
APHG Unit 1 Test

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12th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Grand central station is an example of a _____ region
Back
Functional
Answer explanation
This answer is correct because Grand central station is a transportation hub that connects the people of New York City. The station itself is a node that services the surrounding community
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the map above and identify which of the following descriptions most accurately describes the map: Mercator: The shape and size of land masses are distorted, but direction is accurate; Robinson: Distortion is only happening with the size of the land masses, shape and direction are accurate; Mercator: Land mass size is accurate due to distortion being spread across all aspects of the map; Goode Homolosine: Does not use cardinal directions, minimizes distortion but is confusing to read; Robinson: Distortion is evenly spread out across shape, size, and direction making it less noticeable.
Back
Mercator: The shape and size of land masses are distorted, but direction is accurate
Answer explanation
The Mercator map was used for marine navigation and shows direction actually, but distorts the size/shape of land masses.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following statements is not an example of quantitative research?
- The government conducting the census
- A shoe company analyst looks at the zip codes of the customers that purchased shoes from the store to better understand their customers
- Target looking at the median household income for the city of Kendallville to better understand where to open their next store
- A school superintendent looking at the racial and economic breakdown of the city when determining where to open a new school
- A city council official sending out a survey to his constituents asking how they feel about the work his office is doing
Back
A city council official sending out a survey to his constituents asking how they feel about the work his office is doing
Answer explanation
This is an example of qualitative research, the survey can not be replicated, the data is also subjective.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following would geographers not be interested in observing when looking at a local place? The physical terrain, The religious breakdown of citizens, The different languages that are spoken, The demographic breakdown of the entire country, The amount of rivers and lakes in the area
Back
The demographic breakdown of the entire country
Answer explanation
The question was asking for a local scale, but this answer is talking about a national scale
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
You being able to watch and learn on YouTube is an example of what spatial concept?
Back
Time-space compression
Answer explanation
Time-space compression happens due to the increased access to technology allowing people to interact with places and people further away with ease. (Reduces distance decay)
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the statements below is not true regarding the maps above?
Map B is a small scale map,
Map A is showing a local scale of analysis,
Map B is showing a global scale of analysis,
Map A is a large scale map,
Map B is showing a national scale of analysis
Back
Map B is showing a global scale of analysis
Answer explanation
The scale in this map is global but the scale of analysis is national (not global). This is due to the data being organized by countries' boundaries. (Remember this is a not question, it was asking for which of the answers was not true)
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What problem arises when we look at data on a small scale map?
Back
Information becomes generalized and many details are left out.
Answer explanation
A small scale map, you can see a large amount of the earth’s surface and few details in the data. This makes it difficult for the readers to gain a full understanding of the information being displayed, as there will be details left out.
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