Unit 1

Question 1

exact spot where something is located, usually it’s latitude and longitude accessibility

Answer 1

absolute location

Question 2

Art and Science of making Maps

Answer 2

cartography

Question 3

all weather conditions for a given location over a period of time

Answer 3

climate

Question 4

symbol indicating the cardinal directions (N, S, E, W)

Answer 4

compass rose

Question 5

learned behavior of people including their languages, belief system, social structure, institution, and material good

Answer 5

culture

Question 6

human imprint on the physical environment

Answer 6

cultural landscape

Question 7

the spread of people, ideas, technolog, and products

Answer 7

diffusion

Question 8

the act of process of becoming spread or distributed widely

Answer 8

dispersion

Question 9

representation that is twisted, mistaken, or false

Answer 9

distortion

Question 10

the way something is spread out over an area

Answer 10

distribution

Question 11

imaginary line across the Earth running East-West, 0 degrees latitude

Answer 11

equator

Question 12

any system for capturing, storing checking, and displaying data related to positions on the Earth’s surface

Answer 12

geographic information system (GIS)

Question 13

study of places and the relationship between people and their environment

Answer 13

geography

Question 14

the shortest course between two points on the surface of the sphere. Commonly utilized by long-distance traffic

Answer 14

great circle route

Question 15

system of satellites and receiving devices used to determine the location of something on Earth

Answer 15

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Question 16

half of a shere, or ball-shapped object

Answer 16

hemisphere

Question 17

the interactions between humans and their environment

Answer 17

human-environment interaction

Question 18

people relying on each other for goods, services, and ideas

Answer 18

interdependence

Question 19

lines of longitude at roughly 180 degrees; east of this line is one day it earlier than West

Answer 19

International Date Line

Question 20

distance north or south of the Equator measured in degrees

Answer 20

latitude

Question 21

explanation of symbols and abbreviations used on a map also known as a key

Answer 21

Legend/key

Question 22

position of a particular point on the surface of the Earth

Answer 22

location

Question 23

distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

Answer 23

longitude

Question 24

line of latitude, divided the Earth by east-west

Answer 24

parallel

Question 25

area of Earth identified by history, attitude, and ideas such as the Middle East

Answer 25

perceptual region

Question 26

area having unique physical and human characteristics

Answer 26

place

Question 27

imaginary line around the earth running north-south, 0 degrees longitude

Answer 27

prime meridian

Question 28

flat representation of a sphere

Answer 28

projection

Question 29

area on the earth with one or more common characteristics. Regions are the basic unit of geography

Answer 29

region

Question 30

available supply of materials goods or services resources can be natural or human

Answer 30

resource

Question 31

specific place where something is located

Answer 31

site

Question 32

symbolic representation of a selected characteristic of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface

Answer 32

map