A large scale map shows

Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?

Which of the following would have the smallest scale?

Relative location

Absolute location

The frequency with which something occurs in space.

The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time.

The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.

The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.

The shrinking "time distance" between locations because of improved methods of transportation and communication.

The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole.

Map in which the sizes of countries (or states, counties, etc.) are shown according to some specific characteristic. Allow for data to be compared, much like a graph, and distance and distribution are also visible, like on a traditional map.

Maps that use various colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data.

Maps used to show the specific location and distribution of something across the territory of the map. Each dot represents a specified quantity.

Maps that use symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of something

A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans.

A map that shows the names and borders of countries.

The way phenomena are distributed across the earth's surface.

A modern, industrialized country in which people are generally better educated and healthier and live longer (also known as more developed country "MDC")

A country in which the society is less modern and less industrialized and in which inhabitants are generally poorer (also known as less developed country "LDC")

Middle to high developing countries that have experienced some economic growth as a result of globalization. (also known as less developed country "LDC" and newly industrialized country "NIC")

The value of the output of goods and services produced in a country in a year; does not account for money that leaves and enters the country.

Measure of development that considers more than just income; combines standard of living (GNI) with life expectancy and average education level.

The percentage of a country's people who can read and write.

Sector of the economy that includes activities that directly extract materials from Earth. Most dominant sector in lower income countries.

A subgroup of the tertiary sector that includes knowledge-based service jobs (research & development, business consulting, financial services, education, software development).

Sector of the economy that includes manufacturers that process, transform, and assemble raw materials into useful products. Most dominant sector in middle-income countries.

Sector of the economy that involves the provision of goods and services to people in exchange for payment. Most dominant sector in very high developed countries.

A subgroup of the tertiary sector that includes service jobs concerned with the highest-levels of decision-making and includes top officials in various levels of government and business.

The process in which a country's economy grows or changes and becomes more advanced, especially when both economic and social conditions are improved.

Tourism that attempts to protect local ecosystems and to educate visitors about them.

Small loans provided to entrepreneurs in developing countries (common with poor female entrepreneurs in South Asia and South America).

Series of development goals adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 to improve the lives of those living in countries with the lowest standards of human development.

A company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries. Headquarters are usually located in developed countries, while factories are often located in less developed countries.

Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.

Form of agriculture practiced in arid and semi-arid climates throughout the world.

A large commercial farm that specializes in one crop, usually found in the low latitudes (tropics), and in hot, humid climates with substantial precipitation.

Subsistence form of agriculture in which farmers, usually in tropical climate regions: clear the land by burning vegetation, plant and harvest crops, then move to another area of dense, wild vegetation and repeat the process.

Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family.

Farmers build a series of steps into the side of a hill, creating flat surfaces that make harvesting crops easier for farmers and reduce soil erosion by collecting rainfall.

Agricultural revolution that serves as the origin of farming, marked by the first domestication of plants and animals. Primarily subsistence farming.

Agricultural revolution which began in the 1700s. Used the advancements of the Industrial Revolution to increase food supplies and support growing populations.

Includes agrichemicals, breeding, crop production, distribution, farm machinery, processing, and seed supply, as well as marketing and retail sales.

A process used by corporations to gather resources and transform them into goods and then transport them to consumers.

Commercial farming characterized by integration of crops and livestock; most of the crops are fed to animals rather than consumed directly by humans.

Commercial gardening and fruit farming found mostly in California and the Southeast (Florida) in order to take advantage of long growing seasons.

Type of agriculture practiced in regions with hot-dry summers (California, S. Europe), mild winters, narrow valleys, and often some type of irrigation system. (Figs, dates, olives, grapes)

Local farms that supply highly perishable products to customers in a small geographic areas; improvements in refrigeration and transportation have replaced most of these types of farms.

Commercial grazing of animals confined to a specific area. Found in areas that are too dry for growing crops in large quantities.

Degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting.

The removal of large tracts of forest, which can result in soil erosion, decrease in rainfall, and desertification.

Plants or animals that scientists in a laboratory modified by extracting genes of one species and inserting them into the DNA of another species.

A method of farming that does not use artificial means such as synthetic pesticides and herbicides, antibiotics, and bio engineering.

Designed to increase profits for small farmers in poor countries (instead of multinational corporations).

Advances in plant biology beginning in the mid-1900s, which involved the development of higher-yielding, disease-resistant, faster-growing varieties of grains.

Manufacturing based in homes rather than in a factory, commonly found before the Industrial Revolution.

Improvements in farm machinery and techniques were made during this period, causing rural to urban migration and massive city growth.

Started in England in the 1700s and spread to other parts of Europe and the U.S. by the mid-1800s; early factories built near sources of power such as rivers or coal deposits and near transportation routes.

An industry in which the final product weighs less or comprises a lower volume than the inputs. Companies try to locate processing plants near the source of raw materials. Example: copper production, paper, meatpacking

An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a greater volume than the inputs. Companies try to locate factories near the market to avoid paying for excess shipping costs. Example: beverage production, automobile assembly, fabricated manufacturing

A location where goods are transferred from one type of carrier to another (e.g., from barge to railroad).

A system in which the inputs needed in the assembly process arrive at the assembly plant very close to when they are needed. Reduces expensive storage costs and avoids typing up money in inventory.

An industry for which labor costs comprise a high percentage of total expenses; products need large amounts of labor to produce it. These industries rely less on automation. Examples: garment factory workers, restaurants

The cumulative and sustained decline in the contribution of manufacturing to a national economy.

Businesses with minimal locational demands that can pack up and leave for a new location quickly and easily. (Examples: informational services such as call centers)

When a business contracts work out to non-company employees or other companies in order to lower costs or focus on their core business.

Primarily residential areas near cities.

Areas containing cities with high concentrations of people.

Areas containing farms and villages with low concentrations of people.

The process of people moving, usually from cities, to residential areas on the outskirts of cities. Such communities remain connected to the city for jobs and services, but are often less densely populated and less ethnically diverse than cities.

Rapid spread of development outward from the inner city due to the availability of automobiles, creation of high-speed highways, and the presence of inexpensive land outside urban areas.

Movement in the 1990s that included goals such as reducing sprawl, increasing affordable housing, and creating vibrant, walk-able, mixed-use neighborhoods.

The process by which banks -- because they may consider investments in some areas too risky -- refuse loans (by drawing lines on a map) to those who want to purchase and improve properties in certain urban areas.

The process of wealthier residents moving into a neighborhood and making it unaffordable for existing residents, usually improves the housing quality.