Unit 1: Thinking Geographically Chapter 1: Topic 1.1 (2/2)

Question 1

How well two locations are tied together by roads or other links

Answer 1

Connectivity

Question 2

How quickly and easily people in one location can interact with people in another location

Answer 2

Accessibility

Question 3

Are used to describe where things are in relation to each other. Cardinal ______ such as north, east, south, or west or intermediate _____ such as southeast, or southwest are commonly used to describe _____.

Answer 3

Direction

Question 4

General arrangement of things, in the distribution of phenomena across space that gives clues about causes or effects of the distribution

Answer 4

Patterns

Question 5

Usually measured in terms of feet, miles, meters, or kilometers. Exact measurement of how far or how near things are to one another

Answer 5

Absolute Distance

Question 6

Indicates the degree of nearness based on time or money and is often dependent on the mode of travel

Answer 6

Relative Distance

Question 7

The way a phenomenon is spread out over an area

Answer 7

Distribution

Question 8

Phenomena that is arranged in a group or concentrated area

Answer 8

Clustered (Agglomerated)

Question 9

Phenomena that is arranged in a straight line

Answer 9

Linear Distribution

Question 10

Phenomena that is spread out over a large area

Answer 10

Dispersed Distribution

Question 11

Phenomena that is equally spaced from a central point, forming a circle

Answer 11

Circular Distribution

Question 12

Phenomena is in a regular arrangement

Answer 12

Geometric Distribution

Question 13

Phenomena that appears to have no order to their position

Answer 13

Random Distribution