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Which of the following map projections preserves the shape and area of landmasses but distorts angles?
Which of the following map projections preserves the shape and area of landmasses but distorts angles?
- Peters projection (correct)
- Mercator projection
- Azimuthal projection
- Robinson projection
Absolute location is described by the location of something relative to other features.
Absolute location is described by the location of something relative to other features.
False (B)
Define 'distance decay' in the context of human geography.
Define 'distance decay' in the context of human geography.
Distance decay is the effect of distance on cultural or spatial interactions. Interaction between locales declines as the distance between them increases.
The concept of ______________ refers to the degree to which a place can be reached and interacted with.
The concept of ______________ refers to the degree to which a place can be reached and interacted with.
Match the following diffusion types with their descriptions:
Match the following diffusion types with their descriptions:
Which tool or system is most directly associated with determining absolute location on Earth?
Which tool or system is most directly associated with determining absolute location on Earth?
Lines of longitude run parallel to the Equator.
Lines of longitude run parallel to the Equator.
Explain how 'intervening opportunity' affects human migration patterns.
Explain how 'intervening opportunity' affects human migration patterns.
A(n) __________ region is an area organized around a node or focal point.
A(n) __________ region is an area organized around a node or focal point.
Match the following map types with their typical applications:
Match the following map types with their typical applications:
The concept of 'time-space convergence' suggests that:
The concept of 'time-space convergence' suggests that:
Large scale maps show a smaller area with more detail than small scale maps.
Large scale maps show a smaller area with more detail than small scale maps.
Define 'cultural landscape' and provide an example.
Define 'cultural landscape' and provide an example.
The 'Law of Retail Gravitation' is used to predict the __________ between two cities based on their population sizes and the distances separating them.
The 'Law of Retail Gravitation' is used to predict the __________ between two cities based on their population sizes and the distances separating them.
Match the following terms with their definitions relating to location:
Match the following terms with their definitions relating to location:
Which of the following is a key element in understanding regional geography?
Which of the following is a key element in understanding regional geography?
Remote sensing involves direct physical contact with the phenomena being studied.
Remote sensing involves direct physical contact with the phenomena being studied.
What is the significance of the Prime Meridian?
What is the significance of the Prime Meridian?
Maps that distort shape in order to accurately portray area are known as __________ maps.
Maps that distort shape in order to accurately portray area are known as __________ maps.
Match the following concepts with their definitions:
Match the following concepts with their definitions:
Flashcards
Absolute distance
Absolute distance
The exact measurement of the physical space between two points.
Absolute location
Absolute location
A specific point on Earth's surface expressed using coordinates like latitude and longitude.
Accessibility
Accessibility
The relative ease with which a destination may be reached from other locations.
Aggregation
Aggregation
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Azimuthal projection
Azimuthal projection
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Breaking point
Breaking point
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Cartogram
Cartogram
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Cartography
Cartography
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Choropleth map
Choropleth map
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Cognitive map
Cognitive map
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Complementarity
Complementarity
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Connectivity
Connectivity
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Contagious diffusion
Contagious diffusion
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Coordinate system
Coordinate system
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Cultural ecology
Cultural ecology
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Cultural landscape
Cultural landscape
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Distance decay
Distance decay
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Dot maps
Dot maps
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Environmental geography
Environmental geography
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Expansion Diffusion
Expansion Diffusion
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Study Notes
- Absolute distance is the exact measure of the separation between two points, using a standard unit.
- Absolute location is the precise spot on Earth where something is, often defined by coordinates.
- Accessibility is the measure of ease with which people are able to reach locations.
- Aggregation refers to the process of grouping things together.
- Azimuthal projection is a map projection where directions from a central point are preserved; typically these projections have radial symmetry.
- Breaking point is the outer edge of a city's sphere of influence, used in Reilly's law of retail gravitation to determine the boundary between two cities' trade areas.
- Cartograms are maps where the sizes of areas are distorted to show statistical information
- Cartography: The science and art of creating maps.
- Choropleth map is a thematic map that uses differences in shading, coloring, or the placing of symbols within predefined areas to indicate the average values of a particular quantity in those areas.
- Cognitive map is a mental representation of one's physical environment.
- Complementarity is when two regions through an exchange of commodities can specifically satisfy each other's demands
- Connectivity is the degree of linkage between locations in a network.
- Contagious diffusion is the spread of an idea or trait through a population from person to person.
- Coordinate system is a reference system used to represent the locations of geographic features, images, and observations within a common geographic framework.
- Cultural ecology is the study of human adaptations to social and physical environments.
- Cultural landscape is a geographic area,including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals therein, associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values.
- Distance decay effect is the decrease in interaction between two phenomena, places, or people as the distance between them increases.
- Dot maps use dots to represent the occurrence of a phenomenon in order to depict population distribution.
- Environmental geography is the branch of geography that describes and explains the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and their natural environment.
- Expansion diffusion is the spread of an idea or innovation from its source outward.
- Formal region is an area inhabited by people who have one or more cultural traits in common.
- Friction of distance is the effect of distance on spatial or cultural interactions, generally the greater the distance, the less interaction.
- Fuller projection is a type of map projection that maintains the accurate size and shape of landmasses but completely rearranges direction.
- Functional region is a region organized around a node or focal point.
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth's surface.
- Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system that is used to determine the ground position of an object.
- Gravity model is used to predict the movement of people, information or commodities between cities or countries.
- Hierarchical diffusion is the spread of an idea or trait from the most connected places to other places.
- Human geography is the branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface.
- International Date Line is an imaginary line of demarcation on the surface of Earth that runs from the north to the south pole and demarcates one calendar day from the next.
- Intervening opportunity suggests that the number of people traveling a given distance will decrease as the number of opportunities for work and service increases.
- Isoline is a line on a map connecting points having the same value.
- Large scale refers to maps that show a small area with a great amount of detail.
- Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.
- Law of retail gravitation suggests that larger cities will pull more people from longer distances than smaller ones.
- Location chart is used to plot site factors, traffic patterns, market areas, and customer locations to determine an optimal location for a new business.
- Longitude is the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian.
- Map projection is a way to flatten a globe's surface into a plane in order to make a map.
- Map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
- Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection presented by the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569.
- Meridian is a circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.
- Natural landscape is the physical landscape or environment that has not been affected by human activities.
- Nature-society is the study of the interactions and relationships between people and the natural environment.
- Parallel is a circle of constant latitude representing east-west.
- W. D. Pattison was a geographer known for his articulation of geography's four traditions.
- Perceptual region is a region defined by people's feelings and attitudes about areas.
- Peters projection is a map projection that shows the correct sizes of countries relative to each other.
- Physical geography is the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
- Preference map is a map demonstrating people's ideas about regions or nations.
- Prime meridian is the meridian at 0° longitude, from which all other longitudes are measured.
- Projection is the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map.
- Proportional symbols map is a thematic map in which the size of the symbol varies in proportion to the frequency or intensity of the geographic variable.
- Ptolemy was a Greco-Egyptian writer, known as a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and music theorist.
- Qualitative data is descriptive data that can be observed rather than measured.
- Quantitative data is numerical data that can be measured rather than observed.
- Reference map shows simple geographic features, boundaries, and place names.
- Region is a group of places in the same area that share a characteristic.
- Regional geography is the study of the way unique combinations of environmental and human factors produce territories with distinctive landscapes and cultural attributes.
- Relative distance is a measure of the cultural, social, and economic relatedness or connectivity between two places.
- Relative location is the position of something relative to another landmark.
- Relocation diffusion is the spread of an idea or trait through the physical movement of people from one place to another.
- Remote sensing is the scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it.
- Resolution refers to the smallest interval that can be measured and recorded in remote sensing.
- Robinson projection is a map projection of a world map which shows the entire world at once.
- Carl Sauer was a geographer known for his studies of cultural landscapes and his rejection of environmental determinism.
- Scale of analysis refers to the geographic level at which data is organized and displayed on a map.
- Sense of place is a feeling for the features that contribute to the distinctiveness of a particular spot on Earth.
- Site is the physical character of a place.
- Situation is the location of a place relative to other places.
- Small scale shows a large area without much detail.
- Spatial diffusion is the process by which a concept, practice, or substance spreads from its point of origin to new territories
- Spatial perspective considers the arrangement of places and phenomena, how they are laid out, organized, and arranged on Earth, and why.
- Sustainability is the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- Thematic layers include soils, average income, and distribution of school children, shown on maps.
- Thematic map is a type of map specifically designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area.
- Time-space convergence refers to the idea that places are closer together than they once were because of improvements in transportation and communication technologies.
- Topographic maps represent Earth's surface in a measurable way, using contour lines.
- Transferability is the costs involved in moving goods from one place to another.
- Visualization includes maps, 3D models, animations, and other representations of spatial data to enhance understanding and analysis.
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