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AP Human Geography

Chapter 5 Study Guide

Test will be composed of:

• 40 multiple choice (2 points each) – 30 from Ch. 5, 10 from Ch. 4

• 2 FRQ (2 10-point questions)

Tips:

• Complete the study guide

• Reread Ch. 5, refreshing yourself on maps, graphs, pictures, concepts, etc.

• Review vocabulary for Ch. 5

• Think of possible test questions

• Review Ch. 4 – what concepts were missed quite a bit on the last exam?

1. Define the following terms, mention the theorist(s) connected with the term, and give examples whenever possible:

a. Identity

b. Identifying against

c. Race

d. Racism

e. Residential Segregation

f. Sense of place

g. Ethnicity

h. Space vs. Place

i. Queer Theory

j. Gentrification

k. Barrioization

2. What are some examples in the world where gender plays a role in society?

3. Look at the trends of ethnic groups in the U.S. What do you notice about certain areas, as well as the nation as a whole?

4. What are the U.S. census projections for what will happen to races in the future?

5. What areas of the country are more residential segregated? Which areas are least segregated?

6. What is meant with scale in relation to one’s identity? What are some examples of how people identify themselves on different scales? Hint: Swiss Americans, Indi Pak

7. Discuss the invasion and succession as it relates to the history of the Hispanic population in NYC. What is it? Where are the groups from? Where are they going? How are they making their mark on the cultural landscape?

8. Discuss the impacts and history of Chinatown in Mexicali?

9. What do you notice when you look at a map of same-sex households in NYC (page 138)? What groups are being mis-represented? What groups are not being counted?

10. Explain the examples in the book of power relationships in terms of Jim Crow laws and in Belfast, Northern Ireland?

11. What group is being missed in the GNI? Why are they being missed? What would happen if their labor was counted in the GNI?

12. Discuss the role of women in Sub-Saharan Africa.

13. Discuss the reasons for dowry deaths in India.

14. Where did many Chinese move to in the early 1990’s? Why did they move?

15. What is the history of Alameda County in terms of race and ethnicity?

16. What is the history of Los Angeles in terms of race and ethnicity? What are the reasons for the LA Riots of 1992?

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