Human GEO

Question 1

Geo-Inquiry Process

Answer 1

supports geographic thinking. Tools such as maps, globes, graphs, photographs, and satellite imagery provide geographers with vast amounts of data about the world that is analyzed to understand the processes driving human geography. ( helps geographers solve major issues but showing them patterns or connections)

Question 2

quantitative

Answer 2

data represented numerically, including anything that can be counted, measured, or given a numerical value

Question 3

qualitative

Answer 3

descriptive and conceptual findings collected through questionnaires, interviews, or observation

Question 4

census

Answer 4

A census is an official count of the number of people in a defined area

Question 5

geographic information systems (GIS)

Answer 5

GIS captures, stores, organizes, and displays geographic data that can then be used to configure both simple and complex maps

Question 6

elevation or topography

Answer 6

which is the shape and features of land surfaces. It can also display demographic information about the people who live in a certain place, such as age, ethnicity, income, or family size

Question 7

remote sensing

Answer 7

A variety of geospatial technologies gather data; some do so remotely, or without making physical contact

Question 8

global positioning system (GPS)

Answer 8

an integrated network of at least 31 satellites in the U.S. system that orbit Earth and transmit location data to handheld receivers.

Question 9

cartographers

Answer 9

people who make maps

Question 10

absolute distance and relative distance

Answer 10

ABSOLUTE DISTANCE is distance that can be measured using a standard unit of length. RELATIVE DISTANCE is measured in terms of other criteria such as time or money.

Question 11

absolute direction and relative direction

Answer 11

The terms ABSOLUTE DIRECTION (the cardinal directions north, south, east, and west) and RELATIVE DIRECTION (left, right, up, down, front, or behind based on people’s perceptions)

Question 12

map scale

Answer 12

is the mathematical relationship between the size of a map and the part of the real world it shows

Question 13

Reference maps

Answer 13

are generalized sources of geographic data and focus on location

Question 14

Thematic maps

Answer 14

have a theme or specific purpose and focus on the relationship among geographic data