UNIT 1

Question 1

projection

Answer 1

making a 3D model into 2D

Question 2

cartography

Answer 2

the science of map making

Question 3

the purpose of maps…

Answer 3

reference and communication

Question 4

scale refers to…

Answer 4

the feature size on a map vs in real life

Question 5

types of map distortions

Answer 5

shape, size, distance, direction

Question 6

Mercator map

Answer 6

heavy distortion on the poles, most common, used for ship navigations

Question 7

Robinson projection

Answer 7

land areas are much smaller
(THE EARTH IS STRETCHED SOMEHOW)

Question 8

goode’s interrupted map

Answer 8

oceans were interrupted, land masses are accurate shape and sizes

Question 9

proportional symbol map

Answer 9

using symbols to represent data

Question 10

chloropleth

Answer 10

uses color to represent data

Question 11

cartogram

Answer 11

adjusts the land sizes to represent data

Question 12

Dot distribution

Answer 12

uses dots to represent data

Question 13

isoline

Answer 13

lines of the same altitudes are used to show elevation

Question 14

longitude ⇅

Answer 14

has to do with time (international time zone 180* LONGITUDE)

Question 15

latitude ⇆

Answer 15

has to do with weather

Question 16

site

Answer 16

a place’s physical characteristics (site of Houston= hot and humid)

Question 17

situation

Answer 17

a place’s relative location
(Houston= North of Mexico)

Question 18

formal(uniform) region

Answer 18

area where everyone has common characteristics (ex:the French speaking region of Canada)

Question 19

functional(nodal) region

Answer 19

an area organized around a focal point (ex: calling area of Verizon in Houston)

Question 20

vernacular(perceptual) region

Answer 20

an area people believed as their cultural identity (ex: boundaries vary from person to person)

Question 21

globalization

Answer 21

shrinks the world so the world can be more interconnected (ex:strawberries are sold all year round)

Question 22

what is one problem with globalization?

Answer 22

time zones

Question 23

cons of globalization

Answer 23

loss of local culture, factories in lesser developed countries (cheap labor)

Question 24

arithmetic density

Answer 24

total number of objects in an area (ex: China= 355 people per mile

Question 25

does large population mean more density?

Answer 25

no

Question 26

physiological density

Answer 26

of people in an area suitable for agriculture

Question 27

agricultural density

Answer 27

of farmers in farmland

Question 28

hearth

Answer 28

where things originate

Question 29

types of expansion diffusions

Answer 29

hierarchical, contagious, stimulus, , relocation

Question 30

hierarchical diffusion

Answer 30

spread an idea from people, and powers down to others

Question 31

contagious diffusion

Answer 31

spreads equally (ex:disease)

Question 32

stimulus diffusion

Answer 32

the idea is spread, but not all the details

Question 33

relocation diffusion

Answer 33

people relocate and bring their culture with them

Question 34

distance decay

Answer 34

contact decreases with further distances (ex:going to HEB instead of Kroger 5 mi away)

Question 35

space time compression

Answer 35

rapid connections that reduce the amount of time needed to get there

Question 36

spatial distribution

Answer 36

things that are spread across the earth's surface (ex: dandelion seeds blown into random spatial distributions)

Question 37

3 pillars of sustainability

Answer 37

economic, social, environmental

Question 38

modification

Answer 38

humans change the environment

Question 39

adaptation

Answer 39

humans change BECAUSE of the environment

Question 40

GIS

Answer 40

information topped on top of other information (ex: finding a restaurant near your house)

Question 41

levees

Answer 41

used to prevent overflow of a river

Question 42

dikes

Answer 42

barrier to hold back water

Question 43

every 15* longitude is....

Answer 43

1 hour time change

Question 44

remote sensing

Answer 44

taking pictures using a satellite

Question 45

toponym

Answer 45

the name of a place (ex: Houston= space city, H-town)

Question 46

spatial perspective

Answer 46

refers to where something occurs and why is it located there

Question 47

ecological perspective

Answer 47

studies how living and nonliving things interact in their environment

Question 48

environmental determinism

Answer 48

theory that human behavior is mostly controlled by the physical environment (adaptation)

Question 49

possibilism theory

Answer 49

the environment restricts humans, but they can adapt with the environment while modifying it with what they have

Question 50

possibilism

Answer 50

culture is determined by humans rather than environment (ex:"people are nicer here!")