APHUG unit test 1

Question 1

spatial perspective

Answer 1

where something is and why there

Question 2

relative location

Answer 2

description of surrounding places relating to place

Question 3

absolute location

Answer 3

coordinates

Question 4

site

Answer 4

absolute location and/or physical characteristics

Question 5

situation

Answer 5

places location and its surrounding areas

Question 6

density

Answer 6

of things in a space

Question 6

environmental determinism

Answer 6

humans are controlled by environment

Question 7

possibilism

Answer 7

humans can control how environment affects them

Question 8

time space compression

Answer 8

planes make world smaller since it’s faster to travel

Question 9

sustainability

Answer 9

how much of a natural resource that they have (non renewable/ renewable

Question 10

sense of place

Answer 10

emotions attached to a place

Question 11

region

Answer 11

area of earths surface that is distinct

Question 12

formal region

Answer 12

borders and can prove it is a region (uniform region)

Question 13

functional region

Answer 13

node in center so around is that region

Question 14

node

Answer 14

focus of a region

Question 15

vernacular region

Answer 15

not proven but based on if you feel like it

Question 16

globalization

Answer 16

expansion of economic, cultural, and political processes worldwide

Question 17

core

Answer 17

highly recommended countries/areas

Question 18

periphery

Answer 18

weaker countries

Question 19

semi periphery

Answer 19

weakest region

Question 20

large scale

Answer 20

smaller and more detail

Question 21

small scale

Answer 21

larger and less detail (ex. earth)

Question 22

global scale

Answer 22

smallest

Question 23

regional scale

Answer 23

small

Question 24

national scale

Answer 24

large

Question 25

quantitative

Answer 25

information measured by #s (ex. population)

Question 26

local scale

Answer 26

largest

Question 27

qualitative

Answer 27

interpretations of data sources (ex. photos)

Question 28

us census bureau

Answer 28

agency that conducts census of US population every 10 years

Question 29

GIS

Answer 29

sophisticated mapping systems (all of google maps except the dot/arrow)

Question 30

remote sensing/ satellites

Answer 30

gathering data remotely not physically (satellites)

Question 31

GPS

Answer 31

absolute location on map (the dot/arrow on google maps)

Question 32

satellites

Answer 32

take pictures of earth to see changes

Question 33

aircraft’s and drones

Answer 33

photos aerial view (remote sensors on aircraft’s)

Question 34

absolute distance

Answer 34

distance able to be measured in standard unit of length

Question 35

relative distance

Answer 35

measured in terms of other criteria (time/money)

Question 36

absolute direction

Answer 36

cardinal directions

Question 37

relative directiob

Answer 37

left right up down

Question 38

map scale

Answer 38

mathematical relationship between size of map and part of real world shown

Question 39

mercator map

Answer 39

greenland is not actual size but this map is most commonly used

Question 40

gall peters

Answer 40

makes continents seem longer height wise

Question 41

robinson

Answer 41

circle shape map (oval map)

Question 42

azimuthal

Answer 42

shows view from the poles

Question 43

reference map

Answer 43

help generalize sources of geographic data & focus on location

Question 44

thematic maps

Answer 44

theme or specific purpose (ex. diseases across city)

Question 45

isoline map

Answer 45

lines on map

Question 46

graduated symbols map

Answer 46

big or small shapes (shows there but not where)

Question 47

cartogram

Answer 47

cartoon map

Question 48

dot map

Answer 48

chicken pox and absolute location

Question 49

choropleth

Answer 49

data shown through colors

Question 50

compare

Answer 50

description or exposition of similarities or differences

Question 51

define

Answer 51

say meaning of concept or word

Question 52

describe

Answer 52

relevant characterizes of a specified topic

Question 53

explain

Answer 53

provide information about how or why a relation, process, pattern, etc. occurs using evidence or reasoning

Question 54

identify

Answer 54

provide information about specific topic without elaboration