AP Human Geography



AP Human Geography

Chapter 1 Study Guide

Test will consist of:

30 multiple choice questions (5 answer options) (2 points each)

2 free response questions (2-3 paragraphs) (20 points each)

Tips:

• Complete the study guide and practice questions on the class website:

• Reread Ch. 1, refreshing yourself on maps, graphs, pictures, concepts, etc.

• Review vocabulary for Ch. 1

• Think of possible test questions

1. What is geography?

2. Understand the difference between latitude and longitude lines and what are absolute and relative location?

3. What are mental maps?

4. When looking at preference maps of the U.S., what are common findings?

5. Give an example of how geographers sometimes apply the spatial concept in their field of study.

6. Define scale and what is its role in terms of interpreting geographical information? Why is it important?

7. Briefly describe the following:

a. location

b. place

c. human/environment interaction

d. movement

e. region

8. Describe the concept of sequent occupance.

9. Give an original example for each of the following:

a. formal region –

b. functional region –

c. perceptual region –

10. Give an example of a culture complex.

11. What are possible barriers to spatial diffusion?

12. Understand the difference between:

a. remote sensing –

b. global positioning system (GPS) –

c. geographic information systems (GIS) –

13. The following are three types of expansion diffusion. Describe each and give an example.

a. contagious diffusion –

b. hierarchical diffusion –

c. stimulus diffusion –

14. How is relocation diffusion different from expansion diffusion?

15. Compare and contrast environmental determinism and possibilism. Use examples in your description.

16. Be able to explain E. Adamson Hoebel’s definition of culture.

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