All the following political processes have played a role in the formation of modern states EXCEPT:

A. colonialism

B. Supranationalism

C. balkanization

D. devolution