Unit 1 Key Terms Thinking Geographically

During a geography class, Ava asked, "What is the exact measurement of space between two places called?"

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Absolute Distance

• Distribution

During a cultural exchange program, Mia and Arjun observed how people in a new country adapted to or borrowed traits from another culture. What term describes this cultural modification?

• Conservation

• Acculturation

• Cartography

• Density

In a classroom discussion, Avery asked what the complete integration of someone of minority status into a dominant culture is called. What is the correct term?

• Assimilation

• Citizen Science

• Contagious Diffusion

• Cultural Landscape

What is the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map or chart?

• Conservation

• Cartography

• Concentration

• Distribution

What term refers to the practice of public participation and collaboration in scientific research to increase scientific knowledge?

• Citizen Science

• Cultural Landscape

• Distance Decay

• Density

What does the concentration of population refer to?

• The arrangement of something across Earth's surface

• The spatial pattern or arrangement of people within a particular area

• The frequency of something within a given unit of area

• The rapid wide spread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population

What term describes the protection of the environment through the responsible use of natural resources?

• Conservation

• Contagious Diffusion

• Acculturation

• Cartography

What is the rapid wide spread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population called?

• Cultural Landscape

• Contagious Diffusion

• Distance Decay

• Distribution

What term describes the visible reflection of a society, including their cultural beliefs and practices, on the physical environment?

• Cultural Landscape

• Citizen Science

• Concentration

• Conservation

What does the term 'density' refer to in geographical terms?

• The arrangement of something across Earth's surface

• The frequency of something within a given unit of area

• The spatial pattern or arrangement of people within a particular area

• The rapid wide spread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population