AP HuG: 1st Semester Review

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Humans possess the ability to dominate their environment is known as

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possibilism

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Cell phones have contributed to

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time-space compression

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The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called:

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absolute location

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The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:

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relative location

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The process of the spread of an idea and/or dissemination of an innovation from its source area to other cultures, is the process of cultural:

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diffusion

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The layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as:

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GIS

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What type of region would a corn field be? Options: Perceptual, Formal, Functional, Vernacular

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Formal

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Measuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?

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Functional

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Which of the following is not a use of GPS? tracking airplanes, determine when a volcano will erupt, help farmers in their fields, provide driving directions to a destination

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determine when a volcano will erupt

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The physical environment causes social and cultural development. Options: Cultural Environmentalism, Environmental Possibilism, Environmental Determinism, Cultural Possibilism

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Environmental Determinism