1. APHG Reading Quiz #1

What does the ecological perspective in geography focus on?

• The spatial aspects of human life

• The relationships between living things and their environments

• The chronological aspects of human life

• The study of historical events

What is the exact location of a point or object called in geography?

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Spatial location

• Temporal location

What is the significance of understanding spatial relationships in geography?

• It helps in understanding historical events

• It aids in planning routes and estimating travel time

• It is used for studying mathematical equations

• It is essential for technological advancements

What is the term used to describe Budapest's relative location as 134 miles southeast of Vienna, Austria?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Physical location

• Human location

Which of the following is NOT a physical characteristic of a place?

• Climate

• Landforms

• Languages

• Soils

What term is used to describe the arrangement of things in space?

• Density

• Pattern

• Situation

• Site

What does the term 'density' refer to in geography?

• The arrangement of things in space

• The number of things in a specific area

• The physical characteristics of a place

• The human characteristics of a place

Which of the following factors is NOT considered when describing the site of a place?

• Landforms

• Climate

• Transportation routes

• Vegetation

Which theory argues that human behavior is largely controlled by the physical environment?

• Possibilism

• Environmental determinism

• Distance decay

• Time-space compression

What does the principle of distance decay describe?

• The closer things are to one another, the more they are related

• The farther away one thing is from another, the less interaction the two things will have

• The impact of modern advancements in technology on distance

• The reduction of travel times due to modern transportation