final exam Flashcards
(45 cards)
spatial thinking involves knowing the difference between _____ and ______
time and distance
______ is the most important tools used by a geographer
maps
what kind of tool is a map used as
reference and communication
what is geographic information science
Analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellites
what is VGI
volunteered geographic informtaion
why cant flat maps be trusted
bc of project distortionn
there is a horizontal line on the earth is it longitiude or latitude
latitude
relationship between portion of the earth and the earth as a whole
scale
frequency that something occurs
density
geometric arrangement of objects
pattern
a disease spreading is called what
contagious diffusion
an iphone gaining popularity in the 2000s is called
stimulus diffusion
what do maps generally tell us
location
what are the three pillars of sustainability
, society, economic and environmental
What are the names of Earth’s Physical Systems?
abiotic and biotic
Coordinates for Absolute location can change from time to time
false
Coordinates for Relative location are subject to change
true
Why is Stage 5 only a “possible” stage?
it is rarely seen
Who solved the Cholera crisis in London
john snow
What is a feature of Stage 2 DTM?
growth
What is a feature of stage 1 DMT?
low population
which historical factor encouraged the process of urbanization during the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries?
industrialism
Identify the period where there was an unmatched levels of human migration.
20th
Sterilization programs, tax incentives for small families and subsidies for contraceptives are examples of
_____.
anti-natalist policies
