Duplicate of Human Geography Unit 1

The spread of something over a given space is

This type of map projection often exaggerates the size of countries/continents:

The two concepts used to describe why every location is unique are place and region.

Climate, Latitude, and landforms all help in explaining:

Reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place

The collection of data about Earth's surface from a satellite or any other long distance method is

The relationship between the part of Earth beings studied and the Earth as a whole:

0 degrees latitude:

This is the spread of an idea from a person of authority to other people or places:

Google Earth is an example of:

Which contemporary tool of Geography would help to plan for city growth?

In the Netherlands, what do they use to pump water out of polder land?

The spread of an idea, language, and culture through the physical movement of people is:

Which of the following would not be a site factor?

These connect at the Earth's poles:

Another example for absolute location is

Which of the following is NOT an example of a functional region?

This is a specific point on Earth distinguished by particular characteristics:

Latitude gives us an indication of a region's climate.

A region/place from which an idea or phenomenon originates from is a

Geographers describe place using all of the following terms except:

The use of coordinates such as longitude and latitude is an example of:

180 degrees longitude:

The visual below represents what kind of region?

Which contemporary tool of geography would help show loss of the rainforest over time?

A contemporary analytic tool that is commonly used for navigation:

This is the fastest spreading type of diffusion:

Every 15 degrees in longitude represents a 15 minute time change.

Which US city modified it's swampy environment to keep water out, but failed to do so?

The art and science of mapmaking is

An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a

The mainland United States has how many time zones?

These line of longitude decides if it is forward a day or behind a day:

The name given to a place on the Earth's surface:

What people care about and take care of is an example of

Geographers try to explain where and

McDonalds is an example of:

 The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because

Which is a form of expansion diffusion:

Every map is distorted in some way

A great example of this type of diffusion is the Big Mac! :)

The frequency of something within a given area:

0 degrees longitude:

This concept identifies a place by its location relative, "near, close by" to other places or objects: