AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-2025
What are the two definitions of scale? - ANSWER: Map scale and spatial size
Map scale - ANSWER Refers to the link between the feature-length on a map and
its actual distance on Earth.
Spatial scale - ANSWER When it comes to space and location, geographers take
into account a scale continuum. These span from the individual and community
level to the global.
Fractional scale: ANSWER 1:211200
Shows the numerical ratio between distances on the map and the Earth's surface.
Written scale - ANSWER 3 inches equals 10 miles.
Explains the relationship between map and Earth distances in words.
Graphic scale - ANSWER consist of a bar line drawn to show distance on the
earth's surface.
Local scale - ANSWER Each place on Earth has its own distinct site or physical
character.
Regional scale - ANSWER Can apply to any area greater than a point, but smaller
than the entire world.
Global scale - ANSWER The spatial size domain that encompasses all of Earth
, Small scale. - ANSWER It displays a larger area with less (a little) detail.
Large size - ANSWER A "zoomed in" image is more detailed and closer up. There
is a lot of detail.
Why and where - ANSWER Why do things happen in certain places?
GIS - Answer A computer system for storing, organizing, analyzing, and displaying
geographic data
GPS - Answer A system that pinpoints precise positions on Earth through a
succession of satellites.
ANSWER: Map distortion occurs when a curved surface is represented on a flat
surface.
Projection - Answer The system used to convert locations from the earth's surface
to a flat map.
Remote sensing - ANSWER Using satellites to collect data about the earth's
surface.
MDC - Answer More developed countries are those that have made significant
development in terms of wealth.
LDC - Answer Least developed countries are countries that are still in the early
stages of development.
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