ap human geography unit 1

Which type of regional analysis is defined as having set boundaries or at least one common trait, such as political borders?

• Formal

• Functional (nodal)

• Vernacular (perceptual)

Which type of regional analysis may vary because people have different perceptions, such as the definition of 'The South'?

• Formal

• Functional (nodal)

• Vernacular (perceptual)

What does GPS (Global Positioning System) do?

• Collects, stores, analyzes, and displays geographical data

• Navigation using latitude and longitude to provide direction

• Information gathered from satellites orbiting space

• Layers data to help people, organizations, governments make decisions

Remote Sensing is:

• Information gathered from satellites orbiting space

• Navigation using latitude and longitude to provide direction

• Collects, stores, analyzes, and displays geographical data

• Layers data to help people, organizations, governments make decisions

What is Environmental Determinism in Human Geography?

• The idea that humans can change their environment to meet their needs

• The theory that your behavior is determined by your environment

• The belief that environment has no impact on human behavior

• The concept of farming practices changing for climate

What is Possibilism in Human Geography?

• The theory that your behavior is determined by your environment

• The idea that humans can change environment to meet their needs

• The belief that environment has no impact on human behavior

• The concept of Eurocentric ideas

Distance Decay is not as severe as it was because of technologies such as the internet and international travel.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of Time-Space Compression?

• Traveling from the east coast to the west coast took 4 months in the 1850s.

• Traveling from the east coast to the west coast takes 5 hours in 2020.

• Both A and B.

Field observations are useful to learn the why and where of which types of processes?

• Biological

• Political, economic, and cultural

• Mathematical

• Physical

Who collects data to make decisions?

• Only governments

• Only organizations

• People, organizations, and governments

• Only people