APHG College Board Questions

Which of the following uses a coordinate system to precisely plot where something is.

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Generalized Maps

• GIS

Relative location is....

• location of a place in relation to other human and physical features.

• Precise coordinates of a place.

• General trends we see of a given phenomenon.

• Digitized representations of the environment.

The process of the spread of an idea and/or dissemination of an innovation from its source area to other cultures, is the process of cultural: 

• diffusion

• simultaion

• adaptation

• movement

This image demonstrates

• Regions

• Stimulus Diffusion

• Globalization

• None of the above

Which of the following do geographers use to compare a variety of spatial data by creating digitized representations of the environment by combining layers of spatial data, and creating maps in which patterns and processes are superimposed?

• GPS

• GIS

• Scale

• Mental Maps

Billy thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football. He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?

• Formal

• Functional

• Vernacular

• Uniform

Which of the following is a vernacular region?

• South China Karst Region

• City of Denver

• Southern United States

• French-speaking region in Europe

The choices that a society makes depend on what its members need and on what technology is available to them this is called...

• environmental determinism

• Possibilism 

• political ecology

• cultural ecology

Which of the following is an example of a formal region?

• A) The Corn Belt

• B) The area served by a local newspaper

• C) The area influenced by a local radio station

• D) The area where people say 'y'all'

What is the term for the spread of cultural traits from one society to another?

• A) Cultural diffusion

• B) Cultural assimilation

• C) Cultural divergence

• D) Cultural integration