Check for Understanding 1.1: Map Basics & Spatial Processes

The name given to a portion of earth’s surface.

• Toponym

• Plat

• Site

• Region

The physical characteristics of a place.

• Density

• Cultural Location

• Site

• Situation

A theory that the interaction between two places decreases as the distance between them increases.

• Absolute Location

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

• Distance Decay

The reduction in the time it takes for something to diffuse to a distant place as a result of improved technologies.

• Situation

• Quantitative

• Time-Space Compression

• Distance Decay

Which geospatial technology would be most useful for observing the immediate impact of a hurricane on homes in a residential area?

• GPS

• GIS

• Field Observations

• Remote sensing

A measure of the social, cultural, and economic connectivity between two places.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Relative Distance

• Absolute Distance

A system that determines the precise location of something through a series of satellites and receivers.

• GIS

• GPS

• Remote sensing

• Absolute Distance

According to distance decay, which of these cities would have the least interaction with New York City?

• Nashville

• Las Vegas

• Chicago

• Washington DC