Chapter 1-2

Question 1

Scale

Answer 1

The distance on the map is equal to the real distance

Question 2

Diffusion

Answer 2

Ways in which phenomena travels over distances (innovations, cultural trends, and disease)

Question 3

Projection

Answer 3

3D->2D

Question 4

Distortion

Answer 4

Disadvantages for maps depicting the entire world of the: shape, distance, relative size, and direction of places on maps

Question 5

Location

Answer 5

A point in space

Question 6

Latitude

Answer 6

Imaginary horizontal lines that go from east to west around the earth measuring north to south. “Parallels”

Question 7

Longitude

Answer 7

Imaginary vertical lines that run north to south around the earth and measure east to west. “Meridians”

Question 8

Equator

Answer 8

An imaginary line that runs on the earth horizontally. Separates north and south

Question 9

Prime Meridian

Answer 9

An imaginary line that runs to the earth at 0° longitude

Question 10

International Dateline

Answer 10

An imaginary line of longitude on the earths surface located at about 180° east or west of the Grenwich Meridian

Question 11

Hearth

Answer 11

Origina/center. Where things start to spread from.

Question 12

Contagious Diffusion

Answer 12

When something is spread from person to person or place to place

Question 13

Hierarchical diffusion

Answer 13

There is an order and that’s how ideas are spread

Question 14

Relocation diffusion

Answer 14

You/a group are traveling and spreading influence where you go

Question 15

Gravity model

Answer 15

A model used to estimate the amount of interaction between two things. Based on size of population and their physical distance.

Question 16

Distance decay

Answer 16

The more you increase distance between people the less contact made

Question 17

Eviromental determinism

Answer 17

Your geography determines what lives and grows in that space. Example climate/weather.

Question 18

Possibilism

Answer 18

Not determined by the geography. Determined by technology you can change different things. Example you can live in Washington because you have a raincoat.

Question 19

Capital

Answer 19

Money and assets

Question 20

Labor

Answer 20

Working. Cotton was very intensive to harvest.

Question 21

Proto-Money

Answer 21

“Instead of” money. something that stands for money. Example cotton

Question 22

Morphological plasticity

Answer 22

Grows in a wide range of environments. Able to diverse growing conditions

Question 23

Cottage industry

Answer 23

Small Industry (not high tech) made out of peoples homes or one factory or one town makes them. Inclusive to a particular place.

Question 24

Gender division of labor

Answer 24

Woman or the weavers, the men worked in the fields

Question 25

Putting out network

Answer 25

The growers give to the weavers who spin and then give to the market

Question 26

Comparative advantage

Answer 26

To have an advantage over someone else. The ability to control

Question 27

Expropriation

Answer 27

To steal or take a resource

Question 28

War capitalism

Answer 28

War: using force.
Capitalism: business to process/sell

Using force to get a resource

Question 29

Monopoly

Answer 29

Absolute or complete control over something

Question 30

Protectionism

Answer 30

the theory or practice of shielding a country’s domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.

Question 31

Cartography

Answer 31

The art of map making