UNIT 1 EXAM REVIEW: Geography: Its Nature and Perspective

Match the following

• Robinson (Compromise/ Uninterrupted)

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• Goode-Homolosine (Equal-Area/Compromise)

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• Azimuthal (Polar)

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• MERCATOR (Conformal)

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Choose the one that does not belong:

• site

• situation

• relative location

Choose the one that does not belong:

• latitude and longitude

• site

• situation

• absolute location

Choose the one that does not belong:

• time zones

• China

• United States railroads

• 15 degrees

Match the following

• ABSOLUTE DIRECTION

• based on what a place is near

• RELATIVE LOCATION

• exact point on earth's surface (uses latitude/longitude)

• ABSLUTE LOCATION

• exact miles/km between two locations

• ABSOLUTE DISTANCE

• Compass Rose (N, S, E, W, etc)

• RELATIVE DISTANCE

• how connected or separate 2 places feel, even if they're physically close or far apart

Match the following

• SPACE-TIME COMPRESSION

• the obstacles and costs associated with traveling over a distance, including time, money, and effort, which ultimately limit how much interaction occurs between distant locations

• FRICTION OF DISTANCE

• technological advancements, like faster transportation and communication technologies, "shrink" the world by reducing the time and cost associated with traveling long distances

• DISTANCE DECAY

• farther away two places are, the less interaction they will have with each other, due to the increased costs and time required to travel between them

The “why of where” refers to

• geography’s emphasis on landscape features.

• spatial patterns on the landscape.

• a definition of geography that is simply locational.

• the idea that the explanation of a spatial pattern is crucial.

• the depiction of a region’s physical features.

Match the following THEMATIC MAPS

• proportional symbol

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• flow line

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• cartogram

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• dot density

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• choropleth

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MAP SCALE

Groups:

(a) LARGE SCALE

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(b) SMALL SCALE

• show less detail, often focusing on states and countries

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• cover a smaller area

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• show more detail, including individual buildings and streets

• cover a larger area

• 1:10,000

• 1:1,000,000

Match the following GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES:

• G.I.S. (geographic information system)

• Aid workers use it to help deliver supplies to remote villages after a disaster.

• GPS (Satellite Navigation)

• City planners use it to layer flood risk, elevation, and population data to plan drainage systems.

• Remote Sensing

• Scientists monitor changes in deforestation by comparing satellite images over time.