Chapter 1

Question 0

Uneven development

Answer 0

The increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core

Question 1

Concentration

Answer 1

Extent of a feature’s spread over space

Question 2

Diffusion

Answer 2

Process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time

Question 3

Density

Answer 3

Frequency with which something occurs in space

Question 4

Pattern

Answer 4

Geometric arrangement of objects in space

Question 5

Stimulus diffusion

Answer 5

The spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

Question 6

Agricultural density

Answer 6

Number of farmers per unit area of farmland

Question 7

Toponym

Answer 7

A name given to a place on Earth

Question 8

Globalization

Answer 8

A force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something world wide in scope

Question 9

Situation

Answer 9

Location of a place relative to other places

Question 10

Hearth

Answer 10

The place from which an innovation originates from

Question 11

Scale

Answer 11

Relationship of a features size on a map to its actual size

Question 12

Cartography

Answer 12

Perfecting the science of map-making

Question 13

Map

Answer 13

Flat representation of Earth’s surface

Question 14

Space-time compression

Answer 14

Reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place

Question 15

Transitional corporation

Answer 15

Conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its head quarters and principle shareholders are located

Question 16

Physical density

Answer 16

Number of persons per unit of area suitable for agriculture

Question 17

Contagious diffusion rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

Answer 17

Contagious diffusion

Question 18

Remote sensing

Answer 18

Acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting Earth

Question 19

Distribution

Answer 19

Arrangement of a feature in space

Question 20

Arithmetic density

Answer 20

Total number of objects in an area

Question 21

Expansion diffusion

Answer 21

The spread of an idea from one place to another in a snowballing process

Question 22

Distance decay

Answer 22

The farther away one group is from another, the less likely the two groups interact

Question 23

Relocation diffusion

Answer 23

The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another

Question 24

Hierarchical diffusion

Answer 24

The spread of an idea from person of authority to other persons or places

Question 25

Site

Answer 25

Physical character of a place