human geography unit 1 test

Question 1

cartography

Answer 1

the study and practice of making maps

Question 2

contagious diffusion

Answer 2

The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population.

Question 3

cultural ecology

Answer 3

the geographic study of human-environment relationships

Question 4

culture

Answer 4

the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

Question 5

density

Answer 5

the number of things (humans, animals, plants, etc..) in a certain area

Question 6

concentration

Answer 6

The spread of something over a given area.

Question 7

diffusion

Answer 7

Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

Question 8

distance decay

Answer 8

the effects of distance on interaction, generally the greater the distance the less interaction

Question 9

distribution

Answer 9

The arrangement of something across Earth’s surface.

Question 10

environmental determinism

Answer 10

A doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions.

Question 11

equator

Answer 11

An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole

Question 12

expansion diffusion

Answer 12

The spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process.

Question 13

formal region

Answer 13

An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics

Question 14

functional region

Answer 14

A region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it

Question 15

GIS (geographic information system)

Answer 15

a computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic date

Question 16

GPS (global positioning system)

Answer 16

a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth

Question 17

Globalization

Answer 17

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.

Question 18

hierarchical diffusion

Answer 18

the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places

Question 19

hearth

Answer 19

The region from which innovative ideas originate

Question 20

international date line

Answer 20

the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian

Question 21

latitude

Answer 21

distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

Question 22

longitude

Answer 22

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

Question 23

mashup

Answer 23

a website or web application that uses content from more than one source to create a completely new product or service

Question 24

Mercator Projection

Answer 24

a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder

Question 25

pattern

Answer 25

the geometric arrangement of objects in space

Question 26

polder

Answer 26

low-lying area from which seawater has been drained to create new land

Question 27

possibilsm

Answer 27

The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.

Question 28

prime meridian

Answer 28

0 degrees longitude

Question 29

projection

Answer 29

The system used to transfer locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map.

Question 30

relocation diffusion

Answer 30

The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another.

Question 31

remote sensing

Answer 31

The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.

Question 32

robinson projection

Answer 32

A map projection of a world map which shows the entire world at once.

Question 33

scale

Answer 33

the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

Question 34

site

Answer 34

The physical character of place; what is found at the location and why it is significant

Question 35

situation

Answer 35

The location of a place relative to another place

Question 36

space time compression

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The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation systems

Question 37

spatial analysis

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Examining geographic patterns to identify relationships; Thinking necessary to answer questions like: Why is what where? What are the patterns?

Question 38

stimulus diffusion

Answer 38

a form of diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the introduction of a cultural trait from another place

Question 39

time zones

Answer 39

areas sharing the same time

Question 40

toponym

Answer 40

the name given to a place on Earth

Question 41

township and range

Answer 41

A rectangular land division scheme designed by Thomas Jefferson to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the U.S. interior.

Question 42

vernacular region

Answer 42

an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

Question 43

vernacular region

Answer 43

an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

Question 44

vernacular region

Answer 44

an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity