CHAPTER 1 AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
QUIZ WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
{GRADED A+}
Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting
geographic case study because - ✔✔its effects are an
intersection of human and physical geography.
What elements of study do human and physical geography have
in common? - ✔✔They are concerned with where things occur
and why they occur where they do.
Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the
origins of geography? - ✔✔Humans have practiced geography at
least since the time of ancient Greek civilization.
Which of the following does NOT distinguish Geographers from
Historians according to Immanuel Kant? - ✔✔Geographers
, examine the world as a whole while historians segment the world
into regions for easier examination.
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is -
✔✔density.
A mental map - ✔✔is a personal representation of a location.
The South is established as a vernacular region of the United
States by - ✔✔climate, low educational attainment, cotton
production, and the prevalence of Baptist churches.
A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to
a flat map is a(n) - ✔✔projection.
A map projection may distort a continent, making it appear
stretched in some areas and smashed in others in order to -
or✔✔depict accurately the physical area of a country continent.
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world
represents - ✔✔economic and cultural globalization.
Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture? -
✔✔customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms
QUIZ WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
{GRADED A+}
Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting
geographic case study because - ✔✔its effects are an
intersection of human and physical geography.
What elements of study do human and physical geography have
in common? - ✔✔They are concerned with where things occur
and why they occur where they do.
Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the
origins of geography? - ✔✔Humans have practiced geography at
least since the time of ancient Greek civilization.
Which of the following does NOT distinguish Geographers from
Historians according to Immanuel Kant? - ✔✔Geographers
, examine the world as a whole while historians segment the world
into regions for easier examination.
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is -
✔✔density.
A mental map - ✔✔is a personal representation of a location.
The South is established as a vernacular region of the United
States by - ✔✔climate, low educational attainment, cotton
production, and the prevalence of Baptist churches.
A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to
a flat map is a(n) - ✔✔projection.
A map projection may distort a continent, making it appear
stretched in some areas and smashed in others in order to -
or✔✔depict accurately the physical area of a country continent.
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world
represents - ✔✔economic and cultural globalization.
Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture? -
✔✔customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms
