Unit 1 AP HUMAN TEST PRACTICE

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Based on the types of information collected in the Census Form, 2010, which of the following could be mapped using census data?
The number of voting-age residents per household,
The political party affiliation of the average resident,
How residents voted in the last election,
How voters stand on current issues,
How voters might vote in the next national election

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The number of voting-age residents per household

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Market research reports and profiles of voting districts are examples of spatial analysis products. Which data source is most frequently used to create these products? Options: School enrollment records, Census surveys, Tax receipts, Loan applications, Utility bills

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Census surveys

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Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country? Cultural, Perceptual, Vernacular, Physical, Formal

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Formal

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Which of the following scales is represented in the map shown? Local, showing the towns and township areas in a county; Regional, showing the states or provinces in one part of a country; State or province, showing the counties or parishes; Neighborhood, showing the block along street boundaries; Block, showing the property lines and names of owners.

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Local, showing the towns and township areas in a county

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The images show a topographic map and a geographic information systems (GIS) representation of Mount Shasta in California. Which of the following statements best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representations of Earth’s surface?

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The three dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page.

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Which of the following statements about the Robinson projection is correct? It is more useful for long-distance navigation than the Mercator projection., It is better for making topographical maps than the Mercator projection., It is more accurate than the Mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher latitudes., It is more useful for showing the distribution of human populations than the Mercator projection., It is better for estimating territorial waters in lower latitudes than the Mercator projection.

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It is more accurate than the Mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher latitudes.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator projection?
The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are greatly exaggerated.
The size of all countries is accurate, but the shape is distorted.
Countries near the Equator appear 50 percent larger than countries in the middle latitudes.
The projection is designed to maintain undistorted outlines of landmasses.
Distances on the Mercator projection are real and accurate.

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The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are greatly exaggerated.

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Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale?

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The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail.

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Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism? Regional differences between the internal structures of cities, Changes in population growth rates over time, Limitations on agricultural crops based on climate, Political patterns seen in election maps, Modification of landscapes by human cultures

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Modification of landscapes by human cultures

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Which of the following best describes the type of information provided in the directions? Absolute location, Relative location, Cultural landscape, Geographic information systems, Cartographic principles

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Relative location