Unit 1

Question 1

Mercator map projection

Answer 1

Accurate direction, distortion in size and location of the landmasses

Question 2

Robinson projection

Answer 2

Puts majority of distortion at the poles, true size and shape of the landmasses

Question 3

Reference map

Answer 3

Informational map that shows boundaries, names, etc.

Question 4

Topographic map

Answer 4

Uses lines to display terrain and elevation changes

Question 5

Absolute direction

Answer 5

The exact direction you are heading

Question 6

Relative direction

Answer 6

The direction depends on the surrounding area

Question 7

Absolute distance

Answer 7

The exact distance between 2 places (miles or km)

Question 8

Relative distance

Answer 8

An approximate measurement between 2 places (time)

Question 9

Absolute location

Answer 9

The exact spot where something is located

Question 10

Relative location

Answer 10

A description of a location using surrounding geographic features

Question 11

Thematic map

Answer 11

Displays spatial patterns of places and uses quantitative data

Question 12

Every map projection has distortion in either…

Answer 12

Direction, shape, area, or distance

Question 13

Toponym

Answer 13

A name given to a place or location

Question 14

Choropleth map

Answer 14

Uses different colors

Question 15

Dot density map

Answer 15

Show data by placing points on a map where data is occurring, see spatial distribution

Question 16

Spatial analysis

Answer 16

Process of analyzing patterns and relationships within an area or geographic data

Question 17

Clustered

Answer 17

Objects in an area close together with no space between them

Question 18

Dispersed

Answer 18

Objects in an area are spread out with space between them

Question 19

Graduated symbol map

Answer 19

Uses shapes (usually circles) to show location and amount of data

Question 20

Isoline maps

Answer 20

Use lines to connect different areas that have similar equal amounts of data (weather map)

Question 21

Cartograph map

Answer 21

Shows data by “distorting” the shape, bigger the number larger it is vice versa

Question 22

Flow line map

Answer 22

Shows movement of different goods, people, etc.

Question 23

Remote sensing

Answer 23

Collecting information about the earths surface from satellites orbiting the earth

Question 24

GIS

Answer 24

Computer system that can collect analyze and display geographic data

Question 25

GPS

Answer 25

Network of satellites that are used to determine the location of something on the earths surface

Question 26

Census

Answer 26

An official count of all the people who live in a particular area

Question 27

Small scale map

Answer 27

Shows large portion of the earths surface but has less detail

Question 28

Supranational organization

Answer 28

An alliance which consists of multiple countries, (3 or more), work together to achieve common goals or address issues that impact the states

Question 29

Place

Answer 29

Specific point on the earths surface that has one or more unique characteristics

Question 30

Sense of place

Answer 30

Strong feeling or perception people have of a place

Question 31

Placelessness

Answer 31

A place that does not invoke any strong response from individuals due to a lack of unique characteristics

Question 32

Concentration

Answer 32

How things are spread out

Question 33

Density

Answer 33

The amount of objects or people in an area

Question 34

Pattern

Answer 34

The arrangement of things in an area

Question 35

Time space compression

Answer 35

The reduction of time it takes for something or someone to get from one place to another

Question 36

Distance decay

Answer 36

The larger the distance the less interaction (effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions)

Question 37

Environmental determinism

Answer 37

The environment sets the success of a society

Question 38

Environmental possibilism

Answer 38

The environment puts limits on society, but people have the ability to adjust the physical environment to overcome limits

Question 39

Land use

Answer 39

Describe how land has been changed for a specific purpose

Question 40

Natural resources

Answer 40

Resources that are produced in nature

Question 41

Renewable resources

Answer 41

Natural resources that can be used multiple times without running out

Question 42

Non-renewable resources

Answer 42

Natural resources that can only be used once

Question 43

Sustainability

Answer 43

Use of the earths resources in a way that ensures those resources will still be available in the future

Question 44

Scale

Answer 44

Global, regional, national, local A distance on a map to the corresponding distance on the ground

Question 45

scale of analysis

Answer 45

Observation of data at the global, national, regional, local scale

Question 46

Large scale map

Answer 46

Shows less of the earths surface but more details

Question 47

Region

Answer 47

Geographic area with common characteristics and patterns of activity

Question 48

Formal region

Answer 48

Defined by economic, political, social, or environmental characteristics

Question 49

Fictional regions (nodal)

Answer 49

Ares that are organized around a center point

Question 50

Vernacular region

Answer 50

Areas that are linked together due to people’s opinions, beliefs, etc. on the region