APHG Unit 1 Review

What type of map projection is known for accurately showing direction but distorts the size and location of land masses?

• Gall-Peters projection

• Good Homolosine projection

• Mercator projection

• Robinson projection

Which technology is used to collect geographic information from satellites orbiting the Earth?

• GIS

• Remote sensing

• Field observations

• GPS

Which type of data is described as being in number form and not up for debate?

• Observational data

• Interview data

• Quantitative data

• Qualitative data

What does the concept of 'environmental possibilism' suggest?

• The environment solely dictates the success of societies

• Humans can adapt and modify the environment for their needs

• None of the above

• The environment restricts human actions

What is the main purpose of using different scales of analysis in geography?

• To understand how data is organized and presented at different levels

• To make maps easier to read

• To confuse the data presentation

• To provide a detailed view of every region