AP Human Geography Test: Thinking Geographically

Every map projection has some degree of distortion because

• cartography is an imprecise science

• a three-dimensional object, such as a globe, cannot be projected in two dimensions without distortion

• meridians run parallel to each other

• maps vary by scale but globes do not

The map above represents what kind of projection?

• Azimuthal

• Gall-Peters

• Goode homosline

• Robinson

A department store that uses customer zip codes to map sales data most likely uses

• GIS

• topographic analysis

• GPS

• remote sensing

Which of the following is an example of maps at different scales?

• Maps of the United States showing the voting patterns of men and maps of the United States showing the voting patterns of women

• Maps of cancer deaths at both the county and state level

• Maps drawn by hand and maps drawn using a computer

• Maps drawn before and after federal surveying

Characteristics of site include all of the following EXCEPT

• unique cultural characteristics

• latitude and longitude

• relative location

• the township and range system

Characteristics of situation include all the following EXCEPT

• common cultural and physical characteristics

• node and distance decay

• absolute location

• relative location

Regionalization is to geography as

• quantitative analysis is to economics

• periodization is to history

• writing is to literature

• voting is to political science

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the cultural landscape?

• The design and use of buildings in an urban community

• The diffusion of folk and popular culture

• Human migratory patterns

• Patterns of physical geography

Cultural ecology studies the

• conservation of natural resources

• diffusion of popular culture

• relationship between human beings and their physical environments

• hierarchical nature of folk and popular culture

Someone who believes in possibilism is most likely to reject

• cultural dissonance

• cultural relativism

• environmental determinism

• globalization of culture