AP®GeographyCollege BoardHuman GeographyExam QuestionsThinking GeographicallyThe Power of Geographic Data

The Power of Geographic Data (College Board AP® Human Geography): Exam Questions

10 mins10 questions
11 mark

How might GIS map data be useful?

  • A pilot may request data about the upcoming terrain, such as a mountain range, that could affect their flight route

  • Drones may have heat sensors attached to locate where populations may exist.

  • The information can be used to track the migration of animals 

  • The information can be used for geocaching

  • It may show the ash clouds from a volcanic eruption, allowing plans for rescue to be made.

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21 mark

Geospatial information is used by the military for which of the following?

  • Intelligence, supervision and monitoring

  • Intelligence, surveillance and rescue

  • Interference, surveillance and reconnaissance

  • Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

  • Intelligence, remote sensing and recovery

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31 mark

Census data is

  • How cultural elements of our being are displayed in the physical environment around us.

  • Information about the population and their characteristics through means of recording.

  • The visual imagery of the earth captured by satellites.

  • Locational information about entities and objects on the Earth’s surface.

  • A global navigational system using satellites, to provide information on location.

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41 mark

The information describing the characteristics of elements found in physical space is known as

  • Network data

  • Temporal data

  • Attribute data

  • Geometric data

  • Topographic data

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51 mark

Temporal data is

  • Information about how something changes over time.

  • Information about objects' size and shape

  • Information about the physical landscape.

  • Information about the way that objects connect in space.

  • Information about the physical characteristics of elements found in physical space

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61 mark

Which of the following is an example of topographic data?

  • Details about a school found on a map

  • Information about pipelines in the city and how they connect

  • Vector data, such as lines representing roads

  • The elevation of the land

  • Change in fuel prices throughout the year

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71 mark

To find exact locations or track movements, which type of spatial data would be useful?

  • GPS coordinates 

  • Geospatial database

  • Street maps are stationary maps of towns or cities that show detailed information about street names and locations

  • Elevation models show 3D models of elevation data.

  • Census data

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81 mark

Which of the following is a form of raster data?

  • XY coordinates, marked as a point

  • Lines connecting vertexes

  • Polygons

  • Pixels or grid cells

  • Latitude and longitude

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91 mark

Which of the following would not use vector data?

  • Cities on a large map

  • Rivers

  • Pipelines

  • Agricultural land

  • Elevation

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101 mark

Governments use geographic data to make decisions. Which of the following would the government not use remote sensing for?

  • Collecting census data

  • Pandemic analysis

  • Monitoring sea level rise

  • Environmental disaster management

  • Tracking shipped goods

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