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WorksheetsAP Human Geography Unit 1 & 2 Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Grand central station is an example of a _____ region
Formal
Perceptual
Functional
Vernacular
Uniform
Identify the map above and identify which of the following descriptions most accurately describes the map.
Mercator: The shape and size of land masses are distorted, but direction is accurate
Robinson: Distortion is only happening with the size of the land masses, shape and direction are accurate
Mercator: Land mass size is accurate due to distortion being spread across all aspects of the map
Goode Homolosine: Does not use cardinal directions, minimizes distortion but is confusing to read
Robinson: Distortion is evenly spread out across shape, size, and direction making it less noticeable
Which of the following statements is not an example of quantitative research?
The government conducting the census
A shoe company analyst looks at the zip codes of the customers that purchased shoes from the store to better understand their customers
Target looking at the median household income for the city of Kendallville to better understand where to open their next store
A school superintendent looking at the racial and economic breakdown of the city when determining where to open a new school
A city council official sending out a survey to his constituents asking how they feel about the work his office is doing
Which of the following would geographers not be interested in observing when looking at a local place?
The physical terrain
The religious breakdown of citizens
The different languages that are spoken
The demographic breakdown of the entire country
The amount of rivers and lakes in the area
You being able to watch and learn on YouTube is an example of what spatial concept?
Distance decay
Tobler’s first law of geography
Time-space compression
Scale of inquiry
Clustering of information
Which of the statements below is not true regarding the maps above?
Map B is a small scale map
Map A is showing a local scale of analysis
Map B is showing a global scale of analysis
Map A is a large scale map
Map B is showing a national scale of analysis
Which of the following answers below connect with the theory of environmental possibilism?
Citizens of a settlement have to relocate due to a lack of water
Farmers utilize aqueducts to modify the flow of water to support their crops
Tariffs put in place by foreign countries hinder economic growth
Societies growth rate changes over time as they become more advanced
Food is located in certain regions based on transportation costs
What problem arises when we look at data on a small scale map?
Information uses less generalization which makes data confusing due to conflicting information
Information becomes generalized and many details are left out
Data can only be shown in number form which leads to large graphs
The data is presented accurately, however, the amount of data is statistically irrelevant
Data can only illustrated as a nodal or vernacular region
Which of the following regions is being illustrated in the map above?
Formal
Perceptual
Functional
Nodal
Uniform
At what scale of analysis is it best to answer the following question? How many commuters use public transportation in the city of Chicago?
Global
National
Regional
State
Local
Country A has an agricultural density of 98, while Country B has an agricultural density of 25. Both countries have a physiological density in the 2,000s. Which of the statements below would best explain what is happening with these countries.
Country A is able to produce a higher volume of food
Country B has more advanced technology and/or techniques
Country B has more arable land which makes it easier for them to feed their population
Country A has more arable land and has access to more technology
Country B is able to produce a higher volume of food
