Geo: Its nature and perspectives

Question 1

*Location

Answer 1

explains where something is on earth + and the effects that the location has on human life.

Question 2

*Absolute location

Answer 2

exact location using latitude and longitude.

Question 3

*Relative location

Answer 3

describing a location with other locations relative to it.

Question 4

*Site

Answer 4

a location’s physical and cultural characteristics.

Question 5

*Situation

Answer 5

location relative to the cultural and physical characteristics around it.

Question 6

*Formal(uniform) region

Answer 6

an area that has common physical or cultural features.

Question 7

*Functional Region( nodal region)

Answer 7

group of places linked together by some type of movement or function.

Question 8

*Vernacular region

Answer 8

a region defined differently by many various people.

Question 9

*Place

Answer 9

a location that has meaning, the unique characteristic of a location

Question 10

*spatial interaction

Answer 10

the movement of people, goods, ideas, within and across geographic space.

Question 11

Distance decay

Answer 11

the farther sources are from each other, the less interaction they have

Question 12

*Space-time compression

Answer 12

causes distance decay. the inc sense of the world “becoming smaller” due to improvements of communication and transportation technology.

Question 13

*Demographic transition model- stage 1

Answer 13

High birth rates + death rates, small population growth.

Question 14

*Demographic transition model- stage 2

Answer 14

High birth rates + low birth rates, high population growth.

Question 15

*Demographic transition model- stage 3

Answer 15

Birth rates fall rapidly + death rates continue to fall, population peaks, slow population inc.

Question 16

*Demographic transition model- stage 4

Answer 16

Birth rates + death rates are still low, steady population due to “baby booms” and epidemics.

Question 17

*Demographic transition model- stage 5

Question 18

Physical geography

Answer 18

spatial analysis of the Earth’s natural phenomena.

Question 19

Human geography

Answer 19

spatial analysis of human patterns on the Earth and their interactions with the Earth

Question 20

Spatial analysis

Answer 20

seeks to explain patterns of human behavior.

Question 21

Cartography

Answer 21

process of making a map.

Question 22

topographic map

Answer 22

uses isolines to represent elevations.

Question 23

Gall-Peters projection

Answer 23

it accurately represents the actual area of landforms, + distorts distance and direction.

Question 24

Mercator projection

Answer 24

accurate shape + direction but distorts the poles.

Question 25

Robinson projection

Answer 25

All 4 properties(shape, size, distance, direction) are slightly distorted for balance but the land masses are smaller.

Question 26

Reference map

Answer 26

shows boundaries, roads, mountains.

Question 27

Isoline map

Answer 27

the map with lines. Can be used to show elevation.

Question 28

Choropleth map

Answer 28

Uses color to help compare+analyse data from different locations.

Question 29

Thematic map

Answer 29

displays one feature or pattern

Question 30

Dot distribution map

Answer 30

showing patterns of density.

Question 31

Cartogram map

Answer 31

geometry or size of a region is distorted to convey some variable.

Question 32

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Answer 32

a computer system that stores information about location in "layers".

Question 33

Remote sensing

Answer 33

satellites orbit Earth and send the data back to Earth

Question 34

Global Position System (GPS)

Answer 34

used for navigation, provides your precise location in relation to surrounding areas and your destination

Question 35

Diffusion

Answer 35

how a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another

Question 36

Relocation diffusion

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Expansion diffusion

Answer 37

a characteristic spreads from one place to another, and each place develops it a little more and adds their unique touch

Question 38

Hierarchical diffusion

Answer 38

type of expansion diffusion. spreads with the help of an important person or group.

Question 39

Contagious diffusion

Answer 39

quick, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population.

Question 40

Stimulus diffusion

Answer 40

the main idea is diffused, but slight changes are made.

Question 41

Nonrenewable resource

Answer 41

slowly produced in nature, humans can run out of it

Question 42

renewable resource

Answer 42

quickly produced in nature, unlimited supply of this resource