Thinking Geographically

A ratio of the number items within a defined unit of area measures

• dispersion

• direction

• pattern

• density

Which of the following best describes the site of Manhattan?

• a regional transportation hub of the northeastern United States

• a midway point along an urban corridor stretching from Boton to Washington DC

• an island bordered by the Hudson and East Rivers

• an important center for international trade and commerce

Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express

• relative location

• absolute location

• relative direction

• absolute direction

Which of the following concepts refers to the spatial arrangements of items of features within a given area?

• distribution

• direction

• accessibility

• trajectory

A method for representing the three dimensional surface of the earth on the two dimensional surface of a map is known as

• scale

• projection

• proximity

• ethnography

A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and experiences in that area is known as a

• thematic map

• reference map

• mental map

• contour map

the notion of the physical environment offers certain constraints and opportunities that influence cultural practices without entirely determining them is known as a

• assimilation

• possibilism

• metal map

• diffusion

which of the following phenomena most directly illustrates the concept of cultural convergence?

• linguistic drift

• globalization

• ethnic separatism

• gerrymandering

the idea that material innovations, such as new technologies, diffuse more rapidly than newly exposed cultures can adequately respond and adapt to them best illustrates the idea of

• cultural divergence

• cultural lag

• environmental determinism

• relocation diffusion

the principle of distance decay

• a positive correlation between distance and degree of relation

• a neutral correlation between distance and degree of relation

• a negative correlation between distance and degree of relation

• an uncertain correlation between distance and degree of relation