AP Hugs Chapter 3 Drill

A Place defined on a map using coordinates such as latitude and longitude is referred to as a(n)

• relative location

• area of influence

• absolute location

• nodal region

• formal region

Answer explanation

This is a definition question that requires you to know that an absolute location (C) is a place defined on a map by latitude and longitude, or some other form of precise coordinates

The phenomenon that occurs when distance plays a role in obstructing interaction between two locations is known as

• Distance Decay

• Friction of distance

• Relative distance

• Space-time compression

• Tobler's Law

If an individual were to find the number of items per square unit of distance, this individual has calculated

• arithmetic density

• dot density

• agricultural density

• energy density

• physiological density

All of the following would be examples of places with sequent occupancy EXCEPT

• New York City

• Spain

• Jerusalem

• Sweden

• New Zealand

The Mexican/US border culture region is best defined as

• a formal region

• a functional region

• a vernacular region

• an absolute location

• a relative location

An instance of contagious diffusion can be seen in the way that

• the ancient Polynesians traveled to Hawaii in canoes

• humanistic ideas spread through the Italian peninsula and eventually into northern Europe

• the British brought soccer to rural Argentina through their railroad lines

• a Cabinet secretary issues orders to his underlings who then pass on the orders to their underlings

• young city dwellers' desire to avoid vehicle ownership stimulated the creation of ride-sharing services

Answer explanation

contagious diffusion can be defined as a pattern of movement that originates at a single point and then travels in a line to outward locations, usually along lines of transportation

The type of map that would besst describe the massive human migration that followed the partition of India in 1947 would be

• a choropleth map

• an isoline map

• a dot density map

• a flow-line map

• a cartogram

Answer explanation

a flow-line map uses lines of varying thickness to track the size and direction of a particular movement

One of the first uses of remote-sensing technology was to

• determine soil moisture content

• unearth ancient archaeological sites in inaccessible jungles

• monitor environmental degradation in wetland ecosystems

• predict retail earnings and market share by counting cars in shopping mall parking lots

• provide intelligence regarding Soviet arms during the Cold War

Answer explanation

While all answers are uses of GS technology, most heavy technology is developed by the military first and therefore is applied to the military's needs.

The gravity model of human geography estimates the strength of the relationship between two places. What is it that causes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (population: 11 million) to have a greater gravity with Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2 million) than with New York City (20 million)?

• their shared language

• their transportation network

• their crime rates

• their governing philosophies

• their distance apart

Answer explanation

the gravity model not only takes into account the populations of the two cities, but also divides those multiplied populations by the squares of their distance apart. This means that despite the much greater population of NYC, its much greater distance from Rio de Janeiro reduces the gravitational pull.

Central place theory is most obviously expressed in

• a pulpit facing a congregation in most synagogues

• a city market's location at a transportation node

• a ring freeway that encircles a metropolitan area

• a school playground located adjacent to the structure

• a police station's location closest to the sites of crime

Answer explanation

developed in the 1930s by German geographer, Walter Christaller, the central place theory views the economic world solely in terms of physical spaces. He viewed all of human territory as a series of overlapping hexagons and asserted that settlements were simply places where services could be offered to surrounding areas. A city market is the only answer that is related to economic transactions.