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WorksheetsAPHG Unit 1 Test Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 28mins
The clustering or dispersal of something within a given unit of area is
concentration
density
pattern
location
An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features
Region
Place
Situation
Node
The arrangement of something across Earth’s surface
Pattern
Dispersing
Distribution
Clustering
The location of a place relative to another place
Site
Situation/Relative Location
Nodal Location
Absolute Location
A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations and receivers.
remote sensing
GIS
GPS
photogrammetry
The notion that the physical environment causes social development – the environment limits human activity
environmental determinism
possibilism
cultural landscape
sustainability
The Dutch use of polders to drain and use land THAT IS BELOW SEA LEVEL is a good example of
environmental determinism
possibilism
Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express
relative location
absolute location
relative direction
absolute direction
relative distance
A method for representing the three dimensional surface of the earth on the two-dimensional surface of a map is known as
scale
globalization
proximity
ethnography
projection
A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and experiences in that area is known as a
thematic map
reference map
mental map
topographic map
The map projection with the greatest amount of distortion, although visually appealing because of its nice, straight lines, is called _____.
Mercator
Gall-Peters
Winkel
Homolosine
The concept of distance decay is best described in which scenario?
When fewer people read the Palm Beach Post newspaper the farther you are away from southern Florida.
People throughout a region generally speaking German.
When many people move to another area using an ocean vessel.
The diffusion of a disease along a highway corridor.
The science of making maps
Geographic Information systems
cartographer
Cartography
Geographic Information Science
Lines called _____________ and ____________ combine to form the "global grid," and are used to identify absolute location. CHOOSE TWO!
parallels
meridians
coordinates
topographic
The geographic study of human-environmental relationships.
cultural ecology
ecological culture
cultural landscape
sustainability
Which of the following would be considered to have the largest scale- meaning, the map is zoomed in and closest to actual size/distance?
1:10
1:100
1:1,000
1:10,000
The Italian-speaking region of Europe is what type of region?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
Rescale
What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?
title
key
map scale
distance calculator
The map with the smallest scale (meaning, it's more zoomed out and the furthest from actual real life distance/size) would be
world
continent
state
city
A thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per political unit area.
Cartogram
Choropleth
Isoline
Topographic
Which are TRUE statements about the use of maps in human and physical geography? CHOOSE AS MANY AS APPLY!
Every map projection distorts the surface of the Earth in some way.
Maps refelct the bias of the cartographer who created the map.
Maps are used as both tools of reference and tools of communication.
Maps have little value to geographers since they are not 100% accurate.
Which of the following is an example of a functional region?
Denver metro area
The Rust Belt
Quebec
The Midwest
The ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level is which of the following?
Possibilism
Environmental Determinism
Sustainability
Nonrenewable
Which of the following is NOT an example of a thematic map?
Dot Symbol Map
Political Map
Cartogram
Isoline Map
Which of the following is NOT an example of a reference map?
Political Map
Isoline Map
Physical Map
All of the answers are an example of a reference map
A geographer would identify this image as a _____ region; these countries have established, widely-agreed on borders .
formal/uniform
functional/nodal
perceptual/vernacular
A location on the Earth's surface with a distinctive characteristic
place
diffusion
network
environment
The map projection depicted here is
Goode
Robinson
Mercator
Gall-Peters
This map is depicting which property of distribution?
Concentration
Density
Pattern
This map is depicting which property of distribution?
Pattern
Density
Concentration
Which scale of analysis would this map be considered?
Local
Global
Regional
National
Which technology arranges geographic data in layers so geographers can compare and contrast data?
GPS
GIS
Cartography
Making map projections
What is the scale of analysis of the map provided?
National
Regional
Global
Local
What is the scale of analysis of the map provided?
Regional
National
Local
Global
What is the scale of analysis of the map provided?
Region
State
National
Global
