AP Human Geography Models and Theories

Maquiladoras are

• US workers that move to other countries for jobs

• Mexican factories on the US border that are owned and operated by US companies

• Mexican workers who enter the US legally on a work visa

• Mexican and American workers who migrate to Canada for higher paying jobs

Image above is an example of

• Post-Fordist production

• Bulk-gaining industry

• Deindustrialization

• Bulk-reducing industry

Which best describes what a Geographer does?

• Someone who studies the universe.

• Analyzes the relationships between people and their environments.

• Discover new species.

• A research analyst for marine biologists.

Which element of geography is concerned with the characteristics, distributions, and migration of human populations on Earth’s surface

• Places and Regions

• Human Systems

• Physical Systems

• Uses of Geography

DOLE estimates 10 million workers will lose jobs this year due to COVID-19 pandemic. Which area of geography does this unemployment fall under?

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

• Both

• Neither

The congress proposed to change the system of government from unitary to federal. Which area of geography does this fall under?

• Physical Geography

• Human Geography

• Both

• Neither

The movement of the goods and ideas from one culture to another is

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Diffusion

• innovation

Which model explains the spatial distribution of urban areas and their hinterlands?

• Central Place Theory

• Concentric Zone Model

• Sector Model

• Multiple Nuclei Model

Who developed the Heartland Theory, which suggests that control of Eastern Europe leads to control of the world?

• Halford Mackinder

• Nicholas Spykman

• Immanuel Wallerstein

• Friedrich Ratzel

What does the Demographic Transition Model describe?

• The transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates

• The movement of people from rural to urban areas

• The spread of cultural traits from one region to another

• The economic development of a country