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Ms. T. Hamrick's APHUG Unit 1 Practice Test
Ms. T. Hamrick's APHUG Unit 1 Practice Test
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Follows Chapter 1 and Appendix of Rubenstein's Cultural Geography
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Large scale maps show large areas.
true
false
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Ordered, spatial spread of a phenomenon from the bottom (or small) to the top (or big)
Stimulus diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Functional region
Hierarchical diffusion
3
Areas where civilizations developed and innovated are called
cultural origins
primary regions
culture systems
cultural hearths
4
This type of map tells the reader what the weather is like in an area.
political
climate
topographical
physical
5
If a map shows boundaries of states, it is a
choropleth map.
cognitive map.
physical map.
political map.
6
What types of maps show information about resources, population of religions of an area?
Physical maps
Thematic maps
Isoline maps
Resource maps
7
If the door to the classroom is East, what direction is Ms. Hamrick's desk?
W
N
S
E
8
Geographic Information Systems are
maps that focus on a certain theme
technology using digital info to create layers of data
an inventory of human-environment interactions in an area
maps of cities, states and capitals
9
Which of the following countries is located in Europe?
Mexico
France
Japan
China
10
Growing similarity across the world caused by international exchange of products, etc.
globalization
cultural landscape
connectivity
diffusion
11
On which type of map would I learn about the shape of my state?
cartogram
political
physical
economic
12
Which of the following is NOT part of a good map?
Title
Arianna Grande
Date
Orientation
13
The total value of goods and services produced by a country is:
GDP
NIH
GIS
ESP
14
Which continent contains the Ural and Himalayan Mountains?
Africa
Asia
North America
South America
15
The natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life.
world systems theory
cultural hearth
environmental determinism
possibilism
16
Longitude lines run
up and down
parallel
left and right
horizontal
17
Geography is the study of
maps.
the Earth's physical and human aspects.
history of the world.
Egyptian math.
18
Carl Sauer was probably the most influential in developing ideas on
physical landscapes
physical maps
cultural landscapes
cultural hearths
19
The Nile River is found on which continent?
Asia
Africa
South America
North America
20
The higher the GDP, the more ____________ the nation is.
Developed
Cold
Fancy
Civilized
21
Area organized around a focal point also called nodal.
formal region
perceptual region
functional region
vernacular region
22
The theme of geography that looks at the way people and their environments change each other is
place.
human-environment interaction.
movement.
location.
23
The greater the distance from a hearth the less likely an innovation will be adopted.
time-distance decay
adoption avoidance
globalization
inverse innovation rule
24
Which projection increases the size of Greenland, Alaska and Antarctica?
Azimuthal
Homolosine
Peters-Gall
Mercator
25
The study of the Earth and the way people live on it and use it is called
cartography
topography
geography
mapography
26
Human geography is defined as the study of
human interaction within the natural landscape
human interaction with the physical and cultural world
human interaction with the physical environment
human interaction with the cultural environment
27
Movement of cultural traits that occurs when a migrating group implants them in a new location.
Expansion diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Relocation diffusion
28
An visual representation of an idea or value is a:
Talisman
Flag
Symbol
Picture
29
Uniform or homogeneous regions where everyone shares 1 or more distinctive characteristics.
Functional region
Perceptual region
Formal region
Nodal region
30
0 degrees latitude is the
Greenwich Mean Time
Equator
Prime Meridian
Who cares!
31
Polluting the ocean by dumping oil in it is an example of
place
a functional region
human-environmental interaction
movement
32
A hiker would benefit most from which type of map?
population
political
physical
economic
33
The large body of water located near the North Pole is the
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
34
Which part of the map helps readers know what symbols represent?
author
compass rose
legend
source
35
What causes map distortion?
Earth is a sphere and maps are flat
small scale
large scale
lines of latitude and longitude
36
What is the imaginary line that divides the globe into the Northern & Southern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
International Date Line
Equator
37
Brazil is located on which continent?
Asia
South America
America
Africa
38
The spread of religion around the world concerns the geographic theme of:
History
Movement
Economics
Human-Environment Interactions
39
Which theme of geography deals with positions on the Earth's surface?
place
location
human-environment interaction
movement
40
Physical maps show
plane routes
landforms
man-made boundaries
capitals
41
The World Systems Theory was developed by
Robinson
Peters
Mercator
Wallerstein
42
GDP stands for
Goods, Development, and Production
Great Domestic Products
Greatly Developed Process
Gross Domestic Product
43
An example of this on a map might be "1 cm = 100 miles."
scale
point
source
border
44
NE, NW, SE, SW are
absolute locations
compass roses
cardinal directions
intermediate directions
45
If the agenda board is North, then the projector screen is located
W
E
N
S
46
The part of the map that tells the reader what information the map is showing is called the
scale
title
compass rose
legend
47
The study of the culture, beliefs, and economic and political systems around the world is:
Human Geography
Science
Physical Geography
Civilization Analysis
48
Human decision making, not the environment, is the crucial factor in cultural development.
Arianna Grande
cultural landscape
possibilism
environmental determinism
49
How people live, behave, and think is called:
Psychology
Science
Culture
Geography
50
The Earth is comprised of 7 large bodies of land known as
Pangea
landforms
tundras
continents
51
Dave tells his family they are going to "The city that never sleeps." This is an example of
relative location
perceptual region
perceptual location
formal region
52
Which theme of geography explains the characteristics, human & physical, of a location?
human-environmental interaction
place
location
region
53
Imaginary lines or parallels measuring distance North or South of the Equator are called
Equators
latitude lines
longitude lines
meridians
54
The grade I anticipate making on my test on Tuesday
We have a test on Tuesday?????
Nothing less than the best
An A+
Perfect mastery
55
A society that has a highly developed culture and technology is called a:
Civilization
Futuristic society
Perfect society
3rd World Country
56
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
S
N
SW
E
57
Latitude lines run
who cares
vertical
left and right
up and down
58
Absolute location could be which of the following
an exact longitude/ latitude location.
situation.
a mental or cognitive map.
the capital of a state.
59
A region that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity is a
functional region
perceptual region
formal region
uniform region
60
Absolute location is the location of a place in relation to landmarks.
false
true
