AP Human Geography Unit 1 Modules 0-3 Quiz

Identifying a spatial pattern means:___

• moving toward explanation in geography

• building geographic urban areas

• understanding description in geography

• problem solving in geography

Which example demonstrates the concept of relative distance?

• Central Park, Manhattan, is 2.5 miles long

• it costs twenty dollars to go from Youngstown to Chicago on the I-80 turnpike

• It is 2450 miles by air from Los Angeles to New York City

• the dentist's office is 4 blocks away

What kind of a map is most appropriate for showing the distribution of dairy cows in the United States?

• graduated circle map

• dot density map

• topographic map

• cartogram

• choropleth map

What is a primary concept used by geographers to understand interaction between two places?

• relative distance

• spatial perspective

• spatial patterns

• time-distance decay

• infrastructure

What is data aggregation?

• the process of collecting population data by the U.S. census bureau

• the method of representing the surface of Earth on a plane surface

• the process of collecting and organizing large amounts of information

• the observation of spatial patterns

• the process of creating a map

What is an example of relative direction?

• 1 inch on a map equals a distance of 100 miles

• run five miles north along the East River

• drive east for one mile

• turn left at the library on the corner

• walk a quarter of a mile north

Traditionally, cartographers drew or printed maps on pieces of paper. Modern map applications utilize geographic information systems (GIS) instead of traditional maps. What are the advantages of using GIS over traditional maps? Choose all that apply.

• GIS uses triangulation and satellites to locate points on the Earth

• GIS uses radar or radio waves to collect information about the Earth's surface

• GIS produces high-resolution images that show small details

• GIS maps are interactive and can show many different types and layers of data

• GIS can store, process, and analyze large amounts of spatial data

Either of the Earth's poles are ________

• 90 degrees away from the Equator

• 180 degrees away from the Prime Meridian

• 90 degrees away from the International Date Line

• located parallel to the Equator

Latitude lines _______

• converge at the poles

• can be viewed from the real Earth's surface

• are also called meridians

• are parallel to each other

In the past, aerial photographs were taken by airplane. Today they are more likely to be ______

• taken by echo radar

• taken by commercial selfie sticks

• taken by drones

• photographed from helicopters