APHG Chapter 1.1

According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was

• Aristotle

• Eratosthenes

• Strabo

• Thales of Miletus

• Thucydides

Which of the following concepts is true in human geography?

• A) Location is the relationship between a portion of the Earth being studied and the whole Earth.

• B) Connection refers to the physical gap between two objects.

• C) Place is a specific point on Earth distinguished by specific qualities.

• D) Commonly used words such as space and place are the same thing.

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is

• GIS

• GPS

• remote sensing

• aerial photography

• photogrammetry

A geographer might use a GPS to

• A) log the locations where photographs were taken, but not to geocache.

• B) make a map but not to drive a car.

• C) find the best route to a store or log the locations where photographs were taken.

• D) record toponyms and adjust errors of spatial associations.

• E) make a map or find a route to a favorite store.

Map scale is best defined as

• A) the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.

• B) the spread of a phenomenon over a given area compared to its size.

• C) the difference in elevation between two points in an area.

• D) the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.

• E) the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.

You are given the coordinates 45 N latitude 128 E longitude. This is an example of a(n)

• A) precise location.

• B) absolute location.

• C) relative location.

• D) mathematical grid interchange.

• E) site-situation location.

28) Which statement about the geographic grid on a globe is more accurate?

• A) The grid is used to locate a meridian.

• B) Every meridian is the same length and begins and ends at the same place.

• C) Each parallel begins and ends at the poles.

• D) Every parallel is the same length.

• E) Every meridian is distorted.

In this type of map, an area represented as darker represents a higher concentration of a variable

• A) isoline map.

• B) choropleth map.

• C) graduated symbol map.

• D) punctuated distribution map.

• E) dot distribution map.

You see the coordinates 10 N latitude, 5 E longitude, and can deduce that this location is

• A) near both the equator and the prime meridian.

• B) near the equator but quite far from the prime meridian.

• C) near the International Date Line as well as the North Pole.

• D) near the International Date Line and the prime meridian.

• E) near both the equator and the International Date Line.

Which best describes how situation is used to identify location?

• A) location relative to other objects or places

• B) mathematical location on Earth's surface

• C) nominal location

• D) unique, internal physical and cultural characteristics

• E) land area