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