AP AP Gender, Ethnicity & Social Geography 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which term describes the process by which a minority group gradually adopts the cultural traits of the dominant society?
- Acculturation (Correct answer)
- Syncretism
- Pluralism
- Segregation
Correct answer: Acculturation
Acculturation is the process of cultural and psychological change that occurs when two cultures come into sustained contact, with the minority adopting traits of the dominant culture.
Question 2: In AP Human Geography, 'space' differs from 'place' because:
- Space refers to location while place has no meaning attached
- Place is a specific location with human meaning and value attached, while space is a more abstract area (Correct answer)
- Space is always larger than place
- Place only refers to cities
Correct answer: Place is a specific location with human meaning and value attached, while space is a more abstract area
Place is a location to which humans have assigned meaning and emotional attachment, while space is a more neutral, geometric, or abstract concept.
Question 3: Which concept describes the sense of attachment and belonging that people develop for specific locations?
- Topophilia (Correct answer)
- Territorial imperative
- Cognitive mapping
- Sense of place
Correct answer: Topophilia
Topophilia, coined by geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, refers to the affective bond between people and their environment or place.
Question 4: The concept of 'intersectionality' in social geography refers to:
- Where two roads meet in urban planning
- The overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination based on race, gender, class, and other identities (Correct answer)
- The point where urban and rural areas meet
- The intersection of economic and political geography
Correct answer: The overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination based on race, gender, class, and other identities
Intersectionality examines how multiple social identities (race, gender, class, sexuality) overlap and create compounding forms of discrimination and privilege.
Question 5: Which term describes the movement of higher-income residents into lower-income urban neighborhoods, often displacing existing residents?
- Suburbanization
- Counterurbanization
- Gentrification (Correct answer)
- Urban renewal
Correct answer: Gentrification
Gentrification involves the renovation and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income residents.
Question 6: The 'feminization of poverty' refers to:
- Women earning more than men in developing countries
- The disproportionate representation of women and children among the world's poor (Correct answer)
- Female-led households being wealthier than male-led ones
- Women controlling household finances in developing nations
Correct answer: The disproportionate representation of women and children among the world's poor
The feminization of poverty describes the trend in which women and female-headed households represent a growing share of the world's poor, especially in developing regions.
AP AP Gender, Ethnicity & Social Geography 2
Which term describes the process by which a minority group gradually adopts the cultural traits of the dominant society?