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AP Human Geography Review
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What is Relative Location ?
The spinning motion of the earth.
A place in which important ideas begin and spread
Where something is in relation to other things.
A place in which important ideas begin
2
The rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic, such as "viral videos" is called
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
3
The area served by a store and the reception area of a radio station are examples of
formal regions
perceptual regions
functional regions
culture regions
4
_______________ identifies a place by its location relative to other places or objects
Site
Absolute Location
Situation
Toponym
5
Define distance decay.
area of the Earth defined by distinctive characteristics
system of arcs drawn in a grid pattern on Earth's surface
characteristic spreads across space over time
the farther away, the less likely people are to interact
6
What does Absolute Location mean ?
The study of the earth surface .
The position of a place in relation to another place.
The exact spot on the earth surface where something is .
The spinning motion of the earth.
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The idea of Possibilism is the idea that
Humans have the ability to adjust their environment.
ANYTHING is possible, if you believe hard enough.
The environment determines how people develop.
There are relationships between people.
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What are types of distortion that can occur on a map?
All of the above
The distance between places
The shape of an area
The relative size of an area
9
According to environmental determinism
people determine their physical environment
areas where animals migrate are not suitable for humans.
physical environment sets loose limits on social actions
physical environment impacts social & cultural development
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Define space-time compression
The farther away people are, the less likely they are to migrate there
Shortened times for interaction because of improvements in technology
The phenomenon in which days appear longer during the summer
Near things are more related to distant things.
11
Which of the following represents the largest scale of analysis?
Analysis of literacy rates across Afghanistan
Analysis of graduation rates across California
Analysis of Internet access across San Diego County
Analysis of birth rates across Asia
12
The state of Texas, the corn belt, and Latin America are all examples of
functional regions
formal regions
culture regions
perceptual regions
13
Sustainability means
Recycling, reusing, burning, energy
The pressure the earth's sustains from gravity
Using all of the world's resources because they are endless
Preserving the earth's resources for future generations
14
_________ identifies a place by its unique physical characteristics
Site
Toponym
Absolute location
Situation
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An example of a vernacular region is
area of dominance of a certain religious philosophy
a sports conference in which teams compete with one another
area served by a pizza delivery service
broadcast area of a TV station
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The spread of an underlying principle such as innovative features of the iPhone to competitors
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
relocation diffusion
17
The theory that replaced environmental determinism in recent history is known as:
Cultural Determinism
Human-Environment Interaction
Possibilism
Ethnocentrism
18
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is
GPS
GIS
USGS
Remote Sensing
19
An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a(n)
landscape
biome
region
ecosystem
20
The following video is demonstrating the creation of what type of map?
Goode's projection
Robinson projection
Mercator projection
Peter's projection
21
Acquisition of data about Earth's surface from satellite, spacecraft, or high altitude craft is
topographic analysis
remote sensing
GPS
GIS
22
What is Cultural Landscape?
The way people landscape
The modification of natural landscape by humans
Global Warming
None of the above
23
1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?
a metric scale
a written scale
a ratio or a fraction
a bar line
24
The spread of an idea from a node or person of power, such as hip-hop music is called
contagious diffusion
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
25
An area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity is a(n)
perceptual region
culture region
formal region
functional region
26
The International Date Line is measured from approximately
180 degrees longitude
30 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
0 degrees latitude
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Greenwich Mean Time is measured from
0 degrees latitude
90 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
90 degrees longitude
28
Which map projection is portrayed?
Robinson
Peters
Mercator
Goode
29
The picture below is an example of a
toponym
situation
geonym
scale name
30
The frequency of something within a given area is
density
pattern
diffusion
concentration
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The reduction in time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place because of innovations
space-time compression
distance decay
projection
scale
32
The art and science of making maps is
topography
cartography
geography
cardemography
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A geographer might use GPS to
make a map
find the best route to a store
record toponyms
drive a car
34
What does a map scale show?
The meaning of symbols on a map
The 4 cardinal directions
The landforms in a particular region
Relationship between actual distance and distance on a map.
35
The 3 pillars of sustainability are?
Environmental, Economic and Social
Enviromental, Ecofriendly and social
Environmental, Ecological and Justice
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