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AP Human Geography Unit 1 Study Quiz

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An integrative discipline that brings the physical and human dimensions of the world together of the study of people, places, and environments

a)
Geography
b)

Human Geography

c)

Topography

d)

Ecological Perspective

2.

The study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment such as land forms, plants, animals, and climate

a)

Human Geography

b)

Physical Geography

c)

Spatial Perspective

d)

Ecological Perspective

3.

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

a)

Human Geography

b)

Physical Geography

c)

Spatial Perspective

d)

Ecological Perspective

4.

Reasons that distinguish geography from other social sciences:

a)

Focus on the relationship between humans and their environments

b)

Recognizing the importance of where things occur

c)

Focusing on a location's dependence and independence

d)

The use of maps as primary sources for data records

5.

looking at how objects, processes, and patterns change over the earth's surface

a)

Space

b)

Ecological perspective

c)

Spatial perspective

d)

Flow

6.

The relationship between living things and their environments

a)

Space

b)

Spatial Perspective

c)

Ecological Perspective

d)

Physical Geography

7.

The significance of these questions - where, why there, why care.

  • - Where: Asking "where?" is the starting question for geographic inquiry

  • - Why There: Asking "why there?" makes geographers analyze the reason behind processes and instructions

  • - Why Care: Asking "why care?" helps establish how important things are

  • (If you click "I don't understand still", the page number of the book will appear)

a)

Yes, I understand

b)

I don't understand still...

8.

35.89° N, 13.43°W

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

9.

The store is 4 blocks away from my house

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

10.

My school is 10 miles away from my house

a)

Relative

b)

Absolute

11.

A distinguished location on earth

a)

Location

b)

Sense of place

c)

Site

d)

Place

12.

The emotions attached to an area based on personal experiences

a)

Mental Map

b)

Sense of place

c)

Situation

d)

Site

13.

The constantly updating map in ones head

a)

Sense of Place

b)

Site

c)

Situation

d)

Mental map

14.

A place's absolute location and physical characteristics

a)

Absolute location

b)

Site

c)

Situation

d)

relative location

15.

A place's relative location in relation to other places

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Situation

c)

Site

d)

Relative Location

16.

How things are arranged within a space

a)

Space

b)

Distribution

c)

Density

d)

Pattern

e)

Flow

17.

The number of things, people, or animals in a specific area

a)

Space

b)

Distribution

c)

Density

d)

Pattern

e)

Flow

18.

The movement and change of people, goods,and information

a)

Space

b)

Distribution

c)

Density

d)

Pattern

e)

Flow

19.

The area between 2 or more places on earth

a)

Space

b)

Distribution

c)

Density

d)

Pattern

e)

Flow

20.

How things are arranged on earth in relation to each other

a)

Space

b)

Distribution

c)

Density

d)

Pattern

e)

Flow

21.

Environmental Determinism vs. Possibilism:

  • - Match the definition and credibility to the idea

  1. 1. Humans are active, not passive

  2. 2. Human behavior is controlled by the environment

  3. a. Credible

  4. b. Not credible

a)

Environmental Determinism: 1+b

Possibilism: 2+a

b)

Environmental Determinism: 2+b

Possibilism: 1+a

c)

Environmental Determinism: 1+a

Possibilism: 2+b

d)

Environmental Determinism: 2+a

Possibilism: 1+b

22.

The effect of distance on interactions

a)

Distance Decay

b)

Time-Space Compression

23.

The process of causing the relative distance to decay

a)

Distance Decay

b)

Time-Space Compression

24.

Scale: The area of the world being studied

-Local: has more details, but less area

-Regional: more area than local, less area than national

-National: More area, but less detailed

-Global: A ton more area, but statistics are categorized by country

a)

Understood!

b)

I'm going to go review page 15

25.

An area larger than a point, but smaller than the earth

a)

City

b)

Area

c)

Region

d)

Scale

26.

The central point of a region

a)

Capital

b)

Mode

c)

City

d)

Node

27.

Perceptual/Vernacular Region

a)

An area with at least one shared trait

b)

An area organized around one interest or activity

c)

A region that reflects one's feelings about a place

28.

Formal/Uniform Region

a)

An area with at least one shared trait

b)

An area organized around one interest or activity

c)

A region that reflects one's feelings about a place

29.

Functional Region

a)

An area with at least one shared trait

b)

An area organized around one interest or activity

c)

A region that reflects one's feelings about a place

30.

Expansion on a global level

a)

Global expansion

b)

Globalization

c)

Worldization

d)

Worldly Expansion

31.

World system theory describes the spatial and functional relationships between countries in the economy. Which of these is a core?

a)

China

b)

U.S.A.

c)

Countries colonized in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries

d)

I need help on this topic

32.

World system theory describes the spatial and functional relationships between countries in the economy. Which of these is a semi-periphery?

a)

China

b)

U.S.A.

c)

Countries colonized in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries

d)

I need help on this topic

33.

World system theory describes the spatial and functional relationships between countries in the economy. Which of these is a periphery?

a)

China

b)

U.S.A.

c)

Countries colonized in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries

d)

I need help on this topic

34.

Sustainable Development is the use of natural resources in a way that they will not run out

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

The making of maps

a)

Topography

b)

Archeology

c)

Cartography

d)

Mapography

36.

The walk took 32 minutes

a)

Absolute Distance

b)

Relative distance

c)

Absolute direction

d)

Relative direction

37.

The store is to the left from my house

a)

Absolute Distance

b)

Relative distance

c)

Absolute direction

d)

Relative direction

38.

Starbucks is north of school

a)

Absolute Distance

b)

Relative distance

c)

Absolute direction

d)

Relative direction

39.

Panera is a 1 mile walk from the store

a)

Absolute Distance

b)

Relative distance

c)

Absolute direction

d)

Relative direction

40.

Map Scales*:

Large - zoomed in and detailed

Medium - a mix between large and small

Small - zoomed out and undetailed

*if you need an easy way to remember them, think of opposites. The smaller the area covered, the larger the scale and vice-versa =D

a)

Okay!

b)

I need to review

41.

The relationship of the size of the map and the shown area

a)

Map

b)

Map Key

c)

Map Size

d)

Map Scale

42.

Map projection:

the way a map of the earth is depicted on a flat surface, as the earth is a sphere

Mercator:

a)

b)

c)

d)

43.

Map projection:

the way a map of the earth is depicted on a flat surface, as the earth is a sphere

Gall-Peters:

a)

b)

c)

d)

44.

Map projection:

the way a map of the earth is depicted on a flat surface, as the earth is a sphere

Robinson:

a)

b)

c)

d)

45.

Map projection:

the way a map of the earth is depicted on a flat surface, as the earth is a sphere

Azimuthal:

a)

b)

c)

d)

46.

Reference maps vs. thematic maps

a)

Reference focuses on geography

Thematic focuses on

data

b)

Reference focuses on transportation

Thematic focuses on cultures

c)

Reference focuses on data

Thematic focuses on geography

d)

Reference focuses on cultures

Thematic focuses on transportation

47.

What type of map is this?

a)

Isolene

b)

Graduated Symbol

c)

Cartogram

d)

Dot

e)

Cloropleth

48.

What type of map is this?

a)

Isolene

b)

Graduated Symbol

c)

Cartogram

d)

Dot

e)

Cloropleth

49.

What type of map is this?

a)

Isolene

b)

Graduated Symbol

c)

Cartogram

d)

Dot

e)

Cloropleth

50.

What type of map is this?

a)

Isolene

b)

Graduated Symbol

c)

Cartogram

d)

Dot

e)

Cloropleth

51.

What type of map is this?

a)

Isolene

b)

Graduated Symbol

c)

Cartogram

d)

Dot

e)

Choropleth

52.

Data measured in numbers

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

53.

Interpretations of different data sources

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

54.

A Census is:

a)

The official count of the number of people in an area

b)

The official count of the number of people in a city

c)

The official count of the number of people in a country

d)

The official count of the number of people in the U.S.

55.

GIS (geographic information systems):

a)

a system that uses satellites to tell you where something is and how to get there

b)

geospatial technologies gathering data

c)

the shape and features of land surfaces

d)

the development of advanced digital mapping software

56.

Topography:

a)

a system that uses satellites to tell you where something is and how to get there

b)

geospatial technologies gathering data

c)

the shape and features of land surfaces

d)

the development of advanced digital mapping software

57.

remote sensing:

a)

a system that uses satellites to tell you where something is and how to get there

b)

geospatial technologies gathering data

c)

the shape and features of land surfaces

d)

the development of advanced digital mapping software

58.

GPS (global positioning system):

a)

a system that uses satellites to tell you where something is and how to get there

b)

geospatial technologies gathering data

c)

the shape and features of land surfaces

d)

the development of advanced digital mapping software

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