AP Human Geography- Chapter 1- basic
concepts
Get a hint
Define map - ANS A two dimensional or flat scale model of Earth's surface or a portion of it.
What is the science of mapmaking called? - ANS Cartography
What are the two purposes that not served? - ANS A reference tool and a communication tool
Who first used the term geography? - ANS Eratosthenes
What does the term geography mean? - ANS The study of where things are found on the earth surface
and reasons for their location.
Define scale - ANS The level of detail and the amount of area covered on a map.
What is the advantage of a map which shows only a small portion of Earth's surface like a neighborhood
that is, a large scale map? - ANS It shows more detail.
What advantage does a map which shows the entire globe, a small scale map have? - ANS It covers
more area
When geographers convert the round off to a flat map, that use a projection. All projections have some
distortion only the globe has none. List the four things that technically become distorted and various
projections and explain the distortion. - ANS Shape, distance, relative size, and direction
What place is the designated at 0 degrees longitude? - ANS Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England
, What is the name of the line drawn at 0 degrees longitude? - ANS Prime meridian
What is the name for the line drawn at 0 degrees latitude? - ANS Equator
How is a degree of longitude or latitude for their subdivided? - ANS Minutes and seconds
How many degrees of longitude do you need to travel across to pass through one hour of time or one
time zone? - ANS 15 degrees
How many time zones are there? - ANS 24
Using an outside source find out which country first adopted time zones and that occurred. - ANS New
Zealand, November 2, 1868
What is the longitude of the International Date Line? - ANS 180 degrees
Define remote sensing. - ANS The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting
Earth or from other long-distance methods.
List Several things that geographers can map using remotely sensed data. - ANS The changing
distribution of Agriculture, drought, and sprawl.
Geographers use in GIS, geographic information to store layers of data. Give examples of types of data
stored in a single layer. - ANS Countries, bodies of water, roads, and names of places
Explain and mash up in relation to geography and GIS. - ANS Overlaying data one source on top of
another mapping services
concepts
Get a hint
Define map - ANS A two dimensional or flat scale model of Earth's surface or a portion of it.
What is the science of mapmaking called? - ANS Cartography
What are the two purposes that not served? - ANS A reference tool and a communication tool
Who first used the term geography? - ANS Eratosthenes
What does the term geography mean? - ANS The study of where things are found on the earth surface
and reasons for their location.
Define scale - ANS The level of detail and the amount of area covered on a map.
What is the advantage of a map which shows only a small portion of Earth's surface like a neighborhood
that is, a large scale map? - ANS It shows more detail.
What advantage does a map which shows the entire globe, a small scale map have? - ANS It covers
more area
When geographers convert the round off to a flat map, that use a projection. All projections have some
distortion only the globe has none. List the four things that technically become distorted and various
projections and explain the distortion. - ANS Shape, distance, relative size, and direction
What place is the designated at 0 degrees longitude? - ANS Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England
, What is the name of the line drawn at 0 degrees longitude? - ANS Prime meridian
What is the name for the line drawn at 0 degrees latitude? - ANS Equator
How is a degree of longitude or latitude for their subdivided? - ANS Minutes and seconds
How many degrees of longitude do you need to travel across to pass through one hour of time or one
time zone? - ANS 15 degrees
How many time zones are there? - ANS 24
Using an outside source find out which country first adopted time zones and that occurred. - ANS New
Zealand, November 2, 1868
What is the longitude of the International Date Line? - ANS 180 degrees
Define remote sensing. - ANS The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting
Earth or from other long-distance methods.
List Several things that geographers can map using remotely sensed data. - ANS The changing
distribution of Agriculture, drought, and sprawl.
Geographers use in GIS, geographic information to store layers of data. Give examples of types of data
stored in a single layer. - ANS Countries, bodies of water, roads, and names of places
Explain and mash up in relation to geography and GIS. - ANS Overlaying data one source on top of
another mapping services
