WorksheetsAP Human Geography Fall Semester Review Unit 1
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Environmental determinism is the belief that
the physical environment shapes humans and their actions.
humans alter the physical environment to suit their needs
there is no relationship between people & environment
the environment limits geographers
capitalist economies contribute to global warming
What is the technique that collect information from the earth from a distance?
Geographic Information Systems
Global Positioning Systems
Remote Sensing
Ethnography
Demography
Which map would have the smallest scale?
Snellville
Gwinnett County
Georgia
United States
World
What does a Mercator projection map show?
standard map for navigation
straight segment of course
cylindrical
Greenland & Antarctica appear much larger
All of the above
Humans possess the ability to dominate their environment is known as
environmental determinism
possibilism
cartography
animism
demographics
Human geography is
the study of cartography
the study of spacial organization
the study of the natural environment
the study of the human imprint on natural landscapes
the study of centralized patterns
A functional region would focus on
a place that shapes culture.
the physical geography
the central place of activity
political boundaries
agricultural patterns
A hiker would use
an isoline map
a choropleth map
a graduated symbol map
a small scale map
a political map
A political map divides places into
formal regions
functional regions
perceptual regions
cultural regions
economic regions
Cell phones have contributed to
possibilism
networks
time-space compression
regionalism
density
This compares spatial date by layering maps
remote sensing
geographic information systems
generalized mapping
friction of time
global positioning systems
Cultural landscapes are
art, music, dance, and theater practices in a certain region
ways that different cultures perceive the environment
human landforms on the physical environment
diversity of ethnic cultures
a cultural realm within a geographic area
Creation of a cognitive spatial plan
reference map
thematic map
mental map
topographic map
directional map
Bible Belt is an example of
formal region
semi-formal region
functional region
perceptual region
nodal region
Which is a toponym?
a map of landforms
Stone Mountain, GA
the capital city
the a map of continents
a map of counties
What affect has technology had on time-space compression?
decreased it
increased it
no impact
Distance-decay function means
the greater the distance, the less connection
the smaller the distance, the more connection
the greater the distance, the more connection
the smaller the distance, the less connection
both a & b
The frequency of occurrence in an area is called
density
distribution
sequence
pattern
interconnection
An example of qualitative data is
data showing age distribution
measurements of distance made by GPS
census counts of population totals
personal descriptions of events
A map that shows the sizes of units based on some specific statistic is called a
projection
cartogram
dot distribution map
graph
graduated symbol map
A Robinson projection
has a global shape more like a globe
is rectangular and used for navigation
displays latitude & longitude lines
has slight distortions
both a & d
A Peters projection
shows the most accurate size of land masses
distorts the shapes of land masses
is shaped like a globe
a & b are correct
a, b, & c are correct
The Mall of Georgia's surrounding area is a
formal region
functional region
a node
perceptual region
world region
