Geo Basics

___________ consists of people adapting to and modifying their surroundings .

• Environmental Possibilism

• Environmental Determinism

• Human Environmental Interaction

• Time-Space Compression

Tobler's Law

• says that distance has become less relevant due to technological advances.

• says that as technology advances physical distance between objects becomes less relevant.

• says that shortest distance between two points on the surface of the Earth is a Great Circle.

• says that near things are more relevant than distant things.

Every point on the Equator

• has a measure of 0 degrees longitude.

• has a measure of 180 degrees longitude.

• has a measure of 0 degrees latitude.

• has a measure of 180 degrees latitude.

______________ converge at the North and South Poles.

• Meridians

• parallels

• both meridians and parallels.

• All latitude lines.

The Prime Meridian has a measure

• of 180 degrees longitude.

• of 0 degrees longitude.

• of 0 degrees latitude.

• 90 degrees latitude.

The idea that our surroundings set limits that can be overcome is known as

• environmental possibilism

• environmental determinism

• distance decay

• space-time compression

Greater trade between far away places has been made possible through

• environmental possibilism

• environmental determinism

• distance decay

• space-time compression

What theme of geography corresponds to the "M" of the mnemonic device MRHELP?

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Movement

What theme of geography corresponds to the "R" of the mnemonic device "MRHELP"?

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Region

Which of the following is most accurate?

• Brazil is located to the northwest of Argentina and southwest of Colombia.

• Brazil is located on the western side of South America

• Colombia is located in the northeastern corner of South America.

• Venezuela is located to the northeast of Colombia, north of Brazil, and west of Guyana.