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AP Human Geography
Semester 2 Final Exam Review
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What is a universalizing religion?
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Why are Catholics clustered in the U.S. Southwest?
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Where are Muslims clustered in the world?
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What is the dominant branch of Islam?
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What is the dominant branch of Islam in Iran?
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Adherents of which religion are likely to also believe in other religions?
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What is the cause of the conflict in Northern Ireland?
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What are characteristics of Palestinians?
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Describe some centripetal forces in the U.S.
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What was Apartheid?
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What was Balkanization?
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What caused the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990’s?
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What caused large-scale migration in South Asia after 1947?
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What is “white flight”?
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Do Americans share nationality, ethnicity, language, gender, or race?
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Why is conflict so widespread in Africa?
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What centripetal device was used by the former Soviet Union?
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What is ethnic cleansing?
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What is the world’s largest state?
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What is a colony?
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After the breakup of the Soviet Union, where do most Russians live?
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Describe the Kurds as a group.
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Which group has promoted economic growth in Western Europe?
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How does terrorism differ from assassinations and political violence?
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What kind of cooperative effort is NAFTA?
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Describe how the gap in per capita GDP is changing between MDC’s and LDC’s.
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Which sector of the economy has a higher % of workers in LDC’s?
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What are some indicators of a country’s level of development?
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When financing development, what is the biggest problem faced by LDC’s?
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Which type of agriculture is practiced by the largest % of the world’s people?
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What is agribusiness?
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What is the purpose of crop rotation?
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What was Japan’s main problem in becoming a major industrial power?
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What is an example of a bulk-gaining industry?
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Which industries are most dependant on low-cost labor?
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Why are Asian companies more successful in the U.S. than U.S companies Asia?
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What best shows the new international division of labor?
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What is a Central Business District?
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Why does the CBD attract offices?
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Why are land values high in the CBD?
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Why are urban areas characterized by high degrees of commuting?
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What is the hinterland?
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What are major characteristics of fossil fuels?
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What is the most common energy source for home heat and hot water?
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Who has the largest proven reserves of petroleum?
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What is photochemical smog?
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What is annexation?
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What is a megalopolis?
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What is gentrification?
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Why do U.S. central cities face fiscal problems?