APHUG Unit 1 Exam

The word "geography" literally means

• the study of space.

• earth study.

• people and nature.

• earth writing.

• human ground.

Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?

• Coastal wetland

• Cloud forest

• Stand of mangrove trees

• Eroded shoreline

• Adobe ruins

The physical location of a place as described by the Earth latitude-longitude grid, Township and Range, or some other coordinate system is called its:

• relative location

• absolute (or mathematical) location

• referenced location

• grid plan

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In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment, the term "environmental determinism" implies that

• the physical environment exclusively shapes humans and their actions

• humans by their actions and technologies alter the physical environment to suit their needs

• determination of environmental limitations is a primary task of geographers

• capitalist economies do not contribute to global environmental degradation

• there exists no interacting relationship between people and their surrounding physical environment

On a Mercator projection map, where will you find the landmasses most exaggerated in relative size?

• Near the poles

• Near the prime meridian

• Near the equator

• Land masses aren't exaggerated on a Mercator

• Africa

Cartography is the art and science of

• demographics.

• map-making.

• spatial orientation.

• cognitive imagery.

• spatial decision making.

Which of the following statements about possibilism is true?

• Modern geographers reject it in favor of environmental determinism.

• It posits that the environment causes social development.

• It rejects the idea that humans can alter their physical environment.

• The natural environment merely serves to limit the range of choices available to a culture.

Prior to European colonization, different Native American populations in what became the Southwest U.S. evolved different forms of economy, some becoming pastoralists (herders), others sedentary farmers, others hunter-gatherers. This can be explained by which geographic concept?

• possibilism

• environmental determinism

The combination of the unique physical characteristics of a specific location is referred to by geographers as

• absolute location.

• relative location.

• the regionalization process.

• site.

• Situation.

Where something is located in relationship to its surroundings is referred to by geographers as

• Distance-decay

• situation.

• site.

• absolute location

• both b and c