AP Human Geo 1st Semester

Front

What is the primary issue with every map projection?

Back

Distortion

Front

Which map projection is known for its accurate direction?

Back

Mercator

Front

Which technology provides absolute location using satellites?

Back

GPS

Front

What does a cartogram map distort to represent data?

Back

The size of areas based on data values

Front

What is the primary focus of environmental possibilism?

Back

Humans can overcome environmental challenges

Front

Which type of region is defined by people's perceptions and attitudes?

Back

Perceptual region

Front

What does 'distance decay' describe in geography?

Back

The reduction in interaction as distance increases.

Front

Which map projection is known for significant distortion in the shape and size of land masses?

Back

Gall-Peters

Front

Scale is

Back

the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.

Front

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is

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remote sensing.