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WorksheetsAP Hug Topic 1
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What is the map projection shown
Robinson
Mercator
Goode-Homolosine
What is the map projection shown
Robinson
Mercator
Goode-Homolosine
What is the map projection shown
Robinson
Azimuthal
Goode-Homolosine
What is the map projection shown
Robinson
Azimuthal
Goode-Homolosine
What is the map projection shown
Gall-Peters
Azimuthal
Goode-Homolosine
Which two maps should you know the most?
What is accurate/inaccurate with them?
Mercator- Direction is accurate but nothing else
Robinson- everything is a little inaccurate
Goode-Homolosine- has accurate size but breaks apart the oceans
Name the type of map
Cartogram
Dot
Reference
Name the type of map
Cartogram
Dot
Reference
Name the type of map
Cartogram
Dot
Reference
Name the type of map
Choropleth
Dot
Reference
Name the type of map
Choropleth
Isoline
Reference
Name the type of map
Choropleth
Isoline
Proportional symbol
____________________________ is the acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long-distance methods.
EX: Gathering data about sea level change
Remote Sensing
GIS
GPS
______________ accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth.
EX: Using coordinates to find a location on earth
Remote Sensing
GIS
GPS
________________ is a computer system that can capture, store, analyze, and display geography data. Each type of information can be stored in a layer.
EX: Comparing layers of data on population and light pollution
GPS
GIS
Remote Sensing
Types of Diffusion:
_______________ is the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places.
Hierarchical
Contagious
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
______________ is the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
Relocation
Contagious
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
_________________ is the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population.
Hierarchical
Contagious
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
_______________ is the spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse.
Hierarchical
Contagious
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
________________ is the spread of something from lower class/less populated areas to higher class/more populated cultural centers
Hierarchical
Reverse Hierarchical
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
_______________ Ex. Beyonce starts wearing a certain shirt and some other people start wearing the shirt.
Hierarchical
Reverse Hierarchical
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
________________ Ex. The spread of the Spanish Flu across Europe
Hierarchical
Reverse Hierarchical
Contagious
Types of Diffusion:
____________ Ex. The spread of Spanish and French to the United States
Hierarchical
Reverse Hierarchical
Relocation
Types of Diffusion:
________________ Ex. The spread of paper money to all parts of the globe, but each type of paper money is unique.
Hierarchical
Reverse Hierarchical
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
_______________ Ex. Walmart being made in rural Arkansas and spreading all over the world from there
Hierarchical
Reverse Hierarchical
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
_________________ Computers were once as big as a closet and only wealthy companies or large research labs could afford to have them. However, as technology improved, smaller computers were purchased for office use. It was not until the 1990s that wealthy American families began purchasing computers for their homes.
Hierarchical
Reverse Hierarchical
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
_________________The Ebola virus outbreak began in a small village in Sierra Leone. Within a couple of weeks, it had spread to other areas of the country. After 3 months, 4 countries in West Africa were dealing with Ebola outbreaks.
Hierarchical
Reverse Hierarchical
Contagious
Types of Diffusion:
_________________Most of South America speaks Spanish because Spain established colonies in South America beginning in the 1500s. Spanish missionaries and conquistadors taught most of native South Americans to speak a European language.
Relocation
Reverse Hierarchical
Contagious
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
_________________Jazz music is often described as “America’s gift to the world”. What began in the U.S. in the 1920s is now popular everywhere in the world. Each country that adopts jazz music, puts their own spin on the sound. Often times, they keep the same jazz beats, but include different instruments from their own music traditions.
Relocation
Reverse Hierarchical
Contagious
Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
________________ In the 1960s, surfing started to gain popularity in Southern California. These surfers began to look for new surf spots in Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. By 1980, all of these countries had developed surf cultures of their own.
Relocation/Stimulus
Contagious/Relocation
Hierarchical/Stimulus
Types of Diffusion:
___________________ Austin is known for its breakfast tacos and Mexican restaurants. The types of food served in these places are often very different from traditional cuisine in Mexico. Austin has created a whole different style of cooking that combines Mexican recipes with more Texas style ingredients.
Stimulus
Relocation
Hierarchical
Types of Diffusion:
____________________ Soccer is the world’s most popular sport. Often times, when a famous player, like Neymar, creates a new hair style, other players adopt the same hair, fans of their team start to choose the same hairstyle for themselves. Suddenly, what started as a pro player trend, becomes a world-wide trend, especially for teenagers who want to emulate their favorite players.
Stimulus
Relocation
Hierarchical
Types of Diffusion:
___________________ There are several traditions of Santa Claus around the world. Each carry their own cultural style.
Stimulus
Relocation
Hierarchical
Types of Diffusion
___________________ There are many types of burgers in India that are chicken burgers or tikka burgers made out of potatoes or other vegetables.
Stimulus
Relocation
Hierarchical
Types of Diffusion:
____________________The spreading of the Yanny vs. Laurel audio clip on the internet
Contagious
Stimulus
Hierarchical
Relocation
____________________ is major line of _________ because it splits the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator, Latitude
Prime Meridian, Latitude
Equator, Longitude
_________________ measures distance from Equator __________ and ___________
latitude, north, south
longitude, east, west
latitude, east, west
___________________ is major line of ___Longitude____________ because it splits the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Prime Meridian, Longitude
Prime Meridian, Latitude
Equator, Longitude
_________________ measures distance from Prime Meridian __________ and _________
longitude, east, west
latitude, east, west
longitude, north, south
__________________ area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics.
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
_________________ area organized around a node or focal point. The activity is more intense near the center of the region and loses intensity as you move outward from the center
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
________________ area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity. Defined by how people perceive an area.
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
New Hampshire
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
Reception area for a tv station
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
American Rust Belt (area where a lot of automobiles are produced)
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
American South
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
LA Metro Light Rail system
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
The Midwest
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
Brazil
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
210 Freeway corridor
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
Arcadia, CA
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
The distribution network for the newspaper The Arcadia Weekly
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
French-language region in Canada
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
The Middle East
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
Why is the Mercator map projection especially useful for navigation on the surface of the earth?
Distortion of shape is minimized
Direction is constant across the map
Distances are correctly portrayed
Area of land masses is shown correctly
How are a cartogram and proportional symbols map similar?
Both indicate exact locations of specific data precisely
Both portray numerical data for comparison between places
Both provide a good compromise among distortions of shape, size, direction and distance.
Both display latitude and longitude accurately.
Which term refers to the collection of geospatial data through the use of satellite imagery?
Remote sensing
Fieldwork
Global position system
Geographic information system
A perceptual region’s boundaries are
Determined by a set of uniform physical and cultural characteristics across a particular area.
Drawn around the functions that occur between a particular place and the surrounding area.
Determined by the portion of a particular area that has been modified by human activities.
Fuzzy because they allow for individual interpretation.
A ratio of the number of items within a defined unit of area measures
Dispersion
Direction
Pattern
Density
Thematic maps that employ a range of color tones to illustrate how particular values vary across predefined areas, such as counties, provinces, or states, are referred to as
Dot maps
Choropleth maps
Proportional symbol maps
Isoline maps
What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?
They are taught or studied within the same department in major universities, but only rarely.
They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do.
They are dedicated primarily to managing national park systems.
They are focused primarily on managing the world's growing human population.
__d__Human Geography
Study of where and why human activities are located where they are.
Arrangement of a feature in space
Scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map
_y___ Physical Geography
Study of where and why natural forces occur as they do.
Left, right, forward, backward- directions based on people’s surroundings and perception
Relationship of a feature’s size on a map to its actual size on Earth.
_r___ Geographic Scale
Arrangement of a feature in space
Scale at which a geographer analyzes a particular phenomenon.
Every group of people that lived on the land left their mark
_z___ Map scale
Belief that the physical environment caused social development.
The unique differences that are maintained around the world between places and cultural groups no matter how much globalization occurs. Groups try to preserve this diversity.
Relationship of a feature’s size on a map to its actual size on Earth.
__a__ Map projection
Scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map
The process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time.
Includes costs of overcoming the friction of absolute distance separating two places. (Ex. Time to get there)
_f___ Distribution
Arrangement of a feature in space
Force or process that involves the entire world and results in making the world essentially “shrink”. Everything is more interconnected and worldwide.
Specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character
__s__ Density
Physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.
Focal point of innovation and invention from which cultural ideas spread outward from
Frequency with which something occurs in space.
_b___ Concentration
Extent of a feature’s spread over space (clustered vs. dispersed)
Arrangement of a feature in space
Combination of cultural features such as language, religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry and physical features such as climate and vegetation.
__v__ Pattern
Geometric arrangement of objects in space.
Study of where and why natural forces occur as they do.
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Includes economic, environment, and social components.
_p/x___ Relative location
The farther an idea is from the source, the less likely it is to be adopted.
Idea states that with increasing transportation and communication technology, the absolute distance between certain places is, in effect shrinking.
Location of something in relation to something else
Location in relation to other places.
__w__ Absolute location
The farther an idea is from the source, the less likely it is to be adopted.
Exact location on Earth
Geometric arrangement of objects in space.
_u___ Absolute distance
Exact measurement in standard units between places.
The unique differences that are maintained around the world between places and cultural groups no matter how much globalization occurs. Groups try to preserve this diversity.
The farther an idea is from the source, the less likely it is to be adopted.
_c___ Relative distance
Includes costs of overcoming the friction of absolute distance separating two places. (Ex. Time to get there)
Study of where and why human activities are located where they are.
Idea states that with increasing transportation and communication technology, the absolute distance between certain places is, in effect shrinking.
_t___ Time-space convergence
Idea states that with increasing transportation and communication technology, the absolute distance between certain places is, in effect shrinking.
Relationship of a feature’s size on a map to its actual size on Earth.
Left, right, forward, backward- directions based on people’s surroundings and perception
Every group of people that lived on the land left their mark
__e__ Diffusion
The process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time.
Combination of cultural features such as language, religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry and physical features such as climate and vegetation.
Physical character of a place
_o___ Hearth
The farther an idea is from the source, the less likely it is to be adopted.
Focal point of innovation and invention from which cultural ideas spread outward from
Location in relation to other places.
_n___ Time-distance decay/Distance decay effect
The farther an idea is from the source, the less likely it is to be adopted.
Focal point of innovation and invention from which cultural ideas spread outward from
Belief that the physical environment caused social development.
_l___ Cultural Landscape
Specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character
Combination of cultural features such as language, religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry and physical features such as climate and vegetation.
Physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.
_j___ Place
Physical character of a place
Combination of cultural features such as language, religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry and physical features such as climate and vegetation.
Specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character
_h___ Site
Physical character of a place
The unique differences that are maintained around the world between places and cultural groups no matter how much globalization occurs. Groups try to preserve this diversity.
Relationship of a feature’s size on a map to its actual size on Earth.
_x/p___ Situation
Scale at which a geographer analyzes a particular phenomenon.
Geometric arrangement of objects in space.
Location of something in relation to something else
Location in relation to other places.
_i___ Cultural ecology
Geographic study of human-environment relationships.
Combination of cultural features such as language, religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry and physical features such as climate and vegetation.
Focal point of innovation and invention from which cultural ideas spread outward from
_k___ Possibilism
Physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.
Physical character of a place
Arrangement of a feature in space
_m___ Environmental determinism
Belief that the physical environment caused social development.
Physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.
Function that humans apply to the land available to them- ex: residential, agricultural, commercial
_g___ Globalization
Force or process that involves the entire world and results in making the world essentially “shrink”. Everything is more interconnected and worldwide.
Belief that the physical environment caused social development.
The unique differences that are maintained around the world between places and cultural groups no matter how much globalization occurs. Groups try to preserve this diversity.
_q___ Local Diversity
The unique differences that are maintained around the world between places and cultural groups no matter how much globalization occurs. Groups try to preserve this diversity.
Idea states that with increasing transportation and communication technology, the absolute distance between certain places is, in effect shrinking.
Relationship of a feature’s size on a map to its actual size on Earth.
_dd___ Absolute Direction
Left, right, forward, backward- directions based on people’s surroundings and perception
Every group of people that lived on the land left their mark
Compass direction such as North and South
_bb___ Relative Direction
Idea states that with increasing transportation and communication technology, the absolute distance between certain places is, in effect shrinking.
Location of something in relation to something else
Left, right, forward, backward- directions based on people’s surroundings and perception
_aa___ Sustainability
Arrangement of a feature in space
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Includes economic, environment, and social components.
Exact measurement in standard units between places.
_ee___ Land Use
Geographic study of human-environment relationships.
Location of something in relation to something else
Function that humans apply to the land available to them- ex: residential, agricultural, commercial
__cc__ Sequent Occupance
Focal point of innovation and invention from which cultural ideas spread outward from
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. Includes economic, environment, and social components.
Every group of people that lived on the land left their mark
