AP Human Geography : Geography
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Example Question #11 : Geography
All of the following are major deserts except __________.
Khanhill
Arabian
Gobi
Sahara
Khanhill
The Khanhill Desert does not exist. However, the Gobi, Arabian, and Sahara desert are all major deserts.
Example Question #12 : Geography
Which of the following is not an ocean?
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Mediterranean
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean is not considered one of the five oceans of the world. Rather, the oceans are the Atlantic, the Indian, the Pacific, the Arctic, and Southern.
Example Question #13 : Geography
What ocean surrounds Antarctica?
Arctic
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
Southern
The Southern Ocean, sometimes referred to as the Antarctic Ocean, surrounds Antarctica.
Example Question #1 : Sources Of Geographical Information
The geographer and mathematician Eratosthenes is famous for __________.
Proving that the Earth was round; not flat as was previously believed
Inventing trigonometry
Producing the first accurate map of the Mediterranean
Calculating the distance between the Earth and the Moon
Determining the circumference of the Earth
Determining the circumference of the Earth
Eratosthenes was an Ancient Greek mathematician and geographer who is notable for determining the circumference of the Earth using geometry. By measuring the sun’s angles from two separate places at the same time, on the same day, he was able to determine that the circumference of the Earth was around 46,000 km. Modern conclusions show that he was only off by a few hundred kilometers, a remarkable achievement for the third century BCE.
Example Question #2 : Sources Of Geographical Information
This geographer is often referred to as the “father of American geography.” He developed a widely-influential theory on the cycle of erosion.
Carl Sauer
Arno Peters
Ernest W. Burgess
William Morris Davis
Carl Ritter
William Morris Davis
The geographer William Morris Davis is often credited with being the “father of American geography.” He wrote his seminal piece on the cycle of erosion which focused on the effects of rivers on the surrounding landscape. Carl Ritter was German and was referred to as one of the "founders of modern geography." Carl Sauer was an American geographer and his work represents his emphasis on cultural geography. Ernest W. Burgess was a Canadian sociologist and is credited with the formation of the method of unit-weightless regression that could be used to predict the success/failure of inmates on parole. Arno Peters was a German historian.
Example Question #3 : Sources Of Geographical Information
Which of the following is not one of the five themes of geography?
Location
Movement
Region
Time
Human-environment interaction
Time
The five themes to geography are: location, region, movement, place, and human-environment interaction. Time is important because all of these things change over time, but it is not considered a foundational theme of geography as a discipline.
Example Question #4 : Sources Of Geographical Information
What is a simplified abstraction of reality, structured to clarify causal relationships?
Model
Map
Chart
Globe
Diagram
Model
A model is a simplified abstraction of reality, structured to clarify causal relationships. Globes and maps are both types of models.
Example Question #5 : Sources Of Geographical Information
The extremely strict Islamic law is known as __________.
Rivera law
Muslim law
Sunni law
Sharia law
Sharia law
Sharia law is the strict Islamic law that imposes often cruel punishments to lawbreakers.
Example Question #1 : Geospatial Technologies
Which system is commonly used to determine an individual's exact location on Earth?
Global Information System
Global Positioning System
Geographic Information System
Geographic Positioning System
Global Location System
Global Positioning System
Global Positioning System, or GPS, is commonly used to determine an individual's exact location on Earth. GPS utilizes a satellite navigation system to provide location information anywhere on Earth.
Example Question #1 : Geospatial Technologies
What name is given to the process of using satellites to take pictures of the Earth’s surface so as to better inform geographic understanding?
remote sensing
none of these answers is correct
geographic information sensing
distant analyzing
global positioning
remote sensing
Remote sensing refers to the process of taking pictures of the Earth’s surface from satellites (or, earlier, airplanes) to provide a greater understanding of the Earth’s geography over large distances. The ability to use airborne vehicles to take pictures of the Earth’s surface has been instrumental for geographers in the last century and has greatly advanced the sum of human understanding about the geography and composition of the Earth.
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