Kahoot Q and A's Flashcards
A ratio of the number of items within a defined unit of area measures
Density
Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express?
Absolute Location
Which of the following concepts refers to the spatial arrangement of items within a given area?
Distribution
A method for representing a 3d surface of the earth on a 2d surface of a map is known as
Projection
A subjective image of an area by individual perceptions and experiences in the area is known as
Mental Map
The idea that the physical environment influences cultural practices without determining them
Possibilism
Which of the following is not true of culture?
Biologically inherited
The principle of distance decay describes
Negative correlation between distance and degree of relation
Which US city has a site on the Mississippi River and a Situation as a major gulf port for oil?
New Orleans (What it does relative to other place, what it’s near and activities its involved with).
Which cartographic term describes locations north or south of the equator
Latitude
The Prime Meridian is equivalent to which the following lines of longitude?
0 degrees longitude
Which term refers to a ratio between distances on a map?
Scale
The forced dispersion of Jews from their ethnic homeland, is a prominent example of?
Diaspora (dispersement of people)
Which of the following best describes the site of Mexico City?
Highland valley and dry lake bed on high plateau in Mexico
Geographer Carol O. Sauer is most closely connected with?
Cultural landscape
In cartography, parallels refer to?
Lines of latitude
Curves on a topographic map that are used to show values of elevation are known as?
Contour line
Which of the following fields of study is least associated with human geography?
Geomorphology
Accessibility and connectivity are two interrelated ways to describe?
Spatial interactions
The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter time due to technology?
Time-Space Compression
Thematic maps employing a range of color tone to represent values across predefined areas are?
Choropleth maps
Thematic maps employing a range of color tone to represent values across predefined areas are?
Capitalism
The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of an?
Contagious diffusion
A good example of a formal region would be?
Region of similar language (functional is city and its surrounding region)
The greater the distance from the hearth the less likely an innovation will be adopted. This is?
Distance Decay
Diffusion of the hamburger to India with a vegetable patty instead of beef is an example of?
Stimulous diffusion
The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use is that it shows?
The arrangement and organization of things on earth’s surface.
Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media (T.V., radio, internet)?
Relocation diffusion
The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your…?
Activity spaces
