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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1 TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY UNIT 1 TESTQUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Space - Answer-1. The dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things
exist and move. 2. A free or unoccupied area or expanse.
Spatial - Answer-How something is laid out; space on Earth's surface.
Place - Answer-A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character.
Toponym - Answer-The name given to a portion of Earth's surface.
Regions - Answer-A geographic area defined by one or more characteristics that set it
apart from other areas
Sequent Occupancy - Answer-the succession of groups and cultural influences
throughout a place's history
Place-Specific - Answer-Culture, society, local politics, and economy
Scale - Answer-Generally, the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied
and Earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a
map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.
Map Scale - Answer-Is the ratio between distances on a map & actual distances on the
surface of earth.
Relative Scale - Answer-the way in which areas of the world are grouped together for
study
Level of Aggregation - Answer-the level at which you group things together for
examination
Formal Region - Answer-A region defined by recognized political boundaries, such as
countries, school districts, city limits and other such imaginary lines.
Functional Region - Answer-(or nodal region) An area organized around a node or focal
point
Vernacular Region - Answer-A place that people believe exists as part of their cultural
identity.
Homogeneous Characteristic - Answer-a characteristic that members of a certain group,
area, or region all share in common
, Uniformity - Answer-(n) the state of being the same or homogeneous
Linguistic Region - Answer-everyone speak the same language; people can be different
culturally
Regional Boundaries - Answer-these are not set by rules or laws; they are determined
by major landorms
Culture Regions - Answer-an area in which people have many shared culture traits
Biomes - Answer-Different regions which support various kinds of life (i.e. forest,
grassland, desert, and tundra)
Environmental Regions - Answer-the different biomes and types of land that distinguish
one place from another
Ecotone - Answer-The transition from one type of habitat or ecosystem to another, such
as the transition from a forest to a grassland.
Nodal Region - Answer-a central point or focus with which a surrounding area is linked
on the basis of a given kind of spatial interaction, e.g. a city and its trade area
Node - Answer-a place that causes a Nodal Region
Market Area - Answer-The area surrounding a central place, from which people are
attracted to use the place's goods and services.
Distance Decay - Answer-The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of
a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.
Area of Influence - Answer-outlet malls, shoppers travelling from longer distances but
making a fewer number of trips
Mental Map - Answer-An internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface based on
what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a
place and where places are located.
Absolute Location - Answer-Exact latitude and longitude of a certain place.
Relative Location - Answer-The position of a place in relation to another place
Latitude - Answer-Distance north or south of the equator
Longitude - Answer-Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees
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