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Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

1
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What map scale would a cartographer choose if one inch of road on a map represents 54,000 inches on the ground?

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1:54,000

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What is the written scale that describes the relation between map and Earth distances in words?

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1 inch represents 1 mile
1 foot represents 500 miles
1 inch represents 1 handlength

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3
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Transferring locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map is called projection. What types of distortion can occur in this transference?

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The shape of an area can be distorted.
The direction from one place to another can be distorted.
The distance between two points may be incorrect.
The relative size of different areas may be altered.

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4
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The most fundamental concept in geography is

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location

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5
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Geographers call the name given to a portion of Earth’s surface as its

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toponym

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6
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Location is identified geographically in which ways

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size, its relationship to the nearest natural landform, age
place-name, site, situation, mathematical location
population, northern or southern hemisphere, climate

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7
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What is the characteristic of situation, (the third way to indicate location)

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the location of a place relative to other places

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8
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Site is one of four ways to identify location. What are the other three ways to answer the “where” question?

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mathematical location, situation, place-name

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9
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Which of the following is not considered to be a fundamental part of evaluating the severity of overpopulation?

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the presence of a middle class

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10
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The first-listed country currently has the largest population, but, because of differing rates of population increase, the second-listed country will likely soon replace it as the most populous. Which of these is the correct pairing?

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China, India

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11
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Population pyramids illustrate what?

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gender, age cohorts

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12
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The number of people supported by a unit area of arable land is called what?

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physiological density

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13
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What is the most important factor in age distribution?

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dependency ratio

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14
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The statistical study of human populations is:

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demography

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15
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Some countries entered Stage 2 of the demographic transition after:

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1750

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16
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Stage 2 of the demographic transition is characterized by a drop in the:

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death rate

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17
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The United States takes a census of the population every:

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10 years

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18
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The fact that nursing homes in the United States have residents who are largely female is reflected in the population pyramid by the:

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upper right side

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19
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true or false Most people migrate principally for cultural and environmental reasons.

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false

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20
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Forced international migration has historically occurred because of slavery or political instability. True or false

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True

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21
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Most migrants relocate a long distance and remain within the same country. true and false

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false

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22
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Currently, long distance migrants to other countries head for rural agricultural areas.

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false Long distance migrants head for large urban centers for jobs.

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23
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Intraregional migration from cities to surrounding suburbs occurs within countries in Stages 3 and 4 of the demographic transition. true or false

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true

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24
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According to migration transition theory, societies in Stages 3 and 4 are the destinations of the international migrants leaving the Stage 2 countries in search of economic opportunities. true false

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true

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25
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Most long-distance migrants are families. true or false

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false Adult men. Families might come later through family reunification

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26
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The act of permanently leaving one country for another is called emigration. True or false

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true

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27
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Canada takes in 50 percent more immigrants per capita than does the United States.

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true

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28
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Mexico passed Germany during the 1980s as the country that has sent to the United States the most immigrants ever. true or false

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true

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29
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The unusually large number of immigrants from Mexico and other Latin American countries in 1990-91 resulted from extreme economic hardships in those regions. true or false

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False

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30
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Several Caribbean countries in Stage 2 of the demographic transition are transferring the equivalent of most of their annual natural increase in population to the United States. true or false

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true

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31
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Quota laws were designed to assure that most immigrants to the United States continued to be Europeans.

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True

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32
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A large scale emigration by talented people including scientist, researcher, doctors, and other professional migrate to countries where they can make better use of their abilities.

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brain drain

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33
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Italy and Turkey send the largest number of guest workers to Germany. true or false

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True

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34
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True or false Petroleum-exporting countries of the Middle East receive guest workers primarily from Asia.

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true

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35
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a program mainly during the 1960s and 70s immigrants from poorer countries were allowed to immigrate temporarily to obtain jobs

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guest worker

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36
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The United States invaded Haiti in 1994 to reinstate Francois Duvalier true or false

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False

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37
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true or false The push of political persecution of the Vietnamese is a greater incentive to emigrate than the pull of economic opportunity in the United States.

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false

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38
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Most people migrate from one country to another for religious reasons. true or false

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false; economic

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39
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The United State is a major source of emigration.

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False; more people come in then move out

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40
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True or false John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” (1939) describes the migration of a family from Oklahoma to Chicago.

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False

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41
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True or false Since 1960, most immigrants to the United States have come from Asia and Latin America.

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true

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42
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True or false Guest workers in Europe emigrate primarily from South Asia

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false most workers are from eastern europe poland and romania

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43
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In 1790, the center of population distribution in the United States was in the Chesapeake Bay.

A

Dose

44
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false or true

More Americans migrate to the suburbs than into the central city.

A

true

45
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someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refuee

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asylum seeker

46
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migration of people to a specific location because relative or members of the same nationality previously migrated there

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Chain migration

47
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short-term repetitive or cyclical movements that occur on a regular basis

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circulation

48
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net migration from urban to rural areas in more developed countries

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counterurbanization

49
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a area subject to flooding during a given number of years, according to historical trends

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flood plain

50
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What is forced migration ?

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permanent movement usually compelled by cultural factors

51
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immigration is what

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migration to a new location

52
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Permanent movement within a particular country is what

A

internal migration

53
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What is a Internally displaced person (IDP)?

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someone who has been forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but has not migrated across an international boarder

54
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What is international migration ?

A

permanent movement from one country to the other

55
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What is interregional migration ?

A

permanent movement from one region of a country to another

56
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intervening obstacle is what ?

A

an environmental or cultural feature of the landscape that hinders migration

57
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migration is a form of what ?

A

relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location

58
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what is mobility?

A

all types of movement between locations

59
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What is migration transition?

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A change in the migration pattern in a society that results from industrialization, population growth and other social and economic changes that also produce the demographic transition

60
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The difference between the level of immigration and the level of emigration is

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net migration

61
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a factor that induces people to move to a new location is

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pull factor

62
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What is push factor?

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a factor that induces people to leave old residences

63
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What is a quota when thinking about immigration?

A

migration laws that place maximum limits on the number of people who can immigrate to a country each year

64
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What are refugees ?

A

People who are forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race religion nationality membership of a group or political opinion

65
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people who enter a country without proper documentation to do so are

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unauthorized immigrants

66
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What is voluntary migration ?

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permanent movement undertaken by choice

67
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this is a two-dimensional or flat-scale model of earths surface or a portion of it

A

a map

68
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what is cartography ?

A

the science of mapmaking

69
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What two purposes does a map serves ?

A

As a reference tool and communications tool

70
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A map helps us to find the shortest route between two places and to avoid getting lost along the way

A

used as a reference tool

71
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a map is often the best means for depicting the distribution of human activities or physical features in addition to thinking about reasons underlying a distribution

A

as a communication tool

72
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The level of detail and the amount of area covered on a map

A

map scale

73
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What does a ratio or fraction show on a map?

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the numerical ratio between distances on the map and earth’s surface.

74
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A written scale on a map

A

describe the relationship between map and earth distances in words.

75
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A graphic scale on a map

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usually consist of a bar line marked to show distance on earth’s surface.

76
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Projection is

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the scientific method of transferring location on earth’s surface to a flat map

77
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What are the four types of distortion ?

A

shape distance relative size and direction

78
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Shape distortion is

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an area can be distorted so that it appears more elongated or squat than in reality

79
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Distance in distortion-

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between two points may become increased or decreased,

80
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The relative size in distortion

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different areas may be altered so that one area may appear larger than another on a map but is in reality smaller

81
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the direction in distortion

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one place to another can be distorted

82
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what is a meridian

A

an arc drawn between the north and south poles. The location of each is identified on earth surface according to a numbering system as longitude

83
Q

what is the prime meridian ?

A

passes through the royal observatory at greenwich England is 0 longitude

84
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A parallel is a

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circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridains

85
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The numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel is

A

Latitude

86
Q

1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?

A

1:24,000 is a fractional scale because it represents a ratio or fraction

87
Q

Which map would have the smallest scale?

A

a world map

88
Q

A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data is

A

a GIS (Geographic Information System) is a system of geographic data

89
Q 
The name geographers give to a portion of earth's surface is known as
location
site
situation
toponym
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toponym is the name given to a portion of the earth’s surface

90
Q

Site identifies a place by its

location relative to other objects
mathematical location on earth’s surface
nominal location
unique physical characteristics

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a place identified by its unique physical characteristics is called site

91
Q

Which is true?
every meridian is actually a circle rather than a line
every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end
every parallel begins and ends at the poles
every parallel is the same length

A

every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end, all meridians are lines of longitude and begin and end at the poles

92
Q 
The International Date Line is measured approximately from
0 degrees latitude
0 degrees longitude
90 degrees latitude
180 degrees longitude
A

the International Date Line approximates the 180 degree line of longitude - it does not follow it exactly for mainly political reasons

93
Q 
Diffusion of AIDS is an example of which type of diffusion?
non-infectious
hierarchical
relocation
stimulus
A

the answer is relocation diffusion which is the spread of an idea (or in this case a disease) through physical movement of people from one place to another

94
Q

According to environmental determinism;

  1. the physical environment causes social development
  2. the physical environment sets limits on human actions
  3. people can adjust to the physical environment
  4. people can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment
A

this is the definition of environmental determinism

95
Q

Parallels converge at the north and south poles. true or false

A

this is false meridians or lines of longitude converge at the poles, parallels are circles

96
Q

true or false

For each 15 degrees change in longitude, time changes by 1 hour.

A

this is a true statement, there are 24 standard lines of longitude each representing an hour and adding up to 24 hours

97
Q

true or false

Every two-dimensional map projection distorts the surface of earth in some way.

A

this is true, the portrayal of the round (elliptical) earth on a flat map cannot be recreated exactly

98
Q

true or false Regions are found only where physical and economic characteristics are strongly related

A

this is a false statement, it is just the opposite, regions are found where characteristics are distinctively unique

99
Q

Density measures the amount of something per unit of area on earth’s surface.

A

true, this is the definition of density

100
Q

There are several ways to indicate location - topony , situation and _____.

A

the fourth way to indicate location is mathematical

101
Q

Assume that the scale of a map is 1:24,000. This means that on INCH on the map equals _____ FEET on the ground.

A

the answer is 2,000 feet. 24,000 inches divided by 12 inches equals 2,000 feet

102
Q

Geographers draw two types of lines (or arcs) on maps to indicate location. The lines (or arcs) drawn from the north and to south poles are know as ______.

A

the lines drawn between the poles are meridians or lines of longitude

103
Q

What is the term for land created by the Dutch by draining water from an area?

A

a polder

104
Q

the second way that geographers describe the location of a place

A

a site

105
Q

indicates position north and south of equator

A

Latitude

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