Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

Question 1

The study of the earth’s surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products.

Answer 1

Geography

Question 2

The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator.

Answer 2

Latitude

Question 3

The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian (0°).

Answer 3

Longitude

Question 4

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

Answer 4

GPS (Global Positioning System)

Question 5

A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.

Answer 5

GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

Question 6

The physical and human aspects of a location.

Answer 6

Place

Question 7

The system used to transfer locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map

Answer 7

Map Projection

Question 8

An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features

Answer 8

Region

Question 9

Generally, the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface.

Answer 9

Scale

Question 9

Generally, the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface.

Answer 9

Scale

Question 10

The physical gap between two objects

Answer 10

Space

Question 11

The rapid innovation of communication and transportation technologies associated with globalization that transforms the way people think about space and time

Answer 11

Time-Space Compression

Question 12

The name given to a portion of Earth’s surface

Answer 12

Toponym

Question 13

A substance in the environment that is useful to people, is economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use

Answer 13

Resource

Question 14

Location, Movement, Place, Human Interaction, Region

Answer 14

5 Themes of Geography

Question 15

A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth’s surface or a portion of it

Answer 15

Map

Question 16

The distribution of one phenomenon is spatially related to the distribution of another

Answer 16

Spatial Association

Question 17

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope

Answer 17

Globalization

Question 18

A way of looking at the human and physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another in a given area

Answer 18

Spatial Perspective

Question 19

The organization of earth’s surface into distinct areas that are viewed as different from other areas

Answer 19

Regionalization

Question 20

Explanations for why a spatial pattern occurs

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“Why of Where”

Question 21

A region with a node or center hub, surrounded by interconnecting linkages. Usually connections related to trade, communications, transportation, etc.

Answer 21

Functional Region

Question 22

A region defined by feelings and prejudices that may or may not be true.

Answer 22

Perceptual/Vernacular Region

Question 23

use lines of equal value to represent data like elevation, barometric pressure or temperature

Answer 23

Isoline Maps

Question 24

a thematic map in which a variable is depicted with shading patterns or colors.

Answer 24

Choropleth Maps

Question 25

a thematic map in which the size of the symbol varies in proportion to the intensity of the mapped variable

Answer 25

Proportional Symbol Map

Question 26

a thematic map using relative size of political units to convey a value.

Answer 26

Dot Map

Question 27

A doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions.

Answer 27

Environmental Determinism

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Environmental Possiblism

Question 29

Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic

Answer 29

Qualitative Data

Question 30

Numerical Data

Answer 30

Quantitative Data

Question 31

The arrangement of something across Earth's surface.

Answer 31

Distribution

Question 32

The diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.

Answer 32

Distance Decay

Question 33

Interactions occurring at the scale of the world, in a global setting.

Answer 33

Global Scale

Question 34

Interactions occurring in a community

Answer 34

Local Scale

Question 35

Interactions occurring within a region, in a country setting

Answer 35

National Scale

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Remote Sensing

Question 37

A map type that shows reference information for a particular place, making it useful for finding landmarks and for navigation.

Answer 37

Reference Map

Question 38

a map that shows a particular theme, or topic

Answer 38

Thematic Map

Question 39

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Answer 39

Sustainability

Question 40

The scale at which the map, chart, or data is differentiating the data being communicated.

Answer 40

Scale of Analysis

Question 41

The physical characteristics of a place

Answer 41

Site

Question 42

The location of a place relative to other places

Answer 42

Situation

Question 43

A region with a high level of consistency in a certain cultural or physical attribute

Answer 43

Formal Region