Chapter 2 test

Question 1

Semi-Periphery

Answer 1

in the process of industrializing

Question 2

census

Answer 2

an official count of the number of people in a defined area

Question 3

GIS

Answer 3

captures, stores, organizes, and displays geographic data that can then be used to configure both simple and complex maps

Question 4

Topography

Answer 4

the shape and features of land surfaces

Question 5

remote sensing

Answer 5

gather data without physical contact

Question 6

GPS

Answer 6

An integrated network of satellites that orbit the earth, broadcasting location information, in terms of latitude and longitude, to handheld receivers on the earth’s surface.

Question 7

cartographers

Answer 7

created maps to help explorers follow the routes of those who came before them and to estimate how long it might take to travel uncharted lands

Question 8

absolute distance

Answer 8

The distance that can be measured with a standard unit of length

Question 9

relative distance

Answer 9

measured in terms of other criteria such as time and money

Question 10

map scale

Answer 10

The mathematical relationship between the size of a map and the part of the real world it shows.

Question 11

Reference Maps

Answer 11

generalized sources of geographic data and focus on location

Question 12

thematic map

Answer 12

a theme or specific purpose and focus on the relationship among geographic data