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AP Human Geography Unit 1 Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives Exam REview
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All maps have distortion. Which of the following is NOT a type ofdistortion on a map?
Shape
Shape
Elevation
Proximity
2
D
istance-decayfunction
in geography
:
as distance increases, contact with apoint of origin, will
also increase.
fluctuate according to other influences.
remainabout the same.
gradually decrease.
3
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes,& displays geographic data is a
remote sensing
GPS
GIS
digital cartography
4
Spread of an underlying principle, eventhough a specific characteristic is rejected is known as
hierarchical diffusion.
contagious diffusion.
stimulus diffusion.
relocation diffusion.
5
Which map would have the smallest scale?
City
Continent
Neighborhood
World
6
The spread of a feature or trend through bodilymovement of people from one place to another is
expansion diffusion.
stimulusdiffusion.
contagious diffusion.
relocation diffusion.
7
What projection is shown below?
Azimuthal Projection
Mercator
Robinson
Goode’s Homolosine interrupted
8
A ship’s position is given as 0 degrees latitude& 27 degrees west longitude.The ship is located
astride the International Date Line
atthe North Pole.
on the equator.
on the prime meridian
9
The spread of a new emerging cutting-edge technology across the US is which model of diffusion?
Expansion
Hierarchical
Contagious
Relocation
10
The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature ortrend throughout a population is known as
expansion diffusion.
hierarchical diffusion.
contagious diffusion.
stimulus diffusion
11
All maps have
multiple colors.
representative fractions.
graduated circles.
distortion.
12
An area identified by one or more specific characteristics is a
biome.
formal region.
landscape.
landform region.
13
Whereis
distortion
the greatest on the map below?
On the east/west edges
Distortion is equal everywhere
Along the equator
Onthe north and south edges
14
What type of map is shown below?
Proportional symbol
Isoline
Choropleth
Dotdistribution
15
Site
characteristics include
the unique physical and human characteristics ofa location.
the cultural characteristics of a region.
relationship to the market.
thegovernmental structure of a state.
16
Situation
identifies a place by its
nominal location.
uniquephysical characteristics.
location relative to other places
mathematical location on the earth’s surface.
17
The name that is given to a portion of the earth’s surface is known as a
Location
Toponym
Situation
Site
18
Complete the analogy: Geography is to History asSpace is to
the Future.
Place.
Time.
Humans.
19
The
frequency
of occurrence of something within a given unit of area is
pattern.
distribution.
density.
concentration.
20
Geographic Information Systems uses multiplelayers of information to produce
hand drawn maps.
computer maps.
infrared satellite images.
aerial photographs.
21
All of the following are true of theInternational Date Line EXCEPT
itruns down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
it is located opposite the Prime Meridian.
itis a line of longitude.
it is located at approximately 180°.
22
Approximately how wide are most time zones?
90°
15°
200miles
2000miles
23
TheU.S. Constitution stipulates that a census of the population must be takenevery
year.
10years.
2 years.
20 years.
24
the increase of globalization make it vital for geographers to examine the world at what scale?
Verbal scale
Very small scale
Very large scale
Written scale
25
The idea that spatial interaction declines asdistance increases is known as
space-time compression.
the gravity model.
distance-decay
migration transition.
26
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet is
remote sensing.
GPS.
digital cartography.
GIS.
27
Customary beliefs, social forms, &material traits that together make a group’s tradition is
culture.
ethnicity.
religion.
language.
28
Remote sensing is often used during peace-timeto analyze
exact location on Earth’s surface.
relationships between different places.
loss of prime agricultural land.
map projections.
29
Which of the following is
NOT
a key element of amap?
Title
Scale
Meta data
Legend
30
The
extent,
or
spread
, of something over an area is
pattern.
concentration.
distribution.
density.
31
The geographic study of cultural ecology isprincipally concerned w/which aspect of geography?
Movement
Regions
Human-environmentinteraction
Location
32
GPS stands for
geographic polarity system.
global peoples standards.
geographic place synthesis
global positioning system.
33
Inorder to analyze patterns on the landscape geographers often start with
interviews.
internet data searches.
observations.
collecting data in a lab.
34
According to the theory of environmentaldeterminism
people can adjust to the physical environment.
the physical environment causes socialdevelopment.
the physical environment set limits on humanactions.
35
A system for transferring and convertinglocations from the round globe to a flat map is
interruption.
projection.
distribution.
geostinction.
36
In this map, thedivision of the U.S. into 12 districts by the FederalReserve is an example of
functional regions.
perceptual regions
nodal regions.
formal regions
37
Theconcept of a “mental map” is most closely tied to which of the followinggeographic terms?
Humanecology
Vernacular region
Space-timecompression
Spatial analysis
38
Idea that physicalenvironment
limits
human actions, but people have the ability toadjust to it
environmental determinism.
possibilism.
cultural ecology.
climate
39
Whichis the most decided advantage of the RobinsonProjection-the map most used in textbooks?
It has no distortion of area.
It has no distortion of direction.
Itis uninterrupted.
Itis easily adapted from large to small scale.
40
Which map projection is most distorted at high latitudes?
Goode’s Homolosine
Peters Projection
Robinson
Mercator
41
Which of the following is another way of referring to a functional region?
Formal
Focused
Uniform
Nodal
42
Many barrier islands on the east coast of theU.S. are examples of what pattern of development?
Linear
Clustered
Geometric
Dispersed
43
Which of the following countries is noted for using a non-standard time zone?
United States
Switzerland
India
Russia
44
New YorkCity is on the Hudson River,about 100 miles NE of Philadelphia&100 miles SW of Boston
This is NYC's site
This is NYC's location
This is NYC's toponym
This is NYC's Situation
45
Many new jazz clubs opened in Utah by people displaced from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
This is hierarchical diffusion
This is stimulus diffusion
this is relocation diffusion
This is contagious diffusion
46
Thetype of map that shows areas with statistical values in ideally five categoriesis known as
choropleth map.
isoline map.
proportional symbol map.
dot distribution map.
47
Technology increasingthe connectivity of the world’s business community is referred to as
interaction.
distance-decay.
democratization.
globalization.
48
A
hearth
is
the core area of a region.
the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
anarea defined by one or more distinctive features or trends
a location or region from which a phenomenonoriginates.
49
All of the following are types of mathematicalscales used on maps EXCEPT
scale of analysis.
bar scale.
representativefraction.
word.
50
Township and Range land pattern of land division in the US created this land ownership pattern
Linear
Dispersed
Geometric
Geometric
51
Scale is
relationship between object's size on map&featureon landscap
geographers use to transfer location from a globe to a map.
the difference in elevation between two points.
the location of a place relative to anotherplace.
52
1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?
Graphic scale
US Land Ordinance survey scale
Representativefraction (RF)
Barline
53
The science/art of map making is known as
topography.
topology.
cartography.
geography.
54
Site
identifies a place by its
location relative to other objects.
uniquephysical characteristics.
mathematical location on the earth’s surface.
name and human characteristics.
55
Whichis NOT an example of a functional region?
) The circulation area of a newspaper
Anarea served by an airline hub
The area dominated by a particular crop
Thearea of dominance of a television station
56
Th increasing geographic phenomenon ofspace-time compression tends to diminish the influence of
distance.
location.
situation.
site.
