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AP Human Geography Unit 1 Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives Exam REview
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1
Site
characteristics include
the unique physical and human characteristics ofa location.
the cultural characteristics of a region.
relationship to the market.
the governmental structure of a state.
2
All of the following are true of theInternational Date Line EXCEPT
it is located opposite the Prime Meridian.
it runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
itis a line of longitude.
it is located at approximately 180°.
3
Which map would have the smallest scale?
City
Neighborhood
Continent
World
4
Spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected is known as
hierarchical diffusion.
stimulus diffusion.
contagious diffusion.
relocation diffusion.
5
All maps have
distortion.
multiple colors.
representative fractions.
graduated circles.
6
Site
identifies a place by its
unique physical characteristics.
location relative to other objects.
name and human characteristics.
mathematical location on the earth’s surface.
7
New York City is on the Hudson River, about 100 miles NE of Philadelphia and 100 miles SW of Boston
This is NYC's Situation
This is NYC's toponym
This is NYC's location
This is NYC's site
8
What type of map is shown below?
Isoline
Proportional symbol
Dot distribution
Choropleth
9
Situation
identifies a place by its
mathematical location on the earth’s surface.
location relative to other places
nominal location.
unique physical characteristics.
10
The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet is
remote sensing.
GPS.
GIS.
digital cartography.
11
Where is
distortion
the greatest on the map below?
On the east/west edges
Distortion is equal everywhere
Along the equator
Onthe north and south edges
12
Technology increasing the connectivity of the world’s business community is referred to as
globalization.
interaction.
distance-decay.
democratization.
13
The
extent,
or
spread
, of something over an area is
pattern.
distribution.
concentration.
density.
14
Th increasing geographic phenomenon of space-time compression tends to diminish the influence of
situation.
location.
site.
distance.
15
GPS stands for
geographic polarity system.
geographic place synthesis
global positioning system.
global peoples standards.
16
Whichis NOT an example of a functional region?
The area dominated by a particular crop
Anarea served by an airline hub
The circulation area of a newspaper
Thearea of dominance of a television station
17
Which of the following is another way of referring to a functional region?
Focused
Nodal
Formal
Uniform
18
Which map projection is most distorted at high latitudes?
Peters Projection
Goode’s Homolosine
Mercator
Robinson
19
In this map, the division of the U.S. into 12 districts by the Federal Reserve is an example of
formal regions
functional regions.
perceptual regions
nodal regions.
20
The geographic study of cultural ecology is principally concerned with which aspect of geography?
Movement
Location
Regions
Human-environment interaction
21
D
istance-decay
in geography states as distance increases, contact with a point of origin, will
also increase.
fluctuate according to other influences.
remainabout the same.
gradually decrease.
22
The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population is known as
contagious diffusion.
hierarchical diffusion.
stimulus diffusion
expansion diffusion.
23
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is a
digital cartography
GIS
remote sensing
GPS
24
The
frequency
of occurrence of something within a given unit of area is
pattern.
density.
concentration.
distribution.
25
Geographic Information Systems uses multiple layers of information to produce
infrared satellite images.
computer maps.
aerial photographs.
hand drawn maps.
26
The science or art of map-making is known as
topography.
topology.
geography.
cartography.
27
All maps have distortion. Which of the following is NOT a type of distortion on a map?
Shape
Elevation
Shape
Proximity
28
Idea that physical environment
limits
human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to it
environmental determinism.
cultural ecology.
possibilism.
climate
29
The spread of a new emerging cutting-edge technology across the US is which model of diffusion?
Relocation
Expansion
Hierarchical
Contagious
30
What projection is shown below?
Azimuthal Projection
Robinson
Mercator
Goode’s Homolosine interrupted
31
A system for transferring and converting locations from the round globe to a flat map is
projection.
interruption.
geostinction.
distribution.
32
The idea that spatial interaction declines as distance increases is known as
the gravity model.
space-time compression.
distance-decay
migration transition.
33
The name that is given to a portion of the earth’s surface is known as a
Location
Toponym
Situation
Site
34
Scale is
relationship between the object's size on map and feature on landscape
geographers use to transfer location from a globe to a map.
the location of a place relative to anotherplace.
the difference in elevation between two points.
35
An area identified by one or more specific characteristics is a
landform region.
formal region.
landscape.
biome.
36
The concept of a “mental map” is most closely tied to which of the following geographic terms?
Space-time compression
Vernacular region
Human ecology
Spatial analysis
37
Township and Range land pattern of land division in the US created this land ownership pattern
Geometric
Dispersed
Geometric
Linear
38
Which of the following is
NOT
a key element of amap?
Meta data
Scale
Legend
Title
39
A
hearth
is
the core area of a region.
anarea defined by one or more distinctive features or trends
a location or region from which a phenomenonoriginates.
the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
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The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another is
relocation diffusion.
contagious diffusion.
expansion diffusion.
stimulus diffusion.
