AP Human Geography

AP Human Geography

9th Grade

15 Qs

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AP Human Geography

AP Human Geography

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism?

Regional differences between the internal structures of cities

Changes in population growth rates over time

Limitations on agricultural crops based on climate

Political patterns seen in election maps

Modification of landscapes by human cultures

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

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Which of the following statements about the Robinson projection is correct?

It is more useful for long-distance navigation than the Mercator projection.

It is better for making topographical maps than the Mercator projection.

It is more accurate than the Mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher latitudes.

It is more useful for showing the distribution of human populations than the Mercator projection.

It is better for estimating territorial waters in lower latitudes than the Mercator projection.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which of the following describes the perspective of environmental determinism?

A twentieth-century idea that human cultures are imprinted on the landscape in different forms of land use and architecture

A contemporary ecological view that human activity is affecting the global environment toward a negative outcome

A former scientific viewpoint stating that factors within the physical geography of a region shape the local population’s culture and behaviors

A theory that humans hold the ability to modify Earth’s physical geography to meet the resource needs of a society

A belief system based on an ideology that humans have dominion over Earth and its natural resources

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country?

Cultural

Perceptual

Vernacular

Physical

Formal

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

A formal culture region differs from other regions in that it

has a focal point or node

is one that people believe exists

has a selected feature or internal uniformity

does not contain gradations such as core, domain, and sphere

applies only to linguistic and religion regions

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

Media Image

What type of map is this?

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Environmental Determinism

the flow of goods, people, or information among places, in response to localized supply and demand

a region based around a node or focal point - terrestrial radio broadcasts are an example of this

useful for gathering SOME types of information. It can show you things like physical features, locations of urban areas, refugee camps, traffic, military targets, agriculture, etc.

the belief that a physical environment is THE reason that some societies are strong while others are weaker

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