๐AP Human Geography
FRQ 1 โ No Stimulus
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically
Practice FRQ 1 of 20
1. Geographers use a variety of spatial concepts, tools, and technologies to analyze patterns of human activity and their relationship with the physical environment.
A. Define the geographic concept of relative location.
B. Describe the defining characteristics of a functional region.
C. Describe one way geographers use remote sensing to gather geographic data.
D. Explain how the process of time-space compression alters spatial relationships between places.
E. Explain how the theory of possibilism differs from environmental determinism in explaining human settlement.
F. Explain how a government agency might use a Geographic Information System (GIS) to make a decision regarding public services.
G. Explain the degree to which changing the scale of analysis influences the interpretation of geographic data. (Response must indicate the degree [low, moderate, high] and provide an explanation.)
