ap human geography midterm review

ap human geography midterm review

9th Grade

48 Qs

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ap human geography midterm review

ap human geography midterm review

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Geography

9th Grade

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48 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

For centuries, sugar crystals were made from the evaporated juice of sugarcane, a plant grown only in tropical and subtropical climates. In the 1800s, industrial methods were developed to manufacture crystalline sugar from sugar beets. This allowed for large amounts of sugar to be produced in colder, temperate climate zones.

Which of the following geographic concepts best explains the ability of humans to use technology to overcome the limitations of climate and modify the landscape?

Environmental determinism

Possibilsm

Cultural relativsm

Contagious diffusion

Political ecology

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In his book My Tears Spoiled My Aim, John Shelton Reed explains the difficulty of defining the American South. "Where is the South?... The South is, to begin with, a concept- and a shared one. It's an idea that people can talk about, think about, use to orient themselves and each other. People know whether they're in it or not."

Based on Reed's explanation, the South is best described as which kind of region?

Functional

Vernacular

Formal

Peripheral

Linguistic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

According to the theory of environmental determinism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements?

Tropical regions

Temperate regions

Mountainous regions

Arctic regions

Arid regions

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following terms most directly refers to geographical techniques that collect information about the Earth’s surface from distantiated (distant) perspectives?

GIS

Geocaching

Remote sensing

Ethnography

Demography

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following BEST describes the site of New York City?

The largest urban area in the USA

A world financial center

A tourist destination

A harbor with water access major parts of the city

A seven-hour flight from European markets

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

the map above represents what type of projection?

Mercator projection with distorted land areas

a planar projection with diverting lines at the poles

a homolosine projection with continuity of landmasses

a Robinsons projection with distortions at the equator

a gnomonic projections with distorted bodies of water

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

A

B

C

D

E

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