Unit 1

Question 1

Properties of distribution

Answer 1

Density, Concentration and Pattern.

Question 2

Density

Answer 2

number of things in a specific area

Question 3

Concentration

Answer 3

clustered, dispersed

Question 4

Pattern

Answer 4

how things are arranged in a certain place

Question 5

Reference maps

Answer 5

Shows physical geography of a place. (ex: Boundaries, physical features, etc)

Question 6

Thematic maps

Answer 6

Shows how phenomenon are distributed (ex: population, climate, etc.

Question 7

Types of Thematic maps

Answer 7

Choropleth, Cartogram, Dot, graduated symbol and Isoline.

Question 8

Choropleth

Answer 8

shading or coloring indicates different values.

Question 9

Cartogram

Answer 9

distorted shape to show emphasis.

Question 10

Dot

Answer 10

more of something=more dots

Question 11

Graduated Symbol

Answer 11

Symbol’s size depends on how much there is

Question 12

Isoline

Answer 12

Lines join all points that have same value

Question 13

Modern Geographic tools

Answer 13

Remote sensing, GIS and GPS

Question 14

Remote sensing

Answer 14

scanning earth by satellite or aircraft

Question 15

GIS

Answer 15

Geographic information system

Question 16

GPS

Answer 16

Global positioning system

Question 17

Absolute location

Answer 17

exact location of an object

Question 18

examples of Absolute location

Answer 18

address, Latitude and Longitude, North, South, East and West.

Question 19

Relative location

Answer 19

Description of location

Question 20

Distance decay

Answer 20

The interaction between two things decrease as the distance between them increases.
Ex: Radio signals

Question 21

Friction of Distance

Answer 21

when things are further apart, they tend to be less well connected

Question 22

Environmental Determinism

Answer 22

Environment determines how and where humans will live.

Question 23

Possibilism

Answer 23

Environment influences but humans find a way around

Question 24

Scale

Answer 24

amount of detail

Question 25

Small scale

Answer 25

not detailed. ex: globe

Question 26

Large scale

Answer 26

zoomed in, more detail

Question 27

Location

Answer 27

position that a point occupies on Earth

Question 28

Absolute location

Answer 28

exact location of an object. coordinates

Question 29

Relative location

Answer 29

description of where a place is.

Question 30

place

Answer 30

location distinguished by physical and human characterisitcs

Question 31

Site

Answer 31

refers to absolute location and physical character of a place

Question 32

Situation

Answer 32

location of a place relative to another place

Question 33

Time-space compression

Answer 33

describes the processes causing the relative distance between places to shrink.

Question 34

Region

Answer 34

area that is different from other areas because of certain characteristics.

Question 35

3 types of regions

Answer 35

formal, functional and perceptual

Question 36

Formal region

Answer 36

an area that has one or more shared traits. can by physical, cultural or a combination of traits.

Question 37

Functional region

Answer 37

defined as an area by its function around a focal (center) point.

Question 38

examples of formal region

Answer 38

Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

Question 39

examples of functional region

Answer 39

Airline flight routes, service area of pizza shop.

Question 40

Perceptual region

Answer 40

reflects peoples feelings and attributes towards a place.

Question 41

examples of perceptual region

Answer 41

The Midwest, Eastern Europe.

Question 42

World System Theory

Answer 42

developed by Wallerstein. describe spatial and functional between countries and world economy.

Question 43

Core countries

Answer 43

Highly interconnected, good transportation and communication, good networks and infrastructure etc. Ex: Unites States, Japan, Australia

Question 44

Peripheral countries

Answer 44

less stable governments, poor medical care, inferior communication and transportation, etc.

Question 45

semi-peripheral

Answer 45

process of industrializing, active in manufacturing and exporting goods, have potential to become a core country.