AP Human Geography UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
space - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- geometric surface of the Earth
place - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an area of bounded space of some human importance
region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a type of place
toponym - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a place name
sequent occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the succession of groups and cultural
influences throughout a place's history
place-specific culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ex. Sante Fe, Mexico, a complex mix of
multiple Native American, Spanish colonial, and modern American influences based upon the
sequence of past and current societal influences
scale - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- relationship of an object or place to the earth as a whole
map scale - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- describes the ratio of distance on a map and distance
in the real world in absolute terms
relative scale - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- (AKA the scale of analysis) which describes the
level of aggregation
level of aggregation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the level at which you group things
together for examination
, formal region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an area of bounded space that possesses some
homogenous characteristic or uniformity
linguistic region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- everyone speaks the same language, but can be
very different culturally
culture region boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The American "Dixie" south, fuzzy
borders
political region boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Boundary between countries, finite
and well-defined
Environmental region boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- transitional and measurable
Ecotone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the environmental transition zone between two biomes
functional region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- areas that have a central place (or node) that is
a focus or point of origin that expresses some practical purpose, the influence of this point is
strongest in the areas close to the center, and the strength of influence diminishes as distance
increases from that point
market area - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a type of functional region, home pro sport team
example, more coverage and media in the city, diminishes as you move away
area of influence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- outlet malls, shoppers travelling from longer
distances but making a fewer number of trips
intervening opportunity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the shoppers who are "just passing
through", who see a very brief intervening opportunity to do some discount shopping
vernacular region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- based upon the perception or collective
mental map of the region's residents
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
space - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- geometric surface of the Earth
place - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an area of bounded space of some human importance
region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a type of place
toponym - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a place name
sequent occupancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the succession of groups and cultural
influences throughout a place's history
place-specific culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ex. Sante Fe, Mexico, a complex mix of
multiple Native American, Spanish colonial, and modern American influences based upon the
sequence of past and current societal influences
scale - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- relationship of an object or place to the earth as a whole
map scale - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- describes the ratio of distance on a map and distance
in the real world in absolute terms
relative scale - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- (AKA the scale of analysis) which describes the
level of aggregation
level of aggregation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the level at which you group things
together for examination
, formal region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an area of bounded space that possesses some
homogenous characteristic or uniformity
linguistic region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- everyone speaks the same language, but can be
very different culturally
culture region boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The American "Dixie" south, fuzzy
borders
political region boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Boundary between countries, finite
and well-defined
Environmental region boundaries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- transitional and measurable
Ecotone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the environmental transition zone between two biomes
functional region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- areas that have a central place (or node) that is
a focus or point of origin that expresses some practical purpose, the influence of this point is
strongest in the areas close to the center, and the strength of influence diminishes as distance
increases from that point
market area - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a type of functional region, home pro sport team
example, more coverage and media in the city, diminishes as you move away
area of influence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- outlet malls, shoppers travelling from longer
distances but making a fewer number of trips
intervening opportunity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the shoppers who are "just passing
through", who see a very brief intervening opportunity to do some discount shopping
vernacular region - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- based upon the perception or collective
mental map of the region's residents
