AP Human Geography Unit 1

You being able to watch and learn on YouTube is an example of what spatial concept?

• Distance decay

• Tobler’s first law of geography

• Time-space compression

• Scale of inquiry

• Clustering of information

Answer explanation

Time-space compression happens due to the increased access to technology allowing people to interact with places and people further away with ease. (Reduces distance decay)

Natural Resources

• a metaphor that explains that effort must be used to overcome distance

• a physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value

• the idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication

• the idea that the interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases

Is this map large scale or small scale?

• Large scale

• Small scale

Absolute Location

• describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.)

• describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of Walmart)

• describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system (Long. & Lat.)

• describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark (near the beach)

Which of the following would geographers not be interested in observing when looking at a local place?

• The physical terrain

• The religious breakdown of citizens

• The different languages that are spoken

• The demographic breakdown of the entire country

• The amount of rivers and lakes in the area

Answer explanation

The question was asking for a local scale, but this answer is talking about a national scale

What kind of map is this?

• Robinson

• Mercator

• Goode Homolasine

• Van Peters

• Azimuthal

Humans possess the ability to dominate their environment is known as

• environmental determinism

• possibilism

• cartography

• animism

• demographics

Map Projections

• detailed observations that provide insight into a group of people in a specific area

• arrangement of a phenomenon across the Earth's surface (clustering/dispersal)

• a method of taking a 3D object and putting in on a 2D plane

• objective data that is fact based, usually measurable and usually expressed in numbers

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

Is this map large or small scale?

• Large scale

• small scale