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ap human geography unit 1

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of map is this?

a)

reference map

b)

thematic map

c)

choropleth map

d)

cartogram map

2.

What type of map is this?

a)

reference map

b)

thematic map

c)

choropleth map

d)

cartogram map

3.

What type of map is this?

a)

reference map

b)

thematic map

c)

choropleth map

d)

cartogram map

4.

What type of map is this?

a)

reference map

b)

thematic map

c)

choropleth map

d)

cartogram map

5.

What type of map is this?

a)

graduated or proportional symbol map

b)

thematic map

c)

dot density map

d)

flow line map

6.

What type of map is this?

a)

graduated or proportional symbol map

b)

thematic map

c)

dot density map

d)

flow line map

7.

What type of map is this?

a)

graduated or proportional symbol map

b)

thematic map

c)

dot density map

d)

flow line map

8.

Mcdonalds has different menu options all over the world to conform to their cultural norms. What kind of diffusion is this?

a)

Stimulus Diffusion

b)

Relocation Diffusion

c)

Hierarchical Diffusion

d)

Contagious Diffusion

9.

Quick and widespread diffusion like a disease is known as

a)

Stimulus diffusion

b)

Hierarchical diffusoin

c)

Relocation diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

10.

Computers were once as big as a closet and only wealthy companies or large research labs could afford to have them. However, as technology improved, smaller computers were purchased for office use. Finally in the 1990s, wealthy American families began purchasing computers for their homes.

a)

stimulus diffusion

b)

hierarchical diffusion

c)

contagious diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

11.
Relocation diffusion is 
a)
listening to pop music
b)
a Syrian family moving to the US
c)
wearing jeans
d)
eating at McDonalds
12.

The Ebola virus outbreak began in a small village in Sierra Leon. Within a couple of weeks it had spread to other areas of the country. After 3 months 4 countries in West Africa were dealing with Ebola outbreaks.

a)

Stimulus diffusion

b)

Hierarchical diffusoin

c)

Relocation diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

13.

Jazz music is often described as “America’s gift to the world”. What began in the U.S. in the 1920s is now popular everywhere in the world. Each country that adopts jazz music, improvises their own variety of Jazz based on the different rhythms and instruments from their unique musical traditions.

a)

Stimulus Diffusion

b)

Relocation Diffusion

c)

Hierarchical Diffusion

d)

Contagious Diffusion

14.

The first underground subway system began in London in 1868. New York City followed in 1907, and Buenos Aires built the first subway in Latin America in 1913. Because subway systems are so expensive, only large cities were able to pay for their construction. However, as the world’s population grew, mid-sized cities saw the value in subways. In 1940 there were only 6 subway systems, all in the world’s largest cities. Today there are over 150 cities with underground transits.

a)

stimulus diffusion

b)

hierarchical diffusion

c)

contagious diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

15.

Horses were brought from Europe to the United States during the Columbus Exchange.

a)

stimulus diffusion

b)

relocation diffusion

c)

contagious diffusion

d)

hierarchical diffusion

16.

what type of diffusion is this?

a)

relocation

b)

hierarchial

c)

stimulus

d)

contagious

17.

what type of diffusion is this?

a)

relocation

b)

hierarchial

c)

stimulus

d)

contagious

18.

what type of diffusion is this?

a)

relocation

b)

hierarchial

c)

stimulus

d)

contagious

19.

what type of diffusion is this?

a)

relocation

b)

hierarchial

c)

stimulus

d)

contagious

20.

an idea that spread from a small town to a big urban area

a)

stimulus diffusion

b)

hierarchical diffusion

c)

relocation diffusion

d)

reversehierarchial diffusion

21.

what is map projection?

a)

projecting a map on a black screen

b)

creating a 3D map on a computer

c)

transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

d)

Making a map smaller to fit the shape of your paper

22.

On a Mercator projection, where is the map most distorted.

a)

closest to the equator

b)

farthest away from the equator

c)

the west

d)

the east

23.

What kind of map projection is this?

a)

mercator projection

b)

peters projection

c)

goode's-homolosine projection

d)

polar projection

24.

What kind of map projection is this?

a)

mercator projection

b)

peters projection

c)

goode's-homolosine projection

d)

polar projection

25.

What kind of map projection is this?

a)

mercator projection

b)

peters projection

c)

goode's-homolosine projection

d)

polar projection

26.
A formal region is:
a)
derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
b)
an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
c)
nonexistent in developing nations.
d)
an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.
27.
Which is NOT an example of a functional region?
a)
the circulation area of a newspaper.
b)
the area of dominance of a local television station.
c)
the market area of a supermarket.
d)
the area dominated by a particular crop.
28.
The signal area of radio station WIVK is an example of which of kind of region?
a)
formal 
b)
functional
c)
vernacular
d)
perceptual
29.
The division of the U.S. into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a:
a)
climatic region.
b)
formal region.
c)
functional region.
d)
vernacular region.
30.
A vernacular region's boundaries are:
a)
determined by a set of uniform physical or cultural characteristics across a particular area.
b)
designated by the inclusion of a particular cultural characteristic.
c)
fuzzy or vague because they allow for individual interpretation.
d)
drawn around the functions that occur between a particular place and the surrounding area.
31.
Which is NOT an example of a formal region?
a)
Corn Belt
b)
Tokyo
c)
Fairfax County, Virginia
d)
Grand Central Terminal
32.

Which type of region does this image of a pizza delivery zone depict?

a)

Functional

b)

Perceptual

c)

Formal

33.

The New York Metropolis is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

34.

The Bible Belt is a _____________ region.

a)

formal (based on facts)

b)

perceptual (how people see it)

c)

functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

35.

The three counties of Delaware are an example of which type of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

36.
The south is an example of which type of region?
a)
Perceptual
b)
nodal
c)
functional
d)
formal
37.

The state boundaries of Florida are an example of

a)

a perceptual region

b)

a functional region

c)

a formal region

d)

a physical region

38.

what is the distance that can be measured with a standard unit of length. Ex: (foot or yard)

a)

Absolute Distance

b)

Relative distance

c)

Absolute Direction

d)

Relative direction

39.

what measures the level of social, cultural, or economic similarity between places despite their absolute distance from each other.

a)

Absolute Distance

b)

Relative distance

c)

Absolute Direction

d)

Relative direction

40.

what corresponds to the directions on a compass (North, south, east, west)

a)

Absolute Distance

b)

Relative distance

c)

Absolute Direction

d)

Relative direction

41.

what is a direction described as a position (behind, forward, up, down)

a)

Absolute Distance

b)

Relative distance

c)

Absolute Direction

d)

Relative direction

42.

what kind of spatial pattern is this?

a)

clustered

b)

dispersed

c)

linear

43.

what kind of spatial pattern is this?

a)

clustered

b)

dispersed

c)

linear

44.

It refers to the exact point where an object or place is.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Continental Location

c)

Maritime Location

d)

Relative Location

45.

It is a measurement that shows how far north or south a place is from the Equator which is at 0 degrees.

a)

Coordinates

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Meridians

46.

It is a measurement that shows how far east or west of the Prime meridian which is at 0 degrees.

a)

Coordinates

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Meridians

47.

A description of Canada as "north of the United States" is an example of which location.

a)

absolute

b)

relative

48.

\

the position of one place in relation to the position of another place. (the connection between places)

a)

Absolute location

b)

Continental Location

c)

Maritime Location

d)

Relative Location

49.

\

what is the area we occupy – the physical gap between two objects.

a)

place

b)

space

c)

area

d)

Location

50.

\

what is how we modify space-specific points. Ex: School

a)

place

b)

space

c)

area

d)

Location

51.

The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amounts of time, due to technological innovations represents the idea of

a)

time-space compression

b)

stimulus diffusion

c)

friction of distance

d)

relocation diffusion

e)

possibilism

52.

what is that near things are more related than distant things. And interaction possibility decreases the farther apart two places are. People are less likely to travel far for goods

a)

time-space compression

b)

friction of distance

c)

distance decay

d)

possibilism

53.

what is is the way things were created in the environment. Ex: a neighborhood could have houses that all look the same in our in a specific place to be unified

a)

time-space compression

b)

pattern

c)

distance decay

d)

possibilism

54.

what type of map scale is this

a)

large

b)

small

55.

what type of map scale is this

a)

large

b)

small

56.

The scale of this map of the U.S. is:

a)

local

b)

national

c)

regional

d)

global

57.

What scale of analysis is this map using?

a)

Local

b)

Regional

c)

National

d)

Global

58.

what is the scale of analysis for this map?

a)

Regional Scale

b)

Local Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

59.

What scale of analysis is this map using?

a)

Local

b)

Regional

c)

National

d)

Global

60.

The growing interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information is the...

a)

Multiculturalism

b)

International Trade

c)

Globalization

d)

Ecommerce

61.

maps can be severely distorted

a)

true

b)

false

62.

what is the built environment around us that was altered by humans. Most of these built forms have a meaning to a cultural group behind them.

a)

cultural landscape

b)

cultural ecology

c)

possibilism

d)

Environmental determinism

63.

what is the study of interactions between societies and their local environment. Ex: Rainforest

a)

cultural landscape

b)

cultural ecology

c)

possibilism

d)

Environmental determinism

64.

what is the way things are arranged and organized on the Earth. It is identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical patterns and the connections of various locations.

a)

cultural landscape

b)

spatial approach

c)

possibilism

d)

Environmental determinism

65.

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of relative location?

a)

Latitude and Longitude

b)

Near the store

c)

North, East, South, West

d)

North of The equator

66.

what is when the environment does not let you do certain things.

a)

cultural landscape

b)

spatial approach

c)

possibilism

d)

Environmental determinism

67.

what is when the environment allows you multiple ways to evolve and develop.

a)

cultural landscape

b)

spatial approach

c)

possibilism

d)

Environmental determinism

68.

Which phrase refers to the collection of geospatial data through satellite imagery?

a)

Remote Sensing

b)

Fieldwork

c)

Global Positioning Systems

d)

Mental Maps

e)

Geographic Information Systems

69.

The image above was taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Which of the following geographic technologies is this an example of?

a)

Mental Mapping

b)

Remote Sensing

c)

GOS

d)

GPS

e)

GIS

70.

GIS stands for

a)

Geographic Information System

b)

Generic Information System

c)

Geological Information System

d)

Geographic Information Sharing

71.
What does GPS stand for?
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
Geographic Information System
c)
Land forms
d)
Map Making
72.

Google maps is an example of a GIS.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

You can add information onto a GIS map by...

a)

Choosing different layers

b)

Choosing different laminates

c)

Adding data from a table

d)

Researching from the internet

74.

GIS uses ___ to analyze information.

a)

Satellites

b)

Organizations

c)

Thematic maps

d)

Layers

75.

what system is a computer system that collects, organizes, and displays geographic data to be analyzed

a)

Satellite navigation system

b)

GIS

c)

GPS

d)

remote sensing

76.

where something originated is the hearth

a)

true

b)

false

77.

what data is information about quantities, and therefore numbers/statistic based

a)

Quantitative data

b)

Qualitative data

78.

what is collected using questionnaires, interviews, or observation. It is descriptive, and regards phenomena which can be observed but not measured, such as language. this data describes qualities or characteristics.

a)

Quantitative data

b)

Qualitative data

79.

what is the use of Earth's resources in ways that ensure their availability in the future

a)

sustainability

b)

possibilism

c)

natural recources

80.

Which map would have the smallest scale?

a)

Orlando

b)

Orange County

c)

Florida

d)

United States

e)

World

81.
The process of the spread of an idea and/or dissemination of an innovation from its source area to other cultures, is the process of cultural: 
a)
diffusion
b)
simultaion
c)
adaptation
d)
movement
82.
What is it called when you take a 3D image and put it onto a 2D surface?
a)
Cartogram
b)
Projection
c)
Globe
d)
Instagram