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Semester final study guide

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Semester Final Study Guide 1 Geography was initially used for explorers, travelers, sailors. Mapmaking (cartography) was the 1st field in geography. 2 Global positioning systems use an integrated system of satellites to help locate places on the Earth accurately. 3 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) use layers of information to describe features on the Earth?s surface and help clarify spatial relationships. 4 The term for human-induced changes on the environment is Anthropogenic 5 Sustainability means that future generations as well as current populations will have enough resources to meet their needs. 6 Geographic scale refers to a hierarchy of spaces, like neighborhood, city, county, state, etc.

ap human unit 3 test

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Unit 3 Test Name:____________________ 1. A person?s activity space is primarily affected by a. age, mobility, opportunity. b. income, sex, ethnicity. c. politics, religion, nationality. d. health, education, employment. Answer: A 2. When the effort involved in travel exceeds the willingness to travel, the control in operation is a. distance decay. b. activity space. c. critical distance. d. territoriality. Answer: C 3. The most effective and common means of accumulating information affecting spatial interaction is a. library research. b. personal contact. c. national magazines and television. d. travel books. Answer: B 4. The concept of place utility refers to a. the perception of danger from natural hazards.

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? PAGE ?1? GEOG1120, Summer 2004 Exam 1, LastName ___ FirstName _______ . , 6/14/2004 ???INCLUDEPICTURE \d "/sites/styles/first_final/digitalgreen/spacer.gif"?There are two routes between your residence and the library which are equal in both mileage and in the time it takes to cover that distance. One route, however, is perceived as being less safe than the other one and is avoided by you. Such a decision demonstrates this type of transformation of distance: a. psychological b. linear c. imagined d. relative Which of the following characteristics of a national population is NOT evident from its population pyramid? a. infant mortality rate b. age structure c. sex structure d. dependency ratio

AP Human Geography Chapter 2 (Population) Test and Answers

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RUBENSTEIN, An Introduction to Human Geography, The Cultural Landscape Chapter 2 Population MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) One important feature of the world's population with the most significant future implications is that A) it is increasing more slowly than in the past. B) there are more people alive in the world now than at any time in the past. C) the most rapid growth is occurring in the less developed countries. D) people are uniformly distributed across Earth. Answer: C Difficulty: 2 2) Geographers define overpopulation as A) too many people in the world. B) too many people compared to resources. C) too many people in a region. D) all of the above

AP HG Chapter 5 Language Test Review with Answers

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Languages of Belgium
Historical linguistics
Germanic languages
Languages of France
Languages of Portugal
Languages of Europe
Theodiscus
Indo-European languages
Latin peoples
Romance languages
Dutch language
Dialect

Chapter 5 Language Review ? in Groups ? Questions to Discuss and Review for TEST A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history is? Language family A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past is? Language group A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed several thousand years ago is? Language branch There are how many Indo-European Branches? Eight Name the 8 branches of the Germanic Language: Indo-Iranian, Romance, Germanic, Balto-Slavic, Albanian, Armenian, Greek, Celtic What are the two language groups under the Germanic Branch? North and West What are the 2 main languages of Latin America? Spanish and Portuguese

AP HG Chapters 1-8 Test Review

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? PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT ?1? Semester I Final ? AP HUGS ? Study Guide Chapters 1-8 Name_________________ Chapter 1: Thinking Geographically ? Rubenstein Text 3 kind of regions p. 17: formal, functional, vernacular Environmental determinism vs. possibilism p. 24 Types of climates of the world ? where arranged p. 24-25 Diffusion p. 36 5 kinds: relocation, expansion, hierarchical, contagious, stimulus Types of maps: choropleth, dot distribution, symbol, isoline ? STUDY map packet from Mrs. Tweed All maps have one or two of these elements: symbolization, simplification, induction, classification ? Look at map packet from Mrs. Tweed Look at a dot distribution or choropleth map and be able to explain density, concentration, and pattern

AP HG Chapter 3 Study guide with answers

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AP Human Geography Name_____________________________________________ Unit Two: Migration 1. Explain the difference between immigration and emigration:_immigration is migration to a location and emigration is migration from a location_________________________________________________ 2. Compare circulation and migration:_Short term, repetitive, or cyclical movements that recur on a___ regular basis such as daily, monthly, or annually (eg; home to work, school, shops, church, etc.)________

AP HG Chapter 3 Migration T/F and Short Answer Test Rview

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Chapter 3 Migration TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 1) The difference between the number of people migrating to a place and the number leaving is called net migration. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 2) The three major kinds of push factors are political, economic, and environmental. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 3) The most common environmental threat to people comes from too much or too little water. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 4) Most migration occurs because of a combination of push and pull factors. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 5) In recent years, the immigration quota has been sufficient to accommodate all people who wish to migrate to the United States. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2

AP HG Chapter 3 Migration MC Test Review

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Chapter 3 Migration MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) The ability to move from one location to another is A) migration. B) mobility. C) net migration. D) voluntary migration. Answer: B Diff: 1 2) A permanent move to a new location is A) migration. B) mobility. C) net migration. D) voluntary migration. Answer: A Diff: 1 3) A country has net immigration if emigration ________ immigration. A) equals B) exceeds C) is closer to net migration than D) is less than Answer: D Diff: 1 4) Refugees migrate primarily because of which type of push factor? A) economic B) environmental C) political D) all of the above Answer: C Diff: 2

AP HG Chapter 2 T/F and Short Answer Test Review

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Chapter 5 Human Geography TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false. 51) More people are alive now than at any time in the past. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 52) Since the end of World War II, world population has been growing more slowly than in the past. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 53) Most population growth is presently concentrated in more developed countries. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 54) Nearly half of the people in the world live in East and South Asia. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 55) Two thousand years ago, East and South Asia contained about the same percentage of world population as they do now. Answer: TRUE Diff: 3

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