AP Human Geography: Key Concepts and Map Projections

A formal region defines an area in which

there is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics

Which of the following scales of analysis would provide demographic data that could be used to compare one urban neighborhood to other urban neighborhoods across a country?

Census tract or enumeration area

Every map projection has some degree of distortion because

a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion

Watershed: A region in which all rainfall eventually flows downhill through a system of streams and tributaries into the same body of water, such as the catchment basin of a river or lake.Milkshed: A region in which fresh milk is produced and can be delivered without spoilage for sale and consumption. A dairy farm sits at the center of an area, the size of which is determined by how far fresh milk can be shipped and still maintain shelf-life for consumers.Given the definitions, watersheds and milksheds can best be classified as what type of region?

Functional

Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place?

Its absolute location

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator projection?

The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are greatly exaggerated.

Which of the following statements about the Robinson projection is correct?

The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are greatly exaggerated.

Which of the following best describes the type of information provided in the directions?

Relative location

Which of the following spatial patterns accurately describes the data presented in the map?

The majority of countries with less than 70 percent secondary school enrollment are in sub-Saharan Africa.

The concept of environmental sustainability is best explained by which of the following examples?

Terracing rice paddies on hillsides, to prevent soil erosion and provide gravity-fed irrigation

Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?

The physical environment controls human culture .

An international company is looking to expand its network of factories, which use labor-intensive production methods, in a region of the world experiencing significant growth in the working-age population. Based on the data in the table, which of the following regions should the company choose?

Sub-Saharan Africa, which will have the fastest working-age growth rate among world regions from 2015 to 2030

According to the Theory of environmental determinism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements

Temperate regions

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?A. FunctionalB. FormalC. VernacularD. PeripheralE. Linguistic

C. Vernacular

Which of the following is a limitation of the map of Hispanic population percentage?A. States with the largest total populations mask the significance of the Hispanic population in those states.B. Larger county sizes in the western United States mask the significance of the Hispanic population in most western counties.C. States with the smallest total populations mask the significance of the Hispanic population in those states.D. The pattern shown is not different than the pattern of early Hispanic settlement during the era of colonization.E. The small size of urban counties in the eastern United States masks the significance of the Hispanic population in most eastern cities.

E

ANNEXED FROM AP COURSE DESCRIPTION:The lush golf courses in the United Arab Emirates, the dikes and polders in the Netherlands, and the Three Gorges Dam in China are significant examples of land use. Which of the following viewpoints of human-environment interaction are best described by these land-use examples?a) Environmental determinism.b) Ecotourism.c) Possibilism.d) Heartland theory.e) Malthusian theory.

c) Possibilism.

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

Answer E- The adult literacy rate is one indicator of how far each country is developed socially. The literacy rate indicates the level of participation in schools. As well, the literacy rate indicates a government's willingness or ability to provide access to education for its population.

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?

D

Which of the following map types is shown?

B

The data presented in the map shown depict

Answer C- Population differences can be shown in graduated symbols displayed as a map. A cartogram distorts locations on a map to better present data values.

Which of the following scales is represented in the map shown?

State or province, showing the counties or parishes