Geography Concepts Quiz

What is the exact location of an object, usually expressed in coordinates of longitude and latitude?

• situation

• site

• absolute location

• relative location

Which term describes a country or region that has wealth, higher education levels, more advanced technology, many resources, and powerful allies?

• periphery

• semi periphery

• core

• node

What principle states that the farther away one thing is from another, the less interaction the two things will have?

• environmental determinism

• distance decay

• time-space compression

• spatial perspective

What is the study of the processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth?

• physical geography

• human geography

• ecological perspective

• globalization

What is a network of satellites that orbit Earth and transmit location data to receivers, enabling users to pinpoint their exact location?

• global positioning system (GPS)

• census

• remote sensing

• geographic info systems (GIS)

What is the term for an area organized by its function around a focal point, or the center of an interest or activity?

• functional region

• perceptual region

• formal region

• region

What is the theory of human-environment interaction that states that humans have the ability to adapt the physical environment to their needs?

• environmental determinism

• distance decay

• time-space compression

• possibilism

What is the term for a type of region that reflects people's feelings and attitudes about a place, also called a vernacular region?

• core

• perceptual region

• functional region

• formal region

What is the term for the representation of Earth's surface to show natural and human-made features, especially their relative positions and elevations?

• topography

• map scale

• reference map

• thematic map

What is the term for a computer system that allows for the collection, organization, and display of geographical data for analysis?

• global positioning system (GPS)

• census

• geographic info systems (GIS)

• remote sensing