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APHG Unit 1 review; Geography Basics
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7C. The disadvantage of a Goodes Homolosine projection is that
shapes of landmasses are highly distorted.
the interruptions make evaluating distance difficult.
It ugly
size of landmasses are highly distorted
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22. What type of land use is being shown? (choose all that apply)
economic
religious burial practices
agricultural
cultural
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7A. The disadvantage of a Mercator projection is that
the size of physical features is greatly distorted at the poles.
human activity is distorated at the poles.
the direction is inconsistant.
the shape of physical features is greatly distorted at the poles.
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8. A geographic information system that combines data from multiple sources into one map. Often found online.
mash-up
thematic map
remote sensing
GIS
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11. What is an example of distance decay?
The number of Jews outside of S.W. Asia.
long distance relationships :(
The number of rural internet users compared to urban internet users.
There are more Spanish speakers in Latin American than in Spain.
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18. When the base idea of a feature spreads but not the feature as it was originally produced?
stimulous diffusion
manipulative diffusion
contagious diffusion
relocation diffusion
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7B. The disadvantage of the Robinson projection is that
land areas are smaller and harder to observe compared to other maps.
the shape of landmasses is distorted.
the size of landmasses is inaccurate.
the distance across oceans is not very accurate.
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17. The spread of a feature among a population through various connections.
space-time compression
pop culture
relocation diffusion
expansion diffusion
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15. Cultural ecological belief that the environment causes social and cultural development.
possibilism
space-time compression
environmental determinism
distance decay
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23. What natural resources are consumed in the type of land use shown? (choose all that apply)
fresh water
petroleum
rare metals
arable land (farmable soil)
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20/21. Creating Marine reserves & banning fishing in parts of the Florida Keys is an example of ...
the fishness protection program
conversation
preservation
environmental determinism
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24. What scale would be best for evaluating the spatial relationship of countries in Europe?
regional
global
local
national
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18. When a feature spreads from the masses to the points of authority?
hierarchal
manipulative diffusion
reverse hierarchal
stimulaous diffusion
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19. The jurisdiction of a police department is both a formal region and functional region because.
it has universally recognized boundaries and provides a service
some recognize the jurisdiction but some don't and provides a service
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9. There is a larger relative distance between the U.S. and France than the U.S. and Australia because
U.S. and FR speak different languages & have less economic ties
U.S. & Aus both primarily speak English, protestant christian & b/c STEAK!
U.S. sees the French as arrogant & the French see the U.S. as uncultured
U.S. and Aus are farther apart than the U.S. and FR.
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24. What scale would be best for evaluating the distribution of Christianity by observing toponyms in Earth's ecumene
regional
global
national
local
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2. A reference map is used for
making another inference after the first one was wrong.
finding the location of a human activity on Earth's surface.
Identifying the impact of human activity on Earth's surface.
finding the location of a place on Earth's surface.
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13. What factor of location encompasses the physical and climatic features of a place?
site
region
situation
place
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5. What is the strength of cartogram maps?
maps that enlarge a region in proportion to the information being presented
good for identifying physical features of a place
good for quickly referncing the theme of what is being communicated
good for identifying spatial relationships based on distance
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The origin of a feature.
hearth
place
epicenter
diffusion
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21. Hybrid cars, not building on arable land, selective tree harvesting & no tillage agriculture are all _____practices,
sustainable
treehugger
preservation
unsustainable
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19. What is a formal region?
Any region with a legal or universally recognized boundary
region based on it's ability to provide a service
Region based on perception of cultural elements of who lives there
region based on physical features of the land
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14. The study of geography that focuses on the relationship between humans and the environment.
cultural ecology
geography
demography
epidemiology
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24. What scale gives the most detailed information about the cultural landscape of a place?
national
regional
global
local
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16. The density of country A is
more dense than country B
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clustered
dispesered
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6. All maps and projections are flawed in varying ways because they
distort spatial relationships of human activity at a particular place.
distort spatial relationships by shape, area, distance & direction.
can not communicate current human activity.
can not be used to evaluate spatial relationships.
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24. What scale would be best for evaluating what regions of the U.S. produce the most corn?
local
global
national
regional
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16. What country's population is clustered?
county A
country B
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18. When a feature spreads despite it not being practical or functional.
expansion diffusion
stimulus diffusion
maladaptive diffusion
reverse hierarchical diffusion
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3. A thematic or communication map is used for
evaluating human activity on Earth's surface.
making another inference after the first one was wrong.
finding the location of a place on Earth's surface.
finding the location of physical features on Earth's surface.
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13. What factor of location is dependent on the location of other features around it?
mathematical location
place
site
relative location
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19. A type pf region that is defined by how people see themselves culturally. The South or Dixie in the U.S.
vernacular / perceptual region
functional region
formal region
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8. Using 4 of 24 satellites to determine the precise location of a device on Earth's surface. Used for locating a place.
Remote Sensing
Global Positioning System
Mash-Up
Geographic Information System
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16. Based on the population distribution what populations is most likely an LDC and why?
Country C: The population is linear & like.y follows a river.
Country B: Most of it's population is dispersed & likely rural.
Country A: it's population is clustered & likely urban.
Country D: It has a large population & likely has high population growth.
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23. What is a non-renewable resource? (choose all that apply)
petroleum
metals
fish
lumber
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13. Tampa is an example what factor of location?
Situation
Site
Toponym or Place name
Absolute or mathematical
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22. What type of land use is being shown? (choose all that apply)
agricultural
industrial
religious
economic
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8 Geospatial tech used to compile, sort & layer data like population density, transportation routes & physical geography
Geographic Information systems
big words and stuff
remote sensing
Global Positioning System
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Compare diffusion to distribution. (choose all that apply)
diffusion is a process
distribution is a result
diffusion is the spread of a feature
distribution is where the feature is
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4. What type of map is shown and what information is provided?
Cholorpleth, GDP of African countries
Cartogram, life expectancy in African countries
Cholorpleth, life expectancy in African countries
Reference, life expectancy in African countries
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1. The study of geography does not include
the distribution of human activity on Earth's surface
the study of the processes that formed the earth's surface
the cause and affect relationship between human activity and the Earth.
the study of physical features of Earth's surface
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12. Identify the geographic theory that states, All things are related but some are more related than other things.
Zelinsky's Migration Transition Model
Ravenstien's laws of Migration
Carl Sauer's cultural landscape model
Tobler's Law
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10. What is not an example of space time compression?
A recent trend in MDCs of returning to written correspondence.
The influence smart phones have on pop culture
the implementation of steam powered ship from sail powered
plane travel in 2020 compared to 1950
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16. What is the pattern for both countries populations?
both countries have geometric shapes
clustering of populations take place on the arable land
there is no pattern
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13. The mathematical or absolute factor of location deals with
latitude and longitude
I don't believe in math. (periot)
calculations made by GPS satelites
distances from one place to another
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16. Identify the three factors of distribution.
cluster, dispersion, pattern
dispersion, concentration, pattern
density, concentration, pattern
density, dispersion, pattern
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24. The spatial extent of a geographic feature.
distance
scale
space time compression
spatial association
