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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY FALL EXAM REVIEWMS. FONTNETTAP Human Geography Fall Semester Exam Free Response Questions 1. Walls and other barriers built by countries to establish their borders are some of the oldest and most controversial elements in the cultural landscape.a. Identify three examples of walls or other barriers built by countries in the twentieth and twenty first centuries.b. Explain the purpose of one of the examples you identified in part ac. For each of the categories listed below, discuss a consequence faced by countries as a result of walls or other barriers established along their borders.i. social or politicalii. Economiciii. EnvironmentalAP Human Geography Fall Semester Exam 2014This computer system captures, stores, analyzes and displays data. It measures the position of a0n object on earth and stores it in a computer along countless other specific measurements. Each type of information may be stored in a layer and then layers may be combined to present the overall image.The statement above refers to which of the following?The computer system identified in #1 would most likely be helpful in solving problems related to A special type of map designed to reveal the nature of local geography is call a Physiological population density is viewed as a superior measure of population density for which of the following reasons?Which of the following regions has little dairying in its traditional agriculture?The spread of specialty coffee shops across the United States in the 1990s is an example ofAll of the following statements about the geography of meat production in the United States and Canada are true EXCEPTA formal region defines an area in whichSquatter settlements exist in cities of less-developed countries becauseIt is generally agreed that the current trend in climate change is caused byA set of computer tools used to capture, transform, analyze, and display geographic data.Pertaining to the unique facts or characteristics of a particular placeIndividual maps of specific features that are overlaid on one-another in a Geographical Information System to understand and analyze a spatial relationship.Systematic approach to physical geography that looks at the interaction between the earth's physical systems and processes on a global scaleThe realm of geography that studies the structures, processes, distributions, and change through time of the natural phenomena of the earth's surface.Nations based on shared principles, in contrast to ethnic nations, which are based more on cultural commonalitiesThe number of babies who die before age of one per 1,000 deaths. [(number of infants who die before age 1/all births) x 1000]Government attempts to increase or decrease the birth rate in the countryThe fact that, in the modern world, there is very little "free" migration because of laws and border regulations. Thus, even when people make a free decision to move, they may not be able to migrateAsylumA Moroccan Muslim (1304-1368) who traveled over 75,000 miles and wrote an account of his journeys.A distribution in which data show distinct pockets of concentrationCritical geopoliticsIn Hindu areas, a complex division of society based on hereditary classes that are distinguished by their degree of ritual purityAny attribute that can be considered geographicallyThe permanent relocation of one's place of residence, usually implying a long-distance movePlaces that are not holy or sacred; everyday placesIn social theory, social, political, or economic systems that might limit or constrain the human capacity to make more independent decisions; often contrasted with agencyThe action or movement of people leaving a country to live and permanently settle in a foreign landHuman trafficking ................
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