AP Human Geography FINAL EXAM
Review Questions with Correct
Answers
diffusion - Answer-the process of dissemination, the spread of an ideas from its
starting point to other ideas
time distance decay and cultural barriers - Answer-what prevents/slows down
diffusion?
time distance decay - Answer-the longer and the further it takes for an idea to reach
a destination, the less impact
must be receptive - Answer-place receiving impact of diffusion...
expansion diffusion - Answer-type of diffusion that spreads outward from the hearth
contagious diffusion - Answer-type of diffusion that spreads out adjacently (spreads
to area around hearth). don't have a choice of accepting it
hierarchical diffusion - Answer-spreads to the most linked people or places first. goes
to people who are willing to accept the diffusion and not all people will be affected by
it
stimulus diffusion - Answer-idea promotes a local experiment or change in culture.
changes the idea to something that a culture can accept (at first, the change is not
acceptable, so they change it so it is acceptable)
relocation diffusion - Answer-movement of individuals who carry an idea or
innovations with them to a new perhaps distant location. MUST be through physical
movement of humans
makes borders between countries irrelevant - Answer-what does globalization do in
terms of countries?
formal region - Answer-area that is defined by commonality, typically a cultural
linkage or physical characteristics
functional region - Answer-region defined by a set of social, political, or economic
activities or the interactions that occur within it
perceptual region - Answer-ideas about regions that exist in the mind and is
INDIVIDUAL
rap music - Answer-example of hierarchical diffusion
,maharaja burger - Answer-example of stimulus diffusion
diseases - Answer-example of contagious diffusion
iPod - Answer-example of globalization
location of a city using latitude and longitude - Answer-example of location
fieldwork - Answer-study of geographic phenomena by visiting places and observing
how people interact
medical geography - Answer-study of health and disease within a geographical
context and perspective
pandemic - Answer-an outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide
epidemic - Answer-regional outbreak of a disease
location theory - Answer-logical attempt to explain patterns of an economic activity
that are interrelated
connectivity - Answer-degree of direct linkage between one area to the next through
transportation
sequent occupance - Answer-motion that successive societies leave their cultural
imprint on a place. Relates to cultural landscape
geographical placement system - Answer-GPS
GPS - Answer-satellite-based system for determining the absolute location of places
or features
geocaching - Answer-a hunt for a circle, the GPS coordinates which are placed on
the internet by other geographers
remote sensing - Answer-a method of collecting data or information through the use
of instruments far away
culture trait - Answer-single element of normal practice in a culture
culture complex - Answer-related set of cultural traits
cultural ecology - Answer-the multiple interactions and relationships between a
culture and the natural environment
political ecology - Answer-an approach to studying nature - society relations that is
concerned with the ways in which environmental issues both reflect and are the
result of the political and socioeconomic contexts in which they are situated
, scale - Answer-the relationship between a distance portrayed on a map and the
same distance on the Earth, the representation of a real-world phenomenon at a
certain level of reduction or generalization
area, shape, and distance - Answer-what are the three "things" that maps can
distort?
Carl Sauer - Answer-Who defined the concept of cultural landscape as the
fundamental unit of geographical analysis?
why of where - Answer-Geography attempts to answer why things happen where
they do. This is called...
by adding in the question "so what?" - Answer-how do geographers answer the "why
of where" questions?
analyze the reason why it matters and what special roles does it play - Answer-what
is the meaning of the question "so what?"
spatial distribution map - Answer-type of map that shows how something is
distributed across space or an area
map projection - Answer-a mathematical method that involves transferring Earth's
sphere onto a flat surface
region - Answer-a territory that encompasses many places that share similar
physical and or cultural attributes
Wilbur Zelinsky - Answer-Who tackled the task of defining and delimiting the
perceptual regions of the United Sates and southern Canada?
globalization - Answer-a set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening
relationships, and heightening interdependence without regard to country borders,
the expansion of economic, political, and cultural process to the point were they
become global on scale and impact
location - Answer-one of the five themes of geography that can be absolute or
relative, the geographical situation of people or things
place - Answer-one of the five themes of geography that describes the human and
physical characteristics of a location
human environmental interaction - Answer-one of the five themes of geography that
considers to how humans adapt to and modify the environment
movement - Answer-one of the five themes of geography that studies the movement
and migration across the planet
Review Questions with Correct
Answers
diffusion - Answer-the process of dissemination, the spread of an ideas from its
starting point to other ideas
time distance decay and cultural barriers - Answer-what prevents/slows down
diffusion?
time distance decay - Answer-the longer and the further it takes for an idea to reach
a destination, the less impact
must be receptive - Answer-place receiving impact of diffusion...
expansion diffusion - Answer-type of diffusion that spreads outward from the hearth
contagious diffusion - Answer-type of diffusion that spreads out adjacently (spreads
to area around hearth). don't have a choice of accepting it
hierarchical diffusion - Answer-spreads to the most linked people or places first. goes
to people who are willing to accept the diffusion and not all people will be affected by
it
stimulus diffusion - Answer-idea promotes a local experiment or change in culture.
changes the idea to something that a culture can accept (at first, the change is not
acceptable, so they change it so it is acceptable)
relocation diffusion - Answer-movement of individuals who carry an idea or
innovations with them to a new perhaps distant location. MUST be through physical
movement of humans
makes borders between countries irrelevant - Answer-what does globalization do in
terms of countries?
formal region - Answer-area that is defined by commonality, typically a cultural
linkage or physical characteristics
functional region - Answer-region defined by a set of social, political, or economic
activities or the interactions that occur within it
perceptual region - Answer-ideas about regions that exist in the mind and is
INDIVIDUAL
rap music - Answer-example of hierarchical diffusion
,maharaja burger - Answer-example of stimulus diffusion
diseases - Answer-example of contagious diffusion
iPod - Answer-example of globalization
location of a city using latitude and longitude - Answer-example of location
fieldwork - Answer-study of geographic phenomena by visiting places and observing
how people interact
medical geography - Answer-study of health and disease within a geographical
context and perspective
pandemic - Answer-an outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide
epidemic - Answer-regional outbreak of a disease
location theory - Answer-logical attempt to explain patterns of an economic activity
that are interrelated
connectivity - Answer-degree of direct linkage between one area to the next through
transportation
sequent occupance - Answer-motion that successive societies leave their cultural
imprint on a place. Relates to cultural landscape
geographical placement system - Answer-GPS
GPS - Answer-satellite-based system for determining the absolute location of places
or features
geocaching - Answer-a hunt for a circle, the GPS coordinates which are placed on
the internet by other geographers
remote sensing - Answer-a method of collecting data or information through the use
of instruments far away
culture trait - Answer-single element of normal practice in a culture
culture complex - Answer-related set of cultural traits
cultural ecology - Answer-the multiple interactions and relationships between a
culture and the natural environment
political ecology - Answer-an approach to studying nature - society relations that is
concerned with the ways in which environmental issues both reflect and are the
result of the political and socioeconomic contexts in which they are situated
, scale - Answer-the relationship between a distance portrayed on a map and the
same distance on the Earth, the representation of a real-world phenomenon at a
certain level of reduction or generalization
area, shape, and distance - Answer-what are the three "things" that maps can
distort?
Carl Sauer - Answer-Who defined the concept of cultural landscape as the
fundamental unit of geographical analysis?
why of where - Answer-Geography attempts to answer why things happen where
they do. This is called...
by adding in the question "so what?" - Answer-how do geographers answer the "why
of where" questions?
analyze the reason why it matters and what special roles does it play - Answer-what
is the meaning of the question "so what?"
spatial distribution map - Answer-type of map that shows how something is
distributed across space or an area
map projection - Answer-a mathematical method that involves transferring Earth's
sphere onto a flat surface
region - Answer-a territory that encompasses many places that share similar
physical and or cultural attributes
Wilbur Zelinsky - Answer-Who tackled the task of defining and delimiting the
perceptual regions of the United Sates and southern Canada?
globalization - Answer-a set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening
relationships, and heightening interdependence without regard to country borders,
the expansion of economic, political, and cultural process to the point were they
become global on scale and impact
location - Answer-one of the five themes of geography that can be absolute or
relative, the geographical situation of people or things
place - Answer-one of the five themes of geography that describes the human and
physical characteristics of a location
human environmental interaction - Answer-one of the five themes of geography that
considers to how humans adapt to and modify the environment
movement - Answer-one of the five themes of geography that studies the movement
and migration across the planet
