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AP Human Geo Review: Ch.1 Nat Geo

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a)

Formal region

b)

Functional (nodal) region

c)

Perceptual (vernacular) region

d)

Developmental region

2.

Eldred, Pennsylvania was built along the Allegheny River. It floods often and has a serious mosquito problem.


This is an example of:

a)

a solid density

b)

a bad site

c)

a sustainable region

d)

an unfortunate situation

3.

The Smith family visits the K-Mart 2 miles away and the food market 1 mile away several times a year. They only visit the Woolworth's store that is 25 miles away about once or twice a year.

This is an example of:

a)

flow

b)

distance decay

c)

nodal awareness

d)

distribution

4.
a)

small scale

b)

large scale

c)

global scale

d)

national scale

5.

The world system theory includes all of these except:

a)

core

b)

semi-periphery

c)

periphery

d)

semi-core

6.

Your teacher in the United States teaches an online English class at night to students in Japan.


This idea is called:

a)

time-space compression

b)

possibilism

c)

Trigeminal neuralgia

d)

core stabilization

7.

Eldred, Pennsylvania is near the industrial cities of Olean, NY and Bradford, PA. It also has access to regional railroads, and there are 2 airports within 30 miles.


Eldred has:

a)

a bad site

b)

a bad node

c)

a good pizza place

d)

a good situation

e)

Snow and Baker

8.

Which component of the world system theory is this:

-Economically/politically dominant in the world

-Controls global market

-Strong military and communications

a)

Core

b)

Semi-periphery

c)

Periphery

d)

Semi-core

e)

Metal-core

9.

"I grew up in the United States, I now live in Canada, but my heart is in the South"- Mississippi native


What type of region is NOT included in this statement?

a)

Formal

b)

Vernacular

c)

Perceptual

d)

Functional

10.
a)

X=functional regions (nodal)

b)

x=vernacular regions (perceptual)

c)

x=formal regions

d)

y = mx + b

11.

I am going on vacation and I enter 27.9659° N, 82.8001° W into my GPS. I will arrive at the proper destination because I know the

a)

Northern location

b)

vernacular location

c)

relative location

d)

absolute location

12.

Which component of the world system theory is this:

-Have more potential to grow

-Active manufacturing

-In the process of industrialization

a)

Core

b)

Semi-periphery

c)

Periphery

d)

Semi-core

e)

Thrash-core

13.

The belief that the natural world, most notably its physical factors such as landforms and climate, determines the patterns of human culture and societal development.

a)

Environmental Determinism

b)

Local Sustainability Cooperatives

c)

World System Theory

d)

Possibilism

14.

This idea, developed by sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein, is an approach to world history and social change that suggests there is a global network in which some countries benefit while others are exploited

a)

Environmental Determinism

b)

Local Sustainability Cooperatives

c)

World System Theory

d)

Possibilism

15.

Which component of the world system theory is this:

-unstable government

-less wealth and education

-export natural resources

-inferior infrastructure and communications

a)

Core

b)

Semi-periphery

c)

Periphery

d)

Semi-core

e)

Deep-core

16.

The ecological perspective is concerned primarily with

a)

What happened and when it occurred

b)

Relationships between living things and their environments

c)

Where things are located and why they are located there

d)

Who did it and how did they accomplish it

e)

outer space and Pluto

17.

The study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth

a)

Human Geography

b)

Physical Geography

c)

Forensic Anthropology

d)

Biology

18.

______ is the term used for economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information

a)

Local economic stimulus

b)

Cosmopolitan-based

c)

Mental maps

d)

Globalization

e)

Density of Distribution

19.

"When I see my old middle school it, I frown at my bad experiences there. However, walking through my old elementary classroom brings me joy"

This best describes her sense of :

(a)  

20.

The XYZ Company wants to have __________ so that they can meet the needs of the present without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to be without these same resources

a)

huge profit margins

b)

expendability

c)

sustainable development

d)

reckless abandon

e)

high economic flow

21.

The fact that humans were able to establish research bases on Antarctica is a prime example of

a)

Environmental Determinism

b)

Local Sustainability Cooperatives

c)

World System Theory

d)

Possibilism