AP Test Study Sessions Unit 1 Thinking Geographically 2

AP Test Study Sessions Unit 1 Thinking Geographically 2

Spring 2021

Ms. Brittni Beeson

Topics for Today

• Map Scale

• Unique Location

• Regions

Topic 1

Map Scale

Multiple Choice

The science of map-making is known as

• geology

• mapology

• cartography

• earth-writing

Open Ended

Review: What is scale?

Multiple Choice

Large or Small Scale

• Large

• Small

Multiple Choice

Large or Small Scale

• Large

• Small

Multiple Choice

Scale is

• The system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map

• The extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area

• The difference in elevation between two points in an area

• The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

Multiple Choice

Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?

• world

• continent

• country

• city

Topic 2

Unique Location

Multiple Choice

What is the location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it?

• Site

• Situation

• Absolute location

• Geographic location

• Projection

Multiple Choice

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

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Site

• Situation

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between absolute and relative location?

• Absolute location is the exact location of something

• Absolute describes where something is compared to another place

• Absolute cannot be identified using lines of latitude or longitude

• Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place

• Absolute location can change

Multiple Choice

The physical qualities of the original location for a city is referred to as the

• site
• situation
• relative location
• absolute location

Topic 3

Regions

Multiple Choice

Geographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study. What type of regions are those labeled in the image?

• Visual

• Vernacular

• Perceptual

• Formal

• Functional

Multiple Choice

Tori thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football. She would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?

• Visual

• Perceptual

• Formal

• Functional

• Uniform

Multiple Choice

Places that share similar characteristics are called 

• human systems
• environments
• regions
• physical systems

Multiple Choice

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

• Formal
• Perceptual
• Functional
• Uniform