Geography Quiz

Which term refers to the grouping of data close together?

• Dispersal

• Clustering

• Distance Decay

• Friction of Distance

What is the term for the reduction in the amount of interaction between two places as the distance between them increases?

• Clustering

• Distance Decay

• Dispersal

• Environmental determinism

Which concept describes the spread of data over a wide area?

• Clustering

• Distance Decay

• Dispersal

• Friction of Distance

What is the term for the idea that the environment determines human activities and societal development?

• Environmental determinism

• Possibilism

• Sustainability

• Spatial

Which term refers to the increase in time that usually comes with increasing distance?

• Clustering

• Possibilism

• Friction of Distance

• Dispersal

Layers of data that can be separated at analyzed according to need is -

• Geographic Information Systems

• Global Positioning Systems

• Remote Sensing

• Environmental Determinism

Which term refers to the exact position of a place on the Earth's surface?

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Place

• Region

What is the term for the location of a place relative to other places?

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Place

• Region

Which term refers to the unique physical and human characteristics of a location?

• Place

• Region

• Scale

• Spatial

What is the term for the loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape so that one place looks like the next?

• Place

• Placelessness

• Region

• Scale