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AP Human Unit I Review
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1
The name of a location on Earth's surface is a
site.
situation.
scale name.
toponym.
2
Which statement is more accurate?
Every parallel is the same length.
Every parallel begins and ends at the poles.
Every meridian is actually a circle
Every meridian is the same length with same start and end
3
In this figure, which box has the highest density of dots?
D
B
C
A
4
Which map projection is most distorted at high latitudes?
Mercator
Robinson
Azimuthal
Conic
5
What type of thematic map is seen in the image?
Mental
Choropleth
Isoline
Point Pattern
6
What type of data is acquired if you determine the number of people diagnosed with cancer?
Quantitative
Idiosyncratic
Qualitative
Nomethetic
7
What is positivism?
Using theology to explain the world
Culture is created by people, not their environment
Culture is defined by environmental surroundings
Using the scientific method to pursue knowledge
8
Every map projection has some degree of distortion because
The grid system is 2 dimension but the Earth is 3 dimension
A sphere does not fit perfectly on a flat surface
Parallels and meridians dont cross @ right angles on a globe
All of the above
9
Geographers consistently ask
when and where questions
how and what questions
when and why questions
why of where questions
10
The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is
distribution
dispersal
spatial analysis.
spatial association.
11
What is the name of the map projection in the image?
Conic
Mollweide
Mercator
Goode Homolosine
12
Who defined landscapes as an assemblage of different elements that came together in one area?
Erastothenes
Ortelius
Carl Sauer
Marsh
13
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, etc. is
Aerial photography
Remote sensing
GPS
GIS
14
Took Columbus nearly 40 days to cross the Atlantic, done in just days by ships today. This is
distribution
stimulus diffusion
Space-time compression
Distance decay
15
The study of how humans and the environment interact is called
cultural ecology.
environmental determinism
cultural diffusion.
cultural possibilism.
16
What type of thematic map is in the image?
Mental
Point Pattern
Isoline
Choropleth
17
What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?
taught within the same department in major universities
concerned with where things occur and why
dedicated primarily to managing national park systems.
focused on managing the world's growing human population
18
What lines measure distance north and south of the equator?
Latitude
Longitude
19
How many degrees longitude are there?
45
180
360
90
20
What type of data is acquired if you survey a population to gauge their general opinion?
Quantitative
Qualititative
Idiographic
Nomothetic
21
In this figure, which box has the highest concentration of dots?
B
C
A
D
22
New York City's ________ is approx. 100 miles NE of Philadelphia and 100 miles SW of Boston.
site
toponym
situation
location
23
What relates to London's status as a world city b/c it is near ports and developed countries?
Situation
Absolute Location
Distance Decay
Site
24
What idea says we create our own culture, regardless of environment.
Environmental Determinism
Possibilism
Cultural Ecology
Geothermal Dynamics
25
The town hall was built on top of an old sewage dump. This description is an example of
Location
Site
Situation
Environmental degradation
26
What type of region is New England?
Perceptual
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
27
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents
Expansion diffusion and globalization
economic proliferation
the relocation diffusion of restaurants.
a unique taste in nearly every location
28
Map scale defines the
relationship b/w the size of an earth feature & its map size
size or amount of a thing that can be depicted by a dot/line
weight of line used by cartographers to draw boundaries
distance relationship b/w degrees of latitude and longitude
29
Scale is
spread of a phenomenon over a given area
relationship b/w length on a map and in reality
system used to transfer locations from a globe to a map
difference in elevation between two points in an area
30
Who was the 1st to describe how natural systems were impacted by humans? 1st environmentalist?
George Perkins Marsh
Claudius Ptolemy
Carl Sauer
Abraham Ortelius
31
Which of the following are forms of expansion diffusion?
hierarchical and formal
contagious and hierarchical
contagious and eponymous
economic and relocation
32
A hearth is
a region from which a phenomenon originates
the process by which a feature or trend spreads
the perimeter or boundary marked by a regional feature
an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trend
33
The historic diffusion of HIV/AIDS in the US is an example of which type of diffusion?
Contagious
Stimulus
Relocation
Hierarchical
34
The International Date Line is measured approximately from
0 degrees latitude.
90 degrees latitude.
180 degrees longitude.
0 degrees longitude.
35
Site identifies a place by its
mathematical location on Earth's surface
location relative to other objects and places.
nominal location.
unique physical characteristics.
36
Which of the following ideas are associated with Postmodernism?
individuals, localities, and historical impacts on society
Focus on the status, equality, and rights of women
All of the Above
what is rational as part of what is different from norms
37
What is the name of the map projection in the image?
Goode Homolosine
Mercator
Mollweide
Robinson
38
An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a(n)
landscape.
region.
uniform unit.
biome.
39
Which of the following is not a key element on a map?
Legend
Metadata
Title
Scale
40
The concept that distribution of one phenomenon is related to the location of other phenomena
spatial analysis.
geographic analysis.
spatial association.
spatial distribution.
41
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
density.
concentration.
pattern.
distribution.
42
Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape?
A landscape set aside for historical preservation
Land that has been developed with museums
A landscape that has been completely modified
landscape where human activity has modified the environment
43
A map projection may distort a continent, appearing stretched and smashed in order to
distort the shapes of other continents.
distort the distances and relative sizes of countries
depict accurately physical area of a country or continent.
depict a map that accurately represents a globe in detail.
44
The BEST example of hierarchal diffusion is the spread of
HIV/AIDS from New York City to Hartford
A disease from one rural area to another rural area
The Big Mac being changed to a chicken sandwich in India
An agricultural invention increases profits and spreads
45
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is
Remote sensing
GPS
GIS.
topographic analysis
46
Greenwich Mean Time is measured from
0 degrees longitude.
180 degrees longitude.
0 degrees latitude.
90 degrees latitude.
47
The BEST example of a formal region is
the commercial shipping areas of Hong Kong and Shanghai
a state of insanity
the trade area of New York City
The State of Illinois
48
What is geography?
The study of relationships b/w humans and their environment
The study of everything/spatial patterns of all phenomena!
The study of physical processes on Earth
The study of how cultures develop and where
49
Which of the following is part of Coach Stockman's topophilia?
Courtroom
Crowded Room
Memphis
The picture
50
What type of region is the University of South Alabama?
Vernacular
Perceptual
Functional
Formal
51
What idea says our environment dictates our culture, from our religion to our global status.
Possibilism
Cultural Ecology
Environmental Determinism
Positivism
52
American geographer who developed a school of cultural geography focused on cultural landscape
Carl Sauer
Alexander Von Humboldt
George Perkins Marsh
Walter Christaller
53
Mental maps could be useful for
tourist bureaus
college admissions officers
chamber of commerce members
determining shopping habits of marketing firms
54
A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is a(n)
scale.
distribution.
interruption.
projection.
55
Where something is located in relationship to something else is referred to as
distance decay
absolute location
situational characteristics
site characteristics
56
Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture?
customary beliefs, volcanic mountains, and river settlements
material traits, customary beliefs, and physical environment
customary forms, physical norms, and material social traits
customary beliefs, material traits, and social norms
57
What type of thematic map is seen in the image?
Isoline
Simple Dot Map
Cartogram
Choropleth
58
Situation identifies a place by its
location relative to other objects or places
nominal location.
mathematical location on Earth's surface
unique, internal physical and cultural characteristics.
59
You are given the coordinates 128 E longitude, 45 N latitude. This is an example of a
placename on the grid system.
mathematical or absolute location.
situation on the grid system.
relative location
60
What is a region that reflects personal or popular impressions of territory & spatial divisions
Perceptual
Functional
Vernacular
Formal
61
Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the US is an interesting geographic case study because
federal government was poorly prepared for the storm
winds reached incredible speeds near the eye
effects are an intersection of human and physical geography.
damage was largely a result of flooding from rivers
62
What type of thematic map is in the image?
Point Pattern
Mental
Choropleth
Isoline
63
What type of region is the state of Alabama?
Functional
Vernacular
Perceptual
Formal
64
Who did the Greeks refer to as the father of geography?
Homer
Plato
Aristotle
Erastothenes
65
A hearth is
the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
a region from which a phenomenon originates.
area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends.
perimeter or boundary marked by a regional feature.
66
Which of the following is an example of one of W.D. Pattinson's 4 Traditions of geography?
Earth-Science
Culture-Environment
Spatial
Area-Analysis
67
1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?
a graphic scale
a bar line
a ratio or fraction
a metric scale
68
Who was the first person to demonstrate the Earth was spherical?
Plato
Aristotle
Erastothenes
Homer
69
How many degrees latitude are there?
180
45
90
360
70
Globalization of the economy has
heightened economic differences among places.
leveled economic differences between places.
drained resources from more developed countries.
decreased investment in less developed countries.
71
Who created the first Atlas, or book of maps?
Ptolemy
Ortelius
Aristotle
Al-Idrisi
72
Who would say someone who drops out is not choosing with their own agency, but b/c of systems?
Behavioralist
Possibilist
Postmodernist
Stucturalist
73
What type of map projection is the image?
Azimuthal
Robinson
Cylindrical
Peter's
74
What is the name of the map projection in the image?
Azimuthal
Mercator
Flat-Plane
Mollweide
75
The idea that spatial interaction declines as distance increases is known as
distance-decay
the gravity model
time-space compression
network integration
76
What would be best used to analyze the presence of topsoil and freshwater in a site?
Geographic Information Systems
Global Positioning Systems
Azimuthal Projection
Remote Sensing
77
Which of the following could be a vernacular/perceptual region?
the area of dominance of a television station
area of dominance of a certain worldview or philosophy
the market area of a supermarket
a sports "conference" or area
78
The art and science of making maps is
geography.
topography.
cartography.
geomorphology.
79
What is the Mercator map projection most properly used for?
navigating near the poles
calculating true distance
navigating near the equator
comparing size areas
80
Driving around to gather information for street navigation devices is called
GIS programming.
ground truthing.
remote sensing.
GPS grounding.
81
Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of geography?
Humans have practiced geography since the ancient Greeks
owes its existence to the Renaissance in Western Europe.
Geography was invented as a science in the late 18th century
not studied till computers
82
Site characteristics include
relative distance from another location
relationship to the market
the unique physical and human characteristics of a location
the governmental structure of a state
83
The art and science of mapmaking is
Geography
Cardemography
Cartography
Topography
84
What type of landscape is the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor?
Iconic Landscape
Exterior Landscape
Interior Landscape
Landscape
85
An imaginary line that runs from the north to the south pole that identifies calendar day start
Longitude
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancer
86
What is true about distance decay?
Space-time compression has greatly reduced the effect today
Space-time compression provides equal access to technology
Space-time compression has not impacted distance decay today
Space-time compression has not changed since 1600s
87
The combination of unique physical and human characteristics in a specific location is
place
site
region
relative location
88
Who was the first person to use the word
geography
and measure the circumference of Earth?
Eratosthenes.
Thales of Miletus.
Aristotle.
Strabo.
89
Which of the following is not one of the 3 basic types of map projections?
Flat-Plane
Cyllindrical
Conic
Spherical
90
What type of characteristic in the United States would be the practice of Islam?
Aggregate
Scale
Situation
Pure
