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Providing internet service is a ___________ economic activity found in some countries
quaternary
quinary
secondary
tertiary
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What is environmental sustainability?
ways that humans overcome obstacles presented by the environment
using the environment in a way that doesn't permanently damage it
sustaining the removal of the environment
developing the economy at the expense of the environment
3
relocation diffusion is related to
social structures
urban or rural patterns
migration
cultural differences
4
Christianity diffused....
Heirarchically
along with forced migrations from Palesting
contagiously diffused
from Europe
5
Possibilism or determinism?
maybeism
desert
possibilism
determinism
6
What happens to data when you change from a national to a local scale map?
Information at a national scale turns out to be false
the scale of analysis changes the data
a pattern over a large area may not be the same at the local scale
the information becomes more accurately distributed over a small region
7
The distortion of the Mercator projection is most severe...
At the Poles
on globes
in Africa and South America
on large scale maps
8
Which scale would give the best information about demographics of an urban area?
Census tract data
State
County
Urban
9
What do environmental determinists believe?
the environment can limit people
the environment is determined by people
people's ability to do anything is limited by the environment
people can build homes to get out of the environment
10
Mdou Moctar, a saharan band from the Saharan country of Niger, displays elements of _____________diffusion from America
hierarchical diffusion
reverse diffusion
contagious diffusion
stimulus diffusion
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What is relative location?
determining someone's opinion of a location
determining a location by comparing it to another location
determining a point on the earths surface by using a GPS
the children and parents of a location
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a vernacular region is also known as
an informal region
perceptual region
a functional region
a formal region
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When comparing a small scale to a large scale map...
they both have the same information and same patterns
large scale maps are easier to read
the small scale map has more information
the large scale map is more detailed
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What is the US census for?
to analyze distribution of people in the USA
how the government develops maps of different places
to count the population of the US
developing information about the population
15
Different places with common characteristics are referred to as
regions
landscapes
places
sites
16
Expansion diffusion is characterized by
movement of phenomenon
the growing number of people
changing location
increasing in area or number
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The largest area of HIGH CONCENTRATION of dots is...
Northeastern United States and Great Lakes
Rocky Mountain States
Southern States
Central, Great Plains United States and Canada
18
What is New York's situation?
on islands along the hudson and east river
on the deposited morraine from the last ice age
south west of boston
pretty poor with high crime, corruption and second class pizzarias
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What kind of regions are depicted?
opinionated
perceptual
formal
functional
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A polar Projection
accurately shows the earth
accurately depicts a selected part of the earth
is ideal for aviation across the poles
does not distort the oceans
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The Robinson Projection
has no distortion
is also useful for navigation
attempts to correct the problems of a Mercator projection
the the most common projection
22
This most accurately highlights....
barriers to diffusion
the area's situation
sequent occupation
the area's site
23
Which is a functional region?
television broadcast area
Pizza delivery area
I think they're all examples of functional regions
daily commute patterns
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which type of region is based on a particular point of view of an area?
informal
functional
vernacular
formal
25
Which is accurate analysis of this population density map of China?
China's population is large but is now declining
Northern China has few people because it is too cold
Example of distance decay from the coast
Most Chinese live in crowded regions
26
When analyzing maps
geographers only look at one map at a time
geographers look for maps
geographers commonly fire their cartographers
geographers look for patterns
27
Sam Houston's name is used as a toponym
True
False
28
The type of diffusion that explains the diffusion of a fashion trend at a local scale
contaigious
relocation
expansion
hierarchy
29
"Meet me in front of the starbucks" is an example of...
and inquiry for a GIS
relative location
formal location
absolute location
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The type of distortion on a map is based on the...
the GIS used
type of projection
credibility of the cartogropher
quality of the paper the map is printed on
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The cultural and physical characteristics that make an area unique create a sense of...
region
perception
place
location
32
What is the position of environmental determinists?
Europeans are wealthy because they are able to develop stable systems
People along the equator are poor and backward because of heat and disease
Europeans are able to develop technology to live in hot and humid areas
People along the equator are poor because of few resources
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which type of region is based on a shared characteristic in an area?
vernacular
formal
functional
all of them
34
Which type of region is based on connections to points in a region?
formal
working connection region
functional
perceptual
35
primary economic activities are...
gathering raw naturally occurring materials
manufacturing chairs out of dead trees
managing information that is shared with other people like newscasters
a mechanical engineer
36
Political entities such as countries, states, and cities are categorized as
locations
perceptual regions
functional regions
formal regions
37
Which of the following is an accurate hearth?
McDonalds-India
middle east-Islam and Christianity
cell phones- China
English Language- USA
38
Why is the mercator best for navigation?
Africa and Greenland are no accurately portrayed
the continents are distorted heavily at the poles
longitude and latitude form a square grid
it has accurately depicted oceans and continents
39
Which type of diffusion accurately illustrates the diffusion of Judaism, an ethnic religion?
hierarchical
stimulus
relocation
contaigious
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Possibilism or determinism?
sunscreen
possibilism
determinism
tent
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Environmental possibilism states that
it is possible for humans to overcome some environmental difficulties
anything is possible in the environment
humans can determine the environment
the environment is impossible to determine
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_________ reflect a place's history and culture
placelessness
toponyms
perceptions
site and situation
