AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Test
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You see the coordinates 5 E longitude, 10 N latitude. You do
not need to look at a map in order to deduce that this location
is:
A. near both the equator and the prime meridian. B. near the
equator but quite far from the prime meridian.
C. near the international dateline as well as the North Pole.
D. near the international dateline and the prime meridian.
E. near both the equator and the international dateline. -
<<<Answers>>>A. near both the equator and the prime
meridian.
The coordinates 150 E longitude, 89 N latitude are:
A. Near both the international dateline and the North Pole.
B. Near the equator but quite far from the prime meridian.
C. Near the international dateline and the equator.
D. Near the north pole and the prime meridian.
E. Near both the Tropic of Cancer and the international
dateline. - <<<Answers>>>A. near both the international
dateline and the North Pole.
,Without looking at a map, we might deduce that the
coordinates 170 W longitude, 11 S latitude are likely:
A. Just west of the international dateline and just north of the
equator.
B. Just south of the equator and just east of the prime
meridian.
C. Just east of the international dateline and just south of the
equator.
D. Just east of the prime meridian and just south of the
equator.
E. Just south of the international dateline and just east of the
equator. - <<<Answers>>>C. just east of the international
dateline and just south of the equator.
If we did not have a map handy, we would deduce that the
coordinates 171 E longitude, 12 S latitude are likely:
A. Just east of the international dateline and just north of the
equator.
B. Just south of the equator and just east of the prime
meridian.
C. Just west of the international dateline and just south of the
equator.
, D. Just west of the prime meridian and just south of the
equator.
E. Just south of the international dateline and just east of the
equator. - <<<Answers>>>C. just west of the international
dateline and just south of the equator.
Without glancing at a map, we can guess that the coordinates
178 E longitude, 20 S latitude are likely:
A. Just east of the international dateline in the Pacific ocean.
B. In the Pacific ocean just north of the equator.
C. In the Pacific ocean just west of the international dateline.
D. Just west of the prime meridian in the Atlantic Ocean.
E. Just south of the equator in the Atlantic ocean. -
<<<Answers>>>C. in the Pacific ocean just west of the
international dateline
Which of the following statements is most correct regarding
the 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.
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You see the coordinates 5 E longitude, 10 N latitude. You do
not need to look at a map in order to deduce that this location
is:
A. near both the equator and the prime meridian. B. near the
equator but quite far from the prime meridian.
C. near the international dateline as well as the North Pole.
D. near the international dateline and the prime meridian.
E. near both the equator and the international dateline. -
<<<Answers>>>A. near both the equator and the prime
meridian.
The coordinates 150 E longitude, 89 N latitude are:
A. Near both the international dateline and the North Pole.
B. Near the equator but quite far from the prime meridian.
C. Near the international dateline and the equator.
D. Near the north pole and the prime meridian.
E. Near both the Tropic of Cancer and the international
dateline. - <<<Answers>>>A. near both the international
dateline and the North Pole.
,Without looking at a map, we might deduce that the
coordinates 170 W longitude, 11 S latitude are likely:
A. Just west of the international dateline and just north of the
equator.
B. Just south of the equator and just east of the prime
meridian.
C. Just east of the international dateline and just south of the
equator.
D. Just east of the prime meridian and just south of the
equator.
E. Just south of the international dateline and just east of the
equator. - <<<Answers>>>C. just east of the international
dateline and just south of the equator.
If we did not have a map handy, we would deduce that the
coordinates 171 E longitude, 12 S latitude are likely:
A. Just east of the international dateline and just north of the
equator.
B. Just south of the equator and just east of the prime
meridian.
C. Just west of the international dateline and just south of the
equator.
, D. Just west of the prime meridian and just south of the
equator.
E. Just south of the international dateline and just east of the
equator. - <<<Answers>>>C. just west of the international
dateline and just south of the equator.
Without glancing at a map, we can guess that the coordinates
178 E longitude, 20 S latitude are likely:
A. Just east of the international dateline in the Pacific ocean.
B. In the Pacific ocean just north of the equator.
C. In the Pacific ocean just west of the international dateline.
D. Just west of the prime meridian in the Atlantic Ocean.
E. Just south of the equator in the Atlantic ocean. -
<<<Answers>>>C. in the Pacific ocean just west of the
international dateline
Which of the following statements is most correct regarding
the 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.
