APHG Midterm Flashcards
1:24,000 is an example of a ____________ scale
Fractional
What is the acquisition of data on Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long distance method?
Remote Sensing
What is a computer in which stores information?
A GIS
What is the science of map making?
Cartography
Who was the first person to use the term geography?
Eratosthenes
Situation identifies a place by its ________
Location to other places
Site identifies a place by its ___________________
Unique Physical Characteristics
What is at 0* Longitude?
The Prime Meridian
What is measured from 180* longitude?
The International Date Line
What divided the country into a system of Townships, ranges, etc?
The land ordinance of 1785
What is an area distinguished by one or more characteristics?
A region
The 50 states are an example of a ________ region
Formal
____________ means to care for or take care of something
Culture
What is the concept that people can overcome/adjust to the physical environment?
Possiblism
The frequency of something in a given area is _____________
Density
Who was the first person that theorize that the earth was in a sphere shaped form?
Aristotle
One of the most common uses for remote sensing by satellites is….
Weather forecasting
The low contraceptive rate in Africa reflects the low status of….
Women
What is the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on landscape?
Scale
