Unit 1 Quiz 1.3-1.4

To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents

• economic proliferation.
• a unique taste in nearly every location.
• economic globalization but not cultural globalization.
• economic and cultural globalization.

The township and range system 

• established a grid like pattern for much of present-day land use in the United States.
• was used for navigation by early pioneers, traders, and explorers in North America.
• established a grid like pattern for much of present-day Europe and the United States.
• was used throughout Europe until the mid-1800s, after which the United States adopted it

The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface, or a feature in space, is

• dispersal
• spatial analysis.
• spatial association.
• distribution

The frequency of something within a given unit of area is

• concentration
• density
• distribution
• pattern

In this figure, which two boxes have the highest concentration of dots?

• A,C
• B,D
• A,B
• C,D

In this figure, which two boxes have the highest density of dots?

• A,b
• B,c
• A,D
• C,D

A hearth is

• a region from which a phenomenon originates.
• the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
• an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends.
• the modification of a culture as a result of contact with a more powerful one.

What is the term for a rapid increase in the value of houses followed by a sharp decline in their value? 

• housing bubble
• housing market
• housing boom
• housing bust

The concept that new technologies shrink functional space between places is called

• friction of distance.
• distance decay.
• space-time compression.
• spatial interaction.

The Township and Range pattern of land division in the United States created this type of land ownership pattern on the landscape?

• Linear
• Clustered
• Dispersed
• Geometric