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Geo Unit 1 Key Terms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Telling a location using latitude and longitude coordinates.

a)

Relative location

b)

Place

c)

Absolute location

d)

Space

2.

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

a)

Distance decay

b)

Time-space compression

c)

Absolute location

d)

Relative location

3.

An area that is defined based on peoples' perception of culture.

a)

Formal region

b)

Functional region

c)

Vernacular (perceptual) region

4.

The inverse relationship between distance and connectedness.

a)

Environmental determinism

b)

Time-space compression

c)

Distance decay

d)

Possibilism

5.

Refers to the amount of territory that the map represents.

a)

Legend

b)

Geographic scale

c)

Reference map

d)

Thematic map

6.

Which of the following is NOT an example of physical characteristics?

a)

Climate

b)

Native plants and animals

c)

Culture

d)

Landforms

7.

The belief that landforms and climate are the most powerful forces shaping human behavior and societal development.

a)

Environmental determinism

b)

Time-space compression

c)

Distance decay

d)

Possibilism

8.

An area organized around a central hub or focal point where the structures are related to a common activity.

a)

Formal region

b)

Functional region

c)

Vernacular (perceptual) region

9.

A view that acknowledges the limits on the effects of the natural environment and focuses more on the role that human culture plays.

a)

Environmental determinism

b)

Distance decay

c)

Time-space compression

d)

Possibilism

10.

Shows the spatial aspects of information or of a phenomenon in a given area.

a)

Legend

b)

Geographic scale

c)

Thematic map

d)

Reference map

11.

Explains location by using other areas as reference points.

a)

Absolute location

b)

Relative location

c)

Place

d)

Space

12.

Which of the following is NOT an example of human characteristics?

a)

Culture

b)

Landforms

c)

Language

d)

Building Styles

13.

An area defined by official boundaries.

a)

Formal region

b)

Functional region

c)

Vernacular (perceptual) region

14.

Shows the locations of geographic areas and displays general information about places.

a)

Thematic map

b)

Legend

c)

Geographic scale

d)

Reference map

15.

A visual explanation of the symbols used on a map or chart.

a)

Legend

b)

Geographic scale

c)

Reference map

d)

Thematic map