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6 min read•november 29, 2021

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Answers and Review for Multiple Choice Practice on Political Patterns & Processes

⛔STOP ⛔ Before you look at the answers, make sure you gave this practice quiz a try so you can assess your understanding of the concepts covered in Unit 4. Click here for the practice questions: AP Human Geo Unit 4 Multiple Choice Questions.

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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

Answer: Self-determination is the concept that ethnic groups have the right to govern themselves. Devolution and nation-state do not relate to governance per se.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.1: Introduction to Political Geography

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

Answer: NAFTA, OPEC, and EU are examples of supranational organizations.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.6: Internal Boundaries

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

Answer: Packing and cracking are two principal tactics used in gerrymandering. Cracking concentrates the opposing party's power in one district so they have less power in other districts. Cracking dilutes the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.6: Internal Boundaries

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

A. Law of the Sea

B. centrifugal forces

C. centripetal forces

D. redistricting

Answer: Centripetal forces unite. Centrifugal forces create fragmentation.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.10: Consequences of Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces

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

A. ethnonationalism

B. failed states

C. uneven development

D. stateless nations

Answer: Ethnonationalism is when the people of a country identify as having one common ethnicity, language, and religion, which creates a sense of pride and ties them to the territory. It often unites against a common enemy. Therefore, it is a centripetal force, not a centrifugal force.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.10: Consequences of Centrifugal and Centripetal Forces

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

A. EU

B. CDC

C. OPEC

D. NATO

Answer: A supranational organization is an alliance of three or more states that work together in pursuit of common goals. The CDC is a national public health institute in the USA.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.7: Forms of Governance

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

A. ethnic cleansing

B. balkanization

C. white flight

D. genocide

Answer: Balkinization is a fragmentation of a large state into smaller states. White flight involves the migration of whites often from urban areas to suburban areas. Ethnic cleansing is more closely related to genocide; however, it is when a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful ethnic group in order to create an ethnically homogenous region.

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

Answer: Ethnic enclaves are located in many cities around the world. For example Chinatown, Little Italy, Little Haiti, Greektown, Little Havana.

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

A. cultural boundary

B. physical boundary

C. geometric boundary

D. ethnic boundary

Answer: Geometric boundaries are based on human constructs such as straight lines. Part of the northern boundary between the US and Canada is a straight line along 49 degrees latitude, 45 degrees latitude, and 141 degrees west latitude depending on if you are in MN, VT, or Alaska.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.4: Defining Political Boundaries

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

Answer: An exclusive economic zone is a sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources stretching 200 nautical miles from the coast. Gerrymandering and irredentism are irrelevant to the Law of the Sea concept.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.5: The Function of Political Boundaries

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

Answer: An example of a stateless nation is the Kurds. They are a cultural unit that shares a common ancestry and occupies a territory but has no place to call home due to genocide.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.1: Introduction to Political Geography

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

Answer: Geometric boundaries are based on human constructs such as straight lines. Cultural boundaries include religion and language. A frontier is a zone where no state has control.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.4: Defining Political Boundaries

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

Answer: A nation is a culturally defined group of people with a shared past and a common future who relate to a territory and have political goals. A multinational state is a sovereign state which is viewed as comprising two or more nations. As a result of balkanization, Yugoslavia has since split into a number of sovereign states.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.1: Introduction to Political Geography

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

Answer: The Line of Demarcation was a line drawn along a meridian in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 to divide new lands claimed by Portugal from those of Spain. This line was drawn in 1493 after Christopher Columbus returned from his maiden voyage to the Americas. Therefore, this line does not meet the description for a demarcated boundary because it is not visible.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.4: Defining Political Boundaries

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

Answer: Supranationalism is the idea or practice of separate national governments coming together to form institutions and/or create policies that have authority or jurisdiction over the member nations, not to form modern states. Examples: EU, NATO, OPEC.

📄 Study AP Human Geography, Unit 4.7: Forms of Governance