AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM STUDY
GUIDE Q&A
What is human geography? - Answer-the why of where
Large vs Small scale when looking at a map - Answer-Large scale- shows a smaller
area with larger details
Small scale- shows a larger area with less details
a) What is scale of analysis?
b) What are the four levels - Answer-a) The scale of which data is presented
b) regional, national, global, local
Robinson vs Mercator map projections - Answer-Robinson- oval, not a lot of distortion
Mercator- Rectangles, poles distorted, most accurate when between the tropics
What are the different ways in which scale can be written? - Answer-Fractional,
Numeric, Ruler
What is distribution and the 3 ways it can be describes? - Answer-The way a
phenomenon is spread. Concentration, pattern, density.
Where is map distortion the most and least severe? - Answer-Most- The Poles
Least- The Tropics
What is GIS and GPS? - Answer-GIS- Geographic Information System (Google Maps)
GPS- Global Positioning System (Exact Location)
Concentration vs. Density vs. Distribution
-types of density - Answer-Density- High and Low
Concentration- Clustered or dispersed
Arithmetic (people/land area), Physiological (people/arable land area), Agricultural
(farmers/arable land)
What do the terms Distance Decay and Space-Time Compression - Answer-Distance
Decay- Distance impacts diffusion
Space-Time Compression- Connectivity impacts diffusion
What is a toponym? - Answer-The name of a place
What are the types of regions? - Answer-vernacular region, formal region, functional
region
, Relative vs Absolute location - Answer-*Relative location: the location of a place relative
to other places.
*Absolute location: the exact location of a place on the surface of the earth.
Difference between lines of latitude and longitude - Answer-Latitude is North to South
Longitude is East to West
What is the international dateline? - Answer-Where the day is split up
What is the township and range act? - Answer-It created a grid system in the Midwest
All the different types of diffusion - Answer-Hierarchical, Relocation, Contagious,
Stimulus
environmental determinism vs. possibilism - Answer-Environmental determination: belief
that human behavior is strongly affected by the physical environmental
Possibilism: people can overcome the environment
The world's time zones and where they are at - Answer-New time zones every 15
degrees longitude
Site vs. Situation - Answer-physical character of a place vs it's location of it to other
places
How many degrees of longitude does it take to change one hour - Answer-15 degrees
What are the 5 themes of geography? - Answer-Place, Location, Region, Human
Environment Interaction, Movement
Types of Maps - Answer-Isoline, dot distribution, choropleth, graduated symbol,
cartogram
What is demography? - Answer-The scientific study of population characteristics.
What is ecumene? - Answer-where people live on the surface of the earth.
Where are the major concentrations of people found around the earth? - Answer-East
Asia, South Asia, Europe, SE Asia
-Eastern American Megapolis, Brazil Coast, Nigeria
Why are women having fewer children in developed countries? - Answer-Better
education, more freedom, job opportunities, better healthcare
What is urbanization? - Answer-when people move from rural areas to cities
GUIDE Q&A
What is human geography? - Answer-the why of where
Large vs Small scale when looking at a map - Answer-Large scale- shows a smaller
area with larger details
Small scale- shows a larger area with less details
a) What is scale of analysis?
b) What are the four levels - Answer-a) The scale of which data is presented
b) regional, national, global, local
Robinson vs Mercator map projections - Answer-Robinson- oval, not a lot of distortion
Mercator- Rectangles, poles distorted, most accurate when between the tropics
What are the different ways in which scale can be written? - Answer-Fractional,
Numeric, Ruler
What is distribution and the 3 ways it can be describes? - Answer-The way a
phenomenon is spread. Concentration, pattern, density.
Where is map distortion the most and least severe? - Answer-Most- The Poles
Least- The Tropics
What is GIS and GPS? - Answer-GIS- Geographic Information System (Google Maps)
GPS- Global Positioning System (Exact Location)
Concentration vs. Density vs. Distribution
-types of density - Answer-Density- High and Low
Concentration- Clustered or dispersed
Arithmetic (people/land area), Physiological (people/arable land area), Agricultural
(farmers/arable land)
What do the terms Distance Decay and Space-Time Compression - Answer-Distance
Decay- Distance impacts diffusion
Space-Time Compression- Connectivity impacts diffusion
What is a toponym? - Answer-The name of a place
What are the types of regions? - Answer-vernacular region, formal region, functional
region
, Relative vs Absolute location - Answer-*Relative location: the location of a place relative
to other places.
*Absolute location: the exact location of a place on the surface of the earth.
Difference between lines of latitude and longitude - Answer-Latitude is North to South
Longitude is East to West
What is the international dateline? - Answer-Where the day is split up
What is the township and range act? - Answer-It created a grid system in the Midwest
All the different types of diffusion - Answer-Hierarchical, Relocation, Contagious,
Stimulus
environmental determinism vs. possibilism - Answer-Environmental determination: belief
that human behavior is strongly affected by the physical environmental
Possibilism: people can overcome the environment
The world's time zones and where they are at - Answer-New time zones every 15
degrees longitude
Site vs. Situation - Answer-physical character of a place vs it's location of it to other
places
How many degrees of longitude does it take to change one hour - Answer-15 degrees
What are the 5 themes of geography? - Answer-Place, Location, Region, Human
Environment Interaction, Movement
Types of Maps - Answer-Isoline, dot distribution, choropleth, graduated symbol,
cartogram
What is demography? - Answer-The scientific study of population characteristics.
What is ecumene? - Answer-where people live on the surface of the earth.
Where are the major concentrations of people found around the earth? - Answer-East
Asia, South Asia, Europe, SE Asia
-Eastern American Megapolis, Brazil Coast, Nigeria
Why are women having fewer children in developed countries? - Answer-Better
education, more freedom, job opportunities, better healthcare
What is urbanization? - Answer-when people move from rural areas to cities
