Unit 1 AP Human Review

The process of transferring the globe to a a 2 dimensional representation is called...

• Cartography

• Projection

• Distortion

• Scale

• Site

The idea that one's environment is responsible for who people are and how they live

• Positivism

• Cultural Diffusion

• Possibilism

• Environmental Determinism

• Cultural Determinism

Centers of innovation and invention, the cradle of a culture is called its...

• Trait

• Complex

• Hearth

• Innovation

• Diffusion

What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

• latitude

• longitude

• elevation

• topography

• cartography

Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Region

The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Antarctic Circle

• longitude

What is true about distance decay?

• Space-time compression has greatly reduced the effect of distance decay today

• Space-time compression has not impacted the effect of distance decay in the modern world

• Space-time compression has provided for equal access to technology across the planet today

• Space-time compression has greatly increased the effect of distance decay today

• There is no relationship between space time compression and distance decay

An area where everyone shares 1 or more distinctive characteristics (for example Texas and their set of laws)

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Vernacular Region

An area organized around a node or focal point with a strong charateristic in the center

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Vernacular Region

An area people believe exist as part of their cultural identity and their informal sense of place

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Vernacular Region