AP HUG Chapter 1 Basic Concepts Key Issues 1 & 2

Lines called _____________ and ____________ combine to form the "global grid," and are used to identify absolute location. CHOOSE TWO!

• parallels

• meridians

• coordinates

• topographic

Which are TRUE statements about the use of maps in human and physical geography? CHOOSE AS MANY AS APPLY!

• Every map projection distorts the surface of the Earth in some way.

• Maps refelct the bias of the cartographer who created the map.

• Maps are used as both tools of reference and tools of communication.

• Maps have little value to geographers since they are not 100% accurate.

Although human geographers do not concentrate on the study of physical processes, they recognize that physical processes often affect the "why of where."

• True
• False

Success in HUG takes time, effort, and determination. What is NOT a good strategy for growth and achievement?

• Build a study group and work together as a team.
• Do "a little, a lot" so that information builds and deadlines do not sneak up on you.
• Ask for help as you go through the chapter.
• Say the course is too hard, and pull the covers over your head.  

GPS and GIS are examples of contemporary mapping tools that rely on ______ technology.

• remote sensing/satellite

• computer

• smart phone/satellite

• International Space Station

These terms are the four ways that geographers determine

• location
• place
• scale
• global grid

Which is the best definition of human geography?

• Dictionary A
• Dictionary B

When mapping a natural disaster such as Hurricane Harvey, human geographers concentrate on the theme of ______.

• location

• place

• HEI

• movement

Geographers call the UNIQUE combination of ___________ and __________features Place, one of the 5 Themes. CHOOSE THE BEST TWO!

• human

• physical

• economic

• weather

What term best fills in each blank of this paragraph?

• site
• situation