APHG Unit One review

The images show a topographic map and a geographic information systems (GIS) representation of Mount Shasta in California. Which of the following statements best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representations of Earth’s surface?

• Some maps do not show the actual coloration of Earth’s surface and vegetation.

• GIS can only display two-dimensional layers.

• The planet’s gravitational poles are not located at the poles of Earth’s axis.

• The three dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page.

• Printed maps alter the sense of place that people can have about a location.

Which of the following scales of analysis would provide demographic data that could be used to compare one urban neighborhood to other urban neighborhoods across a country?

Responses

• State or province

• Metropolitan area or urban region

• County or parish (in Quebec and Louisiana)

• City or municipality

• Census tract or enumeration area

Watershed: A region in which all rainfall eventually flows downhill through a system of streams and tributaries into the same body of water, such as the catchment basin of a river or lake.

Milkshed: A region in which fresh milk is produced and can be delivered without spoilage for sale and consumption. A dairy farm sits at the center of an area, the size of which is determined by how far fresh milk can be shipped and still maintain shelf life for consumers.

Given the definitions, watersheds and milksheds can best be classified as what type of region?

• Culture

• Formal

• Functional

• Industrial

• Vernacular

Market research reports and profiles of voting like those shown are examples of spatial anylsis products. Which of the following data sources is frequently most used to create spatial analysis products shown in the example

• School enrollment records

• Census surveys

• Tax receipts

• Loan applications

• Utility bills

The maps show residential neighborhoods in the Republic of Singapore. Which of the following individuals or organizations would be most likely to make a decision based on the spatial pattern shown on the maps?

• Malay is the largest ethnic group, ethnic Chinese live in the center of the city, and ethnic Indians live in the peripheral neighborhoods.

• A business analyzing demographic change over time within its market area

• Ethnic Chinese residents are in the majority across most of the city, while ethnic Malay and ethnic Indian residents are concentrated in the peripheral neighborhoods.

• A government agency seeking to promote equal opportunities across ethnicities

• Indian is the largest ethnic group, ethnic Chinese live in the center of the city, and ethnic Malay live in the peripheral neighborhoods.

Describe TWO geographic features not shown on the map that would help explain the patterns of dairy farming shown on the map.