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A #geography quiz to review relevant materials from #unit1 #APHumanGeography #APHUG
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What are toponyms??
a language without any native speakers
the name of a place given to it by others
commercial languages
words that are at the top of speech
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Density, concentration, and pattern are all properties of....
Diffusion
Dispersement
Distribution
Demographics
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Density is best described as...
the number of things present in a square mile
arrangement of the distribution of features in a given space
the frequency that something occurs in a given space
changes in distribution how dispersed or clustered a trait
4
This concept illustrates a negative correlation between distance and connectivity
Intervening Opportunities
The Gravity Model
Distance Decay
Transferability
5
The idea that the environment completely determines cultural practices is known as...
Compatibilism
Causalism
Determinism
Possibilism
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This type of diffusion occurs when an idea goes from persons or nodes of power to other places
Relocation
Stimulus
Contagious
Heirarchical
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The International Date Line is which line of longitude?
180 degrees
360 degrees
90 degrees
0 degrees
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What is not an example of sustainability?
Eco friendly fuel
electric cars
Plastic water bottle
Wind turbines
9
Define absolute location
An estimation of the location.
Location using landmarks.
The location using a map.
Location using longitude and latitude .
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small scale map
shows how to get, how to get to sesame street
real tiny pocket sized map
shows more detail
shows little detail
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Cartography is ...
to write or to draw humans
the study of the Earth
the study of carts
the science of map-making
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Time-space compression is best described as...
the literal shrinking of the world
the fusing of time and space to increase connectivity
the ability to change the pace of time & make things closer
increasing connectivity which makes distant places closer
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What is the most common use for GPS
Navigation
Spatial Analysis
mapping changing distributions
Social equality
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A map that uses symbols that become bigger or smaller with a traits density are called
Choropleth Maps
Dot Maps
Graduated Symbol Maps
Isoline Maps
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This type of region is centered on a focal point or central node
Perceptual
Functional
Formal
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Diffusion of AIDS from Africa to the US would be an example of:
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
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This type of diffusion occurs when an idea is spread directly from person-to-person
Contagious
Heirarchical
Relocation
Stimulus
18
The middle east, or the deep south are best described as what type of region?
Functional
Perceptual
Formal
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When shape, area, direction, and distance are altered in the cartographic process we call it...
Distortion
Disambiguity
Displacement
Contortion
20
What part of the Mercator projection is most distorted?
the equator
Africa
the poles
North America
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Which modern trend is most directly responsible for space time compression?
regionalization
democratization
globalization
fragmentation
22
This type of diffusion occurs when an idea spreads, the principle is adopted but changed to fit
Contagious
Stimulus
Relocation
Heirarchical
23
The Mercator is a projection that is most useful for ....
determining the proper size of continents
determining the proper shape of continents
Navigation
using as a general reference map
24
A straight line on a navigation map using the Mercator projection represents
travel time between an orgin and a destination
a line of constant compass bearing
shortest distance between between 2 points
line from prime meridian
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A map that uses different shades of color to show how certain traits occur
Choropleth Map
Isoline Map
Cartogram
Dot Map
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Meridians show the
distance north or south of the equator
Distance east and west of the prime meridian
Relative location of bodies of water to land masses
Arrangement of objects on earth
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What type of projection is this?
Mercator
Fuller
Peters
Robinson
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This type of diffusion occurs when an idea is brought by migrants and introduced in a new area
Relocation
Stimulus
Heirarchical
Contagious
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Google Earth is a computer application that allows users to see what kind of images of their neighborhoods
Radar
Geological
Infrared
Satellite
