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AP Human Geography Study Guide

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 5hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Absolute and relative are words that describe...

a)

Place

b)

Movement

c)

Region

d)

Location

2.

Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location

b)

Language

c)

Movement

d)

Region

3.

Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.

a)

Regional

b)

Human

c)

Logistical

d)

Weather

4.

People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Interaction

d)

Movement

5.

Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.

a)

Regions

b)

Places

c)

Locations

d)

States

6.

 

Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.

a)

people, the world

b)

people, other people

c)

people, the government

d)

God, man

7.

The physical characteristics of a Place is known as

a)

Site

b)

Situation

c)

Location

d)

Toponym

8.

This line on a map represents the

a)

International Dateline

b)

Equator

c)

The route ships take to Europe

d)

The Bermuda Triangle

9.

What type of region does this map represent?

a)

Functional

b)

Formal

c)

Vernacular

10.

What type of region does this map represent?

a)

Functional

b)

Formal

c)

Vernacular

11.

What type of region does this map represent?

a)

Functional

b)

Formal

c)

Vernacular

12.

How many Time Zones are in the world?

a)

32

b)

24

c)

180

d)

12

13.

Given Place on Earth's surface

a)

Toponym

b)

Absolute location

c)

Place name

d)

Space

14.

What is another name for Absolute Location?

a)

Direct Area

b)

Site

c)

Situation

d)

Region

15.

What is another name for Relative Location

a)

Site

b)

Place

c)

Area

d)

Situation

16.

What Type of Map is this?

a)

Mollewide

b)

Mercator

c)

Cone

d)

Oval

17.

What type of Map is this

a)

Azmuthal

b)

Conic

c)

Political

d)

Planar

18.

What type of map is this?

a)

Thematic

b)

Reference

c)

Graduated Symbols

d)

Cylindrical

19.

What type of Map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Thematic

c)

Physical

d)

Choropleth

20.

What type of Map is this?

a)

Political

b)

Cartogram

c)

Molleweide

d)

Dot Density

21.

What Map is this?

a)

Mental Map

b)

Mercader

c)

Thematic

d)

Congressional

22.

Map Type?

a)

Mental

b)

Dot Density

c)

Isoline

d)

Cartogram

23.

Map Type?

a)

Political

b)

Choropleth

c)

Thematic

d)

Graduated Symbols

24.

Map Type?

a)

Dot Density

b)

Population

c)

Area

d)

Isoline

25.

Map Type?

a)

Circular

b)

Dot Density

c)

Graduated Symbols

d)

Population

26.

Map Type?

a)

Map

b)

Mental

c)

Choropleth

d)

Oval

27.

Map Type?

a)

Cylindrical

b)

Mercator

c)

Planar

d)

Conic

28.

Map Type

a)

Azmuthal

b)

Planar

c)

Pole

d)

Projection

29.

Map Type?

a)

Choropleth

b)

Political

c)

Isoline

d)

Physical

30.

What were Mercator maps made for?

a)

Navigation across land

b)

Navigation across the sea

c)

Air travel

d)

Small reference map

31.

Every Map is Distorted, True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Who created the first Map?

a)

Eratosthenes

b)

Obama

c)

Hades

d)

Ptolemy

33.

Which of these is not a category of a region

a)

Perceptual( Vernacular)

b)

Integrated(Collective)

c)

Formal(Uniform)

d)

Functional( Nodal)

34.

Which of these is not a category of Scale of Analysis?

a)

National

b)

Local

c)

Regional

d)

Spatial

e)

State

35.

What is 1 in = 5 miles on a map?

4 lines
36.

Exact Distance between two places

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

37.

Direction described as a position

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

38.

Exact direction on a map (North, South, Southwest, etc)

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

39.

A type of measurement used in geography to describe the social, cultural, economic, and political relationships between two or more communities (Distance)

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

40.

Select all of the main categories of Spatial Pattern

a)

Distribution (Density)

b)

Clustering

c)

Selectivity

d)

Dispersal

41.

Frequency with which something occurs in space

a)

Clustering

b)

Density

c)

Elevation

d)

Data

42.

Many objects close together

a)

Dispersal

b)

Clustering

c)

Elevation

43.

Many objects spread apart

a)

Distance

b)

Dispersal

c)

Elevation

44.

A computer system used to capture, store, and show data related to the Earth's Surface

a)

GIS

b)

Satellite

c)

Remote Sensing

45.

Set of satellites capable of providing geospecific positioning on the world

a)

GIS

b)

Satellite Navigation Systems

c)

Geospatial Technologies

d)

Remote Sensing

46.

The scanning of Earth by satellite or high flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it

a)

Remote Sensing

b)

GIS

c)

GPS

d)

Satellite Navigation Sytems

47.

Choosing right scale in order to best interpret what you're looking at

a)

Map

b)

Location

c)

Scale of Analysis

d)

Scale of Mapping

48.

A specific position on Earth's surface (EX: 335 Hunterville Rd. MS)

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

49.

One position of a place in relation to another position of a place

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

50.

The physical gap between two objects

a)

Location

b)

Camp

c)

Space

51.

How we modify space as who we are (Who or what is there)

a)

Space

b)

Place

c)

Area

d)

Location

52.

Arrangement of something in a certain area

a)

Makeup

b)

Occupation

c)

Pattern

d)

Puzzle

53.

How humans influence and are influenced by their surroundings

a)

Environmental Determinism

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Possiblism

54.

The farther you get from a point, the more spread apart objects are.

a)

Spatial Awareness

b)

Space makeup

c)

Distance Decay

55.

Physical Changes to the area, is the force shaping cultures and a product of its surroundings

a)

Distance Decay

b)

Possiblism

c)

Environmental Determinism

d)

Human-Environment Interaction

56.

Physical Changes to an environment gives opportunities for societies to develop

a)

Possiblism

b)

Environmental Determinism

57.

A geographic until based on common characteristics

a)

Area

b)

Union

c)

Community

d)

Region

58.

Areas with a consistent physical or cultural attribute

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Perceptual

59.

Areas defined by peoples feelings and attitudes

a)

Formal

b)

Perceptual

c)

Functional

60.

Hub with surrounding areas and structures (Mapping distribution network)

a)

Functional

b)

Perceptual

c)

Formal

61.

With Map Scale; "The greater the scale the greater the detail," True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Arrangements of things in a space

a)

Distance

b)

Distribution

c)

Cluster

63.

Extent of features spread over space

a)

Hills

b)

Landmass

c)

Concentration

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