Review: Geospatial Tools and Regions

There are 3 Types of Regions, what are they? / Hay 3 tipos de regiones, ¿cuáles son?

• Proprioceptive, Osteoporosis, & Formal

• Formal, Functional, & Perceptual

• Formal, Evening Gown, & Interview

What region is defined by people's feelings and attitudes about an area? / ¿Qué región se define por los sentimientos y actitudes de la gente sobre un área?

• Formal

• Functional

• Perceptual

The Bible Belt is a _____________ region. / El cinturón de la Biblia es una región _____________.

• formal (based on facts)

• perceptual (how people see it)

• functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

A Wifi Hotspot is a _____________ region. / Un punto de acceso Wifi es una región _____________.

• formal (based on facts)

• perceptual (how people see it)

• functional (connected by transportation, communication, or trade)

A formal region is: / Una región formal es:

• derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.

• an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.

• nonexistent in developing nations.

• an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.

Global Positioning System (GPS)

• a database of geographic information used to create maps

• it is a physical feature on the earths surface

• it is a boundary that divides to continents

• system that uses satellite data to pinpoint exact locations

Geographic Information System (GIS) –

• study of the earth's people

• database of geographic information used to create maps allowing for geographic analysis

• conditions that impact environment

• system that uses satellite data to pinpoint exact locations

Which phrase refers to the collection of geospatial data through satellite imagery?

• Remote Sensing

• Fieldwork

• Global Positioning Systems

• Mental Maps

• Geographic Information Systems

The image above was taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. Which of the following geographic technologies is this an example of?

• Mental Mapping

• Remote Sensing

• GOS

• GPS

• GIS

GIS stands for

• Geographic Information System

• Generic Information System

• Geological Information System

• Geographic Information Sharing