Fall Semester Exam Review #1

Newspaper delivery areas are an example of which type of region?

• Functional

• Disfunctional

• Aerial

• Detailed

The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as

• region

• place

• geographical position

• site

Taking photos of Earth from space is also called:

• sattelite imagery

• aerial photos

• World image

• Mechanical map

What is the term for the phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is?

• Distance Decay

• Central Map

• Central phenomenon

• Vernacular Dissassociation

What geographical approach suggests that humans possess the ability to dominate their environment rather than that they are defined by the environment?

• Possibilist approach

• Dementialist approach

• Floppinson approach

• Laquifa approach

If an area has objects in it that are tightly arranged, it is said to be what?

• Clustered

• Scattered

• Dispersed

• Claustrophobic

Which term refers to the physical character of a location?

• Site

• Location

• Region

• Cluster

A place name, usually has cultural or religious significance-

• Distance

• Absolute Location

• Toponym

• Time-Space Compression

The belief that climate and landforms are the most powerful force shaping human behavior

• Environmental Possibilism

• Environmental Determinism

A region united by one or more characteristic that is economic, political, social, or environmental

• Functional Region

• Formal Region

• Perceptual/Vernacular Region

• Uniform Region