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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 2 EXAM
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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 2EXAM 2024-2025
Maps - Answer Maps are the most significant tool for geographers. No tool
communicates geographical information better than a map.
Scale - Answer. The ratio of the size of objects in the real world to their size on a
map.
Cartographic Scale - Answer The WeatherMap communicates the size ratio
between itself and what it depicts. There are three types: words, ratios, and lines.
Geographical or relative scale. - ANSWER The map's representation of the region,
whether on a smaller or larger size.
Data Scale: ANSWER
Scale also - ANSWER. The link between the portion of the earth being examined
and the rest of the planet.
Globalisation - ANSWER The force is a process that incorporates the entire planet
and produces something global in scope.
Economic example: ANSWER Financial institutions failed as a result of providing
loans and losing revenue.
Cultural Example - ANSWER The Internet is widely used all across the world.
, Why is it vital to review data at various scales? - ANSWER It is vital to examine
on multiple scales so that there is something to compare and learn from. You also
obtain the maximum amount of information feasible.
Political maps: ANSWER Label human-created boundaries and designations such
as countries, states, cities, and capitals.
Physical maps: ANSWER Display and name natural features like mountains,
rivers, and deserts.
Road maps - ANSWER Show and label. Highways, roads, and alleys.
Plat maps: ANSWER Show and mark property lines, as well as land ownership
details.
Locator maps - ANSWER Illustrations in books and advertising depict specific
locales mentioned in the text.
Thematic maps: ANSWER Show the spatial features of information or phenomena.
Choropleth - Answer. To indicate the position and distribution of spatial data, use
different colours, shades of the same colour, or patterns.
Dot Distribution - Answer Used to depict the precise placement and distribution of
something throughout the map's surface.
Graduated symbol: ANSWER Use symbols of varying sizes to represent different
quantities of something.
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