Locational Analysis and Spatial Science in Human Geography Quiz
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What does the new approach in human geography focus on?

  • Historical geography
  • Cultural geography
  • Physical geography
  • Spatial organization (correct)
  • What is the tributary area of a major node?

  • A mountain range
  • A river basin
  • A city shopping center (correct)
  • A small village
  • How are nodal centers organized?

  • Randomly
  • In a circular pattern
  • In a grid
  • Hierarchically (correct)
  • What is one of the objectives of the locational analysis course?

    <p>To describe the ordered ways in which the aggregate patterns of human geography are arranged in space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the locational analysis course aim to suggest?

    <p>How such information may be used in an applied regional context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of Geography?

    <p>To provide a description of the earth's surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an approach in the field of Locational Analysis?

    <p>Temporal Approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Geography focus on in relation to man?

    <p>Man's spatial organization and ecological relationship to his environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Geography imply about development problems?

    <p>They require individual, location-specific solutions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept suggests that Geography is a distributional Science?

    <p>The Spatial Concept</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between geography and geometry according to Chappell (1975)?

    <p>Geography strongly depends on the concepts of geometry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ecological analysis in geography involve?

    <p>It involves the study of human and environmental variables and their links</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the regional analysis approach to geography combine?

    <p>The results of spatial and ecological analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of information supplements two-dimensional spatial information in geography?

    <p>Ecological information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus in geographical analysis according to the text?

    <p>On the relationship within a single, bounded, geographical area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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