Vocab Quiz 9/23

Question 1

Region

Answer 1

Any area differentiated from surrounding areas by at least one characteristic

Question 2

Formal

Answer 2

An area defined by one predominant or universal characteristic throughout its entire area

Question 3

Functional

Answer 3

An area organized around a central focal point or node

Question 4

Perceptual

Answer 4

feelings and prejudices that may or may not be true

Question 5

Site

Answer 5

Physical character of a place

Question 6

Situation

Answer 6

Location of a place relative to another place

Question 7

Distribution

Answer 7

The arrangement of a feature in space

Question 8

Density

Answer 8

The frequency in which something occurs in space

Question 9

Absolute

Answer 9

Exact/precise
Quantitative: hard data

Question 10

Relative

Answer 10

Qualitative: less tangible/more subjective

Question 11

Concentration

Answer 11

The extent of a features spread over space

Question 12

Pattern

Answer 12

Geometric arrangement of objects in space

Question 13

Clustered

Answer 13

Close together

Question 14

Space

Answer 14

Physical gap between two things

Question 15

Processes

Answer 15

Sequence of events that led to the patterns

Question 16

Dispersed

Answer 16

Far apart