1. What is space and why is it central to geographic study?

2. How do absolute and relative location differ in describing where phenomena are located?

1. What is place and how do site and situation differ in describing a location?

2. How can the situation of a place change over time, and what was the impact of the interstate highway system on small towns?

1. What is time-space compression and how has it changed the perceived distance between locations?

2. How has time-space compression affected cultural diversity and local variations in different regions?

1. What are patterns and distribution, and what common distribution patterns do geographers identify?

2. What is spatial association and why does matching distribution patterns not necessarily indicate causation?

1. What is a natural resource and how are natural resources classified?

2. How does uneven distribution of natural resources affect countries and their development?

1. What is sustainability and what do sustainable development policies attempt to address?

1. What is land use and what do geographers study when analyzing land use patterns?

2. What is the built environment and how does it reflect cultural differences between places?

1. What is cultural ecology and what is environmental determinism?

2. Why is environmental determinism largely discredited and what are its major criticisms?

3. What is possibilism and how does it differ from environmental determinism?

4. How does the Netherlands exemplify possibilism in addressing environmental challenges?

1. What are the five scales of analysis and what area does each scale show on a map?

2. Why do geographers zoom in and out of maps at different scales?

1. What is aggregation and how does it help geographers organize and display data?

1. Why must geographers analyze patterns and processes at multiple scales to fully understand a topic?

2. What patterns can be identified from a global scale life expectancy map and what limitations does it have?

1. How can scale of analysis be applied to charts, graphs, and other visualizations?

2. What should you consider when viewing images in terms of scale of analysis?

1. What questions should geographers ask to avoid drawing false conclusions from data?

2. How can different interpretations of data occur depending on the scale and time frame of analysis?

1. What are formal regions and what types of traits unite them?

2. What are functional regions and what role does a focal point or node play in defining them?

3. What are perceptual regions and why do their boundaries vary widely?

1. How do geographers divide the world into large regions and what is the basis for these divisions?

2. What are the three cultural regions included in AP Human Geography's world regions framework?

1. What elements can be used to divide regions at national, subnational, and local scales?

2. How can one place be part of multiple regions or subregions simultaneously?

1. Why can regions as generalizations lead people to overlook variations and differences?

2. How do borderland regions illustrate that regional boundaries are not always sharp or distinct?

3. What types of tensions and disagreements can occur when regions overlap?