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AP Human Geography Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You being able to watch and learn on YouTube is an example of what spatial concept?

a)

Distance decay

b)

Tobler’s first law of geography

c)

Time-space compression

d)

Scale of inquiry

e)

Clustering of information

2.

Natural Resources

a)

a metaphor that explains that effort must be used to overcome distance

b)

a physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value

c)

the idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication

d)

the idea that the interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases

3.

Is this map large scale or small scale?

a)

Large scale

b)

Small scale

4.

Absolute Location

a)

describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.)

b)

describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of Walmart)

c)

describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system (Long. & Lat.)

d)

describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark (near the beach)

5.

Which of the following would geographers not be interested in observing when looking at a local place?

a)

The physical terrain

b)

The religious breakdown of citizens

c)

The different languages that are spoken

d)

The demographic breakdown of the entire country

e)

The amount of rivers and lakes in the area

6.

What kind of map is this?

a)

Robinson

b)

Mercator

c)

Goode Homolasine

d)

Van Peters

e)

Azimuthal

7.

Humans possess the ability to dominate their environment is known as

a)

environmental determinism

b)

possibilism

c)

cartography

d)

animism

e)

demographics

8.

Map Projections

a)

detailed observations that provide insight into a group of people in a specific area

b)

arrangement of a phenomenon across the Earth's surface (clustering/dispersal)

c)

a method of taking a 3D object and putting in on a 2D plane

d)

objective data that is fact based, usually measurable and usually expressed in numbers

9.

Environmental Determinism

a)

the flow of goods, people, or information among places, in response to localized supply and demand

b)

a region based around a node or focal point - terrestrial radio broadcasts are an example of this

c)

useful for gathering SOME types of information. It can show you things like physical features, locations of urban areas, refugee camps, traffic, military targets, agriculture, etc.

d)

the belief that a physical environment is THE reason that some societies are strong while others are weaker

10.

Is this map large or small scale?

a)

Large scale

b)

small scale

11.

What map is this?

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Peters Equal Area

d)

Goode Homolasine

e)

Azimuthal

12.

Relative Location

a)

describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of Walmart)

b)

describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.)

c)

describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system (Long. & Lat.)

d)

describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark (near the beach)

13.

Africa is a country

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Identify the map above and identify which of the following descriptions most accurately describes the map.

a)

Mercator: The shape and size of land masses are distorted, but direction is accurate

b)

Robinson: Distortion is only happening with the size of the land masses, shape and direction are accurate

c)

Mercator: Land mass size is accurate due to distortion being spread across all aspects of the map

d)

Goode Homolosine: Does not use cardinal directions, minimizes distortion but is confusing to read

e)

Robinson: Distortion is evenly spread out across shape, size, and direction making it less noticeable

15.
The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called: 
a)
A.  referenced location 
b)
A.  central location
c)
A.  relative location
d)
A.  absolute location 
16.

GIS

a)

relating to data that is specific to one location

b)

software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically

c)

a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determine location on the planet

d)

the science of making measurements of the earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites

17.

Which of these is NOT a continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

The United States

18.

Thematic Map

a)

maps that emphasizes the location of places (without data attached)

b)

a map that displays not only locations but maps a topic or theme of information with the location

c)

The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

d)

the belief that a physical environment is THE reason that some societies are strong while others are weaker

19.

Reference Map

a)

the belief that a physical environment is THE reason that some societies are strong while others are weaker

b)

a map that displays not only locations but maps a topic or theme of information with the location

c)

The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

d)

maps that emphasizes the location of places (without data attached)

20.
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called: 
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
site
d)
situation