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WorksheetsAP Human Geography
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human-induced environmental change is often referred to as
anthropomorphic
anthropocentric
anthropogenic
unstainable
environmental determinism
conserving resources to ensure enough for future generations is called
subsistence agriculture
sustainability
cultural ecology
environmental determinism
the organic movement
__________ argued that cultural landscapes should form the basic unit of geography inquiry
Ptolemy
George Perkins Marsh
Eratosthenes
Carl Sauer
W. D. Pattison
A thematic layer is
a method used in cartography to produce mathematically accurate map projections
a map portraying a particular feature that is used in a GIS
used in GIS systems to provide more accurate navigational information
a map used by early explorers to find particular resources in new regions of the earth
used as a method to analyze thematic regions
Which of the following is the oldest field of geography?
cultural ecology
conservation biology
cartography
environmental geography
physical geography
A perceptual region's boundaries are
determined by a set of uniform physical or cultural characteristics across a particular area
drawn around the functions that occur between a particular place and the surrounding area
determined by the portion of a particular area that has been modified by human activities
fuzzy because they allow for individual interpretations
designated by the inclusion of a particular cultural characteristic
If a geographer performs a study on people's perceptions of the Deep South using interviews as the primary data source, the geographer's method is
quantitative
systematic
anthropogenic
qualitative
idiographic
Which of the following is true considering regions?
they are strict functional units
they are usually defined by a standard mathematical formula
they are figments of imagination
they are conceptual units
they all have well-defined boundaries
Geographic scale refers to
the ratio between distance on a map and distance on Earth's surface
a conceptual hierarchy of spaces
a notion of place based on an individual's perception of space
the many ways that people define regions
the level of aggregation at which geographers investigate a particular process
Seattle is located on Puget Sound in northwestern Washington. It has a large university, a famous downtown market, and a moist, marine climate. Seattle's primary economic activities include ship and aircraft construction and high-technology enterprises. This information gives us a description of Seattle's
situation
cognitive image
site
landscape
relative distance
Lines of longitude
never met
begin at the equator
are referred to as parallels
intersect at the poles
contain the two topics
Even though some cities are far apart in terms of absolute distance, they are actually quite connected economically and socially. This is representative of
topographic space
cognitive space
relative distance
relative location
situation
Which of the following is a true statement regarding time-space convergence?
places seem to all look the same
places seem to be getting closer together
places are increasingly concentrated on maintaining
their histories
places are making more of an effort to converge activities to sve time
places are implementing more rapid forms of transportation
Which of the following is NOT a measure of relative distance?
2339 cm
35 secs
$2.5
216 footsteps
15 minutes
Housing owned by the government; in the United States, it is rented to low-income residents, and the rents are set at 30 percent of the families' incomes.
(a)
A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area hint:green
(a)
Sector Model
Focuses on residential patterns explaining where the wealthy in a city choose to live. Hoyt argued that the city grows outward from the center, so a low-rent area could extend all the way from the CBD to the city's outer edge, creating zones which are shaped like pieces of a pie.
consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.
, it's a model that suggests that the CBD is losing its dominant position. A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities.
spatial generalization of the large, late 20th century city in the U.S. It is shown to be a widely dispersed, multi-centered metropolis consisting of increasingly independent zones or realms, each focused on its own suburban downtown.
The combination of a place's cultural, economic, and physical features is known as its
formal region
cultural landscape
uniform landscape
place definition
Barley and Wheat were first domesticated in
Southwest Asia
East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
the llama and alpaca were first domesticated in
Latin America
Central Asia
Western Europe
Southeast Asia
What does a Mercator projection map show?
standard map for navigation
straight segment of course
cylindrical
Greenland & Antarctica appear much larger
All of the above
collection of buildings aimed to provide housing and shelter for poor people in a city.
Squatter settlements
Public housing
Galactic City Model
a city with growth INDEPENDENT of the CBD that is traditionally connected to the central city by means of an arterial highway or interstate.
A city that LACKS a centralized business district or downtown area and that has several distinct neighborhoods that all act as regional centers within one larger city
an urban land use model which talks about SPATIAL arrangement of activities in an urban area.
A description of the process of urban growth that views the city as a series of CIRCULAR areas or zones, each characterized by a different type of land use that developed from a central core.
the time when humans first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied on hunting and gathering was the
environmental determinism
French Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
folk culture
Rice was first domesticated in
Southwest Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asia
Latin America
the vast majority of the world's farmers are in
developing countries
trout rule
cooler climates
developed countries
the US has lost 400 million hectares of arable land due to
urbanization
emmigration
immigration
climate change
What percent of US citizens are farmers?
10%
15%
2%
38%
Housing owned by the government; in the United States, it is rented to low-income residents, and the rents are set at 30 percent of the families' incomes.
(a)
A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area hint:green
(a)
What is the technique that collect information from the earth from a distance?
Geographic Information Systems
Global Positioning Systems
Remote Sensing
Ethnography
Demography
Humans possess the ability to dominate their environment is known as
environmental determinism
possibilism
cartography
animism
demographics
The deliberate modification of Earths surface through cultivation of plants and reading or animals to obtain subsistence or economic gain
Environmental determinism
Agriculture
choke point
hierarchical diffusion
TV and Internet access is MOST limited in
North America
East Asia
Africa
South America
the time when humans first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied on hunting and gathering was the
environmental determinism
French Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
folk culture
A custom is
represented ONLY in someone's religious life
an repetitive action that eventually defines a group of people
represented in folk cultures throughout the world but absent in popular culture
individual actions that occur over and over
Folk culture is best described as
customs found in large societies
traditions that rapidly move across countries
destroying the uniform landscape
customs that travel slowly and are often based in small rural areas
The combination of a place's cultural, economic, and physical features is known as its
formal region
cultural landscape
uniform landscape
place definition
Which of the following has 97% of the worlds farmers?
developed world
developing world
China
United States
the vast majority of the world's farmers are in
developing countries
trout rule
cooler climates
developed countries
Hunter gathers migration patterns were based upon which of the following?
interactions with other large groups of humans
small groups would migrate long distances while most people stayed in permanent settlements
They tended to not migrate much since their food sources stayed on one location
the movement of game and seasonal grwoth of plants at various locations.
Housing owned by the government; in the United States, it is rented to low-income residents, and the rents are set at 30 percent of the families' incomes.
(a)
A ring of land maintained as parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area hint:green
(a)
Quick and widespread diffusion like a disease is known as
Stimulus diffusion
Hierarchical diffusoin
Relocation diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Hunter gathers migration patterns were based upon which of the following?
interactions with other large groups of humans
small groups would migrate long distances while most people stayed in permanent settlements
They tended to not migrate much since their food sources stayed on one location
the movement of game and seasonal grwoth of plants at various locations.
What does a Mercator projection map show?
standard map for navigation
straight segment of course
cylindrical
Greenland & Antarctica appear much larger
All of the above
A custom is
represented ONLY in someone's religious life
an repetitive action that eventually defines a group of people
represented in folk cultures throughout the world but absent in popular culture
individual actions that occur over and over
Barley and Wheat were first domesticated in
Southwest Asia
East Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America
Sector Model
Focuses on residential patterns explaining where the wealthy in a city choose to live. Hoyt argued that the city grows outward from the center, so a low-rent area could extend all the way from the CBD to the city's outer edge, creating zones which are shaped like pieces of a pie.
consisting of an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road.
, it's a model that suggests that the CBD is losing its dominant position. A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities.
spatial generalization of the large, late 20th century city in the U.S. It is shown to be a widely dispersed, multi-centered metropolis consisting of increasingly independent zones or realms, each focused on its own suburban downtown.
The attempt by one country to force its political control over another territory is
constitutionality.
colonialism
self-determination
sovereignty.
Which map would have the smallest scale?
Orlando
Orange County
Florida
United States
World
The eastern part of the border between the United States and Mexico is created by which physical boundary?
A man made wall
Rocky Mountains
Rio Grande River
English and Spanish speakers
Folk culture is best described as
customs found in large societies
traditions that rapidly move across countries
destroying the uniform landscape
customs that travel slowly and are often based in small rural areas
The function of the (a) makes big decisions as resolutions to voting.
What is the Law of the Sea
A city or town that has corporate status and local government.
A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.
A body of international law governing the rights and duties of states in maritime environments. It concerns matters such as navigational rights, sea mineral claims, and coastal waters jurisdiction.
A body of customs, treaties, and international agreements establishing states rights and responsibilities concerning the ownership and use of the earth's seas and oceans and their resources.
Define nation
A group of people who are united by a shared culture, heritage, language, and possibly other belief systems are share.
A politically organized body of people under a single government.
A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality.
A nationality that is not represented by a state.
What is a federal system with examples?
The nation is organized in several different levels of government. Some Examples are
Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and India.
A Federal system the nation is organized in several different levels of government Some Examples are Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil, Greece, and South Africa.
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
A system in which power is divided between the national and state forces.
How is the United States considered?
Democracy
Republic
Republican democracy
Democratic republic
where are the Himalayas
Nepal
U.S
Canada
Russia
An otherwise compact state with a large projecting extension is?
Compact State
Elongated State
Perforated State
Prorupted State
What did the "Big Four" want to defeat? (Great Braitan, Italy, France, and the United States)
Isolationism
Totalitarianism
Democracy
Republic
When was the first "modern" state developed?
Around the Middle Ages
Around the 1900's
Around Civil ages
Modern time
An attempt by one country to establish settlements and to inflict its political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory is?
Balkanization
Median line principle
Imperialism
Colonialism
What country's sovereignty is being challenged by China?
Taiwan
Japan
India
United States
Forces or attitudes that tend to divide a state.
Centrifugal force
Centripetal force
Attack
Fragmented state
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives is?
Democracy
Republic
Federal
Democratic
An resemblance to dividing and creation of boundaries at the midpoint between two place is?
Median line principle
Balkanization
Superimposed
Colonialism
What is the social contract theory and whos theory is this?
The view that persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract; Benjamin Franklin
The view that persons’ moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract; John Lock
A contract about nationalities without a recognized home country. Some examples are the Kurds and the Palestinians; John Locke
They are nationalities without a recognized home country. Some examples are the Kurds and the Palestinians; Benjamin Franklin
What does “sovereign” mean?
One possessing or held to possess supreme political power.
A large political unit that has a defined boundary and a permanent population.
People who have power over their own domestic and international affairs.
Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its internal affairs by other states.
A state in which the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly is?
Fragmented State
Compact State
New State
Nation-State
Boundary imposes on an area by conquering or colonizing power that is unconcerned about précis cultural patterns. It disregards the existing cultures and is usually established by a higher authority to satisfy the demands of a superpower are?
Superimposed
Political Boundaries
Economic boundaries
Authority boundaries
New York is the headquarters location of what nations?
The United Nations
The European Nations
NATO
NAFTA
Tobler's First Law of Geography states, "Everything is related to everything else, but
distant things are generally unrelated"
near things are more closely related than you might think"
distance is always a factor"
near things are more related than distant things"
distance is relative"
Rap music first appeared in New York in the 1970s. later it spread to large cities with vibrant African American populations- such as Los Angeles, Oakland, Chicago, Philidelphia, and Detroit- without being absorbed by the smaller cities and rural areas in between. This type of spatial diffusion is called
relocation potential
hierarchical diffusion
contagious diffusion
cultural diffusion
cascade diffusion
Stores and restaurants in oregon that find it cheaper to buy fresh vegetables grown in California than to buy those grown in Florida are taking advantage of
expansion diffusion
distance decay
economies of scale
intervening opportunities
retail gravitation
According to the gravity model, which two places are most likely to have a high level of interaction
Two cities with very large populations but separated by the Atlantic Ocean like New York and London
Two cities with medium populations separated by a whole continent like Grand Rapids, Michigan and Gulf Shores, Alabama
Two cities with small populations that are relatively close together like Richmond, Virginia and Winchester, Kentucky
Two cities, one with a large population and the other with a medium population that are very close together like Seattle and Tacoma, Washington
Two cities with medium populations that are relatively close to each other like Akron, Ohio and Springfield, Missouri
Which of the following is NOT a good example of a barrier to spatial diffusion
a mountain region
a different language
a different dietary preference
a highway system
a strict religious system
The ratio between the distance on a map and the distance on Earth's surface is called the
projection
resolution
scale
azimuth
aggregation
cartography is the art and science of
demographics
mapmaking
spatial orientation
cognitive imagery
making visualizations
map projections attempt to correct for errors in
transferability
area, distance, scale, and proportion
area, distance, shape, and direction
distance, proximity, and topology
distance, shape, and lines of latitude and longitude
the mercator projection preserves
direction
area
shape
scale
distance
topographic maps use which of the following symbols to convey change over space
tonal shadings
isolines
proportional symbols
location charts
cartograms
which of the following map projections preserves the correct shape of Earth's landmasses
fuller projection
mercator
robinson
mollewide
smithsonian
the size of a map's smallest discernable unit is its
scale
density
region
resolution
projection
which of the following regions is currently experiencing the fastest population growth?
northern asia
tropical africa
eastern europe
sun belt
northeast united states
most of the world's people live in
the world's poorest countries
the southern hemisphere
the developed world
china
urban areas in the developed world
throughout human history, the world population has
grown at a steady pace
experienced numerous periods of dramatic decline
been confined to countries in the southern hemisphere
grown most rapidly over the last 200 years
grown most rapidly in the developed world
________ occurs when a population is adding a fixed percentage of people to a growing population each year
doubling
arithmetic growth
overpopulation
exponential growth
demographic accounting
Life expectancy has increased
only in the most developed countries
only in the least-developed countries
due to increased food production
worldwide
due to the green revolution
the number of live births per thousand people per year is called the
total fertility rate
natural increase rate
crude birth rate
exponential growth rate
infant growth rate
which of the following countries is most likely to be showing the lowest natural increase rate
afghanistan
liechtenstein
united states
japan
chile
the total fertility rate is NOT closely correlated with which of the following
industrial output
gender empowerment
education
economic development
literacy
the demographic accounting equation does NOT take into account ______ when calculating a country's population
death rates
emigration
natural increase in a population overtime
instances when natural increase is negative
immigration
within the united states, overall life expectancy
is limited by an unusually high infant mortality rate
varies between various cohorts within the larger population
varies between regions, with people in the southwest living longer on average
all of above
both b and c
which of the following is the result of chain migration
the african slave trade
french colonial rule
the formation of israel
san francisco's chinatown
colonization of the american frontier
refugees are produced through
cultural migration
forced migration
internal migration
economic migration
chain migration
