Unit 1 - Reading 1

Question 1

Analyze

Answer 1

break down into parts and study each part carefully

Question 2

Theory

Answer 2

a system of ideas and concepts that attempt to explain and prove why or how interactions have occurred in the past or will occur in the future

Question 3

Concepts

Answer 3

key vocabulary, ideas, and building blocks that geographers use to describe our world

Question 4

Process

Answer 4

involve a series of steps or actions that explain why or how geographical patterns occur

Question 5

Spatial Models

Answer 5

look like stylized maps; illustrate theories about spatial distributions

Question 6

Non-spatial Models

Answer 6

illustrate theories and concepts using words, graphs, or tables; depict changes over time rather than across space

Question 7

Spatial Patterns

Answer 7

refer to general arrangement of things being studied

Question 8

Quantitative Data

Answer 8

any information that can be measured and recorded using numbers

Question 9

Geospatial Data

Answer 9

quantitative and spatial; it has geographic location and components to it such as a country, city, zip code, longitude, latitude, and address

Question 10

Qualitative Sources

Answer 10

not usually represented by numbers; collected as interviews, photographs, remote satellite images, descriptions, or cartoons

Question 11

Cartographic Scale

Answer 11

refers to the way the map communicates the ratio of its size to the size it represents

Question 12

Direction

Answer 12

describes where things are in relation to each other (north, south, east, west)

Question 13

Elevation

Answer 13

distance of features above sea level

Question 14

Clustered/Agglomerated

Answer 14

arranged in a group or concentrated are

Question 15

Linear

Answer 15

arranged in a straight line

Question 16

Dispersed

Answer 16

Spread out over a large area

Question 17

Circular

Answer 17

equally spaced from a certain point, forming a circle

Question 18

Geometric

Answer 18

regular arrangement, like squares and blocks

Question 19

Random

Answer 19

appear to have no order to their positions

Question 20

Physical Geography

Answer 20

the study of spatial characteristics of various elements

Question 21

Identify

Answer 21

to state a clear, concise, specific answer

Question 22

Define

Answer 22

to give the precise meaning or the basic qualities of something

Question 23

Describe

Answer 23

to give a representation in words

Question 24

Explain

Answer 24

to give an account or add details as to why or how processes, outcomes, relationships, or patterns occurred

Question 25

Compare

Answer 25

to describe or explain similarities and/or differences

Question 26

Human Geography

Answer 26

the study of the spatial characteristic of humans and human activities

Question 27

Four-Level Analysis

Answer 27

spatial framework that will guide your thinking, provide an approach to spatial thinking, and help you think like a geographer

Question 28

Models

Answer 28

representations of reality or theories about reality, to help geographers

Question 29

Scale of Analysis

Answer 29

involves studying phenomena by zooming in and out in order to understand topics

Question 30

Patterns

Answer 30

general arrangement of things being studied

Question 31

Scale

Answer 31

the ratio between the size of things in the real world and the size of those things on the map

Question 32

Small-Scale Maps

Answer 32

show a larger amount of area in less detail

Question 33

Large-Scale Maps

Answer 33

show a smaller amount of area in more detail

Question 34

Equator

Answer 34

imaginary line that circles the globe exactly between the north and south pole

Question 35

Prime Meridian

Answer 35

imaginary line that runs from pole to pole

Question 36

Distribution

Answer 36

description of the pattern of where specific phenomena are located

Question 37

International Date Line

Answer 37

boundary from which each calendar day starts

Question 38

Connectivity

Answer 38

relationship among people and objects across the barrier of space

Question 39

Accessibility

Answer 39

degree of ease with which it is possible to reach certain locations from other locations

Question 40

Geographical Scale (relative scale)

Answer 40

refers to an area of the world being studied

Question 41

Global Scale

Answer 41

the entire world

Question 42

World Regional

Answer 42

multiple countries of the world

Question 43

Natinal

Answer 43

one country

Question 44

National Regional

Answer 44

a portion of a country of region(s) within a country

Question 45

Local

Answer 45

a province, state, city, country, or neighborhood

Question 46

Time-distance Decay

Answer 46

the inverse relationship between distance and connection

Question 47

Thematic Maps

Answer 47

show spatial aspects of information or of a phenomenon

Question 48

Choropleth Maps

Answer 48

use various colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data

Question 49

Dot Distribution Maps

Answer 49

used to show the specific location and distribution of something across a map

Question 50

Graduated Symbol Maps (proportional symbol maps)

Answer 50

uses symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of something

Question 51

Isoline Maps (isometric maps)

Answer 51

use lines that connects points of equal value to depict variations in the data across space

Question 52

Topographic Maps

Answer 52

points of equal elevation are connected, creating contours that depict surface features

Question 53

Cartogram

Answer 53

the sizes of countries are shown according to some specific status

Question 54

Absolute Location

Answer 54

the precise spot where something is according to a system

Question 55

Relative Location

Answer 55

a description of where something is in relation to other things

Question 56

Latitude

Answer 56

the distance north or south of the equator

Question 57

Longitude

Answer 57

the distance east or west of the prime meridian

Question 58

Absolute Distance

Answer 58

usually measured in terms of feet, miles, meters, or kilometers

Question 59

Relative Distance

Answer 59

indicated the degree of nearness based on time or money and is often dependent on the mode of travel