Ap Human Geo Test Questions – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, regions
answer
5 themes of geography
question
Planar, Cylindrical, conical
answer
3 general types of maps
question
Zenithal Gnomonic, Oblique zenithal equidistant
answer
2 types of planar maps
question
Mercator, Interrupted Mollweide
answer
2 types of cylindrical maps
question
Simple conic, Bonne
answer
2 types of conical maps.
question
Peters, molliweide, eckert IV, goode's homolosme
answer
4 types of equal area maps
question
Van der Grinten, Robinson, Winkel Tripel
answer
3 types of compromise projections
question
ratio, written, graphic
answer
3 types of scales
question
Shap, distance, relative size, direction
answer
4 things distortion effects
question
Vegetation, soil, landforms
answer
3 physical processes
question
East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe.
answer
4 regions two-thirds of the world's inhabitants are clustered in
question
Dry lands, wet lands, cold lands, high lands.
answer
4 types of land areas people avoid living in.
question
Low growth-High birth, High death (Agricultural revolution)
answer
Stage 1 of demographic transition
question
High growth-High birth, decreasing death (Industrial revolution)
answer
Stage 2 of demographic transition
question
Moderate growth-Declining birth, Declining death (Urbanization)
answer
Stage 3 of demographic transition
question
Low growth-Low birth, Low death (Medical Revolution)
answer
Stage 4 of demographic transition
question
Madagascar
answer
What country is on the edge of being in stage one?
question
True
answer
True/False All countries must go through all of the stages of demographic transition?
question
Stage 2
answer
What stage are many countries in Africa stuck in?
question
Stage 3
answer
Most of Asia and Latin America are in what stage?
question
Stage 4
answer
Western Europe and North America are in what stage?
question
C) 2,000
answer
If the scale of a map is 1:24,000, then 1 inch on the map represents ____ FEET on earth's surface. A) 1 B) 2,400 C) 2,000 D) 240,000 E) 24,000
question
A) World
answer
Which map would have the smallest scale? A) World B) City C) Continent D) County E) State
question
E) Small scale maps
answer
Distortion is especially severe on A) All maps B) Globes C) Large-scale maps D) Topographic maps E) Small-scale maps
question
C) Remote sensing
answer
The acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is A) GPS B) GIS C) Remote sensing D) Aerial photography E) USGS
question
E) GIS
answer
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is A) Topographic analysis B) GPS C) Remote sensing D) USGS E) GIS
question
E) Erastosthenes
answer
The first person to use the word geography was A) Thucydides B) Aristotle C) Thales of Miletus D) Strabo E) Erastosthenes
question
E) Toponym
answer
The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is known as A) Situation B) Site C) Location D) Jargon E) Toponym
question
A) Unique physical characteristics
answer
Site identifies a place by its A) Unique physical characteristics B) Location relative to other objects C) Mathematical location on earth's surface D) Nominal location E) Primary dimensions
question
E) Situation
answer
New York City's _____ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston. A) Jurisdiction B) Location C) Toponym D) Site E) Situation
question
D) Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end
answer
Which is true? A) Every meridian is distorted by magnetic declination B) Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a line C) Every parallel begins and ends at the poles D) Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end E) Every parallel is the same length
question
B) On the equator
answer
A ship's position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that ship is located A) On the prime meridian B) On the equator C) Astride the International Date Line D) Equidistant between the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line E) At the North or South Pole
question
A) Atlantic Ocean
answer
The hulk of a ship lies on the ocean floor at 41°46'N and 50°14'W. These coordinates tell us that the ship is located in the A) Atlantic Ocean B) Pacific Ocean C) Indian Ocean D) North Sea E) Straits of Magellan
question
A) 180 degrees longitude
answer
The International Date Line is measured approximately from A) 180 degrees longitude B) 0 degrees latitude C) 0 degrees longitude D) 90 degrees latitude E) 90 degrees longitude
question
C) Region
answer
An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a A) Landscape B) Ecosystem C) Region D) Uniform unit E) Biome
question
False
answer
True/False Parallels converge at the North and South Poles
question
False
answer
True/False The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians is called latitude
question
True
answer
True/False Globalization of the economy has led to more specialization at the local level
question
False
answer
True/False Globalization of the economy has led to more specialization at the local level
question
Situation
answer
Oxford, Ohio, is located five miles east of the Indiana state line and thirty-five miles northwest of Cincinnati. This is an example of which of the four ways of indicating location?
question
Graphic
answer
Written scale and Representative fraction are two ways to express map scale. What is the third way to indicate scale?
question
Mercator
answer
What specific type of map projection is best for mapping the whole world?
question
Azimuthal
answer
What general type of map projection would be best to use in order to show polar air routes?
question
69
answer
How many miles are in each degree of latitude?
question
1:45,000
answer
Which map would show more detail from the following map scale list: 1:234,000 1:45,000 1:235,000
question
Internatinal Date Line
answer
What is another name for 180 degrees longitude?
question
Yes
answer
Is there a location on the earth with the coordinates 0 degrees, 0 degrees?
question
E) All of the Above
answer
The South is established as a vernacular region for the United States by A) Low high school graduation rates B) Climate C) High cotton production D) The Baptist church E) All the above
question
C) In terms of uniformity or homogeneity of certain characteristics
answer
A formal region is defined A) In terms of its independent parts, typically tied to a central node B) Conceptually, typically in terms of feelings, attitudes, and images C) In terms of uniformity or homogeneity of certain characteristics D) By the National Geographic Society
question
A) Dikes
answer
Holland converted the Zuider Zee into a fresh water lake by using A) Dikes B) A delta plan C) Solar desalination D) A polder E) Canals
question
A) Spatial association
answer
The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is scientifically related to the location of other phenomena is A) Spatial association B) Regional dissociation C) Regional analysis D) Spatial distribution E) Spatial analysis
question
E) Spatial distribution
answer
The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is A) Spatial association B) Regional analysis C) Regional dissociation D) Spatial analysis E) Spatial distribution
question
B) Traveling around the world and crossing the international date line
answer
Of the following, which is least likely to increase space-time compression? A) Increasing the speed limits between two cities B) Traveling around the world and crossing the international date line C) Building a bridge across a river dividing two halves of a city D) Replacing a bicycle with a motorcycle
question
E) The area dominated by a particular crop
answer
Which is not an example of a functional region? A) The area of dominance of a television station B) The market area of a supermarket C) The circulation area of a newspaper D) Area served by a sports franchise E) The area dominated by a particular crop
question
A) Space time compression
answer
The way that things spread through space and over time is known to geographers as A) Space-time compression B) Globalization C) Irredentism D) Spatial diffusion
question
E) Formal region
answer
The division of the United States into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a A) Vernacular region B) Functional region C) Nodal region D) Climactic region E) Formal region
question
D) Density
answer
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is A) Dispersion B) Concentration C) Distribution D) Density E)Pattern
question
B) Distribution
answer
The spread of something over a given study area is A) Density B) Distribution C) Pattern D) Diffusion E) Concentration
question
D) Globalization
answer
The increasing interconnectedness of different parts of the world through common processes of economic, environmental, political, and cultural change is what we mean by A) World regions B) Spatial diffusion C) Distance decay D) Globalization
question
C) 30 persons per square kilometer
answer
The population of the United States is approximately 290 million, and the land area is approximately 9 million square kilometers. The arithmetic density of the United States is approximately A) 30 square kilometers per person B) 300 persons per square kilometer C) 30 persons per square kilometer D) 0.03 persons per square kilometer E) 0.03 square kilometers per person
question
D) All of the above
answer
Which is a form of expansion diffusion? A) Hierarchical B) Contagious C) Stimulus D) All of the above E) Relocation
question
B) Relocation
answer
Economic development through international trade is an example of what type of diffusion? A) Stimulus B) Relocation C) Hierarchical D) Contagious E) Acculturation
question
D) All of the above
answer
Which of the following is a fundamental element of culture? A) Material traits B) Social forms C) Customary beliefs D) All of the above E) Physical environments
question
D) Maintaining local traditions
answer
Elements of globalization of culture include all but A) Enhanced communications B) Uniformity of cultural beliefs and forms C) Unequal access to cultural elements D) Maintaining local traditions E) Uniform consumption preferences
question
E) Both A and B
answer
Culture means to A) Take care of something B) Care about something C) Develop new variations D) Discard effective practices E) Both A and B
question
B) Expansion
answer
The spread of gossip among students seated in a classroom would best be characterized as A) Relocation B) Expansion
question
C) The physical environment causes social development
answer
According to environmental determinism, A) People can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment B) People can adjust to the physical environment C) The physical environment causes social development D) The physical environment sets limits on human actions E) People determine their physical environment
question
D) Heightened economic differences among places
answer
Globalization of the economy has A) Drained resources from more developed countries B) Leveled economic differences between places C) Decreased regional specialization of production D) Heightened economic differences among places E) Decreased investment in less developed countries
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE Distribution refers to the arrangement of observable phenomena across earth.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE The frequency of a phenomenon in a given study area is known as density.
question
False
answer
TRUE/FALSE According to your text, globalization will eventually make geography obsolete through destruction and homogenization.
question
False
answer
TRUE/FALSE A high degree of dispersion within an area indicates high density.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE The communication revolution that promotes globalization of culture also permits preservation of cultural diversity.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE Globalization of the economy has led to more specialization at the local level.
question
False
answer
TRUE/FALSE As explained in the course text, all world's people and places benefit equally from globalization.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE Density measures the amount of something per unit of area on Earth's surface.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE Globalization increase as the interdependence of people in different places increases.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE Geographical research attempts to formulate hypotheses.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE Regional geography is still relevant in today's globalized world.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE Space-time compression refers to the shrinking of relative distances between places.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE Regions come in many scales
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE The friction of distance refers to the inhibiting effect of distance on human activity.
question
concentration
answer
The frequency of phenomenon over a given study area is defined as
question
density
answer
The frequency of occurrence of a phenomenon in a given unit of area is defined as
question
C. The most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries
answer
One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that A. People are uniformly distributed across Earth B. The less developed countries have the highest combined crude death rate C. The most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries D. The natural increase rate is larger every year E. There are fewer people in the world now than at the peak in the middle of the twentieth
question
Too many people compared to resources
answer
Geographers define overpopulation as A. Too many people in a region B. Too many people in the world C.Too many people compared to resources D. All of the above E. A and C
question
E. Indonesia E. Indonesia
answer
The most populous country in the Southeast Asia region is A. India B. Thailand C. China D. Bangladesh E. Indonesia
question
B. People per area suitable for agriculture
answer
Physiological density is the number of A. Acres of farmland B. People per area suitable for agriculture C. People per area of land D. Farm animals per area suitable for agriculture E. Farmers per area of farmland
question
E. Arable land
answer
Land suited for agriculture is called A. Physiological density B. Arid land C. Agricultural land D. Population density E. Arable land
question
. A small percentage of land suitable for agriculture
answer
If the physiological density is much larger than the arithmetic density, then a country has A. A large number of farmers B. Too few farmers for the large area of land suitable for agriculture C. Inefficient farmers D. A small percentage of land suitable for agriculture E. Too many people for the available resources
question
C. Industrial revolution
answer
The annual global population growth rate increased approximately two hundred years ago because of the A. Agricultural revolution B. Medical revolution C. Industrial revolution D. Demographic transition E. Increase in the crude birth rate
question
A. Diffusion of medical practices
answer
The medical revolution has been characterized by A. Diffusion of medical practices B. Increase in the crude birth rate C. Invention of new medicines D. Increased agricultural productivity E. Development of new inventions
question
E. Agricultural revolution
answer
The annual global population growth rate increased approximately ten thousand years ago because of the A. Demographic transition B. Industrial Revolution C. Increase in the crude birth rate D. Medical revolution E. Agricultural revolution
question
C. Uganda
answer
Of the following countries, the highest natural increase rate is found in A. China B. Norway C. Uganda D. United States E. Denmark
question
D. Crude death rate
answer
When combined for all less developed countries, which of the following rates is lower than more developed countries combined? A. Natural increase rate B. Crude birth rate C. Total growth rate D. Crude death rate E. Infant mortality rate
question
E. Stage 5
answer
The highest crude death rates are found in countries in which stage of the demographic transition? A. Stage 1 B. Stage 2 C. Stage 3 D. Stage 4 E. Stage 5
question
A. Infant mortality rate
answer
For every 1,000 babies born in Mozambique this year, nearly 150 of them will die before they reach their first birthday. The rate of 150 deaths per 1,000 births is known as the A. Infant mortality rate B. Life expectancy C. Total fertility rate D. Crude death rate E. Terminal population rate
question
C. Dependency rate
answer
The shape of a country's population pyramid is determined primarily by its A. Crude death rate B. Crude birth rate C. Dependency rate D. Demographic ratio E. Sex ratio
question
A. Denmark
answer
The country with the narrowest population pyramid is A. Denmark B. Zaire C. Chile D. Cape Verde E. The United States
question
B. The world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies
answer
Thomas Malthus concluded that A. Population increased arithmetically while food production increased geometrically B. The world's rate of population increase was higher than the development of food supplies C. Population growth was outpacing available resources in every country D. Crude birth rates must balance crude death rates E. Moral restraint was producing lower crude birth rates
question
False
answer
TRUE/FALSE Most population growth is presently concentrated in more developed countries.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE More than half of the people in the world live in Asia.
question
False
answer
TRUE/FALSE City X contains 2,000,000 people living on 1,000 square kilometers of lad. The population density of city X is 200 persons per square kilometer.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE The highest crude birth rates are found in the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE : A country in Stage 2 of the demographic transition is likely to have higher crude birth and crude death rates than a country in Stage 4.
question
True
answer
TRUE/FALSE According to Malthus, population increases geometrically, while food supply increases arithmetically.
question
Ecumene
answer
The portion of earth's surface occupied by permanent human settlement is called_________________
