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WorksheetsAPHG Chapter 1 definitions 3rd pd
Total questions: 152
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a space that is distinguished by a specific feature? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Place
b)
Site
c)
Situation
d)
Built Landscape
e)
Cultural Landscape
2.
What is a region that has feautures, patterns, and use of natural resources that show occupation? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Built Landscape
b)
Cultural Landscape
c)
Sequent Occupance
d)
Natural Landscape
e)
Geographic Grid
3.
What is the notion that each group who occupies a place will leave something that reflects upon their culture in that place? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Sequent Occupance
b)
Built Landscape
c)
Cultural Landscape
d)
Agglomerated
e)
Possibilism
4.
What is a region that reflects the culture of the occupants in that region? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Cultural Landscape
b)
Built Landscape
c)
Dispersion/Concentration
d)
Remote Sensing
e)
Possibilism
5.
What is the frequency with which something exists within a given area? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Density
b)
Arithmetic Density
c)
Physiological Density
d)
Distance Decay
e)
Friction of Distance
6.
What is the total amount of something within an area? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Arithmetic Density
b)
Density
c)
Physiological Density
d)
Scale
e)
Environmental Determinism
7.
What is the number of people over the unit of area suitable for agriculture? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Physiological Density
b)
Arithmetic Density
c)
Density
d)
Diffusion
e)
Absolute Distance
8.
What is the spread of a feature to other areas? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Diffusion
b)
Relocation Diffusion
c)
Expansion Diffusion
d)
Hierarchical Diffusion
e)
Contagious Diffusion
9.
What is a place where an innovation is created? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Hearth
b)
Situation
c)
Site
d)
Cultural Landscape
e)
Natural Landscape
10.
What is the process of spreading ideas through movement of people? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Contagious Diffusion
c)
Diffusion
d)
Stimulus Diffusion
e)
Hierarchical Diffusion
11.
What is the spreading of ideas that results in an increase of the idea at the affected region by an exponential rate? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Expansion Diffusion
b)
Relocation Diffusion
c)
Stimulus Diffusion
d)
Contagious Diffusion
e)
Hierarchical Diffusion
12.
What is the spread of ideas by persons or influence? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Hierarchical Diffusion
b)
Contagious Diffusion
c)
Relocation Diffusion
d)
Expansion Diffusion
e)
Stimulus Diffusion
13.
What is the spread of an idea at a very fast pace? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Contagious Diffusion
b)
Stimulus Diffusion
c)
Expansion Diffusion
d)
Hierarchical Diffusion
e)
Relocation Diffusion
14.
What is the spread of not necessarily a characteristic but the principle behind that characteristic? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Stimulus Diffusion
b)
Hierarchical Diffusion
c)
Contagious Diffusion
d)
Relocation Diffusion
e)
Expansion Diffusion
15.
What is a line along which something performs an action? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Direction
b)
Absolute Direction
c)
Relative Direction
d)
Linear Pattern
e)
Network
16.
What is something that consists of the cardinal directions north, east, south, and west? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Absolute Direction
b)
Relative Direction
c)
Direction
d)
Patterns
e)
Physical Attributes
17.
What is a culturally based and locationaly variable rathern than based on cardinal direction? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Relative Direction
b)
Direction
c)
Absolute Direction
d)
Linear Pattern
e)
Global Positioning System
18.
What is how much something is spread over a ceratin area? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Dispersion/Concentration
b)
Dispersed
c)
Scattered
d)
Clustered
e)
Density
19.
What describes the concentration of the objects in an area by indicating that they are far apart? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Dispersed
b)
Concentration
c)
Clustered
d)
Distance Decay
e)
Distance
20.
What describes how the objects in an area are not close together? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Scattered
b)
Concentration
c)
Agglomerated
d)
Geographic Grid
e)
Geographic Information System
21.
What describes the concentration of the objects in an area by indicating that they are close together? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Clustered
b)
Scattered
c)
Agglomerated
d)
Dispersed
e)
Diffusion
22.
What describes the cause of a cluster as a group of people or businesses for mutual benefit? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Agglomerated
b)
Distortion
c)
Centralized Pattern
d)
Random Pattern
e)
Linear Pattern
23.
What is the quantity of space between two objects? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Distance
b)
Absolute Distance
c)
Absolute Direction
d)
Relative Distance
e)
Relative Direction
24.
What is the exact quantity of space between two objects or spaces? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Absolute Distance
b)
Distance
c)
Absolute Direction
d)
Relative Distance
e)
Relative Direction
25.
What is the approximate measure of cost and time between two objects or things? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Relative Distance
b)
Absolute Distance
c)
Absolute Direction
d)
Relative Direction
e)
Distance
26.
What is the term for how how something is arranged in a given space? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Distribution
b)
Arrangement
c)
Array
d)
Environmental Determinism
e)
Hearth
27.
What was an approach to geography in the nineteenth - and early twentieth- centuries that thought the general laws of geography could be found in the physical sciences? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Environmental Determinism
b)
Possibilism
c)
Time-Space Compression
d)
Spatial Interaction
e)
Connectivity
28.
What is a position of something on Earth's surface? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Location
b)
Geographic Grid
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
e)
Global Positioning System
29.
What is a position of something through a system of longitude and latitude? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Absolute Location
b)
Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Geographic Grid
e)
Global Positioning System
30.
What is the location of something using other features as reference points? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Relative Location
b)
Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Geographic Grid
e)
Global Positioning System
31.
What is the term that indicates the physical characteristics of a place? (Saanvi Kumar Defintions 1)
a)
Site
b)
Situation
c)
Location
d)
Absolute Location
e)
Relative Location
32.
What is the location of a place relative to its surroundings and other places? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Situation
b)
Site
c)
Location
d)
Absolute Location
e)
Relative Location
33.
What is another word for a toponym? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Place Name
b)
Situation
c)
Site
d)
Distortion
e)
Pattern
34.
What is a geometric arrangement of something? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Pattern
b)
Linear Pattern
c)
Centralized Pattern
d)
Random Pattern
e)
Natural Landscape
35.
What describes the arrangement of something as a line? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Linear Pattern
b)
Pattern
c)
Centralized Pattern
d)
Region
e)
Perceptual/Vernacular Region
36.
What describes the arrangement of something as clustered or concentrated at a particular point? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Centralized Pattern
b)
Linear Pattern
c)
Random Pattern
d)
Functional/Nodal Region
e)
Dispersed
37.
What describes the arrangement of something as scattered? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Random Pattern
b)
Dispersed
c)
Concentrated
d)
Clustered
e)
Pattern
38.
What is an area's physical features? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Physical Attributes
b)
Built Landscape
c)
Cultural Landscape
d)
Natural Landscape
e)
Sequent Occupance
39.
What is an array of landforms upon Earth's surface marked by physical features? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Natural Landscape
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Functional/Nodal Region
e)
Perceptual/Vernacular Region
40.
What states that although a physical environment imits human action, humans can still manipulate factors to their choosing? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Possibilism
b)
Sequent Occupance
c)
Time-Space Compression
d)
Friction of Distance
e)
Distance Decay
41.
What is an area that contains unique features? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Region
b)
Place
c)
Arable Land
d)
Natural Landscape
e)
Map
42.
What is an area in which at least one common characteristic is shared among everyone? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Formal/Uniform Region
b)
Region
c)
Situation
d)
Relocation Diffusion
e)
Distribution
43.
What is an area that is organized around a characteristic at a focal point? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Functional/Nodal Region
b)
Directorix
c)
Place
d)
Region
e)
Perceptual/Vernacular Region
44.
What is an area that the occupants considered to be a part of their culture? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Perceptual/Vernacular Region
b)
Cultural Landscape
c)
Built Landscape
d)
Formal/Uniform Region
e)
Functional/Nodal Regions
45.
What is a given area's relationship to Earth as a whole? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Scale
b)
Size
c)
Spatial Interaction
d)
Time-Space Compression
e)
Distance Decay
46.
What is an object's spatial dimensions? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Size
b)
Scale
c)
Shape
d)
Length, Width, and Height
e)
Connectivity
47.
What refers to space on or near Earth's surface? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Spatial
b)
Arable Land
c)
Place
d)
Region
e)
Geographic Grid
48.
What is the movement of something between places? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Spatial Interaction
b)
Relocation Diffusion
c)
Hierarchical Diffusion
d)
Distribution
e)
Environmental Determinism
49.
What is the convenience with which a destination can be reached? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Accessibility
b)
Connectivity
c)
Evolution of Technology
d)
Expansion Diffusion
e)
Roads and Highways
50.
What is the concept that describes a connection between places that may be tangible or intangible? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Connectivity
b)
Accessibility
c)
Possibilism
d)
Friction of Distance
e)
Time-Space Compression
51.
What is the routes and the places routes connect? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Network
b)
Distance
c)
Connectivity
d)
Road Systems
e)
Distance Decay
52.
What is the decrease in significance of a phenomenon and the increase of distance from its origin? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Distance Decay
b)
Distance
c)
Possibilism
d)
Time-Space Compression
e)
Friction of Distance
53.
What is the restraint that distance places on spatial interaction? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Friction of Distance
b)
Distance Decay
c)
Distortion
d)
Possibilism
e)
Common Interaction
54.
What is the reduced time it takes to reach a destination? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Time-Space Compression
b)
Spatial Interaction
c)
Friction of Distance
d)
Accessibility
e)
Connectivity
55.
What is an alteration of information? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Distortion
b)
Map Misconceptions
c)
Geographic Grid Information
d)
Relative Location
e)
World Wide Web and the Internet
56.
What is a computer system that deals with geographic information? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
b)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
c)
Geographic Grid
d)
International Date Line
e)
Time Zone Computers
57.
What is a system that determines the exact position of something through satellites, tracking stations, and receivers? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
b)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
c)
Geographic Grid
d)
Absolute Location
e)
Meridians
58.
What is a system of latitude and longitude that determines the position of something? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Geographic Grid
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
e)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
59.
What are the two areas of interaction between Earth's axis of rotation and its surface? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
North/South Poles
b)
Parallel
c)
Meridian
d)
Prime Meridian
e)
Spatial Interaction
60.
What determines the location of parallels on a globe and the distance north and south of the equator in degrees? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Parallel
e)
Geographic Grid
61.
What is a circle on a globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Parallel
b)
Meridian
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Longitude
e)
Equator
62.
What is an imaginary line that goes around the planet and divides in into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Parallel
d)
Longitude
e)
Latitude
63.
What determines the position of meridians and measures the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Compass
e)
Parallel
64.
What is an arc on the globe between the North and South poles? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Meridian
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Longitude
e)
Latitude
65.
What is a meridian at zero degrees longitude? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Longitude
d)
Latitude
e)
Parallel
66.
What is something that mostly follows the 180 degree longitude and moves the clock 24 hours behind towards the east (towards America) and the opposite for the west (towards Asia)? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
International Date Line
b)
Time Zones
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Equator
e)
Parallel
67.
What is something that represents a given area of Earth's surface in a two-dimensional format? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Map
b)
Place
c)
Region
d)
Area
e)
Arable Area
68.
What is something that reflects a theme about a geographical area in a two-dimensional format? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Thematic Maps
b)
Maps
c)
Cartogram
d)
Isoline Maps
e)
Scale
69.
What is something that shows the variation in the amount of a specific feature in a geographical area in a two-dimensional format? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Statistical Maps
b)
Cartograms
c)
Mental Maps
d)
Maps
e)
Thematic Maps
70.
What substitutes a thematic mapping variable with land area in a two-dimensional format? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Cartogram
b)
Statistical Map
c)
Dot Map
d)
Mental Map
e)
Isoline Map
71.
What uses a dot to represent a specific phenomena in a two-dimensional format? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Dot Maps
b)
Cartograms
c)
Statistical Maps
d)
Mental Map
e)
Isoline Map
72.
What contains an area that is patterned proportionate to a displayed statistical variable in a two-dimensional format? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Choropleth Maps
b)
Maps
c)
Thematic Maps
d)
Mental Map
e)
Dot Maps
73.
What represents numerical data through specific lines that connect data points with the same value in a two-dimensional format? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Isoline Maps
b)
Dot Maps
c)
Mental Maps
d)
Cartogram
e)
Thematic Maps
74.
What reflects the perceptions a person has of a geographical area in a two-dimensional format? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Mental Maps
b)
Dot Maps
c)
Cartograms
d)
Choropleth Maps
e)
Isoline Map
75.
What is the relationship in size of an area portrayed on a map and the area's actual size defined as?
a)
Scale (of a map)
b)
Spatial Interaction
c)
Agglomerated
d)
Possibilism
e)
Time-Space Compression
76.
What is a system in which portions of Earth's surface are transferred to a map? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Projection
b)
Remote System
c)
Sequent Occupance
d)
Geographic Grid
e)
Global Positioning System
77.
What is a process of receiving data on Earth's surface through long-distance methods such as by sattelite? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Remote Sensing
b)
Distance Decay
c)
Friction of Distance
d)
Time-Space Compression
e)
Projection
78.
What is a uniform time throughout a region and was made because it made communications between regions that see sunrises and sunsets at different times easier? (Saanvi Kumar Definitions 1)
a)
Time Zones
b)
International Date Line
c)
Equator
d)
Prime Meridian
e)
Equator
79.
place (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
geographical location of any size or configuration
b)
a way to describe distribution
c)
region from which innovative ideas originate
d)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
e)
total number of objects in an area
80.
built landscape (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
area of land represented by its features and patterns of human occupation
b)
number of people per unit
c)
exact position of a place on the earths surface
d)
straight pattern
e)
a compass direction such as north or south
81.
sequent occupance (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
notion that successful societies leave their cultural imrints on a place each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape
b)
estimation or determination of extent
c)
physical character of a place
d)
northernmost/southernmost points of the earth
e)
geographic grid
82.
density (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
a way to describe distribution
b)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
c)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
d)
occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern
e)
involves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin to a new place
83.
arithmetic density (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
total number of objects in an area
b)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
c)
involves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin to a new place
d)
the region from which innovative ideas originate
e)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
84.
physiological density (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
b)
if objects in an area are relatively far apart
c)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
d)
occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern
e)
exact position of a place on earth's surface
85.
diffusion (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
b)
exact position of a place on earth's surface
c)
the state of being a dispersed over a wide area
d)
concentration
e)
scattered
86.
expansion diffusion (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
b)
relocation diffusion
c)
hierarchal diffusion
d)
hierarchy
e)
religious diffusion
87.
relocation diffusion (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
involves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin to a new place
b)
clustered in one area
c)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
d)
map projection that fairly accurately shows shape and direction but distorts distance and size of land masses
e)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
88.
hearth (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
the region from which innovative ideas originate
b)
if objects in an area are relatively far apart
c)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
d)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
e)
map projection that fairly accurately shows shape and direction but distorts distance and size of land masses
89.
hierarchal diffusion (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern
b)
approach made by Humboldt and Ritter which concentrated on how the physical environment caused social divison, applying laws from natural science to understand relationships between physical environment and human actions
c)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
d)
scatter
e)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
90.
contagious diffusion (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
a form of expansion diffusion in which numerous places or people near the point of origin
b)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
c)
straight pattern
d)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
e)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
91.
stimulus diffusion (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
b)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
c)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
d)
lacking a definite pattern
e)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
92.
direction (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
b)
approach made by Humboldt and Ritter which concentrated on how the physical environment caused social divison, applying laws from natural science to understand relationships between physical environment and human actions
c)
lacking a definite pattern
d)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
e)
the region from which innovative ideas originate
93.
absolute location (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
exact position of a place on the earth's surface
b)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
c)
straight pattern
d)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
e)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
94.
relative location (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
location of something in relation to something else
b)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
c)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
d)
lacking a definite pattern
e)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
95.
dispersion (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
the state of being dispersed over a wide area
b)
approach made by Humboldt and Ritter which concentrated on how the physical environment caused social divison, applying laws from natural science to understand relationships between physical environment and human actions
c)
hierarchal diffusion
d)
used to determine where things are in relation to other things
e)
location of something in relation to something else
96.
concentration (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
b)
arrangement of features in space
c)
lacking a definite pattern
d)
the state of being dispersed over a wide area
e)
if objects in an area are close together
97.
dispersed (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
if objects in an area are relatively far apart
b)
arrangement of features in space
c)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
d)
lacking a definite pattern
e)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
98.
scattered (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
lacking a definite pattern
b)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
c)
pattern with no specific order or logic behind arrangement
d)
lacking a definite pattern
e)
involves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin to a new place
99.
clustered (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
if objects in an area are close together
b)
if objects in an area are relatively far apart
c)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
d)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
100.
distance (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
map projection that fairly accurately shows shape and direction but distorts distance and size of land masses
b)
approach made by Humboldt and Ritter which concentrated on how the physical environment caused social divison, applying laws from natural science to understand relationships between physical environment and human actions
c)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
d)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
e)
involves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin to a new place
101.
distribution (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
arrangement of features in space
b)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
c)
pattern with no specific order or logic behind arrangement
d)
if objects in an area are close together
102.
location (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
position that something occupies on earth's surface
b)
approach made by Humboldt and Ritter which concentrated on how the physical environment caused social divison, applying laws from natural science to understand relationships between physical environment and human actions
c)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
d)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
e)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
103.
site (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
physical character of a place, such as characteristics like climate, water sources, topography, soil, latitude, vegetation, elevation
b)
arrangement of features in space
c)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
d)
position that something occupies on earth's surface
104.
situation (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
location of a place relative to other places, valuable to indicate location, finding an unfamiliar place and understanding its importance by comparing location with familiar ones and learning their accessibility to other places
b)
imaginary line of longitude generally 180 degrees east or west of the prime meridian where each new day begins
c)
physical character of a place, such as characteristics like climate, water sources, topography, soil, latitude, vegetation, elevation
d)
location of a place relative to other places, valuable to indicate location, finding an unfamiliar place and understanding its importance by comparing location with familiar ones and learning their accessibility to other places
e)
physical character of a place, such as characteristics like climate, water sources, topography, soil, latitude, vegetation, elevation
105.
place name/toponym (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
name given to a place on earth
b)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
c)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
d)
arrangement of features in space
e)
involves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin to a new place
106.
linear (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
straight pattern
b)
if objects in an area are relatively far apart
c)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
d)
location of a place relative to other places, valuable to indicate location, finding an unfamiliar place and understanding its importance by comparing location with familiar ones and learning their accessibility to other places
e)
theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives
107.
centralized (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
clustered or concentrated at a certain place
b)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
c)
theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives
d)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
e)
location of something in relation to something else
108.
random (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
pattern with no specific order or logic behind arrangement
b)
imaginary line of longitude generally 180 degrees east or west of the prime meridian where each new day begins
c)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
d)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
e)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
109.
natural landscape (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
physical landscape or environment that has not been affected by human activity
b)
name given to a place on earth
c)
theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives
d)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
e)
theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives
110.
possibilism (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives
b)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
c)
area of earth distinguished by a distinctive combination
d)
physical landscape or environment that has not been affected by human activity
e)
physical character of a place, such as characteristics like climate, water sources, topography, soil, latitude, vegetation, elevation
111.
region (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
area of earth distinguished by a distinctive combination
b)
approach made by Humboldt and Ritter which concentrated on how the physical environment caused social divison, applying laws from natural science to understand relationships between physical environment and human actions
c)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
d)
area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics, generally identified to help explain broad global or national patterns, generally illustrating a general concept rather than a precise mathematical distribution
e)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
112.
formal/uniform region (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics, generally identified to help explain broad global or national patterns, generally illustrating a general concept rather than a precise mathematical distribution
b)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
c)
relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
d)
relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
e)
physical character of a place, such as characteristics like climate, water sources, topography, soil, latitude, vegetation, elevation
113.
functional/nodal region (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
b)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
c)
relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
d)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
114.
vernacular/perceptual region (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity from people's informal sense of place such as mental maps
b)
imaginary line of longitude generally 180 degrees east or west of the prime meridian where each new day begins
c)
northernmost/southernmost points of the earth
d)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
e)
pattern with no specific order or logic behind arrangement
115.
scale (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
b)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
c)
if objects in an area are relatively far apart
d)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
116.
size (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
estimation or determination of extent
b)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
c)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
d)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
e)
areal pattern of sets of places and the routes connecting them along which movement can take place
117.
spatial (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
of or pertaining to space on or near earth's surface, often a synonym for geographical and used as an adjective to describe specific geographic concepts or processes
b)
estimation or determination of extent
c)
northernmost/southernmost points of the earth
d)
relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
e)
pattern with no specific order or logic behind arrangement
118.
spatial interaction (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
movement and flows involving human activity
b)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
c)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
d)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
e)
areal pattern of sets of places and the routes connecting them along which movement can take place
119.
accessibility (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
oppurtunity for contact or interaction from a given point or location in relation to other locations
b)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
c)
place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity from people's informal sense of place such as mental maps
d)
diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
120.
connectivity (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
directness of routes linking pairs of places, indication of the degree of internal connection in a transport network, all of the tangible and intangible means of connection and communication between places
b)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
c)
diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
d)
of or pertaining to space on or near earth's surface, often a synonym for geographical and used as an adjective to describe specific geographic concepts or processes
e)
pattern with no specific order or logic behind arrangement
121.
network (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
areal pattern of sets of places and the routes connecting them along which movement can take place
b)
movement and flows involving human activity
c)
northernmost/southernmost points of the earth
d)
oppurtunity for contact or interaction from a given point or location in relation to other locations
e)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
122.
distance decay (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
b)
diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
c)
act of distorting/misrepresenting something
d)
measure of the restricting effect of distance on spatial interaction, greater the distance - greater the friction and less interaction of exchange, or the greater cost of achieving the change
e)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
123.
friction of distance (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
measure of the restricting effect of distance on spatial interaction, greater the distance - greater the friction and less interaction of exchange, or the greater cost of achieving the change
b)
place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity from people's informal sense of place such as mental maps
c)
act of distorting/misrepresenting something
d)
area of earth distinguished by a distinctive combination
e)
measure of the restricting effect of distance on spatial interaction, greater the distance - greater the friction and less interaction of exchange, or the greater cost of achieving the change
124.
time-space compression (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
influence on the rate of expansion diffusion of an idea, observing that the spread of acceptance of an idea is usually delayed as distance from the source of the innovation increases
b)
diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
c)
2 dimensional representation of earths surface or a portion of it
d)
measure of the restricting effect of distance on spatial interaction, greater the distance - greater the friction and less interaction of exchange, or the greater cost of achieving the change
e)
computer system that captures, stores, analyzes, and displays data
125.
distortion (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
act of distorting/misrepresenting something
b)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
c)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
d)
diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin
e)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
126.
GIS (Geographic Information System) (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
computer system that captures, stores, analyzes, and displays data
b)
place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity from people's informal sense of place such as mental maps
c)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
d)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
127.
GPS (Global Positioning System) (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
system of satellites, tracking stations and receivers to determine the precise absolute locations on earth
b)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
c)
if objects in an area are relatively far apart
d)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
e)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
128.
geographic grid (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
b)
arrangement of features in space
c)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
d)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
e)
measure of the restricting effect of distance on spatial interaction, greater the distance - greater the friction and less interaction of exchange, or the greater cost of achieving the change
129.
north/south poles (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
northernmost/southernmost points of the earth
b)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
c)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
d)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
e)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
130.
latitude (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
numbering system used to indicate location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
b)
influence on the rate of expansion diffusion of an idea, observing that the spread of acceptance of an idea is usually delayed as distance from the source of the innovation increases
c)
2 dimensional representation of earths surface or a portion of it
d)
numbering system used to indicate location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
e)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
131.
parallel (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
b)
directness of routes linking pairs of places, indication of the degree of internal connection in a transport network, all of the tangible and intangible means of connection and communication between places
c)
numbering system used to indicate location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
d)
arrangement of features in space
e)
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132.
equator (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth and northern and southern hemispheres
b)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
c)
map that emphasizes a single idea or particular kind of information about an area
d)
numbering system used to indicate location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
e)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
133.
meridian (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
an arc drawn on a map between north and south poles
b)
if objects in an area are relatively far apart
c)
absolute locations on earth
d)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
e)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
134.
prime meridian (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
imaginary line that divides earth into eastern and western hemisphere
b)
occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern
c)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
d)
map that emphasizes a single idea or particular kind of information about an area
e)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
135.
international data line (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
imaginary line of longitude generally 180 degrees east or west of the prime meridian where each new day begins
b)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
c)
map that emphasizes a single idea or particular kind of information about an area
d)
map that emphasizes a single idea or particular kind of information about an area
136.
maps (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
2 dimensional representation of earths surface or a portion of it
b)
directness of routes linking pairs of places, indication of the degree of internal connection in a transport network, all of the tangible and intangible means of connection and communication between places
c)
cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth
d)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
e)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
137.
thematic map (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
map that emphasizes a single idea or particular kind of information about an area
b)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
c)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
d)
occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern
e)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
138.
statisical map (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
b)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
c)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
d)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
e)
map that has been simplified to present a single in a diagrammatic way; the base is not normally true to scale
139.
dot map (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
thematic map in which a dot represents some frequency of the mapped variable
b)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
c)
area organized around a node or focal point where there is a central focus that diminishes in importance
d)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
e)
map that has been simplified to present a single in a diagrammatic way; the base is not normally true to scale
140.
chloropleth map (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
thematic map in which ranked classes of some variable are depicted with shading patterns or colors for predefined zones
b)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
c)
system used to transfer locations from earth's surface to a flat map
d)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
e)
acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet
141.
isoline map (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
thematic map with lines that connect points of equal value
b)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
c)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
142.
mental map (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
b)
occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern
c)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
d)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
e)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
143.
map scale (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
distance on a map relative to distance on earth
b)
arrangement of features in space
c)
a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles in the meridian.
d)
map that has been simplified to present a single in a diagrammatic way; the base is not normally true to scale
144.
projection (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
system used to transfer locations from earth's surface to a flat map
b)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
c)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
d)
distance on a map relative to distance on earth
e)
cquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet
145.
remote sensing (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet
b)
east, west, north, south
c)
distance on a map relative to distance on earth
d)
up and down
e)
natural resource
146.
time zones (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
area that uses same clock
b)
distance on a map relative to distance on earth
c)
expansion diffusion in which innovative idea diffuses from its hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters
d)
spread of a culture element or some other phenemenon
e)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
147.
cultural landscape (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
<br />a geographic area the includes cultural resources and natural resources associated with the interactions between nature and human behavior
b)
approach made by Humboldt and Ritter which concentrated on how the physical environment caused social divison, applying laws from natural science to understand relationships between physical environment and human actions
c)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
d)
prime meridian
e)
the pattern of spacing among individuals within geographic population
148.
physical attributes (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
unaffected by human activity
b)
natural resource
c)
mental map
d)
internal representation of a portion of earth's surface, based on one's perception of a location
e)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
149.
longitude (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
measured by the angle between the plane of the prime meridian and that of the meridian through the point in question, or by the corresponding time difference
b)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
c)
directness of routes linking pairs of places, indication of the degree of internal connection in a transport network, all of the tangible and intangible means of connection and communication between places
d)
distance on a map relative to distance on earth
e)
<br />a geographic area the includes cultural resources and natural resources associated with the interactions between nature and human behavior<br />a geographic area the includes cultural resources and natural resources associated with the interactions between nature and human behavior
150.
absolute direction (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
east, west, north, south
b)
left, right, forwards, backwards
c)
occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern
d)
latitude
e)
longitude
151.
relative direction (Sophia Turner Definitions 1)
a)
forward, backward, left, right
b)
number of people per unit or area suitable for agriculture
c)
approach made by Humboldt and Ritter which concentrated on how the physical environment caused social divison, applying laws from natural science to understand relationships between physical environment and human actions
d)
system designed to pinpoint any location on earth by laying a vertical and horizontal grid over the earth's layout
e)
special type of map in which variation in quantity of a factor, such as rainfall, population, or crops in a geographic area is indicated, such as a dot map
152.
What term describes a geographical locale of any size or configuration comparable to equally generic meanings of geography. (G.Dillender 1)
a)
Place
b)
parallel
c)
Relative Distance
d)
Distance Decay
e)
Gracez
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