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Unit 1 APHG
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1
The frequency of something in a given area is
distribution
density
concentration
diffusion
2
Which is an example of relocation diffusion?
People begin copying clothing trends popular in Paris
Kentucky Fried Chicken opens in Mongolia but serves beef .
Immigrants bring food preferences from their home country
A new viral video is shared across social media
3
Satellite TV and social media allow ideas to diffuse widely in a short time. This is
accessibility
space-time compression
distance decay
relocation diffusion
4
180
o
East longitude is
Tropic of Capricorn
the International dateline
Equator
The Greenwich mean time
5
The distance north or south of the equator is measured by
latitutde
elves
longitude
time zones
6
As locations become more similar through diffusion the result is
distance decay
placelessness
space-time compression
regionalization
7
Maps that increase the area of a land mass to show the frequency of a trait are:
cartograms
proportional symbol maps
density maps
toponyms
8
Information in the census
Is just for research purposes
Is used to decide where the government should provide services
can only show the growth of cities and states
Is based on satellite imagery
9
Maps
are an accurate reflection of the earth's surface
all display thematic data through color and shapes
all distort size, shape, distance or direction
10
Every map projection has some degree of distortion because:
a curved surface cannot accurately be represented on a flat surface
Parallels and meridians never cross at right angles
uneven development
the earth is 2 dimensional, but the grid system is not
11
New Orleans is a major city due to its importance as a shipping port. This is an example of
site
remote sensing
situation
distance decay
12
The area of broadcast of a radio station is an example of
a diffusion region
a vernacular region
a formal region
a functional region
13
The delivery area of the Florida Times Union (Jacksonville newspaper) is a
vernacular region
functional region
cultural region
formal region
14
The loss of distinctive cultural features due to globalization and diffusion is
modernization
heirarchical diffusion
clustered concentration
placelessness
15
The hearth is
the way a trait diffused
where something started
The inventor of a new idea
where you can currently find a trait
16
A network of satellites , transmitting signals to a receiver on the earth's surface to calculate the position of rcv
remote sensing
GIS
GPS
Cartography
17
Common elements of distribution are
density, concentration and pattern
site, situation and localization
connectivity, movement and diffusion
18
Which would be a large scale map
Map of the United States
Map of Florida
Map of Clay county
Map of Ridgeview High School
19
The _____ of a place can change over time and is relative to other points
site
situation
placelessness
absolute location
20
Which of the following is NOT an example of the cultural landscape
Adobe ruins in New Mexico
The Black Forrest in Germany
St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
Terraced rice paddies (fields) in China
21
The idea that people can alter their environment to best suit their needs is
culture
environmental determinism
cartography
possibilism
22
The scale of analysis for the map shown is
national
Global
regional
state
23
Just as historians use periodization, geographers use____ to compartmentalize
globalization
regionalization
diffusion
climate models
24
Differences in connectivity leading to disparities in standard of living, education and health describes
sustainability
uneven development
environmental determinism
possiblism
25
coordinates made of latitude and longitude provide the
relative location
absolute location
projection
site
26
All of the following are true of time zones EXCEPT
created because of transportation innovations
China has the largest number of time zones
every 15 o is a new time zone
the US was the first to adopt time zones
27
Which of the following about latitude is NOT correct?
Low latitudes are cold climates, while mid-latitudes are hot
it measures distance north or south of the equator
it is always written as a number of degrees between 0-90
lines of latitude are always parallel
28
The image below is an example of which Geographic Information Science tool?
global positioning satellites
census surveys
satellite imagery
field work
29
The Wheat Belt, the area of the country that primarily grows wheat, is a type of __ region
formal
vernacular
functional
30
A toponym is
An element of distribution
something that increases space time compression
A name given to a portion of the earth's surface
A type of thematic map
31
The type of thematic map shown is
reference
choropleth
topographic
cartogram
32
An example of a formal region is
The South
25 square miles
the city limits of Jacksonville
the trade area between Jacksonville and Middleburg
33
As one moves north and east from the US-Mex border, Spanish is less frequent. This is an ex of
a vernacular region
distance decay
Canada being the worst
space-time compression
34
Which is an example of possibilism?
Modifying farming methods to grow food in a drier climate
Warm climates produce societies with easy-going attitudes
People who live in the mountains are more rugged
People in cold climates are less welcoming
35
A region that people believe exists based on mental maps or cultural identities, like the American South, is
vernacular regions
nodal regions
formal regions