Unit 1

Question 1

A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic.

Answer 1

place

Question 2

an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features

Answer 2

Region

Question 3

Region

Answer 3

an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features

Question 4

Scale

Answer 4

the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

Question 5

Cartography

Answer 5

the scientific study of maps

Question 6

Place

Answer 6

A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic.

Question 7

the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

Answer 7

Scale

Question 8

The physical gap or interval between two objects

Answer 8

Space

Question 9

Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

Answer 9

Connection

Question 10

Space

Answer 10

The physical gap or interval between two objects

Question 11

Connection

Answer 11

Relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

Question 12

A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers.

Answer 12

Global Positioning System

Question 13

identification and storage of a piece of information by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates

Answer 13

Geotagging

Question 14

geotagging

Answer 14

identification and storage of a piece of information by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates

Question 15

The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.

Answer 15

Remote sensing

Question 16

Analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies. Helps to measure change over time in the characteristics of places.

Answer 16

Geographic Information system

Question 17

Geographic Information system

Answer 17

Analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies. Helps to measure change over time in the characteristics of places.

Question 18

A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians. It’s numbering system to indicate location is called latitude.

Answer 18

Parallel

Question 19

Global positioning system

Answer 19

A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers.

Question 20

Remote sensing

Answer 20

The acquisition of data about Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods.

Question 21

Meridian

Answer 21

An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles. The location is identified on Earth’s surface according to a numbering system known as longitude.

Question 22

a map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service, such as Google Maps or Google Earth.

Answer 22

Mashup

Question 23

Projection

Answer 23

The system used to transfer locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map. Can result in distortion.

Question 24

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface.

Answer 24

Map scale

Question 25

The meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.

Answer 25

Prime meridian

Question 26

Map scale

Answer 26

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.

Question 27

The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map. Can result in distortion.

Answer 27

Projection

Question 28

An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles. The location is identified on Earth's surface according to a numbering system known as longitude.

Answer 28

Meridan

Question 29

Mashup

Answer 29

a map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service, such as Google Maps or Google Earth.

Question 30

Parrallel

Answer 30

A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians. It's numbering system to indicate location is called latitude.

Question 31

Prime meridian

Answer 31

The meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.

Question 32

The time at the Prime Meridian. It's the master reference for all other points on Earth

Answer 32

Greenwich Mean Time

Question 33

Greenwich Mean Time

Answer 33

The time at the Prime Meridian. It's the master reference for all other points on Earth

Question 34

An arc that for the most part follows 180° longitude, although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas. When you cross the International Date Line heading east (toward America), the clock moves back 24 hours, or one entire day. When you go west (toward Asia), the calendar moves ahead one day.

Answer 34

International Date Line

Question 35

International Date Line

Answer 35

An arc that for the most part follows 180° longitude, although it deviates in several places to avoid dividing land areas. When you cross the International Date Line heading east (toward America), the clock moves back 24 hours, or one entire day. When you go west (toward Asia), the calendar moves ahead one day.

Question 36

The name given to a place on Earth

Answer 36

Toponym

Question 37

Toponym

Answer 37

The name given to a place on Earth

Question 38

The physical character of a place; includes, climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation. latitude, and elevation.

Answer 38

Site

Question 39

Site

Answer 39

The physical character of a place; includes, climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation. latitude, and elevation.

Question 40

An area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics (Common language, production of a specific crop, climate, etc.)

Answer 40

Formal Region (Uniform Region)

Question 41

Formal Region (Uniform Region)

Answer 41

An area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics (Common language, production of a specific crop, climate, etc.)

Question 42

Functional Region (Nodal Region)

Answer 42

An area organized around a node or focal point (Tied to central point by transportation, communications systems, economic associations, etc.)

Question 43

An area organized around a node or focal point (Tied to central point by transportation, communications systems, economic associations, etc.)

Answer 43

Functional Region (Nodal Region)

Question 44

Vernacular/Perceptual Region

Answer 44

A place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity from people's informal sense of place such as mental maps. (ie. American South)

Question 45

A place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity from people's informal sense of place such as mental maps. (ie. American South)

Answer 45

Vernacular/Perceptual Region

Question 46

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope. It means that the scale of the world is "shrinking"...the ability of people, objects, or ideas interacting with others is easier than ever.

Answer 46

Globalization

Question 47

Globalization

Answer 47

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope. It means that the scale of the world is "shrinking"...the ability of people, objects, or ideas interacting with others is easier than ever.

Question 48

A company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters or shareholders are located.

Answer 48

Transnational Corporation

Question 49

Transnational Corporation

Answer 49

A company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters or shareholders are located.

Question 50

The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.

Answer 50

Distrubution

Question 51

Distribution

Answer 51

The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.

Question 52

The frequency with which something exists within a given space

Answer 52

Density

Question 53

Density

Answer 53

The frequency with which something exists within a given space

Question 54

the extent of a feature's spread over a given space

Answer 54

Concentration

Question 55

Concentration

Answer 55

the extent of a feature's spread over a given space

Question 57

The geometric arrangement of objects in a given space

Answer 57

Pattern

Question 58

Pattern

Answer 58

The geometric arrangement of objects in a given space

Question 59

The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy.

Answer 59

Uneven devolpment

Question 60

uneven devolpment

Answer 60

The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy.

Question 61

Environmental Determinism

Answer 61

A nineteenth- and early twentieth-century approach to the study of geography that argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. Geography was therefore the study of how the physical environment caused human activities.

Question 62

A nineteenth- and early twentieth-century approach to the study of geography that argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. Geography was therefore the study of how the physical environment caused human activities.

Answer 62

Environmental Determinism

Question 63

The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.

Answer 63

Possibilism

Question 64

Possibilism

Answer 64

The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.