Geography Quiz

What term describes the exact position of a place on the Earth's surface?

• Relative location

• Core

• Absolute location

• Periphery

Which concept refers to the central area of a region?

• Periphery

• Core

• Node

• Scale

What is the term for the number of people or things in a given area?

• Flow

• Density

• Model

• Pattern

Which term describes the reduction in interaction between two places as the distance between them increases?

• Distance decay

• Friction of distance

• Flow

• Distribution

What is the term for the spread of something over a given area?

• Distribute

• Node

• Scale

• Perceptual region

Which perspective focuses on the relationships between living organisms and their environments?

• Human geography

• Ecological perspective

• Physical geography

• Possibilism

What is the theory that the environment determines human actions and cultures?

• Possibilism

• Environmental determinism

• Functional region

• Globalization

Which term refers to the movement of people, goods, or information?

• Flow

• Model

• Node

• Pattern

Which term describes the resistance to movement or interaction over a distance?

• Friction of distance

• Distance decay

• Flow

• Scale

What is a region organized around a focal point or node?

• Formal region

• Functional region

• Perceptual region

• Core