AP Human Geography : Geography

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Human Geography

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Example Questions

Example Question #444 : Ap Human Geography

Which of the following is not a natural resource?

Possible Answers:

Soil

Water

Natural oil

Paper

Correct answer:

Paper

Explanation:

Natural resources are any item from the environment that has value to it, typically something humanity can utilize either directly or indirectly.

Example Question #451 : Ap Human Geography

What is a state within the United States of America that is considered landlocked?

Possible Answers:

California

Virginia

Florida

Kansas

Correct answer:

Kansas

Explanation:

For a state or country to be landlocked, it would have no direct access to a major body of water. In the United States, many of the Midwestern states are considered landlocked. One such example is Kansas.

Example Question #21 : Major Geographical Terminology

What is the process of dividing the Earth into smaller units or portions?

Possible Answers:

Sampling

Regionalization

Globalization

Localization

Correct answer:

Regionalization

Explanation:

The actual definition of regionalization, in geography terms, is the process of dividing up the earth into smaller regions or units or the tendency to form decentralized regions. 

Example Question #451 : Ap Human Geography

The name given to a place on earth is known as __________.

Possible Answers:

toponym

coordinates

census

region

site

Correct answer:

toponym

Explanation:

Places on earth are given a "toponym," which is another word for name, but is specific to locations. "Toponym" can be considered a baseline name for a "place," it is the most general term listed. All the other options have more specific connotations.

Example Question #451 : Ap Human Geography

What is the narrative method we use to describe a place?

Possible Answers:

Geopositioning 

Spatial spiralizing

Hypothesizing

Approximation

Relative location

Correct answer:

Relative location

Explanation:

Relative location is how we describe any give location. This can be done in a nearly infinite number of ways. Texas, for example, is south of Oklahoma and North of Mexico. It is also west of the UK and north of South Africa. Relative location is one of the two types of location which is one of the Five Themes of Geography.

Example Question #451 : Ap Human Geography

What is the term or phrase that is used to describe how humans adapt to and modify their environment?

Possible Answers:

Perceptual interaction

Human-environment interaction

Functional interaction

Sapiocentric interaction

Gann's model of interaction

Correct answer:

Human-environment interaction

Explanation:

Human-environment interaction is how we modify and adapt our environment and is one of the Five Themes of Geography.

Example Question #21 : Major Geographical Terminology

What is the exacting method we use to designate a place?

Possible Answers:

Approximation

Geopositioning

Spatial spiralizing

Relative location

Absolute location

Correct answer:

Absolute location

Explanation:

Absolute location is the method we use to designate a specific place using map coordinates. Absolute location is one of the two types of location, which is one of the Five Themes of Geography.

Example Question #44 : Geography

What is the term used to describe an area defined by certain unifying characteristics?

Possible Answers:

Region

Nation

Hemisphere

Sphere of influence

Zone

Correct answer:

Region

Explanation:

Region is the term we use to indicate an area that has certain similar similar characteristics. These characteristics can be human, natural, physical or cultural. Region is one of the Five Themes of Geography.

Example Question #45 : Geography

Which term that indicates how people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another?

Possible Answers:

Morgan's model

Region

Transmigration

Movement

Adaptation

Correct answer:

Movement

Explanation:

Movement is the term used to indicate how people, products, information and ideas move from one place to another. Movement is one of the Five Themes of Geography.

Example Question #451 : Ap Human Geography

What is the term for an area that has measurable boundaries?

Possible Answers:

Perceptual region

Functional region

Sphere of influence

Formal zone

Formal region

Correct answer:

Formal region

Explanation:

A formal region is an area with measurable characteristics in common. These could include political boundaries, such as nations or states, resources such coal or water, or production such corn or avocados grown.

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