World Geography 3rd 9 Weeks Exam Study Guide

a mathematical means to present the curved surface of Earth on a

flat surface

• map projection

• spatial perspective

• perceptual region

• relative location

an identification of one place by referring to another known place

• absolute location

• relative location

• functional region

• perceptual region

an exact position

• absolute location

• relative location

• functional region

• perceptual region

a way of looking at human and physical patterns and their relationships

• perceptual region

• map projection

• planar projection

• spatial perspective

a map that shows physical elevations

• planar projection

• relief

• planar projection

• great circle route

an area characterized by a certain unifying quality or characteristic

• spatial perspective

• formal region

• functional region

• perceptual region

an area that includes a central place and the related places around it

• absolute location

• perceptual region

• functional region

an area connected by feelings or impressions, but not by factual data or specific qualities

• absolute location

• perceptual region

• functional region

When geographers acquire geographic information by direct observation, they

• conduct interviews and surveys.

• look for evidence on the Internet.

• visit a place or use information from remote sensing devices.

• look at various maps created by cartographers over different time periods

In addition to direct observation, geographers gather information through

• interviewing, analyzing statistics, and participating in ecotourism.

• attending cultural events, mapping, and interviewing

• mapping, analyzing statistics, and participating in ecotourism

• using technology, analyzing statistics, and mapping