UNIT 1 Thinking Geographically Vocab Quiz

A direction based on a fixed frame of reference, such as the cardinal points of a compass (north, south, east, and west), is called _________.

• Absolute direction

• Relative direction

• Magnetic direction

• Subjective direction

An exact measure of the physical separation between two points on the Earth's surface, typically using a standard unit like miles or kilometers, is called _________.

• Absolute distance

• Relative location

• Topography

• Latitude

The precise position of a place on Earth, often expressed using a standard grid or coordinate system like latitude and longitude, is called _________.

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Physical place

• Geographic region

The area within which individuals move and interact on a daily basis as part of their routine activities is called _________.

• Activity space

• Urban fringe

• Central business district

• Territorial zone

The process of taking photographs of the Earth's surface from elevated positions, such as aircraft, to gather geographic data is called _________.

• Aerial photography

• Cartography

• Topographic mapping

• Satellite telemetry

A frontier is a zone of territory where no state has governing authority, in contrast to a political boundary, which is a defined line. This is called a _________?

• Border zone

• Demilitarized zone

• Buffer state

• Enclave

A map where the size or geometry of a region is distorted to show a specific variable, such as population or travel time, is called a _________?

• Cartogram

• Topographic map

• Choropleth map

• Political map

A person who designs and creates maps is called a _________.

• Cartographer

• Geologist

• Photographer

• Astronomer

An official survey of a country or region's population that collects demographic data like age, sex, and occupation is called a _________.

• Census

• Referendum

• Audit

• Treaty

A thematic map that uses different colors or shading to represent the value or intensity of a particular variable in different geographic areas is called a _________.

• Choropleth map

• Topographic map

• Dot distribution map

• Flow map