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US Human Geography Test 1

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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Geography Test 1 (Human Geography) K-12 to University (Geography, USA) USA USA Geography Standards & AP Human Geography
What is this test? for Geography practice (Geography Test 1 (Human Geography)), USA — K-12 to University (Geography, USA) level, USA.
For K-12 to University students studying Geography in the USA
Section: Geography Test 1 (Human Geography) · Education: K-12 to University · Part: Geography Test 1 (Human Geography) · Country: USA

Geography is a fundamental science that helps us understand the world and our environment, addressing physical and human elements holistically.

Questions in this test will improve your map-reading skills and reinforce geographic concepts.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1
Which of the following best defines subsistence farming?
A) Growing own food
B) Selling all
C) Exporting grain
D) Feeding cities
Question 2
Provide the definition of population density:
A) total babies
B) people per area unit
C) city size
D) country age
Question 3
Which term means "money migrants send home"?
A) population density
B) migration
C) remittance
D) urbanization
Question 4
Which term means "connected cultures and migration"?
A) population density
B) migration
C) urbanization
D) globalization's human effect
Question 5
Which of the following best defines demography?
A) study of populations
B) rock study
C) star study
D) map study
Question 6
What is remittance?
A) tax
B) money migrants send home
C) bribe
D) fine
Question 7
Provide the definition of globalization's human effect:
A) fewer cities
B) isolation
C) connected cultures and migration
D) less travel
Question 8
Which term means "Selling farm products"?
A) population density
B) migration
C) urbanization
D) commercial farming
Question 9
Which term means "shared beliefs and customs"?
A) culture
B) population density
C) migration
D) urbanization
Question 10
Which of the following best defines a refugee?
A) tourist
B) fleeing danger across borders
C) worker
D) student
Question 11
Which of the following best defines agriculture?
A) Mining ores
B) Fishing seas
C) Farming crops animals
D) Cutting trees
Question 12
Which of the following best defines immigration?
A) Moving out
B) Visiting briefly
C) Working abroad
D) Moving into a country
Question 13
What causes migration?
A) jobs, safety, family
B) weather only
C) sports
D) music
Question 14
Provide the definition of a refugee:
A) tourist
B) fleeing danger across borders
C) worker
D) student
Question 15
Provide the definition of remittance:
A) tax
B) bribe
C) money migrants send home
D) fine
Question 16
Provide the definition of diffusion:
A) Hoarding goods
B) Closing borders
C) Taxing trade
D) Spreading ideas
Question 17
Provide the definition of culture:
A) shared beliefs and customs
B) money
C) laws only
D) buildings
Question 18
What is a push factor?
A) nice weather
B) reason to leave a place
C) job offer
D) family
Question 19
Provide the definition of gentrification:
A) farm aid
B) new highways
C) neighborhood upgrading displacing residents
D) school building
Question 20
Which term means "counting population for seats/funds"?
A) population density
B) migration
C) urbanization
D) census used for

About This Test

For Elementary (K-5) to University (USA) — U.S. states & capitals, regions and 63 national parks plus world geography, map skills, climate zones and AP Human Geography. Section: Geography, USA.

Geography USA — 3,200 tests: States × regions × parks × world + AP Human. 51 jurisdictions (50 states + District of Columbia): capitals, maps, landforms, climate zones, water resources, national parks (63), plus physical/human/economic/cultural geography. Levels: Elementary, Middle, High School, University. Each topic 8×20Q.

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Study Tips:

  • Learn regions before capitals
  • Practice map skills weekly
  • Link parks to landforms
  • Keep forum geo-discussion kind