Duplicate of AP Human Geography Unit 1

All map projections contain which of the following distortion:

the process geographers use to divide and categorize space into smaller areal units

Art and science of mapmaking

defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to

Which of the following is an example of geospatial technology?

the contact, movement, and flow of things between locations

dominant capitalist countries which exploit the peripheral countries for labor, raw materials

Distortion of Mercator Projection

dependent on core countries for capital and have underdeveloped industries

shows and labels human-created boundaries, such as countries, states, cities, and capitals

points of equal elevation are connected

Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things

show and label highways and streets

Characteristics of absolute location

share characteristics of both core and periphery countries

Types of Wallerstein's World-Systems

show and label natural features, such as mountains, rivers, and deserts

show and label property

Study of place names; affected by characteristics of location

The inverse relationship between distance and connection (cultural and spatial)

Distortion of Conic Projection

Definition of site

Focal point, defined by activity that occurs across region, united by networks

Spatial Thinking of Geography

sizes of countries, states, counties, etc. are shown according to specific statistics

each dot represents a specific quantity

Characteristics of relative location

Distortion of Robinson Projection (general use)

maps that people create in their minds based on experience and knowledge

Definition of situation

Region united by more than one trait/characteristics

Which of the following is a type of scale?

use lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the data across space

Definition of sense of place

He is considered the father of geography

He calculated the circumference of the Earth

uses colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show location of spatial data