AP Human Geography Unit 1 Modules 0-3 Test

The core focus of human geography is _____

• identifying places on a map

• understanding regional similarities

• describing cultural practices

• explaining a human-environmental relationship

• relationships between people and spaces

The term _____ is best used to refer to the processes of economic, political, and social integration that have collectively created ties that make a difference to lives around the planet.

• diffusion

• ecological development

• hierarchical organization

• globalization

• internationalism

The word culture describes _____

• a means of communicating beliefs, practices, and values

• the interactions between humans and their environments

• the methods used to navigate between different places

• traditional practices of indigenous peoples around the world

• inherited genetic traits passed through different ethnicities

Which is NOT a part of culture?

• genetics

• ideology

• technology

• livelihood

• spirituality

Which one is NOT an accurate definition of culture?

• the complete population of a given county, state, or country

• a dynamic mix of symbols, beliefs, speech, and practices; a distinctive group identity

• the local, customary way of doing things (a "way of life")

• a total way of life held in common by a people, including technology and government

• the practice of cultivating the land and food preparations

A cultural approach to human geography would study all of the following EXCEPT: ___-

• the ways in which culture is expressed and symbolized on the built landscape

• the ways in which language, religion, economy, and government vary or remain constant from place to place

• how people function spatially and identify with place and region

• how people use the land to provide for the society and organize living space

• how culture remains primarily a divisive force in a multicultural society

Which countries achieved independence before 1950?

• South Africa and Algeria

• Namibia and South Africa

• Only Ethiopia

• Liberia and South Africa

• Egypt and Liberia

Identify the key points to remember about maps.

• Maps present information about the world in a simple, visual way

• Cartographers gather and use a large amount of data to draw maps

• Maps use a spatial perspective to show spatial patterns

• Maps reveal spatial patterns that result from a specific process

• All of the above

The word spatial means "relating to space," and it is essential to the study of geography. What best describes a spatial perspective?

• a geographic outlook that seeks to identify the names or specific places

• a geographic outlook that seeks to understand the history of places

• a geographic outlook that seeks to show only absolute locations of specific places

• a geographic outlook that seeks to measure distances between different places

• a geographic outlook that seeks to identify the uses of space and explain spatial patterns

Which one is NOT a required general feature on maps?

• a compass rose

• a scale

• a legend

• a title and symbols

• English writing