Geography Quiz

Which is NOT a form of expansion diffusion?

• contagious

• stimulus

• hierarchical

• functional

Which is measured from 0 degrees longitude?

• Greenwich Mean Time

• solstice

• international Date Line

• central time zone

Distribution

• The arrangement of a feature across Earth's surface.

• Unique physical characteristics.

• An area distinguished by a unique combination of features.

• The area dominated by a particular crop.

Transferring locations from the Earth's surface to a flat map is called projection. What types of distortions does this create?

• All are true

• the relative size of different areas may be altered.

• The shape of an area can be distorted.

• The distance between two points may be incorrect.

The circulation area of a newspaper is an example of a

• functional region

• diffusion

• vernacular region

• formal region

The distribution of natural features, such as landforms and vegetation.

• geology

• human geography

• physical geography

• ecology

The same state laws apply everywhere in the region is a.....

• vernacular region

• proper region

• geographical region

• formal region

• functional region

Location relative to other objects.

• situation

• location

• position

• place

The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is known as:

• Environmental determinism

• Possibilism

• Cultural ecology

• Sustainability

A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is:

• GPS

• GIS

• Remote sensing

• Cartography