AP human geography unit one study guide

What map projection is this

• Mercator Projection
• Robinson Projection
• Miller Projection
• Gall-Peters Projection

What map projection is this?

• Mercator Projection
• Robinson Projection
• Miller Projection
• Gall-Peters Projection

What map projection is this

• Polar Projection

• Robinson Projection
• Mollweide Projection
• Winkel Tripel Projection

How often does the us census happen

• Every 10 years
• Every 5 years
• Every year
• Every 2 years

What is NOT what the us census is used for

• Determining the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives
• Guiding federal funding for public services
• Collecting data on the population's age, sex, and race
• Determining the number of people who own pets

What is not a region type in AP human geography

• Formal Region
• Functional Region
• Perceptual Region
• Temporal Region

What is distance decay

• The increase in distance between two places
• The decrease in interaction between two places as the distance increases
• The decrease in distance between two places
• The increase in interaction between two places as the distance decreases

what is time-space compression

• The process that causes the relative distances between places (i.e., as measured in travel time or cost) to contract, effectively making such places grow 'closer'.
• The theory that space and time are interconnected.
• The concept that time is compressed into space.
• The idea that space can be compressed into time.

What is environmental possiblism

• A theory that the environment sets certain constraints or limitations, but culture is otherwise determined by social conditions
• A theory that the environment determines the development of human cultures and societies
• A theory that the environment has no impact on the development of human cultures and societies
• A theory that the environment is solely responsible for the development of human cultures and societies

Environmental determinism

• The belief that the physical environment sets hard limits on human potential
• The theory that human behavior is solely determined by genetics
• The idea that human behavior is entirely shaped by social and cultural factors
• The concept that human behavior is primarily driven by economic factors