AP HUG Unit 1 Thinking Geographically

Question 1

Maintenance of resources in current condition with little human impact is

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Preservation

Question 2

Application programming interface (API) is a language that links a database to software.

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True

Question 3

Age of Exploration & Discovery: Explorers discovered trade routes & resources → for accurate maps from cartographers

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True

Question 4

Developing countries rely on agriculture & Developed countries rely on service for wages.

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True

Question 5

Choose all of the types of regions.

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Functional, Vernacular, Formal/Uniform

Question 6

The 2 ways of mathematical location (dividing degrees) are by minutes and seconds & decimal fractions.

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True

Question 7

Ways to Identify Location: Place name, site & situation

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True

Question 8

The way things are laid out/organized & arranged on Earth's surface is . . .

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Spatial Thinking

Question 9

Choose which of the following are ways MAP SCALE may be presented.

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Written Scale, Graphic Scale, Ratio/Fraction

Question 10

Choose 2 things that are true about Robinson & Mercator Projections.

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Robinson: Displays info. across oceans & Mercator: Shape = little distorted, Robinson: Oval/Rectangle shape & Mercator: Rectangle Shape

Question 11

Parallels are parallel to the equator, & the location of parallels is latitude.

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True

Question 12

A chain of communication that connects places is . . .

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Network

Question 13

System that accurately determines the exact position of something on Earth is . . .

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GPS

Question 14

Ethnicity includes a group's language, religion, & other cultural values (like physical traits).

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True

Question 15

Cultural Landscape is a combonation of cultural, economic & physical features.

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True

Question 16

Created by humans and it didn't matter which meridian = 0 degrees when creating . . .

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Longitude

Question 17

Created because of Earth's shape & rotation around the Sun.

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Latitude

Question 18

Produced in nature faster than human consumption is . . .

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Renewable Resources

Question 19

The International Date Line mostly follows 180 degrees longitude, and crossing it = 24 hours → or ←

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True

Question 20

Earth's spherical shape IS distorted on flat maps.

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True

Question 21

Space is the physical gap/interval between 2 objects.

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True

Question 22

Early maps were reference tools (how to get from Point A to B).

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True

Question 23

The study of where/why things are found on Earth's surface at those locations is . . .

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Geography

Question 24

Purpose(s) of a Map:

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Communication Tool, Reference Tool

Question 25

Produced in nature slower than human consumption is . . .

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Nonrenewable Resources

Question 26

Relationships among people & objects across the barrier of space is . . .

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Connections

Question 27

Maps ARE essential for displaying geographic info. & explanation.

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True

Question 28

Increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in core/outer area results from the globalization of economy is

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Uneven Development

Question 29

Scale, space & connections = help explain why similarities among places/regions DO result from coincidence

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False

Question 30

Position that something occupies on Earth's surface is . . .

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Location

Question 31

Current maps are primarily used as . . .

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Tools of Communication

Question 32

1600s CE: Maps = DID NOT accurately display the outline of most continents & positions of oceans

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False

Question 33

A mental map is an internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface.

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True

Question 34

Globes are a limited tool that has info. on Earth's surface.

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True

Question 35

The MASTER Reference Time is . . .

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GMT/UT

Question 36

Maps are two-dimensional or flat-scale models of Earth's surface, and are a scale model of the real world.

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True

Question 37

System of attitudes, beliefs, & practices, where people worship in a formal & organized way.

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Religion

Question 38

Culture Ecology is the geographic study of human-environment relationships.

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True

Question 39

____ ____ ___ is the amount of land required to produce resources currently consumed & handle over ___ people's waste.

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Biologically productive land, 7 billion

Question 40

Ancient Greek Scholar who created one of the first maps of the known world.

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Eratosthenes

Question 41

What are the problem(s) with globes?

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Small Globe = Small Space → Not Enough Info., Big Globe = Bulky → Hard to Use

Question 42

"Geo" & "Graphy" mean . . .

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Earth/To Write

Question 43

Choose which of the following are true when creating a MAP?

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Level of detail & amount of area depends on map scale, Scale model of the world = many details are left out, not enough space, Determine how much of Earth's surface to be on the map, Smaller portion = more detail

Question 44

Sustainable use & management of Earth's natural resources to meet human needs is . . .

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Conservation

Question 45

Latitude is parallel with the largest circumference & is the place with 12 hours of daylight.

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True

Question 46

Meridians go North to South, and locations of meridians = longitude

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True

Question 47

Supply and demand affects affordability.

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True

Question 48

Who invented the 1st portable clock that measured 1 hour = 15 degrees longitude (GMT = "standard" time)?

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John Harrison

Question 49

Pattern is the geometric arrangements of objects in space.

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True

Question 50

Cartography is . . .

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Science of Mapmaking

Question 51

Some places moved timezones to match with large nearby countries.

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True

Question 52

Pick the BENEFITS of EQUAL AREA projections

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Relative sizes of land masses = Reality, Minimizes distortion in most landmasses' shapes

Question 53

Longitude: 360 degrees ÷ → 0 to 180 degrees North & 0 to 180 degrees South

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False

Question 54

Name given to a place on Earth is . . .

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Toponym

Question 55

Possibilism is the ___ environment that limits some human ___, but people can ___ the environment.

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Physical, actions, adjust

Question 56

Use of Earth's natural resources in wasys to ensure availability in the future is . . .

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Sustainability

Question 57

Different conclusions may be reached concerning a region's characteristics depending on its scale.

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True

Question 58

Choose which of the following are types of DISTORTION (misrepresentation on maps).

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Shape of an Area, Distance between 2 points, Relative size of different areas

Question 59

Choose 2 DISADVANTAGES that are true about Robinson & Mercator Projections.

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Robinson: Land areas = smaller than interrupted maps, Mercator: Distorted at the poles

Question 60

Language is a system of sounds, signs, gestures & marks that have meanings understood within a cultural group.

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True

Question 61

How many timezones are there if each timezone is approximately 15 degrees longitude (out of 360 degrees)?

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24

Question 62

Culture is the body of customary ___, material ___, & social forms that together form the distinct tradition of a group.

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Beliefs, traits

Question 63

Relationship of a feature's size on a map to actual size on Earth is map scale.

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True

Question 64

The Types of World Maps we learned are EQUAL AREA projections, ROBINSON projection, MERCATOR projection

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True

AP HUG Unit 1 Thinking Geographically

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AP HUG Unit 1 Thinking Geographically

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