Intro to Human Geography

What is the difference between absolute location and relative location?

• Absolute location is static and unchanging, while relative location is dynamic and constantly moving.
• Absolute location is used for indoor navigation, while relative location is used for outdoor navigation.
• Absolute location provides specific coordinates on Earth, while relative location describes a place in relation to other landmarks.
• Absolute location is based on landmarks, while relative location is based on GPS coordinates.

The exact measure in distance between two places is called____ but the time it takes to get from one place to another is called____.

• absolute distance, relative distance

• relative distance, absolute distance

• sense of place, distance decay

• absolute location, relative location

What is the difference between large scale and small scale?

• Large scale is when there are more details and zooms in to a smaller area, but a small scale is when there is less detail and a larger area

• Large scale is when there is less detail and a larger area, but small scale is when there are more details and zooms in to a smaller area

• Large scale is when there is less detail and a smaller area, but small scale is when there are more details and a larger area

• Large scale is when there are more details and a smaller area, but small scale is when there are less detail and a larger area

The concept that the farther away from something you are, the less impact it will have on you.

• distance decay

• scale of analysis

• sense of place

• dispersed spatial pattern

What has changed because of the time space compression?

• Slower communication and travel times
• Decreased globalization
• Reduced technological advancements
• Faster communication and travel times

What is an example of a sense of place?

• The Eiffel Tower in Paris

• Spanish spoken in Italy

• Buddhism in South Korea

• Communism in Brazil

the buildings we live in, the distribution systems that provide us with water and electricity, and the roads, bridges, and transportation systems we use to get from place to place.

• built environment

• Cultural landscape

• human geography

• geospatial data

What is an example of a cultural landscape?

• Eiffel Tower

• Amazon forest

• Nile river

• Lake Michigan

Cultural ecology is...

• the study of how language influences cultural practices
• the study of how animals adapt to their environment
• the study of how human societies adapt to their environment and how the environment shapes cultural practices
• the study of how technology shapes cultural practices

What is the difference between environmental determinism and possibilism?

• Environmental determinism is the belief that humans behaviors are shaped by their environment and possibilism is the belief that humans can control their behaviors despite their surroundings.

• Environmental determinism is when humans have an impact on their surroundings, while possibilism is when human are not in control over the environment.

• There is no difference

• Environmental determinism is the belief that that humans can never change the way they act and possibilism is when they can.