Intro to Geo

A _______________ region focuses on an area’s unifying quality or feature, such as the state of Texas whose government makes laws and regulations that everyone must follow.

• functional

• vernacular/perceptual

• official

• formal

_______ mapping takes large amounts of data and uses computers to display the information as “layered” maps that present the data in a more usable way.

• GSI

• GIS

• Physical

• Political

_____________ lines indicate distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.

• Latitude

• Geographical

• Longitude

• Geometric

___________ refers to actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.

• Site

• Region

• Situation

• Globalization

___________ geography of a place include culture, religion, politics, economics, architecture, cuisine, and language.

• Human

• Environmental

• Physical

• Mechanicl

The uniqueness of ________ , one of the five themes of geography, is due to both its physical and human characteristics.

• location

• place

• movement

• human-environment interaction

A __________ region is based around a focal point or node whose attraction fades as one moves farther away from it. An example is TV stations market area.

• vernacular/percepual

• formal

• funcional

• formal

Which of the Five Themes of Geography is most related to the idea that places change, both negatively and positively, as a result of migration?

• Movement

• Place

• Location

• Region

A ____________ region is an area which people perceive as having certain traditions or values.

• formal

• vernacular or perceptual

• functional

• mechanical

The coordinates of 25°N, 95°E are an example of

• relative location

• absolute location

• operational location

• standard location