Unit 1

Question 1

How would you define human Geography?

Answer 1

Human geography is a branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects the earths surface

Question 2

what is absolute location?

Answer 2

Absolute location is the exact point where an area is located. This is often found with longitude and latitude coordinates

Question 3

what is relative location?

Answer 3

Relative location is found while using different areas around the place you are trying to locate.

Question 4

What is mental mapping?

Answer 4

Mental mapping is a person point of view of what they think there looks like. These maps often aren’t that accurate

Question 5

what do we use mental maps for?

Answer 5

Mental maps can be used for explaining a way from point A to Point B
They can also be used fro storing ideas, and organizing them for future reference
They are also used to find meaning. by comparing them to others work

Question 6

How is activity space perceived in human Geography

Answer 6

Activity space is the places you go to in your daily cycle

Question 7

What is cartography?

Answer 7

Cartography is the science behind map making

Question 8

What purposes do maps serve?

Answer 8

Maps serve 2 main purposes, One of them is that maps are used as a reference point to identify an objects relative or absolute location. They are also used for communicating distribution of human activities around the world.

Question 9

What are the 3 types of maps?

Answer 9

Political, Physical, and mental maps

Question 10

What are political maps?

Answer 10

Political maps are used to show borders and political boundaries of different locations.