AP Human Geo Quiz 1

What is a primary argument against environmental determinism?

Emphasizes physical geography over human geography

The term geographic scale refers to

The area of the world being studied

What following types of regions best describes the US Midwest

vernacular

What geographic theorie suggests that humans have an ability to affect their environment

Possiblism

Whats an example of absolute location?

Coordinates

What geographic scale would be most appropriate for examining immigration patterns within a country

national

What kind of region is shown by the map?

Functional region

What is considered a formal region?

The pampas of South Africa

What geographic concept best explains the spatial relationships. Illustrated in this graphic.

World system theory

What is the main reason that peripheral countries do not become part of the core?

Peripheral countries lag behind in education and technology

This description provides information about which aspect of Shanghai

Situation

What geographic principle is demonstrated on this map?

Time space compression

What does the map reveal about distance decay with regard to transatlantic travel times

Distance decay has decreased overtime

What best explains the geographic principle of time space compression

Places seem like they’re closer together

What is a node of the functional region above?

Atlanta

Based on this map, which statement is most likely to be true about O’Hare airport in Chicago

More business people

What term describes the number of people per a given unit of area

Density

What characteristic was the London city center map most likely drawn to show

Pattern of settlement

What factor had the greatest impact on globalization?

Transport technology advances

What best describes the boundaries of a region

Unifying characteristics

What is described by the last sentence of the paragraph about Shanghai?

Pattern

What is the best definition of sustainability?

The use of resources in ways that will ensure that they will be available in the future

What following statement best describes human geography

The study of how humans on understand the Earth and how they use it

What organization was created as a result of government policies related to global

NAFTA

What would be used to describe a city situation as opposed to its site characteristics?

Proximity to transportation routes