AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Test Solved 100%

Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of geography? A. Geography was invented as a science in the late 18th century. B. Physical geography has been studied since ancient times but human geography was first studied in the 20th century. C. Geographers owes its existence to the Renaissance period in western Europe. D. Humans have practice similar geography at least since time of ancient Greek civilization. E. Human geography was not practice until powerful computers capable of mapping detail information were invented. - ANSWER-D. humans have practice geography at least since the time of ancient Greek civilization. According to the surviving evidence the first person to write the word geography was: A. Aristotle B. Eratosthenes C. Strabo D. Thales of Miletus E. Thucydides - ANSWER-B. Eratosthenes What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common? A. They are taught or studied within the same department in major universities, but only rarely. B. They're concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do. C. They are deadly dedicated primarily to managing national parks systems. D. They are focused primarily on managing the worlds growing human population. E. They represent a network of academic professionals dedicated primarily to studying coal mining's effects on physical and human systems. - ANSWER-B. they are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do. Scale is: A. The system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map. B. The spread of a phenomenon over a given area. C. The difference in elevation between two points in an area. D. The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on landscape. E. The ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map. - ANSWER-D. the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape. 1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale? A. A bar line B. A metric scale C. A graphic scale D. A written scale E. A ratio or fraction - ANSWER-E. A ratio or fraction A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is a: A. distribution B. interruption C. rendition D. scale E. projection - ANSWER-E. projection The art and science of making maps is: A. Cardemography B. Cartography C. Topography D. Geomorphology E. Geography - ANSWER-B. Cartography You are given the coordinates 128 E longitude, 45 N latitude this is an example of a: A. mathematical location B. placename on the grid system C. situation on the grid system D. mathematical grid interchange E. site-situation intersection - ANSWER-A. mathematical location Which statement is more accurate? A. Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a curved line. B. Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end. C. Every parallel begins and ends at the polls. D. Every parallel is the same length. E. Every meridian is distorted by magnetic declination. - ANSWER-B. every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end. Greenwich Mean Time is measured from: A. 0° latitude B. 0° longitude C. 90° latitude D. 180° longitude E. 90° longitude - ANSWER-B. 0° longitude The international dateline is measured approximately from: A. 0° latitude B. 0° longitude C. 90° latitude D. 180° longitude E. 90° longitude - ANSWER-D. 180° longitude We can judge from the various kinds of maps shown in this chapter that: A. Fairly accurate navigational maps could only be produced after the start of the Industrial Revolution. B. The first "true" maps appeared because of modern printing presses in the 20th century. C. Sailors during the European Renaissance had paper maps that were far more useful to them then were the "stick charts" possessed by the Polynesian sailors and fishers. D. Maps have appeared in many forms in different societies and times including modern paper maps, GPS in cars, the "stick charts" of Polynesia, and the card carved maps of ancient Turkey. E. Maps that distort the sizes of Greenland and Antarctica are generally the best, although they make Africa and South America appear too small while simultaneously expanding the size of Europe. - ANSWER-D. Maps have appeared in many forms in different societies and times including modern paper maps, GPS in cars, the "stick charts" of Polynesia, and the card carved maps of ancient Turkey. A map projection may distort a continent, making it appear stretched in some areas and smashed in others in order to: A. Distort the shapes of other continents. B. Distort the distances and relative sizes of countries and continents. C. Depict a map that accurately represents a globe in every detail. D. Depict accurately the physical area of a country or continent. E. Depict accurately the shape of that same continent. - ANSWER-D. Depict accurately the physical area of a country or continent. If the scale of a map is 1:100,000, then 1 cm on the map represents _________ on earth surface. A. 1 kilometers B. 10 kilometers C. 10,000 kilometers D. 100,000 kilometers E. 1000 centimeters - ANSWER-D. 100,000 kilometers Which of the following types of maps would have the largest scale? A. world B. continent C. state D. city E. country - ANSWER-D. city Distortion is especially severe and apparent on: A. globes B. small-scale maps C. large-scale maps D. topographic maps E. all maps - ANSWER-B. small-scale maps You see the coordinates 5 E longitude, 10 N latitude. You do not need to look at a map in order to deduce that this location is: A. near both the equator and the prime meridian. B. near the equator but quite far from the prime meridian. C. near the international dateline as well as the North Pole. D. near the international dateline and the prime meridian. E. near both the equator and the international dateline. - ANSWER-A. near both the equator and the prime meridian. The coordinates 150 E longitude, 89 N latitude are: A. Near both the international dateline and the North Pole. B. Near the equator but quite far from the prime meridian. C. Near the international dateline and the equator. D. Near the north pole and the prime meridian. E. Near both the Tropic of Cancer and the international dateline. - ANSWER-A. near both the international dateline and the North Pole. Without looking at a map, we might deduce that the coordinates 170 W longitude, 11 S latitude are likely: A. Just west of the international dateline and just north of the equator. B. Just south of the equator and just east of the prime meridian. C. Just east of the international dateline and just south of the equator. D. Just east of the prime meridian and just south of the equator. E. Just south of the international dateline and just east of the equator. - ANSWER-C. just east of the international dateline and just south of the equator. If we did not have a map handy, we would deduce that the coordinates 171 E longitude, 12 S latitude are likely: A. Just east of the international dateline and just north of the equator. B. Just south of the equator and just east of the prime meridian. C. Just west of the international dateline and just south of the equator. D. Just west of the prime meridian and just south of the equator. E. Just south of the international dateline and just east of the equator. - ANSWER-C. just west of the international dateline and just south of the equator. Without glancing at a map, we can guess that the coordinates 178 E longitude, 20 S latitude are likely: A. Just east of the international dateline in the Pacific ocean. B. In the Pacific ocean just north of the equator. C. In the Pacific ocean just west of the international dateline. D. Just west of the prime meridian in the Atlantic Ocean. E. Just south of the equator in the Atlantic ocean. - ANSWER-C. in the Pacific ocean just west of the international dateline A ships position is given at 0° latitude and 27° West longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located: A. On the equator and in the Atlantic ocean. B. At the north or south pole and in the Arctic Ocean. C. On the prime meridian and in the Atlantic ocean. D. Astride the international dateline in the Pacific ocean. E. Equidistant between the prime meridian and the international dateline. - ANSWER-A. On the equator and in the Atlantic ocean Driving around to gather information for street navigation devices is called: A. Ground truthing B. Remote sensing C. GIS programming D. GPS grounding E. GPS - ANSWER-A. ground truthing The acquisition of data about earths surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or a specially equipped high-latitude balloon is: A. GIS B. GPS C. remote sensing D. aerial photography