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Geography
9th -
12thgrade
AP HUG Chapter 1 Basic Concepts Key Issues 1 & 2
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Lines called _____________ and ____________ combine to form the "global grid," and are used to identify absolute location. CHOOSE TWO!
parallels
meridians
coordinates
topographic
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which are TRUE statements about the use of maps in human and physical geography? CHOOSE AS MANY AS APPLY!
Every map projection distorts the surface of the Earth in some way.
Maps refelct the bias of the cartographer who created the map.
Maps are used as both tools of reference and tools of communication.
Maps have little value to geographers since they are not 100% accurate.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAlthough human geographers do not concentrate on the study of physical processes, they recognize that physical processes often affect the "why of where."TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSuccess in HUG takes time, effort, and determination. What is NOT a good strategy for growth and achievement?Build a study group and work together as a team.Do "a little, a lot" so that information builds and deadlines do not sneak up on you.Ask for help as you go through the chapter.Say the course is too hard, and pull the covers over your head.
- 5. Multiple Choice
GPS and GIS are examples of contemporary mapping tools that rely on ______ technology.
remote sensing/satellite
computer
smart phone/satellite
International Space Station
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThese terms are the four ways that geographers determinelocationplacescaleglobal grid
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the best definition of human geography?Dictionary ADictionary B
- 8. Multiple Choice
When mapping a natural disaster such as Hurricane Harvey, human geographers concentrate on the theme of ______.
location
place
HEI
movement
- 9. Multiple Choice
Geographers call the UNIQUE combination of ___________ and __________features Place, one of the 5 Themes. CHOOSE THE BEST TWO!
human
physical
economic
weather
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat term best fills in each blank of this paragraph?sitesituation
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which are FALSE statements about the role of scale in geographic inquiry? CHOOSE AS MANY AS APPLY!
Small and large scale maps depict data in similar ways.
Scale affects level of detail and allows geographers multiple ways of looking at data.
Scale is only used to determing distance on a map.
Geographers do not consider scale when studying a particular issue.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat term best fills in each blank of this paragraph?sitesituation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceApplying the Five Themes, a geographer would know this San Antonio Via bus route map depicts a _____ region.formal/uniformfunctional/nodalperceptual/vernacular
- 14. Multiple ChoiceApplying the Five Themes, a geographer would identify this image as a _____ region; these countries have established, widely-agreed on borders .formal/uniformfunctional/nodalperceptual/vernacular
- 15. Multiple ChoiceApplying the Five Themes, a geographer would say this postcard depicts Texas as a collection of _________ regions.formal/uniformfunctional/nodalperceptual/vernacular
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe world's earliest maps were used asreference toolscommunication tools
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSome people think map scale is confusing... but YOU know that the small scale map is ____.Map AMap B
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMeaning, "to take care of," ______ is also what we care about.culturehistorylandmarksplace
- 19. Multiple ChoiceOur classroom is north of Sonterra Blvd, east of Stone Oak Drive, west of Highway 281, and south of Evans Road. A geographer knows that this describes ______.absolute locationrelative location
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