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Introduction to AP Human Geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of people, places, and environments:

a)

Cartography

b)

Geology

c)

Geography

d)

Environmental

2.

How people adapt to &/or change the environment

a)

movement

b)

relative location

c)

human interaction

d)

cartography

3.

How people, products, information, & ideas go from

one place to another

a)

region

b)

longitude

c)

movement

d)

human interaction

4.

Area defined by certain similar physical & human characteristics

a)

region

b)

place

c)

relative location

d)

political map

5.

Is this an example of physical geography or human geography?

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

6.

According to the Thematic Map, which is a state where segregation was prohibited?

a)

Wyoming

b)

Florida

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Colorado

7.

This is what type of projection?

a)

Cartogram

b)

Mercator

c)

Robinson

d)

Interrupted

8.

This type of map projection is...

a)

Mercator

b)

Homoloseine

c)

Robinson

d)

Cartogram

9.

All of the following are considered one of the 5 themes of geography except:

a)

Place

b)

Location

c)

Movement

d)

Habitat

10.

Which of the following is not a type of region classification?

a)

formal

b)

functional 

c)

perceptual

d)

virtual

11.

The imaginary line drawn down the middle of the earth between the north and south poles is called the...

a)

equator

b)

longitude

c)

latitude

d)

hemisphere

12.

What do we call the proportion of an area on a map that relates to the area in real life?

a)

Place

b)

Scale

c)

Culture

d)

Space

13.

Match the following

a)

Formal Region

1.

people share distinctive characteristics

b)

Functional Region

2.

area organized around a focal point

c)

Vernacular Region

3.

area people believe is part of identity

14.

Using the key of this Political Map, what is the capital of Ireland?

a)

Berlin

b)

Dublin

c)

London

d)

Ireland

15.

Folk culture is best described as

a)

customs found in large societies

b)

traditions that rapidly move across countries

c)

destroying the uniform landscape

d)

customs that travel slowly and are often based in small rural areas

16.

Popular culture often expands through

a)

migration or relocation diffusion

b)

the building of roads and internet technologies

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

adoption of electricity

17.

Quick and widespread diffusion like a disease is known as

a)

Stimulus diffusion

b)

Hierarchical diffusoin

c)

Relocation diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

18.

Actions involving the whole world and increasing connections between people, corporations, and/or organizations is BEST known as

a)

unilaterialism

b)

globalization

c)

multiculturalism

d)

milieu

19.

The combination of a place's cultural, economic, and physical features is known as its

a)

formal region

b)

cultural landscape

c)

uniform landscape

d)

place definition

20.

The McDonalds Golden Arches and the design of most of its restaurants are examples of

a)

uniform landscapes

b)

cookie-cutter scenes

c)

sustainability

d)

Levittown architecture

21.

An address or a lat/long coordinate is an example of:

a)

Region

b)

Relative location

c)

Movement

d)

Absolute location

22.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, besides being a pretty funny movie, demonstrate which theme of Geography?

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Movement

d)

Regions

23.

What is the primary focus of AP Human Geography?

a)

The study of physical landscapes

b)

The study of human societies and their interactions with the environment

c)

The study of historical events

d)

The study of biological processes

24.

Which of the following concepts is central to understanding human geography?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cultural diffusion

c)

Quantum mechanics

d)

Plate tectonics

25.

In AP Human Geography, what does the term 'demographic transition' refer to?

a)

The change in population growth rates and structures over time

b)

The movement of tectonic plates

c)

The transition of cultural practices

d)

The change in climate patterns