UNIT 1 EXAM REVIEW: Geography: Its Nature and Perspective

Match the following

• Goode-Homolosine (Equal-Area/Compromise)

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• MERCATOR (Conformal)

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• Robinson (Compromise/ Uninterrupted)

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• Azimuthal (Polar)

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Choose the one that does not belong:

• site

• situation

• relative location

Choose the one that does not belong:

• latitude and longitude

• site

• situation

• absolute location

Choose the one that does not belong:

• time zones

• China

• United States railroads

• 15 degrees

Match the following

• ABSOLUTE DIRECTION

• exact miles/km between two locations

• ABSLUTE LOCATION

• Compass Rose (N, S, E, W, etc)

• ABSOLUTE DISTANCE

• how connected or separate 2 places feel, even if they're physically close or far apart

• RELATIVE LOCATION

• based on what a place is near

• RELATIVE DISTANCE

• exact point on earth's surface (uses latitude/longitude)

Match the following

• DISTANCE DECAY

• the obstacles and costs associated with traveling over a distance, including time, money, and effort, which ultimately limit how much interaction occurs between distant locations

• FRICTION OF DISTANCE

• technological advancements, like faster transportation and communication technologies, "shrink" the world by reducing the time and cost associated with traveling long distances

• SPACE-TIME COMPRESSION

• farther away two places are, the less interaction they will have with each other, due to the increased costs and time required to travel between them

The “why of where” refers to

• geography’s emphasis on landscape features.

• spatial patterns on the landscape.

• a definition of geography that is simply locational.

• the idea that the explanation of a spatial pattern is crucial.

• the depiction of a region’s physical features.

Match the following THEMATIC MAPS

• cartogram

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• dot density

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• choropleth

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• flow line

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• proportional symbol

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MAP SCALE

Groups:

(a) LARGE SCALE

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(b) SMALL SCALE

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• 1:1,000,000

• cover a larger area

• show less detail, often focusing on states and countries

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• 1:10,000

• show more detail, including individual buildings and streets

• cover a smaller area

Match the following GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES:

• GPS (Satellite Navigation)

• City planners use it to layer flood risk, elevation, and population data to plan drainage systems.

• G.I.S. (geographic information system)

• Scientists monitor changes in deforestation by comparing satellite images over time.

• Remote Sensing

• Aid workers use it to help deliver supplies to remote villages after a disaster.