APHG - Unit 1 CHAPTER VOCAB REVIEW

Place is defined as ...

• A specific place on earth distinguished by particular characteristics

• A point between two points on the earths surface

• The space above the lithosphere

• The movement between two objects

• The view of two areas over a given point

An area distinguished by one or more characteristics is known as a

• Region

• Pattern

• Place

• Culture

• Biotic

The process by which a feature spreads from one place to another in known as

• Diffusion

• Preservation

• distribution

• Uneven development

• Hearth

The Geographic Information Science

• Analysis of data about earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies

• The study of electronic map and the electronic overlays

• The use of tools to study demographic features on the earths surface

• The development of new technologies to understand demographic development

• None of these choices are correct

The science of taking measurements of the Earth's surface from photographs is known as

• Photogrammetry

• Geotagging

• Cartography

• Isoline Map

• projections

A map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service is known as a

• Map Scale

• Map overlay

• Pattern

• Syncretism

• Toponym

which of the following is NOT one of the four common distortions

• Shape

• Distance

• Relative Size

• Direction

• Expansion Diffusion

Syncretism is BEST defined

• The combining of elements of two groups into a new cultural feature

• An area distinguished by one or more distinctive characteristics

• The spread of a trend ir feature from one key [erson or node authority to another person or place

• A map that connects places of particular value

• The rime in the zone encompassing the Prime Meridian

the name given to a portion of the Earth's surface is known as ...

• Toponym

• Lithosphere

• Spatial Association

• Hydrosphere

• Possibilism

The theory that the physical environment may set limits on the human actions but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives is known as

• Possibilism

• Relocation diffusion

• Space-time Compression

• Transnational cooperation

• Vernacularism