Human geograpy is.....

Things that people have built / affected

What defines Texas as a formal region?

It is a political unit with a central government.

Every map projection has some degree of distortion because:

Curved surface can't be represented on a flat surface equal

is used to calculate distances in a map

What is the difference between formal, functional, and perceptual regions?

Formal-official border/Functional area we use/perceptual how we see an area

What is relative location?

The position of one place compared to another

What is a functional region?

A collection of locations that all work together

title, compass rose, points of reference/ GRID, scale, key/legend

Geographic Information Systems:

Allow geographers to analyze data to answer geographic questions

Examples of Physical Geography

landforms, climate, elevation, and water

boundaries marking states, countries, counties, boundaries created by government

5 themes of geography

location, human, environmental interation, movement, regions

What are the Continents of the World

Africa NorthAmerica South AmericaAntarticaAsiaEurope&Oceania

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1
Human geograpy is.....
Things that people have built / affected
All three answers combined
How people have interected with their environment
Naturally occuring features on our planet
2
What defines Texas as a formal region?
Its residents all speak the same language.
It is a political unit with a central government.
Its residents all share the same culture.
It has the same kind of vegetation throughout.
3
Every map projection has some degree of distortion because:
Curved surface can't be represented on a flat surface equal
All of the above
Parallels and meridians never cross at right angles
A sphere is a developable surface.
4
The map scale
is used to make the map look prettier
doesn't helps us measure distance in a map
it is not used anymore because of modern technology
is used to calculate distances in a map
5
What is the difference between formal, functional, and perceptual regions?
Formal-official border/Functional area we use/perceptual how we see an area
there are no differences
formal-area we use/funcional-official border/perception how we see an area
6
How are lines of latitude and longitude measured?
In degrees
In feet
In meters
In inches
7
What is relative location?
The characteristics that make a place unique
The region that contains a place
The exact point where a place is found
The position of one place compared to another
8
What is a functional region?
Defined by ideas and feelings, hard to draw on a map
Any region that isn't broken
Hard boundaries decided by law
A collection of locations that all work together
9
Elements of a map
compass rose, points of reference/ GRID, scale, dictionary
title, compass rose, points of reference/ GRID, scale, key/legend
title, compass rose, points of reference/ GRID, dictionary
index, compass rose, points of reference/ GRID, scale, key/legend
10
Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Longitude
Latitude
11
Geographic Information Systems:
Are a hope for the future, but are not here yet
Are a platform for human geographers to discuss important issues
Are tools that geographers use when tracking changes to the earth’s soil
Allow geographers to analyze data to answer geographic questions
12
Examples of Physical Geography
landforms, climate, elevation, and water
educational institutions
religious institutions
government and economic systems
13
A Global Positioning System (GPS) determines absolute location.
False
True
14
Political maps show
boundaries marking states, countries, counties
boundaries created by government
boundaries made by nature
boundaries made by elephants and weasals
15
Are these lines of latitude or longitude?
Longitude
Latitude
16
5 themes of geography
location, weather, environmental interation, movement, regions
location, human, environmental interation, movement, regions
17
What are the Continents of the World
Europe, America, Africa, Asia, Oceania
Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Australia
Asia,South Pole, North Pole, Oceania,Europe, America, Africa
Africa NorthAmerica South AmericaAntarticaAsiaEurope&Oceania

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