AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Test | Exam Questions & Detailed Solutions.

AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Test | Exam Questions & Detailed Solutions. Quiz_________________? 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 Quiz_________________? A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is: A. GIS B. GPS C. remote-sensing D. USGC E. topographic analysis - Answer A. GIS Quiz_________________? A geographer might use a GPS to: A. Log of the locations where photographs were taken, but not to find the best route to a store. B. Make a map but not to drive a car. C. Find the best route to a store or log the locations where photographs were taken. D. Record toponyms and terracentric calculations. E. Make a map or find a route to a favorite store, But not to log the locations where photographs were taken over the course of a research project. - Answer C. Find the best route to a store or log the locations where photographs were taken. Quiz_________________? A geographer would be primarily interested in determining or locating a suitable __________ if he were wishing to study a remote, rural valley in western Africa where diamonds are mined. A. geocache B. site C. situation D. toponym E. jurisdiction - Answer C. situation Quiz_________________? 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. Quiz_________________? 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 Quiz_________________? 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