Exam 1

Question 1

What is geography?

Answer 1

Spatial distributions and interrelationships between humans and the environment

Question 2

4 traditions of geography

Answer 2

Earth science tradition
Human environment interaction
Regional studies
Spatial analysis

Question 3

Subdivisions of geography

Answer 3

Human
Physical
Techniques/ tools

Question 4

Scale-defined

Answer 4

the ratio of the distance between two places on the map to those same two distances on the ground

Question 5

Large v. small scales

Answer 5

The more zoomed in- the larger the scale (more detailed)
The more zoomed-out the smaller the scale (less detailed)

Question 6

Types of scales

Answer 6

graphic, verbal, and RF (representative fraction)

Question 7

Thematic map

Answer 7

has a theme

Question 8

Cartogram map

Answer 8

squares and rectangles (bigger shape= higher the statistic)

Question 9

Dot maps

Answer 9

1 dot= 1,000 people

Question 10

Chroropleth maps

Answer 10

different colors/ shades of color
(darker the shade= more people)

Question 11

Mental maps

Answer 11

maps that you form from memory in your brain

Question 12

Accessibility

Answer 12

how accessible something is

Question 13

connectivity

Answer 13

how we determine if we are accessible or not (highways, internet, railroads, etc.)

Question 14

Site

Answer 14

a places physical location

Question 15

Situation

Answer 15

the relative advantages or disadvantages a place has based on a site

Question 16

Spatial distribution

Answer 16

density, concentration, and pattern

Question 17

Concentration

Answer 17

shows the amount spread over an area
clustered- close together
dispersed- spread out

Question 18

pattern

Answer 18

linear- railroads, highways
centralized- cities and it’s main circle (periphery is the suburbs around said city
rectangular/ square (grid)- a grid of a city based on its roads, railroads, streets, etc.

Question 19

Arithmetic density

Answer 19

number of people per some unit of land

Question 20

Physiological density

Answer 20

number for people per some unit of arable land (only land you can farm on)

Question 21

Absolute location

Answer 21

a places persist location the earths surface
(types= street names, township,, latitude/longitude)

Question 22

Relative location

Answer 22

the location of a place in relationship to somewhere else that is more well-known

Question 23

Latitude

Answer 23

measured N to S of the equator

Question 24

Longitude

Answer 24

measured E to W of the prime meridian

Question 25

North pole

Answer 25

90 degrees N

Question 26

Arctic circle

Answer 26

66.5 degrees N