ap human geography chapter 1 review

A hearth is A) a region from which a phenomenon originates. B) the process by which a feature or trend spreads. C) an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends. D) the modification of a culture as a result of contact with a more powerful one. E) the perimeter or boundary marked by a regional feature.

A) a region from which a phenomenon originates.

According to environmental determinism, A) the physical environment causes different types of social and cultural development. B) the physical environment sets loose limits on cultural and social actions. C) people cannot adjust to different physical environments because of cultural traditions. D) people can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment, and they can also engage in cultural behaviors that seem contradictory to the environment. E) people determine their physical environment.

A) the physical environment causes different types of social and cultural development.

If the scale of a map is 1:100,000, then 1 cm on the map represents _________ on earth surface. A. 1 kilometers B. 10 kilometers C. 10,000 kilometers D. 100,000 kilometers E. 1000 centimeters

A. 1 kilometers

Culture means to: A. Care about and nurture something. B. Nurture the growth of a plant but not ideas, custom, or beliefs. C. Develop new varations. D. Discard effective practices. E. Teach art, music, and literature.

A. Care about and nurture something.

A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is A. GIS B. GPS C. remote sensing D. USGS E. topographic analysis

A. GIS

Driving around to gather information for street navigation devices is called: A. Ground truthing B. Remote sensing C. GIS programming D. GPS grounding E. GPS

A. Ground truthing

Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the US is an interesting geographic case study because

A. Its effect are an intersection of humans and physical geography

Situation identifies a place by its: A. Location relative to other objects or places. B. Mathematica location on earth surface. C. Nominal location. D. Unique, internal physical and cultural characteristics. E. Primary dimensions.

A. Location relative to other objects or places.

You are given the coordinates 128 E longitude, 45 N latitude this is an example of a: A. mathematical location B. placename on the grid system C. situation on the grid system D. mathematical grid interchange E. site-situation intersection

A. Mathematical Location

The coordinates 150 E longitude, 89 N latitude are: A. Near both the international dateline and the North Pole. B. Near the equator but quite far from the prime meridian. C. Near the international dateline and the equator. D. Near the north pole and the prime meridian. E. Near both the Tropic of Cancer and the international dateline.

A. Near both the international dateline and the North Pole

A ships position is given at 0° latitude and 27° West longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located: A. On the equator and in the Atlantic ocean. B. At the north or south pole and in the Arctic Ocean. C. On the prime meridian and in the Atlantic ocean. D. Astride the international dateline in the Pacific ocean. E. Equidistant between the prime meridian and the international dateline.

A. On the equator and in the Atlantic ocean.

If a geographer uses some of the components and applications of a computer system to organize and display maps, but she doesn't use it for other functions: A. She is still using a GIS, although she may not be using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data. B. She is still utilizing a GPS, although she may not be using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data. C. She is using only the components of a remote sensing system, because she is not storing, organizing, retrieving, and analyzing she is using only the components of a remote sensing system, because she is not storing, organizing, retrieving, and analyze data. D. She is not using a GIS, because she is not using all of the systems potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data. E. She is using only the topographic analysis functions, because she is not using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data.

A. She is still using a GIS, although she may not be using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data.

A _________ is the spread of something over a given study area

A. concentration

The diffusion of HIV/AIDS prevention methods and treatments in the United States is an example of which type of diffusion?

A. contagious

The township and range system

A. established a grid like pattern for much present - day land use in the US

You see the coordinates 5 E longitude, 10 N latitude. You do not need to look at a map in order to deduce that this location is: A. near both the equator and the prime meridian. B. near the equator but quite far from the prime meridian. C. near the international dateline as well as the North Pole. D. near the international dateline and the prime meridian. E. near both the equator and the international dateline.

A. near both the equator and the prime meridian

The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because

A. only one language is spoken in most of the cities of the region

Common practices of __________ include exploiting the distinctive economic assets of different countries and regions, organzing production according to a spatial division of labor, placing earnings in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, and moving factories from high wage regions to low wage regions.

A. transnational corporations

Among the elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward

A. uniform consumption prefernces, enhanced communication, unequal access to reasources, and uniformity in cultural forms

Greenwich Mean Time is measured from

B) 0 degrees longitude

Examining maps of cancer death rates drawn at different scales reveals that: A. Most cancer deaths are still caused by smoking. B. A region with an overall low cancer death rate may have some areas with high cancer death rates. C. Corporations will strongly oppose civil suits that attempts to hold them liable for cancer. D. The use of different scales only confuses such a study, and it is best to use only one there at a small scale. E. If a state has a high cancer death rate, every county in that state has a high cancer death rate.

B. A region with an overall low cancer death rate may have some areas with high cancer death rates

In this figure, which two boxes have the highest concentration of dots? A) A, C B) B, D C) A, B D) C, D E) All of these boxes have the same concentration of dots.

B. B,D

The art and science of making maps is

B. Cartography

According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was

B. Eratosthenes

Moving toward the southwestern border of the United States, Spanish is increasingly spoken in addition to English. What type of region this gradual change of language reflect? A. Formal B. Functional C. Vernacular D. Geo-linguistic E. Bilingual

B. Functional

Globalization of the economy has

B. Heightened economic differences among the places.

Distortion is especially severe and apparent on: A. globes B. small-scale maps C. large-scale maps D. topographic maps E. all maps

B. Small-scale maps

When geographers say that the south is partly defined as a region by the Baptist Church, they understand that: A. Low educational attainment and economic factors are not as important as religion in determining the boundaries and characteristics of this region. B. The Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and other churches also attract adherents in the south, but to a lesser extent then do Baptist churches. C. The Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and other churches also attract almost no adherents because the Baptist Church has obtained such a high amount of power and state support there. D. The Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and other churches are supported by the state governments of the south. E. Christian legislators in state governments do not let religious convictions and related biases interfere with their work.

B. The Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and other churches also attract adherents in the south, but to a lesser extent then do Baptist churches.

What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?

B. They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do

The study of how humans and the environment interact is called

B. cultural ecology

The frequency of something within a given unit of area is

B. density

Which statement is more accurate?

B. every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end.

In recent years, the global movement of money has been enhanced primarly by

B. improvements in electrical communications

Without looking at a map, we might deduce that the coordinates 170 W longitude, 11 S latitude are likely: A. Just west of the international dateline and just north of the equator. B. Just south of the equator and just east of the prime meridian. C. Just east of the international dateline and just south of the equator. D. Just east of the prime meridian and just south of the equator. E. Just south of the international dateline and just east of the equator.

C. Just east of the international dateline and just south of the equator.

If we did not have a map handy, we would deduce that the coordinates 171 E longitude, 12 S latitude are likely: A. Just east of the international dateline and just north of the equator. B. Just south of the equator and just east of the prime meridian. C. Just west of the international dateline and just south of the equator. D. Just west of the prime meridian and just south of the equator. E. Just south of the international dateline and just east of the equator.

C. Just west of the international dateline and just south of the equator.

Global Positioning System reference ________ location. A. relative B. situational C. Mathematical D. toponymic E. exact

C. Mathematical

The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is related to the location of other phenomena is: A. Geographic analysis B. Spatial analysis C. Spatial association D. Spatial distribution E. Regional Association

C. Spatial association

If NASA sends a space probe into orbit around mars, and that probe transmits images of the Martian surface back to earth, we could say that: A. The space probe is gathering surface data, but it cannot be described as engaging in remote sensing because this is an operation that, by definition, can only be accomplished from Earth orbit. B. The space probe is generating data for GPS. C. The space probe is engaging in remote-sensing, although it is gathering data from a planet other than earth. D. The probe is engaging in aerial photography, although it is taking it's "pictures" from outer space. E. The USGC has programmed the space probe to mimic the work of earth satellites.

C. The space probe is engaging in remote-sensing, although it is gathering data from a planet other than earth.

A geographer might use a GPS to

C. find the best route to a store or log the locations where the photographs were taken

An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a

C. region

The historic diffusion of HIV/AIDS in the United States is an example of which type of diffusion?

C. relocation

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high altitude balloon is. A. GIS B. GPS C. remote sensing D. aerial photography E. USGS

C. remote sensing

A geographer would be primarily interested in determining or locating a suitable _________ if he were wishing to study a remote, rural in western Africa where diamonds are mined..

C. site

In this figure, which two of the four boxes have the highest density of dots? A) A, B B) B, C C) C, D D) A, D E) all of these boxes have equivalent density

D) A, D

Site identifies a place by its A) location relative to other objects and places. B) mathematical location on Earth's surface. C) nominal location. D) unique physical characteristics. E) primary dimensions.

D) unique physical characteristics.

The international Date Line is measured approximately from

D. 180 degrees longitude

Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape?

D. A landscape where human activity has modified the natural enviroment in some way.

Which of the following types of maps would have the largest scale? A. World B. Continent C. State D. City E. Country

D. City

The arrangment of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is

D. Distrabution

Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of geography?

D. Humans have practiced geography at least since the time at ancient Greek civilization.

The U.S. Land Orinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of

E. townships, ranges, sections, and quarter sections

New York City's ________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston

Normal location

The concept that the physical environment sets broad limits on human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to a wide variety of physical environments is A) climate. B) environmental determinism. C) possibilism. D) spatial association. E) cultural relativism.

C) possibilism.

Without glancing at a map, we can guess that the coordinates 178 E longitude, 20 S latitude are likely: A. Just east of the international dateline in the Pacific ocean. B. In the Pacific ocean just north of the equator. C. In the Pacific ocean just west of the international dateline. D. Just west of the prime meridian in the Atlantic Ocean. E. Just south of the equator in the Atlantic ocean.

C. In the Pacific ocean just west of the international dateline.

The nine regions that the census bureau has established within the United States are examples of

D. formal regions

We can judge from the various kinds of maps shown in this chapter that: A. Fairly accurate navigational maps could only be produced after the start of the Industrial Revolution. B. The first "true" maps appeared because of modern printing presses in the 20th century. C. Sailors during the European Renaissance had paper maps that were far more useful to them then were the "stick charts" possessed by the Polynesian sailors and fishers. D. Maps have appeared in many forms in different societies and times including modern paper maps, GPS in cars, the "stick charts" of Polynesia, and the card carved maps of ancient Turkey. E. Maps that distort the sizes of Greenland and Antarctica are generally the best, although they make Africa and South America appear too small while simultaneously expanding the size of Europe.

D. Maps have appeared in many forms in different societies and times including modern paper maps, GPS in cars, the "stick charts" of Polynesia, and the card carved maps of ancient Turkey.

Which of the following could be a vernacular region?

D. The area of dominance of a certain worldview or philosphy

Scale is

D. The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

Which of the following are forms of expansion diffusion?

D. contagious and hierarchical

Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture

D. customary beliefs, material traits,, and social forms

A map projection may distort a continent, making it appear stretched in some areas and smashed in others in order to

D. depict accurately the physical area of a country or continent

Which of the following is most likely a functional region.

D. the area of dominance of a television station

The name of a location on Earth's surface is a

D. toponym

To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents

E, economic and cultural globlization

1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?

E. A ratio or fraction

The south is established as a vernacular region of the United States by: A. Climate, low educational attainment, cotton production, and the prevalence of talk radio stations. B. Climate, low high-school graduation rates, and the Roman Catholic and baptist churches. C. Low high school graduation rates, climate, cotton and corn (maize) production, and abuses of the rights of voters and minorities. D. High cotton production, high church attendance, the prevalence of right-wing talk radio stations, and limits placed on the civil rights of ethnic and racial minorities. E. Climate, low educational attainment, cotton production, and the prevalence of Baptist churches.

E. Climate, low educational attainment, cotton production, and the prevalence of Baptist churches.

A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is a(n)

E. Projection