AP Human Geography Unit 1 Multiple Choice
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Which of the following statements D. humans have practice geography at least since
is most correct regarding the the time of ancient Greek civilization.
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.
,According to the surviving B. Eratosthenes
evidence the first person to write
the word geography was:
A. Aristotle
B. Eratosthenes
C. Strabo
D. Thales of Miletus
E. Thucydides
What elements of study do human B. they are concerned with where things occur
and physical geography have in and why they occur where they do.
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.
, Scale is: D. the relationship between the length of an
object on a map and that feature on the
A. The system used by geographers landscape.
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.
1:24,000 is an example of what kind E. A ratio or fraction
of scale?
A. A bar line
B. A metric scale
C. A graphic scale
D. A written scale
E. A ratio or fraction
A mathematical process for E. projection
transferring locations from a globe
to a flat map is a:
A. distribution
B. interruption
C. rendition
D. scale
E. projection
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Terms in this set (50)
Which of the following statements D. humans have practice geography at least since
is most correct regarding the the time of ancient Greek civilization.
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.
,According to the surviving B. Eratosthenes
evidence the first person to write
the word geography was:
A. Aristotle
B. Eratosthenes
C. Strabo
D. Thales of Miletus
E. Thucydides
What elements of study do human B. they are concerned with where things occur
and physical geography have in and why they occur where they do.
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.
, Scale is: D. the relationship between the length of an
object on a map and that feature on the
A. The system used by geographers landscape.
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.
1:24,000 is an example of what kind E. A ratio or fraction
of scale?
A. A bar line
B. A metric scale
C. A graphic scale
D. A written scale
E. A ratio or fraction
A mathematical process for E. projection
transferring locations from a globe
to a flat map is a:
A. distribution
B. interruption
C. rendition
D. scale
E. projection
