APHG Unit 1

Which of the following do geographers use to compare a variety of spatial data by creating digitized representations of the environment by combining layers of spatial data, and creating maps in which patterns and processes are superimposed?

• GPS
• GIS
• Scale
• Mental Maps

Which of the following uses a coordinate system to precisely plot where something is.

• Relative location
• Absolute location
• Generalized Maps
• GIS

The French-speaking region of Europe is what type of region?

• Formal
• Functional
• Perceptual 
• Rescale

Which of the following is a perceptual region?

• South China Karst Region
• City of Denver
• Southern United States
• French-speaking region in Europe

This theory explains that Europe as "superior" to the rest of the world because of the climate and location of the region is called...

• Environmental Determinism
• Possibilism
• Time distance decay
• Formal Region

A geographical term which describes the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions is called...

• Distance Decay

• Spatial Analysis

• Time space compression

• Possibilism

Which of the following projections have all parallels of latitude the same length as the equator and shows distortion in the poles.

• Robinson

• Mercator

• Galls Peters

• Waterman Butterfly

Which of the following is NOT an example of a thematic map?

• Political Map

• Dot Symbol Map

• Cartogram

• Isoline Map

Which of the following is NOT an example of a reference map?

• Isoline Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• All of the answers are an example of a reference map

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of relative location?

• Latitude and Longitude

• Near the store

• North, East, South, West

• North of The equator