APHG Unit 1-2025 Review

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A good example of a formal region would be: region surrounding a manufacturing complex, city and its surrounding region, region of similar language, region showing the migration to a central location, a pizza delivery area

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region of similar language

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The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amounts of time, due to technological innovations such as the airplane, automobile, telephone, and internet, represents the idea of:

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Time-Space Compression

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Which of the following best describes the type of information provided in the directions? Absolute location, Relative location, Cultural landscape, Geographic information systems, Cartographic principles

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Relative location

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Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism? Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment., The physical environment has little influence on humans., Humans have complete control over the physical environment., Many human adaptations are possible within a specific environment., The physical environment controls human culture.

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The physical environment controls human culture.

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Which of the following map types is shown? Isopleth, Choropleth, Dot density, Reference, Topographic

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Choropleth

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A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays layers of geographic data is:

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GIS

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A large-scale map depicts:

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A small amount of area, with greater details

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Chicago’s relative location has changed over time with: The building of new railroads, The opening of O’Hare International Airport, The construction of the Interstate Highways System.

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All of these are correct

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Map scale defines the:

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Relationship between the size of an earth feature and its size on the map.

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The images show a topographic map and a geographic information system (GIS) representation of Mount Shasta in California. Which of the following statements best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representations of Earth’s surface? Options: Some maps do not show the actual coloration of Earth’s surface and vegetation., GIS can only display two-dimensional layers., The planet’s gravitational poles are not located at the poles of Earth’s axis., The three dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page., Printed maps alter the sense of place that people can have about a location.

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The three dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page.