Reading Maps, Charts and Data in Human Geography

Question 1

The map shades countries by total fertility rate, with the darker shade marking the higher category. What regional pattern is supported?

Accepted Answer

The higher category clusters across parts of central and western Africa.

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The higher category is evenly scattered across the continents.

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The lower category is confined to the Southern Hemisphere.

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The higher category is concentrated mainly in northern Europe.

Question 2

Countries are shaded by urban population share, with darker shading for the higher category. What comparison fits the map?

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Several highly urbanized countries shown are in Europe, East Asia, Oceania, or South America.

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The lowest urban shares shown are all in western Europe.

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The highest urban shares shown form one continuous belt across the Sahara.

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The map shows no regional difference in urbanization.

Question 3

The map shades countries by population density category. What pattern can be read from the figure?

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High-density examples include South and East Asia as well as the Netherlands.

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Low-density examples are concentrated on small islands.

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High-density examples are limited to North America.

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The large-area countries shown are in the highest density category.

Question 4

Countries are shaded by the share of the population age 65 and older. What pattern is supported?

Accepted Answer

The higher category appears in Japan, South Korea, and several European countries.

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The higher category is concentrated in the Sahel.

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The lower category appears only in island countries.

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Both categories are arranged randomly with no regional grouping.

Question 5

The map shades countries by human development index category. What broad pattern does the figure show?

Accepted Answer

Higher-index examples are in North America, Europe, East Asia, and Oceania.

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Higher-index examples are found in landlocked countries.

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Lower-index examples are concentrated in northern Europe.

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The categories are identical across the countries shown.

Question 6

The map uses arrows to show migration routes in the Americas. What main direction do the arrows show?

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Movement is mainly from Latin America and the Caribbean toward the United States.

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Movement is mainly from the United States toward South America.

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Movement is mainly between western Europe and North Africa.

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Movement is mainly from Canada toward the Caribbean.

Question 7

The flow map shows labor migration routes around the Indian Ocean. What destination region receives the arrows?

Accepted Answer

The Persian Gulf region receives flows from South Asia.

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South Asia receives the flows from the Persian Gulf region.

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Northern Europe receives the flows from South Asia.

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East Africa receives the flows from East Asia.

Question 8

The map shows internal migration routes in China. What pattern is shown by the arrows?

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Flows move from inland areas toward eastern coastal cities.

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Flows move from coastal cities toward the western interior.

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Flows circle within one inland province only.

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Flows move from China toward Europe and Africa.

Question 9

The flow map shows people leaving Syria. What pattern can be read from the arrows?

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Routes lead from Syria toward nearby states and onward to Europe.

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Routes lead from Europe and Turkey into Syria.

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Routes lead only across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Routes stay entirely within the borders of Syria.

Question 10

The cartogram resizes countries by population rather than land area. What can be read from it?

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India and China occupy much more map space than Canada or Russia.

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Canada and Russia occupy the most space because they have the largest land areas.

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Every country keeps its real land-area share.

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Brazil is drawn larger than both India and China.

Question 11

The cartogram resizes economies by total GDP. What comparison is supported by the areas?

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The United States and China are much larger than the other economies shown.

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Nigeria and India are the two largest areas on the cartogram.

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The economies are drawn with nearly equal areas.

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Japan is larger than both the United States and China.

Question 12

The cartogram resizes countries by annual carbon dioxide emissions. Which reading fits the figure?

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China has the largest area, followed by the United States and India.

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Nigeria has the largest area on the cartogram.

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Germany and Japan are larger than China.

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Countries are drawn in proportion to land area.

Question 13

The cartogram resizes countries by international tourist arrivals. What regional pattern stands out?

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Several European countries take up large areas compared with their land size.

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Landlocked African countries take up the largest areas.

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The largest tourist-arrival areas lie in Oceania.

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Each country is shown with its normal land area.

Question 14

The scatter plot shows female literacy rate and total fertility rate for several countries. What relationship is shown?

Accepted Answer

Fertility generally falls as female literacy rises.

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Fertility generally rises as female literacy rises.

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The points show no visible relationship.

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All countries have the same fertility rate.

Question 15

The scatter plot compares GDP per person with life expectancy. What pattern does the point cloud show?

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Life expectancy tends to rise as GDP per person rises, with variation.

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Life expectancy tends to fall as GDP per person rises.

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Life expectancy is the same across the whole GDP range.

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The lowest-GDP points have the highest life expectancy.

Question 16

The scatter plot compares urban population share with agricultural employment share. What relationship is visible?

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Places with higher urban shares tend to have lower agricultural employment shares.

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Places with higher urban shares tend to have higher agricultural employment shares.

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The places have the same agricultural employment share.

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The points form a vertical line at one urban share.

Question 17

The scatter plot compares distance from the central business district with land rent. What trend is shown?

Accepted Answer

Land rent generally decreases as distance from the CBD increases.

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Land rent generally increases with distance from the CBD.

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Land rent is highest at the farthest distance from the CBD.

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Distance and rent show no pattern in the plotted points.

Question 18

The line graph shows a country's rate of natural increase by decade. In which decade is the rate greatest?

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1960

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1900

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1940

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2000

Question 19

The line graph shows world urban population share over time. What overall trend is shown?

Accepted Answer

The urban share rises steadily over the period shown.

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The urban share falls steadily over the period shown.

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The urban share rises at first and then drops below its starting point.

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The urban share stays flat at the same level throughout.

Question 20

The line graph shows a dependency ratio over time. In which year is the ratio lowest?

Accepted Answer

2000

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1960

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1980

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2020

Question 21

The line graph shows manufacturing employment share over time. What trend does the graph show?

Accepted Answer

The manufacturing share declines across the period shown.

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The manufacturing share rises across the period shown.

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The manufacturing share falls and then returns to its starting level.

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The manufacturing share remains unchanged at every point.

Question 22

The line graph shows the number of international migrants worldwide. What overall pattern is displayed?

Accepted Answer

The number increases at each plotted date.

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The number decreases at each plotted date.

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The number peaks at the first date and then falls.

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The number stays the same across the plotted dates.

Question 23

The bar graph compares urban population share by income group. What comparison is supported?

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The high-income group has the highest urban population share.

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The low-income group has the highest urban population share.

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The income groups have the same urban population share.

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The lower-middle-income group is higher than the high-income group.

Question 24

The bar graph compares the foreign-born share of four districts. Which district has the highest share?

Accepted Answer

District D

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District A

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District B

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District C

Question 25

The bar graph compares agricultural employment share for three countries. Which country has the highest share?

Accepted Answer

Country C

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Country A

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Country B

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Country A and Country B are tied for highest

Question 26

The bar graph shows remittances as a share of GDP for four countries. What reading is correct?

Accepted Answer

Country D has the largest remittance share.

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Country A has the largest remittance share.

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Country B and Country C are tied for the largest share.

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The four countries have equal remittance shares.

Question 27

The population pyramid shows age and sex structure for one country. What does its shape indicate?

Accepted Answer

High fertility and a youthful population.

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Low fertility with a large elderly share.

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A perfectly even population across the age groups.

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A population with no children under age 15.

Question 28

The population pyramid shows age and sex structure for one country. What does the shape suggest?

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Low fertility and an aging population.

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Very high fertility with a sharply widening base.

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A population made almost entirely of children.

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No population surviving beyond working age.

Question 29

Use the population pyramid. What interpretation fits best?

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Slow or near-stable population growth.

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Rapid growth driven by a very wide base.

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Complete absence of older adults.

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A sudden collapse in the working-age population.

Question 30

Use the population pyramid. What does its most unusual feature most likely indicate?

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Large-scale labor migration of working-age men into the country.

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An extremely high birth rate skewed toward male infants.

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A past war that killed mostly young men decades earlier.

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An aging population with more elderly women than men.

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Zombie Escape

Avalanche

Maze Blast

Cave Climb

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