UNIT 1 PROGRESS CHECK MCQ- AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

A nongovernmental organization is planning a new international elementary education program. Based on the map shown, which of the following groups of countries would be the best candidates to receive funding?

Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan

Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern of adult literacy rates presented in the map?

It provides a perspective on each country's level of social development

The darkest shading on the map indicates the areas with the highest population densities. Which of the following statements best describes the pattern of population density shown?

Manhattan appears to have the highest population density at all three scales.

Which spatial patterns on the maps shown would be most helpful to someone selecting the location for a new coffee shop?

The map of the Borough of Manhattan, because it shows both population density and the pattern of streets.

Which of the following geospatial technologies is typically used to analyze the data layers such as those shown in the maps?

Geographic information systems (GIS)

The maps show data most likely collected through

Census Surveys

Which of the following types of information is shown in the table?

Census data

Which of the following statements best explains the concept of sustainability?

Natural resource use should be balanced with the needs of the environment and future generations because many resources are nonrenewable.

In 1854, London physician Dr. John Snow mapped the spatial relationship between deaths from the waterborne disease cholera and the locations of water pumps which brought in water directly from tunnels connected to the River Thames. From Snow's research it was determined that a public water pump had been contaminated by sewage.

What geographic principle explains the significance of Snow's research?

Even in areas of urban land use, there is a significant relationship between nature and society

What geographic principle explains the significance of Snow's research

?Which of the following questions must be answered in order to identify a functional region?

What area is influenced by a node

?For centuries, sugar crystals were made from the evaporated juice of sugarcane, a plant grown only in tropical and subtropical climates. In the 1800s, industrial methods were developed to manufacture crystalline sugar from sugar beets. This allowed for large amounts of sugar to be produced in colder, temperate climate zones.

Which of the following geographic concepts best explains the ability of humans to use technology to overcome the limitations of climate and modify the landscape?

Possibilism

Which of the following map scales would be used for the topographic map shown?

1:24,000

Which of the following concepts best explains the differences among the values shown in the table?

Scale of Analysis

With the dawn of the Jet Age, international airline travel increased rapidly after 1950, and much of this early growth in jet travel was between Europe and North America. Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern suggested by the table?

The relative distance between Europe and North America decreased.

Based on the geospatial data in the example shown, which combination of technologies provides real-time data to emergency call centers to route police, fire, and ambulance vehicles directly to incidents in the shortest possible travel time?

Geographic information systems and global positioning satellites

Which of the following terms best describes the suburban area of Illinois where many residents commute to Chicago?

Functional Region

Which of the following patterns is evident on the map of population density?

The Great Plains are less densely populated than the Midwest.

Which of the following statements is an accurate comparison of the two map projections shown?

The Mercator projection accurately shows direction but distorts the size of some areas compared to the Robinson projection.

Which of the following map types is shown?

Choropleth

The data presented in the map shown depict.

population in a cartogram

In his book My Tears Spoiled My Aim, John Shelton Reed explains the difficulty of defining the American South.

"Where is the South? . . . The South is, to begin with, a concept—and a shared one. It's an idea that people can talk about, think about, use to orient themselves and each other. People know whether they're in it or not."

Based on Reed's explanation, the South is best described as which kind of region?

Vernacular

The maps show data most likely collected through…

satellite imagery

An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a(n)

region.

Given your understanding of regions, the nine regions that the Census Bureau has established within the United States are examples of.

vernacular regions.

The state of Texas is BEST considered a formal region because

the same state laws apply everywhere in the region.

The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by

climate, low educational attainment, cotton production, and the prevalence of Baptist

Which of the following is most likely a functional region?

the area of dominance of a television station

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

a landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers, and plants