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?

Answer explanation

Movement

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

Answer explanation

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.