AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: MATCHING-
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays
geographical data - Answer-GIS
The forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans -
Answer-Cultural landscape
The spread of an idea or innovation from its source - Answer-Cultural diffusion
Interactions between human societies and the physical environment - Answer-Cultural
ecology
A space-based global navigation satellite system - Answer-GPS
The physical environment, rather than the social conditions, determines culture -
Answer-Environmental determinism
The small or large scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, either in
recording or real time - Answer-Remote sensing
Formal region - Answer-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Functional region - Answer-The Milwaukee Journal Sentential, an airline hub
Vernacular region - Answer-The south, Rust Belt
The ability of a resource base to sustain its population - Answer-Carrying capacity
A population shift from urban to rural areas - Answer-Counter urbanization
The number of working-age people compared to the number of people too old or too
young to work - Answer-Dependency ratio
Migration within a state - Answer-Internal migration
Migration between states - Answer-External migration
The difference in in migration and out migration - Answer-Net migration
The process by which immigrants from a particular place follow others from that place to
another place - Answer-Chain migration
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays
geographical data - Answer-GIS
The forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans -
Answer-Cultural landscape
The spread of an idea or innovation from its source - Answer-Cultural diffusion
Interactions between human societies and the physical environment - Answer-Cultural
ecology
A space-based global navigation satellite system - Answer-GPS
The physical environment, rather than the social conditions, determines culture -
Answer-Environmental determinism
The small or large scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, either in
recording or real time - Answer-Remote sensing
Formal region - Answer-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Functional region - Answer-The Milwaukee Journal Sentential, an airline hub
Vernacular region - Answer-The south, Rust Belt
The ability of a resource base to sustain its population - Answer-Carrying capacity
A population shift from urban to rural areas - Answer-Counter urbanization
The number of working-age people compared to the number of people too old or too
young to work - Answer-Dependency ratio
Migration within a state - Answer-Internal migration
Migration between states - Answer-External migration
The difference in in migration and out migration - Answer-Net migration
The process by which immigrants from a particular place follow others from that place to
another place - Answer-Chain migration
