APHG Unit 1 Review Practice Test

A formal region defines an area in which

• a core dominates its surrounding hinterland

• a transportation network links different types of land use

• there is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics

• there are significant geographic variations in physical or human characteristics

• a unified government system has been established

Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?

• Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment

• The physical environment has little influence on humans

• Humans have complete control over the physical environment

• The physical environment controls human culture

Which of the following scales of analysis would provide demographic data that could be used to compare one urban neighborhood in one city to other urban neighborhoods across the country?

• National level

• State or province

• County

• Census tract

Which concept is illustrated here?

• Scale

• Region

• Spatial Analysis

• Map Distortion

Every map projection has some degree of distortion because

• a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion

• the grid system is two-dimensional, while the real world is three-dimensional

• Earth is not a perfect sphere

• latitude lines are shorter than meridian lines

Which of the following questions must be answered in order to identify a functional region?

• What specific characteristic defines a region?

• What general characteristics define the area’s identity?

• What do people call the region?

• What languages are spoken in the area?

• What area is influenced by a node?

A ship's position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located

• on the equator

• at the North or South Pole.

• on the Prime Meridian.

• equidistant between the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line.

Which of the following best describes the type of information shown?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Cultural landscape

• Geographic information systems

• Cartographic principles

With the dawn of the Jet Age, international airline travel increased rapidly after 1950, and much of this early growth in jet travel was between Europe and North America. The table shows the number of passengers by decade. Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern suggested by the table?

• The volume of trade between Europe and North America increased.

• The size of aircraft traveling between Europe and North America decreased.

• The linear distance between Europe and North America decreased.

• The absolute distance between Europe and North America increased.

• The relative distance between Europe and North America decreased.

Refer to question #8 regarding airline travel, which spatial concept is demonstrated?

• distance decay

• time-space compression