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WorksheetsAPHG Rub 1.2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called:
A. referenced location
A. central location
A. relative location
A. absolute location
The physical qualities of the original location for a city is referred to as the
site
situation
relative location
absolute location
The layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as:
GPS
GIS
ENSO
OPEC
Measuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?
Formal
Perceptual
Functional
Which of the following divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere Line
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Imaginary North-South line that passes through Greenwich, England, and has a value of 0 degrees
latitude
longitude
relief
scale
A ___________ region, also called a uniform region, is an area within which everyone shares n common ONE or more distinctive characteristics.
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
a place name
Space
Pattern
toponym
180 degrees longitude
International Date Line
Daylight Savings
Greenwich Mean Time
Prime Meridian
Which of the following best defines Carl Sauer’s concept of cultural landscape?
It is the outcome of interactions between humans and their natural environment
It is the way people landscape their yards in different parts of the world
It is a shared set of meanings and symbolic practices
It is the human adaptation to Earth’s physical environment
How did and do Polynesian Peoples navigate among South Pacific islands
using GPS
mapping winds, currents, and waves
praying to the gods
watching Moana
Taking pictures of the Earth's surface from an orbiting satellite. These images are then transmitted in digital form to a receiving station on Earth.
GPS
remote sensing
GIS
A ______________ region, or perceptual region, is a place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.
formal
functional
vernacular
A ______________ region, also called a nodal region, is an area organized around a node or focal point.
formal
functional
vernacular
