APHG Unit 1 FRQ Practice Test

A. Identify what each point symbol on the map represents.

Answer explanation

Each point symbol on the map represents approximately 10 dairy farms.

B. Identify ONE topographic feature shown on the map.

Answer explanation

One topographic feature shown on the map is the Great Lakes.

Topographic features are things like rivers, deserts, lakes, etc.

C. Identify ONE type of boundary data shown on the map.

Answer explanation

One type of boundary data shown on the map is state borders.

OR

One type of boundary data shown on the map is the international border between the USA & Canada or Mexico.

D. Identify the scale of analysis used in gathering the data presented in the map.

Answer explanation

The scale of analysis used in gathering the data presented in the map is local.

E. Explain what type of region the dairy farms represent.

Answer explanation

The dairy farms represent functional/nodal regions because they are based around an economic activity. In these examples, the farms themselves would act as the node.

F. Explain how changing scale of analysis from local to national can change our perception of the data.

Answer explanation

Changing the scale of analysis from local to national would change our perception of the data by giving us one set number for the entire nation's dairy production. Rather than illustrating that most dairy in the USA is produced in the Northwest/Midwest and that very little is done in the rest of the country, the single-value shown by a national scale of analysis could lead someone to the think that dairy farms are spread evenly across the country.

F. Describe ONE geographic feature not shown on the map that would help explain the patterns of dairy farming shown on the map.

Answer explanation

A geographic feature not shown on the map that would help explain the patterns of dairy farming shown on the map could be:

• - the average temperature being lower and better suited for the production of dairy products.

• - the proximity to fresh water provided by the Great Lakes for both supplying the cattle with drinking water OR as transportation routes.

• - the proximity of large urban centers as markets for the dairy products.