AP Human Geography Quiz

What is the main focus of AP Human Geography?

• How people make places.

• The study of countries, capitals, & cultures.

• Physical geography phenomena like climate and soil.

• The study of natural phenomena like topography.

Which of the following is NOT a focus of AP Human Geography?

• How we organize space & society.

• How we interact with each other in places & across space.

• How we make sense of others & ourselves in our locality, region, & world.

• The study of Earth's natural phenomena like climate and soil.

AP Human Geography helps us understand how people deal with which of the following?

• What makes it rain.

• How people deal with too much or too little rain.

• The study of topography.

• The study of animals.

Which of the following is an example of a question studied in AP Human Geography?

• What makes it rain?

• How do people deal with too much or too little rain?

• What are the capitals of countries?

• What is the topography of a region?

What is the primary foundation used by historians to tell their stories?

• Space

• Time

• Maps

• Pictures

What do human geographers use to explain where and why events occur throughout the world?

• Timelines

• Primary sources

• Space

• Historical documents

Which of the following is NOT a tool used by human geographers?

• Maps

• Charts

• Timelines

• Diagrams

Where are Firestone Park and Goodyear Heights located?

• Downtown Akron

• Suburbs surrounding Akron

• Near the coast

• In the mountains

Why did Akron become a major urban area in need of suburban housing?

• It had a lot of available jobs and thus lots of workers.

• It had a large number of schools.

• It was a popular tourist destination.

• It had a significant number of parks.

Where did the workers in Akron mostly work?

• Textile companies

• Rubber companies like Goodrich, Goodyear, Firestone, etc.

• Technology companies

• Food processing companies