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Unit 1

1.8 Multiple Choice Questions

3 min read•november 27, 2021

Dalia Savy

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Multiple Choice Practice for Thinking Geographically

Welcome to Unit 1 AP Human Geo Multiple Choice Questions! Grab some paper and a pencil 📄 to record your answers as you go. You can see how you did on the Unit 1 Practice Questions Answers and Review sheet once you're done. Don't worry, we have tons of resources available if you get stumped 😕 on a question. And if solo study is not your thing, join a group in Hours!

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Facts about the test: The AP Human Geography exam has 60 multiple choice questions and you will be given 1 hour to complete the section. That means it should take you around 1 minute per question.

*The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP Human Geography Course and Exam Description, the formatting on the exam may be different.

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography?

A. Location

B. Distribution

C. Region

D. Human - Environment Interaction

2. Scale is

A. The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

B. The system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map

C. The extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area

D. The difference in elevation between two points in an area

3. If the scale of a map is 1:24,000, then 1 inch on the map represents how many FEET on Earth?

A. 1

B. 2,400

C. 24,000

D. 2,000

4. A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is

A. Scale

B. Distribution

C. Projection

D. Rendition

5. Distortion is especially severe on

A. Globes

B. Small scale map

C. Large scale map

D. Topographic maps

6. The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the plant or from another long-distance method is

A. Long-Range Data

B. GIS

C. GPS

D. Remote sensing

7. A formal region

A. Is based on the perception of the local people

B. Has clearly defined physical criteria, cultural traits or governmental boundary

C. Includes the core and periphery of economic development

D. Is a product of political, economic or social interaction

8. An example of a perceptual region is

A. The wheat-growing region

B. The Sahara Desert

C. Nevada

D. The South

9. Diffusion which moves from large cities to smaller cities towns, skipping over the rural areas between is

A. Relocation diffusion

B. Stimulus diffusion

C. Hierarchical diffusion

D. Contagious diffusion

10. Situation identifies a place by its

A. Location relative to other objects

B. Mathematical location on Earth’s surface

C. Unique physical characteristics

D. Primary dimensions

11. Site identifies a place by its

A. Location relative to other objects

B. Mathematical location on Earth’s surface

C. Unique physical characteristics

D. Primary dimensions

12. The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth’s surface is

A. Spatial analysis

B. Regional analysis

C. Spatial distribution

D. Spatial association

13. All of the following have contributed to time-space convergence except

A. The 19th-century invention of the train

B. The recent trend of taking a cruise for vacation

C. The late 20th-century invention of teleconferencing

D. The 20th-century invention of airplanes

14. 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

A. On the Prime Meridian

B. On the North or South Pole

C. on the equator

D. Astride the International Date Line

15. A business executive calls from New York (which is located at 75°W) at 6 P.M. on Tuesday to Sydney, Australia (which is located at 150°E). What time is it in Sydney?

A. 9 AM Wednesday

B. 9 AM Tuesday

C. 9 PM Tuesday

D. 9 PM Wednesday