Key Geographical Concepts (KGC)

Which definition best describes the concept of Distance?

• Distance can be thought of in 3 broad ways: space between two points on the Earth’s surface, psychological distance and cultural distance.

• Distance can be thought of in 3 broad ways: space between two countries, distance between cities and spiritual distance.

• Distance can be thought of in 3 broad ways: space between the Earth’s oceans, racial distance and cultural distance.

• Distance can be thought of in 3 broad ways: space between cultural groups, psychological distance and cultural distance.

Which best describes the concept of place?

• a part of the Earth’s surface that is identified and given meaning by people who live in an urban setting

• a part of the Earth’s surface that is identified and given meaning by people.

• a part of the Earth’s surface that is considered to be a megacity

• a part of the Earth’s surface that is identified as being prone to pollution and erosion

Which best describes the concept of distribution?

• Distribution tracks the rate of poverty and inequality over a period of time.

• Distribution describes the arrangement of natural disasters across the Earth’s surface.

• Distribution describes the arrangement of an urban population across the Earth’s surface.

• Distribution describes the arrangement of one or more phenomenon across the Earth’s surface or over time.

Which best describes the concept of spatial association?

• Spatial association is the degree to which two or more

  phenomena are similarly arranged over space.

• Spatial association is the phenomena of environmental degradation within any given area.

• Spatial association is the scale to which two or more

  phenomena are similarly arranged over place.

• Spatial association is the degree to which human populations have access to natural resources.

Which best describes the concept of region?

• Region refers to an area of the Earth’s surface that contains a combination of urban and rural development

• Region refers to common language and cultural characteristics.

• Region refers to an area of the Earth’s surface that contains one or more common characteristics that distinguish it from neighbouring areas.

• Region refers to an area of the Earth’s surface that contains one or more common cultural characteristics

Which best describes the concept of process?

• A process is an identifiable series of actions or steps leading to

  the preservation of languages and cultural practices

• A process is an identifiable series of actions or steps leading to

  change or preservation of phenomena.

• A process is an unknown series of actions or steps leading to

  population decline in native species.

• A process is an identifiable series of actions that lead to technological changes as a result of population diversity.

Which best describes the concept of movement?

• Movement refers to the change in location of foreign species which has a direct impact on the biodiversity of a new area.

• Movement refers to the change in population density as a result of conflict or natural disasters.

• Movement refers to the change in location of populations as a result of natural or human disasters.

• Movement refers to the change in location or organisation of one or more phenomena from its original location to a new location.

Which best describes the concept of change?

• the dynamic nature of all processes on Earth, whether slow or fast,

  small or large

• the dynamic nature of all processes on Earth as a result of human activity

• the dynamic nature of all processes on Earth as a result of naturally recurring events.

• the dynamic nature of all processes on Earth, whether as a result of rising sea levels or erosion.

BOLTSS stands for?

• Boundary, Origin, Legend, Title, Scale, Source

• Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Scale, Source

• Border, Orientation, Legend, Title, Sustainability, Source

• Border, Orientation, Link, Title, Scale, Source