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1.1 Quiz AP Human Geography

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called: 
a)
A.  referenced location 
b)
A.  central location
c)
A.  relative location
d)
A.  absolute location 
2.
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called: 
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
site
d)
situation
3.
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called: 
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
site
d)
situation
4.
Scale is…                                     
a)
the system used by geographers to transfer locations  from a globe to a map
b)
the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area
c)
 the difference in elevation between two points in an area
d)
 the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape
5.
The physical qualities of the original location for a city is referred to as the
a)
site
b)
situation
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
6.
The layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as: 
a)
GPS
b)
GIS
c)
ENSO
d)
OPEC
7.
The visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?
a)
Cultural Landscape
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Human Environment Interaction
8.
Which type of location does not change?
a)
Absolute
b)
Relative
c)
Positive
d)
Negative
9.
The imprint that humans leave, such as buildings, roads, cemeteries, etc. are all considered to be part of the:
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Cultural Landscape
d)
Move
10.
Billy thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football.  He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Perceptual
d)
Uniform
11.
Measuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?
a)
Formal
b)
Perceptual
c)
Functional
d)
Uniform
12.
Geographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study.  What type of region would a corn field be?
a)
Perceptual
b)
Formal
c)
Functional
d)
Vernacular
13.
Telecommunication networks, whose areas of service radiate outward from central nodes best represent which of the following types of culture?
a)
Vernacular
b)
Formal
c)
Folk
d)
Functional
14.
The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior is called ____.
a)
acculturation
b)
innovation
c)
cultural hearth
d)
diffusion
15.
Which of the following divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Hemisphere Line
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
16.
Places that share similar characteristics are called 
a)
human systems
b)
environments
c)
regions
d)
physical systems
17.
Which of the following is not a use of GPS?
a)
tracking airplanes
b)
determine when a volcano will erupt
c)
help farmers in their fields
d)
provide driving directions to a destination
18.
Imaginary North-South line that passes through Greenwich, England, and has a value of 0 degrees
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relief
d)
scale
19.
What is one or more features that make an area different from those around it?
a)
formal region
b)
perceptual region
c)
functional region
d)
region
20.
What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
grid
d)
equator
21.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
22.
defined formally by government or other structures, such as cities, states, and mountain ranges
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
region
d)
formal region
23.
made up of a central place and surrounding areas affected by it. Often, this is a metropolitan area that consists of a major city and lots of smaller towns or cities that surround it.
a)
functional region
b)
perceptual region
c)
cultural landscape
d)
free enterprise
24.

Which geographical theme would involve the study of the impact drainage of part of the Florida, Everglades?

a)

Movement

b)

Location

c)

Place

d)

Human Environment Interaction

25.

The Texas Department of Transportation sends Annie out to use equipment to collect information on how many cars travel on Interstate 30 during rush hour. this is an example of:

a)

Physical Geograpy

b)

Field Work

c)

Diffusion

d)

Globalization

26.

American cars are made in the United States, but many of their parts are produced in foreign countries. This is an example of:

a)

Location Theory

b)

Spatial Distribution

c)

Field Work

d)

Globalization

27.

The red on the map represents the number of votes received by Senator McCain in 2008, and the blue represents votes received by Senator Obama. This thematic representation of the United States is an example of?

a)

Field Work

b)

Spatial Perspective

c)

Globalization

d)

Cultural Landscape

28.

The 5 themes of geography include:

a)

Location, culture, region, diffusion, natural resour es

b)

Field work, culture, region, diffusion, Human-environment interaction

c)

Location, culture, region, diffusion, Human-environment interaction

d)

Location, Place, Region, Movement, Human-environment interaction

29.

When Jennifer visits Copano Bay in Rockport, Texas, she remembers many years of good friends and family gatherings, fishing trips, beautiful sunsets, and the awesomeness of nature. This is her:

a)

Sense of Place

b)

Perception of Place

c)

Spatial Perspective

d)

Location Theory

30.

Ollie has never visited New York City. He feels like it is over-crowded, loud and smelly, but has great food, theater, and museums. This is his

a)

Sense of Place

b)

Perception of Place

c)

Spatial Perspective

d)

Location Theory

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