AP Human Geography – Unit 1 Study Test

Which of the following is an example of a thematic map?

• Political Map

• Topographic Map

• Choropleth Map

• Road Map

Which map projection preserves direction but distorts size at the poles?

• Peters Projection

• Robinson Projection

• Mercator Projection

• Azimuthal Projection

The term absolute distance refers to:

• How far a place feels due to travel and technology

• The exact space measured in miles or kilometers

• The direction someone is traveling

• A location’s relationship to nearby places

A dot-density map would best be used to show:

• A) Elevation changes

• B) Population distribution

• C) International borders

• D) Relative location

Which geospatial technology combines many layers of geographic data for analysis?

• GPS

• GIS

• Remote Sensing

• Cartography

The U.S. Census is an example of:

• Remote sensing

• Field observations

• Online mapping

• Aerial photography

Which technology uses satellites to determine the precise location of something?

• GIS

• GPS

• Remote Sensing

• Cartogram

The physical gap or interval between two objects is called:

• Space

• Place

• Distance

• Situation

Which concept explains that interaction between two places decreases as distance increases?

• Spatial Association

• Distance Decay

• Time-Space Compression

• Connectivity

When Amazon’s fast shipping reduces the “felt distance” between buyers and products, this illustrates:

• Relative Distance

• Time-Space Compression

• Distance Decay

• Expansion Diffusion