Spring 2022 Practice ACP

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Spring 2022 Practice ACP

Last updated about 4 years ago

33 Nsɛmmisa

Which of the following statements best characterizes the treatment of women in the traditional Islamic monarchy of Saudi Arabia?

Women enjoy equal opportunities with men at work.

Special government programs favor schools that educate women.

Women must cover their bodies in public and have limited educational opportunities.

When a man marries, he moves to his wife’s village and takes her name.

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What important challenge faces many less developed nations today?

Due to improved agricultural technology, many farmers have lost their jobs.

Social welfare programs have reduced military spending.

High rates of illiteracy and a lack of infrastructure slow the pace of economic development.

A high-calorie diet causes widespread obesity and a short life expectancy.

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(5.B) Which conclusion is supported by the map?

The world communist movement is growing.

More developed nations are found in North America and Western Europe.

Less developed countries are concentrated in Europe and Australia

Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.

WGS.C.5.b

(7.D) The loss of local traditions, increased levels of pollution, and the risk of pandemics are negative aspects of —

genocide

ethnic cleansing

cottage industries

Globalization

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(6.A) Which conclusion is supported by the map?

Urbanization first occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Urbanization first took place in cooler climates.

Most urban areas before 1500 were located in Europe.

Most urban areas before 1500 developed along waterways.

WGS.C.6.a

(10.D) In recent years, companies from more developed nations have often built new production facilities in less developed nations. This outsourcing has occurred because less developed nations frequently have —

a favorable climate

capital resources

a supply of inexpensive labor

greater political stability

WGS.C.10.d

(6.B) On January 24, 1848, gold was discovered in Coloma, California, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. How did this discovery lead to changes in settlement patterns?

People fled from these areas to avoid mining operations.

Mining towns sprang up almost overnight where gold was discovered.

Population in the mountains increased rapidly as farmers arrived to plant crops.

San Francisco’s population decreased as people moved inland to the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

WGS.C.6.b

(7.C) What is the best explanation for the change in world population shown on the graph between 1950 and 2000?

Family planning services became more widespread.

There were several major wars in Asia and Africa.

Improvements in medicine and agriculture were accompanied by rising birth rates in less developed nations.

A dramatic increase in the number of famines and natural disasters occurred in the last half of the twentieth century.

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(14.B) Which system of government is most similar in operation to the type of government that Bishop Bossuet praises in this passage?

direct democracy in Switzerland

theocracy in Iran under Ayatollah Khomeini

socialism in Sweden after World War II

republic in the United States

WGS.C.14.b

(7.C) What prediction about world population in 2025 is supported by the information in these graphs?

Africa may experience problems with overpopulation.

Technological improvements will cause a population decline in Asia.

More developed nations will become home to a majority of the world’s population.

Efforts to curb population growth in less developed nations will be highly successful.

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(12.B) These newspaper headlines show the importance of —

developing human resources through education

avoiding massive deficits from over-borrowing

managing natural resources through public policy

responding quickly to natural disasters

WGS.C.12.b

(5.B) According to the table, which Asian nation’s economy is the least developed?

Bangladesh

India

Japan

Thailand

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(11.A) Based on the information in the table, which type of economic activities would a geographer expect to contribute the most value to Japan’s gross domestic product?

primary and secondary

primary and quaternary

secondary and tertiary

tertiary and quaternary

WGS.C.11.a

(10.A) What determines the distribution of goods and services in a communist economy like that of North Korea?

the interaction of supply and demand

government officials’ guidelines in a five-year plan

local elders guided by tradition and custom

decrees issued by the nation’s religious leaders

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(10.D) An analysis of this table and map of Africa would show that —

China has overtaken the United States in its trade with Africa.

China refuses to do business with Angola.

The United States investment in Africa peaked in 2009.

The United States has broken ties with most of Africa.

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(8.C) Which of the following is an example of sustainable development?

Brazil cuts down sections of the Amazon Rainforest to provide lumber and to create new farms and ranches.

Oil companies drill in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to find new reserves of oil

Central government planners in Vietnam order factories to increase production by 20% over the next two years.

Officials in Thailand limit fishing in surrounding waters to give local fish sufficient time to reproduce.

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(15.B) Which of the following speakers is most influenced by nationalist beliefs?

“All South Africans should enjoy the same rights, regardless of their race.”

“Palestinians should be allowed to form their own independent state.”

“As Afghans, we are determined to defend our country against attacks.”

“Individuals in China should be allowed to form their own business enterprises with less government interference.”

WGS.C.15.b

(12.A) Which inference is supported by the map?

China has more people than its land can support.

Most of China’s people work in factories.

Most of China’s people live in the eastern half of the country.

Much of China’s climate is too warm for farming.

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(11.B) Why do a large number of people in the western areas of China, as shown on the map, make their living as nomadic herders?

The climate in the area is too dry for farming.

Herding requires special high-tech equipment

They can easily ship cattle by sea to foreign markets.

Cattle herds enjoy living in mountainous areas.

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(10.D) Agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and associations such as the European Union (EU) reflect a movement toward —

national policies of protectionism

free trade zones

a rebirth of command economies

a reliance on social welfare policies

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(10.B) In Sweden, the national government owns many enterprises. Other businesses in Sweden are privately owned. The government also provides many public services, including free health care, retirement benefits, and a university education. How should Sweden’s economy be classified?

traditional

free enterprise

socialist

communist

WGS.C.10.b

(10.C) Why is subsistence farming less efficient than commercial agriculture?

Subsistence farmers harvest a surplus of crops to be sold for profit.

Subsistence farmers produce just enough food for their family’s survival.

Subsistence farmers domesticate animals to transport goods.

Subsistence farmers often irrigate crops to increase production.

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(14.C) Israelis and Palestinians disagree over the future status of the city of Jerusalem. Both claim this ancient city, which holds religious significance for Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. What can geographers infer from this current disagreement?

Religious leaders are to blame for most current conflicts.

The location of national borders rarely causes conflict.

National borders are mainly determined by physical barriers.

Human factors as well as physical features influence the control of territory.

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(14.B) How was the operation of Stalin’s totalitarian dictatorship in the Soviet Union in the 1940s similar to that of Ayatollah Khomeini’s theocratic rule in Iran in the 1990s?

Free and open elections were permitted.

Citizens were not permitted to demonstrate, even in favor of the government.

Supreme power was concentrated in the hands of a single person.

Freedom of the press was enthusiastically upheld.

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(12.A) Which conclusion is supported by this excerpt?

Indigenous rights are valued over access to natural resources.

Bushmen are promoting economic progress in Botswana.

The location of natural resources has an important impact on patterns of economic activity.

The eviction of Bushmen is unrelated to the presence of diamonds.

WGS.C.12.a

(13.B) Based on the information in the maps, which candidate was most popular in the cities of Kolwezi, Likasi, Lubumbashi, and Kalemie?

Joseph Kabila

Jean- Pierre Bempa

Antoine Gizenga

Cannot be determined

WGS.C.13.b

(14.C) Koreans sometimes refer to their nation as “a shrimp among whales.” What do Koreans mean by this statement?

Korea is surrounded on three sides by the sea.

Mountains cover much of the Korean peninsula.

Koreans eat large amounts of shrimp, while their neighbors prefer whales.

Korea is surrounded by more powerful nations: Russia, China, and Japan.

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(13.B) Which conclusion is supported by the lines on the map?

South Americans are divided into distinct cultural regions based on different colonizers.

South Americans are divided into different countries based on the distribution of political power between different elites.

South Americans are divided into different linguistic regions based on different Indian tribes in Pre-Columbian America.

South Americans are united into a single country with 13 large provinces.

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(8.C) Which letter identifies an area where the Inca once controlled a vast empire by adapting to mountainous conditions?

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(20.A) What conclusion about Internet usage can be drawn from the chart?

Internet usage limits international cooperation.

Lower standards of living are linked to higher Internet usage.

More developed nations have greater access to the Internet than less developed nations do.

Eastern Hemisphere nations use the Internet more than Western Hemisphere nations.

WGS.C.20.a

(15.A) What is the point of view of the authors of this report?

Great Britain should halt all foreign immigration.

Polish workers do not perform as well as British workers.

The opening of borders within the European Union has led to increased European migration.

Pakistan, India and Somalia halted immigration to Great Britain.

WGS.C.15.a

(14.B) Which letter on the map correctly identifies a theocratic state that has caused controversy by its nuclear development program and its anti-American rhetoric?

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(17.D) Which source of information could a researcher most likely use to evaluate the validity of the information in this map?

a novel written by a former slave

a movie about the slave trade

a student research paper on the slave trade

a statistical table submitted to a Congressional Committee

investigating the slave trade

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