AP Human Geography Unit 1 Multiple
Choice 2025/2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
A ratio of the number of items within a defined unit of area measures
A. dispersion
B. direction
C. pattern
D. density
E. diffusion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. density
Which of the following best describes the site of Manhattan
A. a regional transportation hub fro the northeastern United States
B. a midway point along an urban corridor stretching from Boston to
Washington, D.C.
C. an island bordered by the Hudson and East Rivers
D. an important center for international trade and commerce
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,E. an urban center located two hours northeast of Philadelphia by train - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔D. an important center for international trade and commerce
Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express
A. relative location
B. absolute location
C. relative direction
D. absolute direction
E. relative distance - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. absolute location
Which of the following concepts refers to the spatial arrangements of items
or features within a given area?
A. distribution
B. direction
C. accessibility
D. trajectory
E. scale - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. distribution
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,A method for representing the three-dimensional surface of the earth on the
two-dimensional surface of a map is known as
A. scale
B. globalization
C. proximity
D. ethnography
E. projection - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔E. projection
A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and
experiences in that area is known as a
A. thematic map
B. reference map
C. mental/cognitive map
D. contour map
E. topographic map - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. mental/cognitive map
The notion that the physical environment offers certain constraints and
opportunities that influence cultural practices without entirely determining
them is known as
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, A. assimilation
B. possibilism
C. diffusion
D. determinism
E. divergence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. possibilism
Which of the following is not true of culture?
A. It is biologically inherited
B. It varies from place to place
C. It can converge and diverge over time
D. It can diffuse across space
E. It expresses human adaptations and innovations - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. It is
biologically inherited
Which of the following phenomena most directly illustrates the concept of
cultural convergence?
A. Linguistic drift
B. Ethnic separatism
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Choice 2025/2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
A ratio of the number of items within a defined unit of area measures
A. dispersion
B. direction
C. pattern
D. density
E. diffusion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D. density
Which of the following best describes the site of Manhattan
A. a regional transportation hub fro the northeastern United States
B. a midway point along an urban corridor stretching from Boston to
Washington, D.C.
C. an island bordered by the Hudson and East Rivers
D. an important center for international trade and commerce
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,E. an urban center located two hours northeast of Philadelphia by train - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔D. an important center for international trade and commerce
Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express
A. relative location
B. absolute location
C. relative direction
D. absolute direction
E. relative distance - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. absolute location
Which of the following concepts refers to the spatial arrangements of items
or features within a given area?
A. distribution
B. direction
C. accessibility
D. trajectory
E. scale - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. distribution
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,A method for representing the three-dimensional surface of the earth on the
two-dimensional surface of a map is known as
A. scale
B. globalization
C. proximity
D. ethnography
E. projection - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔E. projection
A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and
experiences in that area is known as a
A. thematic map
B. reference map
C. mental/cognitive map
D. contour map
E. topographic map - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔C. mental/cognitive map
The notion that the physical environment offers certain constraints and
opportunities that influence cultural practices without entirely determining
them is known as
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, A. assimilation
B. possibilism
C. diffusion
D. determinism
E. divergence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B. possibilism
Which of the following is not true of culture?
A. It is biologically inherited
B. It varies from place to place
C. It can converge and diverge over time
D. It can diffuse across space
E. It expresses human adaptations and innovations - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A. It is
biologically inherited
Which of the following phenomena most directly illustrates the concept of
cultural convergence?
A. Linguistic drift
B. Ethnic separatism
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