Competency 1.1 - apply the six essential elements of geography

Question 1

absolute location

Answer 1

the physical whereabouts of a place as shown in a map or geographic representation

Question 2

lattitude

Answer 2

imaginary grid lines measuring distsnces North/South; parallel to the equator

Question 3

longitude

Answer 3

imaginaty gridlines measuring distances East / West; parallel to the prime meridian

Question 4

relative location

Answer 4

most commonly used location; a description of a place in terms of other places

Question 5

place and region

Answer 5

the basic units of geography; used to explore the physical and human characteristics of areas to understand how the areas work

Question 6

place

Answer 6

larger unit of geography; a unique combination of physical and cultural attributes that give each location its individual “stamp” and help us understand its nature

Question 7

physical characteristics

Answer 7

characteristics that comprise of a location’s natural environment and emenate from geological, hydrological, atmospheric, and biological proccesses present

Question 8

human characteristics

Answer 8

characteristics of a place derived from the chsnges to the environment as a result of human ideas and actions

Question 9

regions

Answer 9

smaller, more manageable units of geography with unifying characteristics that may be physical, cultural, or human-based

Question 10

formal regions / uniform regions

Answer 10

areas that have common cultural or physicsl fratures, often defined by governmental or administrative boundaries

Question 11

functional regions / nodal regions

Answer 11

areas linked together by some function’s influence on them; these areas cease to exist when the function does; defined by the places affected by the movement of some phenomenon, or node, from its source

Question 12

vernacular region

Answer 12

areas loosely defined by people’s perceptions; boundaries determined by people’s beliefs and not a scientifically measurable process

Question 13

cultural diffusion

Answer 13

an aspect of movement that focuses on how ideas, innovation, and ideology spread from one to another

Question 14

spacial interaction

Answer 14

describes how places interact through movement

Question 15

friction of distance

Answer 15

the degree to which distsnce interferes with an interaction

Question 16

space-time compression

Answer 16

a phenomenon caused by the increasing sense of accessibility and connectivity that seems to bring humans in distant places closer together

Question 17

distance decay

Answer 17

when the interaction between two places declines as the distance between the two places increases