Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

APHUG > Pre-HUG > Flashcards

Pre-HUG Flashcards

1
Q

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

A

a definite reference to locate a place

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Example of absolute location

A

latitude & longitude, full address, township or range

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

RELATIVE LOCATION

A

describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Example of relative location

A

Brooklyn Tech is across the street from Fort Greene

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

3 push and pull factors

A

Environmental, economic, social

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

FORMAL REGION & example

A

“official regions,” their borders can’t be questioned
→ ex. cities, countries, counties, states

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

OFFICIAL REGION & example

A

Regions whose borders can’t be questioned
→ ex. cities, countries, counties, states

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

FUNCTIONAL REGIONS

A

Regions defined by their connections
→ ex. within the functional region of your cell phone carrier, circulation area for a major city newspaper is the functional region for that newspaper, we are in the functional region of the MTA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

NODAL REGIONS

A

Region defined by their connections
→ ex. within the functional region of your cell phone carrier, circulation area for a major city newspaper is the functional region for that newspaper, we are in the functional region of the MTA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

VERNACULAR REGIONS & examples

A

regions based on perception
→ ex. Middle East, the Midwest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

INFORMAL REGIONS & examples

A

regions based on perception
→ ex. Middle East, the Midwest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

PERCEPTUAL REGIONS & examples

A

regions based on perception
→ ex. Middle East, the Midwest

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Images of projections

A

-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Label the Stans

A

-

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

CLIMATE MAP

A

give general information about climate and precipitation of a region.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

ECONOMIC MAP

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

RESOURCE MAP

A

feature the type of natural resource or economic activity that dominates an area.
→ ex. Oranges on a map of Florida tell you that oranges are grown there

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

PHYSICAL MAPS

A

illustrate the physical features of an area such as mountains, rivers, lakes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

POLITICAL MAPS

A

do not show physical features & instead indicate national boundaries and capital and major cities.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

TRANSPORT MAPS

A

show highways, roads, airports, etc.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

TOPOGRAPHY MAPS

A

include contour lines to show shape & elevation of an area.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

DEMOGRAPHIC MAPS

A

show quantifiable statistics about a given population

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Continents from biggest to smallest

A

Asia
Africa
North America
South America
Antarctica
Europe
Australia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Continents from most populated to least populated

A

Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia/Oceania, Antarctica

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Largest “smallest” country in a continent

A

suriname in South America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Smallest “largest” country in a continent

A

Algeria in Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Longest river in North America

A

Missouri River

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

which continent has a land area of 11,677,239 miles^2

A

Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

which continent has a land area of 17,139,445 miles^2

A

Asia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

which continent has a land area of 9,361,791 miles^2

A

North America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

which continent has a land area of 6,890,000 mi^2

A

South America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

which continent has a land area of 3,291,903 mi^2

A

Australia/Oceania

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

which continent has a land area of 3,930,000 mi^2

A

Europe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

which continent has a total population of 746.4 million

A

Europe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

which continent has a total population of 35,670,000

A

australia/oceania

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

which continent has a total population of 422.5 million

A

South America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

which continent has a total population of 579 million

A

North America

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

which continent has a total population of 4.561 billion

A

Asia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

which continent has a total population of 1.216 billion

A

Africa

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

largest country in Africa

A

Algeria

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

largest country in North America

A

Canada

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

largest country in Europe

A

Russia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

largest country in South America

A

Brazil

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

smallest country in Europe

A

Vatican City

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

smallest country in Australia/Oceania

A

Nauru

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

smallest country in South America

A

Suriname

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

smallest country in North America

A

Saint Kitts and Nevis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

smallest country in Asia

49
Q

smallest country in Africa

A

Seychelles

50
Q

what continent is seychelles in

51
Q

what continent is madagascar in

52
Q

what continent is mauritius in

53
Q

what continent is comoros in

54
Q

what continent is cape verde in

55
Q

what continent is sao tome and Principe in

56
Q

what continent is Maldives in

57
Q

what continent is Singapore in

58
Q

what continent is Philippines in

59
Q

what continent is Japan in

60
Q

what continent is Indonesia in

61
Q

what continent is East Timor in

62
Q

what continent is Brunei in

63
Q

what continent is Malaysia in

64
Q

what continent is Antigua and Barbuda in

A

North America

65
Q

what continent is Bahamas in

A

North America

66
Q

what continent is Barbados in

A

North America

67
Q

what continent is Cuba in

A

North America

68
Q

what continent is Dominican Republic in

A

North America

69
Q

what continent is Haiti in

A

North America

70
Q

what continent is Grenada in

A

North America

71
Q

what continent is Jamaica in

A

North America

72
Q

what continent is Jamaica in

A

North America

73
Q

what continent is Saint Lucia in

A

North America

74
Q

what continent is Saint Kitts and Nevis in

A

North America

75
Q

what continent is Saint Vincent in

A

North America

76
Q

what continent is Trinidad and Tobago in

A

North America

77
Q

what continent is Papua New Guinea in

A

Australia/Oceania

78
Q

what continent is Solomon Islands in

A

Australia/Oceania

79
Q

what continent is Fiji in

A

Australia/Oceania

80
Q

what continent is Vanuatu in

A

Australia/Oceania

81
Q

what continent is Samoa in

A

Australia/Oceania

82
Q

what continent is Kiribati in

A

Australia/Oceania

83
Q

what continent Is Tonga in

A

Australia/Oceania

84
Q

what continent is Federated States of Micronesia in

A

Australia/Oceania

85
Q

what continent is Palau in

A

Australia/Oceania

86
Q

what continent is Marshall Islands in

A

Australia/Oceania

87
Q

what continent is Tuvalu in

A

Australia/Oceania

88
Q

what continent is Nauru in

A

Australia/Oceania

89
Q

what continent is Malta in

90
Q

what continent is Mt. Elbrus in

91
Q

what continent is Mt. kosciusko in

A

Australia/Oceania

92
Q

what continent is Aconcagua in

A

South America

93
Q

what continent is Mt. Denali in

A

North America

94
Q

what continent is Mt. kilimanjaro in

95
Q

what continent is the Nile in

96
Q

what continent are the atlas mountains in

97
Q

what continent are the ethiopian highlands in

98
Q

main religious groups of Africa

A

north africa overwhelmingly islam. south africa overwhelmingly christian

99
Q

what continent is the Euphrates in

100
Q

what continent is the Hindu Kush in

101
Q

what continent are the Ural mountains in

A

Asia/Europe

102
Q

what continent is the Rio Grande in

A

North America

103
Q

what continent is the St. Lawrence River in

A

North America

104
Q

what continent is the Rockies in

A

North America

105
Q

What continent is the Appalachions in

A

North America

106
Q

What continent is the Andes Mountains in

A

South America

107
Q

what continent is the Great dividing range in

A

Australia/oceania

108
Q

what continent is the Alps in

109
Q

What continent is Ural Mountains in

A

Europe/Asia 🔥🔥🔥

110
Q

What continent isBalkan Mountains in

111
Q

What continent is Caucasus Mountains in

112
Q

What continent is Rhine River in

113
Q

What continent is Thames River in

114
Q

What continent is Danube River in

115
Q

What continent is Tor River in

116
Q

What continent is Elbe River in

117
Q

What continent is Loire River in

118
Q

What continent is Volga River in

119
Q

What are the 5 themes of geography?

A

Location, place, Human-environment interaction, movement, region

APHUG (3 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions