AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
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map - Answers two dimension or flat scale model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it
cartography - Answers science of mapmaking
map scale - Answers amount of area covered on a map and level of detail
projection - Answers scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map
meridian - Answers arc drawn between North and South Poles
longitude - Answers numbering system that identifies locations of meridians
Prime meridian - Answers zero degrees longitude, passes through Greenwich England
International Date Line - Answers on 180 degrees longitude for the most part. going east across it,
turn clock 24 hours back. Going west across it turn clock 24 hours forward
Greenwich Mean Time - Answers the time at the Prime Meridian. Its the master reference for all
other points on Earth
parallel - Answers circle drawn around the globe, parallel to the equator
latitude - Answers numbering system that identifies the location of each parallel
remote sensing - Answers acquisition of data about Earth's surface from orbiting of satellites or other
long distance methods
Global Positioning System - Answers the system that accurately determines the precise location of
something on Earth
Geographic Information System - Answers computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes,
and displays geographic data
place - Answers specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
location - Answers the position something occupies on Earth's surface
toponym - Answers name given to a place on Earth
site - Answers physical character of a job
situation - Answers location of a place relative to other places
formal region - Answers an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive
characteristic
functional region - Answers an area organized around a node or focal point
vernacular/perceptual region - Answers an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural
identity
mental map - Answers an internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface
cultural landscape - Answers combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic
features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation
culture - Answers body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute
distinct tradition of a group of people
scale - Answers national scale, global scale, local scale etc. An area instead of a distance
globalization - Answers a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making
something worldwide in scope
space - Answers physical gap or interval between two objects
distribution - Answers the arrangement of a feature in space
density - Answers the frequency with which something occurs in space
concentration - Answers extent of a feature's spread over space
pattern - Answers the geometric arrangement of objects in space
connection - Answers relationships among people across the barrier of space
hearth - Answers place from which an innovation originates
diffusion - Answers the process by which a characteristic spreads across space over time
relocation diffusion - Answers spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place
to another
expansion diffusion - Answers spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process
hierarchical diffusion - Answers spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to
other persons or places
contagious diffusion - Answers rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the
population
stimulus diffusion - Answers spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic itself
apparently fails to diffuse
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map - Answers two dimension or flat scale model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it
cartography - Answers science of mapmaking
map scale - Answers amount of area covered on a map and level of detail
projection - Answers scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map
meridian - Answers arc drawn between North and South Poles
longitude - Answers numbering system that identifies locations of meridians
Prime meridian - Answers zero degrees longitude, passes through Greenwich England
International Date Line - Answers on 180 degrees longitude for the most part. going east across it,
turn clock 24 hours back. Going west across it turn clock 24 hours forward
Greenwich Mean Time - Answers the time at the Prime Meridian. Its the master reference for all
other points on Earth
parallel - Answers circle drawn around the globe, parallel to the equator
latitude - Answers numbering system that identifies the location of each parallel
remote sensing - Answers acquisition of data about Earth's surface from orbiting of satellites or other
long distance methods
Global Positioning System - Answers the system that accurately determines the precise location of
something on Earth
Geographic Information System - Answers computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes,
and displays geographic data
place - Answers specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
location - Answers the position something occupies on Earth's surface
toponym - Answers name given to a place on Earth
site - Answers physical character of a job
situation - Answers location of a place relative to other places
formal region - Answers an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive
characteristic
functional region - Answers an area organized around a node or focal point
vernacular/perceptual region - Answers an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural
identity
mental map - Answers an internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface
cultural landscape - Answers combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic
features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation
culture - Answers body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute
distinct tradition of a group of people
scale - Answers national scale, global scale, local scale etc. An area instead of a distance
globalization - Answers a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making
something worldwide in scope
space - Answers physical gap or interval between two objects
distribution - Answers the arrangement of a feature in space
density - Answers the frequency with which something occurs in space
concentration - Answers extent of a feature's spread over space
pattern - Answers the geometric arrangement of objects in space
connection - Answers relationships among people across the barrier of space
hearth - Answers place from which an innovation originates
diffusion - Answers the process by which a characteristic spreads across space over time
relocation diffusion - Answers spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place
to another
expansion diffusion - Answers spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process
hierarchical diffusion - Answers spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to
other persons or places
contagious diffusion - Answers rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the
population
stimulus diffusion - Answers spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic itself
apparently fails to diffuse
