AP Human Geography (Units 1, 2, 3)

Which map would have the largest scale?

• World

• Continent

• State

• City

• County

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.

• The ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.

Distortion is especially severe on-

• Globes

• Small-scale maps

• Large-scale maps

• Topographic

• All maps

New York City's ______ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.

• Location

• Site

• Situation

• Toponym

• Jurisdiction

The International Date Line is measured approximately from-

• 0 degrees latitude

• 0 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees latitude

• 180 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees longitude

Greenwich Mean Time is measured from-

• 0 degrees latitude

• 0 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees latitude

• 180 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees longitude

The study of how humans adapt to the environment is called-

• Cultural land-use

• Cultural geography

• Cultural ecology

• Cultural relativism

• None of the above

The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because-

• Only one language is spoken everywhere in the region

• The same state laws apply everywhere in the region

• The climate is the same everywhere in the region

• It is a part of the United States

• Transportation systems converge in the major highways of a region

Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape?

• A landscape so modified that it is no longer natural, like a city center.

• A landscape set aside for historical preservation, like a Civil war battlefield.

• A landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in any way.

• A landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers, and plants.

• A landscape without a built environment.

Based on the geospatial data in the example shown, which combination of technologies provides real-time data to emergency call centers to route police, fire, and ambulance vehicles directly to incidents in the shortest possible travel time?

• Remote sensing satellites and cellular telephone towers

• Census databases and property tax records

• Social media sites and paper map atlases

• Geographic information systems and global positioning sites

• Digital radio signals and vehicle call signs