AP Human Georgraphy Unit 1 Review

Question 1

The distribution of malaria matches the distribution of mosquitos that carry it; an example of

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spatial association

Question 2

The art and science of mapmaking

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cartography

Question 3

GPS stands for...

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global positioning systems

Question 4

belief that landforms and climate are most powerful forces shaping human behavior and society

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environmental determinism

Question 5

Prime Meridian - 0 degrees; runs pole to pole through Greenwich, England

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True

Question 6

GIS stands for...

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geographic information systems

Question 7

Give examples of how geographers use density to study a place and its characteristics

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both are correct

Question 8

What was Ptolemy's contribution to human geography?

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wrote about geography, location/size of continents

Question 9

a description of where something is in relation to other things

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relative location

Question 10

how well two locations are tied together by roads or other links

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connectivity

Question 11

how quickly and easily people in one location can interact with people in another location

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accessibility

Question 12

precise spot where something is according to some system

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absolute location

Question 13

This considers the arrangement of the phenomena being studied across the surface of the Earth.

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spatial approach

Question 14

The distance north or south of the equator

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latitude

Question 15

What was Strabo's contribution to human geography?

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proposed theories about how geography influenced history

Question 16

Opposite from the Prime Meridian at 180 degrees longitd but goes around internationl boundaries

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international date line

Question 17

Gerardus Mercator...

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created a world map that was very useful for sailors

Question 18

How were Muslims instrumental in the study of geography in the Middle Ages?

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created maps & wrote books about geography as they traveled

Question 19

Give an example of how friction of distance and distance decay are connected?

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both answers explain the connection b/t FOC and DD

Question 20

Where does the word "geography" come from?

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Greek; studying/writing about "-graphy" and Earth "geo"

Question 21

PECUP - population, economics, culture, urban areas, politics

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subfields of human geography

Question 22

Alexander von Humboldt (German)...

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all answers are correct

Question 23

Region refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.

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False

Question 24

The physical artifacts that humans have created and that form part of the landscape is known as

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built environment

Question 25

What was Aristotle's contribution to human geography?

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observed the Earth and how influences human behavior

Question 26

Distance-measurement of how far or near things are to one another. Proximity-degree of nearness

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True

Question 27

The distance east or west of the prime meridian

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longitude

Question 28

A group of places in the same area that share a characteristic form a _______.

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Region

Question 29

acknowledges the limits of the environment and focuses more on the role human culture plays

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possiblism -family members treated differently bc of culture

Question 30

Carl Sauer expanded the focus of geography beyond physical traits to include human activity.

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True

Question 31

What 4 questions do geographers ask?

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What are the implications for PEOPLE?, What is the changing PATTERNS OF DISTRIBUTION?, How did things become DISTRIBUTED as they are?, Why are things WHERE they are?

Question 32

Having many alcoholics in Alaska because of the climate is an example of ...

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enironmental determinism

Question 33

shrinking "time distance" between 2 locations because of better transportation

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time-space compression

Question 34

Two major branches of geography

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physical, human

Question 35

CIPE - Comprehension, Identification, Explanation, Prediction

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4 levels of analysis that geographers use

Question 36

Four patterns of distribution...

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linear, circular, geometric, random

Question 37

Place names (Hammond's Crossing, Coal Mountain, Salt Lake City) that provide insight to history

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toponym

Question 38

the task of defining and describing the shape and condition of the land

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landscape analysis

Question 39

What was Homer's contribution to geography?

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2 answers are correct

Question 40

Equator- 0 degrees halfway between the North and South Poles

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True

Question 41

Humans perceive characteristics of places in different ways based on personal beliefs/emotions

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sense of place

Question 42

What was Eratosthenes contribution to human geography?

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both answers are correct

Question 43

EMC- Egypt, Mesopotamia, China

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places were geography was first studied

AP Human Georgraphy Unit 1 Review

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AP Human Georgraphy Unit 1 Review

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