AP Human Geo Chapter 1

The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is known as

Situation identifies a place by its

Site identifies a place by its

New York City's_______ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.

Which is true?

A ship's position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located

Greenwhich Mean Time is measured from

The International Date Line is measured approximately from

The township and range system

The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is related to the location of other phenomena is

The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is

An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a

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

Which is not an example of a functional region?

The division of the United States into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a

Moving toward the Southern border of the US, English becomes less common and Spanish is more often spoken. What type of region does this gradual change of language reflect?

According to environmental determinism

The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is

The study of how humans and the environment interact is called

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

Scale is

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

If the scale of a map is 1:100,000 then 1 centimeter on the map represents ___________ on Earth's surface

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

Which map would have the largest scale?

a system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is

Distortion is especially severe on

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is

A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is

The first person to use the word geography was

The science of making maps is

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

The global movement of money has been enhanced primarily by

A hearth is

Elements of globalization of culture include all but

Globalization of the economy has

The frequency of something within a given unit of area is

The spatial distribution created by the US Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example of

Economic development through international trade is an example of what type of diffusion?

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

The spread of something over a given study area is