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Which of the following is an accurate hearth?
English Language- USA
middle east-Islam and Christianity
McDonalds-India
cell phones- China
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Why is the mercator best for navigation?
Africa and Greenland are no accurately portrayed
the continents are distorted heavily at the poles
it has accurately depicted oceans and continents
longitude and latitude form a square grid
3
Which type of diffusion accurately illustrates the diffusion of Judaism, an ethnic religion?
relocation
hierarchical
stimulus
contaigious
4
Which is a functional region?
I think they're all examples of functional regions
television broadcast area
daily commute patterns
Pizza delivery area
5
The largest area of HIGH CONCENTRATION of dots is...
Southern States
Rocky Mountain States
Northeastern United States and Great Lakes
Central, Great Plains United States and Canada
6
The cultural and physical characteristics that make an area unique create a sense of...
region
place
perception
location
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The Robinson Projection
attempts to correct the problems of a Mercator projection
has no distortion
the the most common projection
is also useful for navigation
8
a vernacular region is also known as
a functional region
a formal region
perceptual region
an informal region
9
What happens to data when you change from a national to a local scale map?
a pattern over a large area may not be the same at the local scale
the scale of analysis changes the data
Information at a national scale turns out to be false
the information becomes more accurately distributed over a small region
10
What is environmental sustainability?
using the environment in a way that doesn't permanently damage it
sustaining the removal of the environment
ways that humans overcome obstacles presented by the environment
developing the economy at the expense of the environment
11
When comparing a small scale to a large scale map...
large scale maps are easier to read
they both have the same information and same patterns
the large scale map is more detailed
the small scale map has more information
12
Which scale would give the best information about demographics of an urban area?
Census tract data
State
Urban
County
13
Which is accurate analysis of this population density map of China?
Most Chinese live in crowded regions
China's population is large but is now declining
Example of distance decay from the coast
Northern China has few people because it is too cold
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Possibilism or determinism?
tent
determinism
possibilism
sunscreen
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primary economic activities are...
managing information that is shared with other people like newscasters
a mechanical engineer
gathering raw naturally occurring materials
manufacturing chairs out of dead trees
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The type of diffusion that explains the diffusion of a fashion trend at a local scale
relocation
contaigious
expansion
hierarchy
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The type of distortion on a map is based on the...
quality of the paper the map is printed on
the GIS used
type of projection
credibility of the cartogropher
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What is New York's situation?
on islands along the hudson and east river
on the deposited morraine from the last ice age
south west of boston
pretty poor with high crime, corruption and second class pizzarias
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A polar Projection
accurately shows the earth
does not distort the oceans
accurately depicts a selected part of the earth
is ideal for aviation across the poles
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What is the US census for?
to count the population of the US
how the government develops maps of different places
to analyze distribution of people in the USA
developing information about the population
21
Which type of region is based on connections to points in a region?
perceptual
working connection region
functional
formal
22
Providing internet service is a ___________ economic activity found in some countries
tertiary
quinary
secondary
quaternary
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"Meet me in front of the starbucks" is an example of...
absolute location
relative location
formal location
and inquiry for a GIS
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Environmental possibilism states that
the environment is impossible to determine
anything is possible in the environment
humans can determine the environment
it is possible for humans to overcome some environmental difficulties
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relocation diffusion is related to
social structures
urban or rural patterns
migration
cultural differences
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_________ reflect a place's history and culture
site and situation
placelessness
toponyms
perceptions
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What do environmental determinists believe?
people's ability to do anything is limited by the environment
the environment is determined by people
people can build homes to get out of the environment
the environment can limit people
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When analyzing maps
geographers look for maps
geographers only look at one map at a time
geographers look for patterns
geographers commonly fire their cartographers
29
Sam Houston's name is used as a toponym
True
False
30
This most accurately highlights....
the area's site
barriers to diffusion
the area's situation
sequent occupation
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Mdou Moctar, a saharan band from the Saharan country of Niger, displays elements of _____________diffusion from America
reverse diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
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which type of region is based on a particular point of view of an area?
functional
vernacular
formal
informal
33
Different places with common characteristics are referred to as
sites
places
landscapes
regions
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What is the position of environmental determinists?
People along the equator are poor because of few resources
People along the equator are poor and backward because of heat and disease
Europeans are able to develop technology to live in hot and humid areas
Europeans are wealthy because they are able to develop stable systems
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Expansion diffusion is characterized by
changing location
increasing in area or number
movement of phenomenon
the growing number of people
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Christianity diffused....
along with forced migrations from Palesting
from Europe
contagiously diffused
Heirarchically
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Possibilism or determinism?
possibilism
maybeism
determinism
desert
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which type of region is based on a shared characteristic in an area?
functional
vernacular
formal
all of them
39
What is relative location?
determining someone's opinion of a location
determining a point on the earths surface by using a GPS
the children and parents of a location
determining a location by comparing it to another location
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The distortion of the Mercator projection is most severe...
in Africa and South America
on globes
At the Poles
on large scale maps
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What kind of regions are depicted?
opinionated
functional
perceptual
formal
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Political entities such as countries, states, and cities are categorized as
perceptual regions
formal regions
locations
functional regions
