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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called:A. referenced locationA. central locationA. relative locationA. absolute location
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:absolute locationrelative locationsitesituation
- 3. Multiple ChoiceScale is…the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a mapthe extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given areathe difference in elevation between two points in an areathe relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe process of the spread of an idea and/or dissemination of an innovation from its source area to other cultures, is the process of cultural:diffusionsimultaionadaptationmovement
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe physical qualities of the original location for a city is referred to as thesitesituationrelative locationabsolute location
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as:GPSGISENSOOPEC
- 7. Multiple ChoiceGeographers usually categorize cultural diffusion into the two broad categories ofExpansion and hierarchicalContagious and stimulusExpansion and relocationMigrant and hierarchical
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?Cultural LandscapePlaceLocationHuman Environment Interaction
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when you take a 3D image and put it onto a 2D surface?CartogramProjectionGlobeInstagram
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAsking the question "why is something found in a particular place", is using which theme of geography?PlaceMovementHuman Environment InteractionLocation
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of location does not change?AbsoluteRelativePositiveNegative
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIf a place has great connections to other places, has dominant political, transportation, and economic structures, it is said to have a high degree of ________.LocationPlaceLandscapeCentrality
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIf you have not been to a place, but have developed negative feelings about it based off of what you heard in the news or from a friend, you would be using:Sense of placePerceptions of placeMovementHuman Environment Interaction
- 14. Multiple ChoiceGeographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study. What type of region would a corn field be?PerceptualFormalFunctionalVernacular
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMeasuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?FormalPerceptualFunctionalUniform
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe imprint that humans leave, such as buildings, roads, cemeteries, etc. are all considered to be part of the:LocationRegionCultural LandscapeMove
- 17. Multiple ChoiceBilly thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football. He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?FormalFunctionalPerceptualUniform
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when you take a 3D image and put it onto a 2D surface?CartogramProjectionGlobeInstagram
- 19. Multiple ChoiceTelecommunication networks, whose areas of service radiate outward from central nodes best represent which of the following types of culture?VernacularFormalFolkFunctional
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior is called ____.acculturationinnovationcultural hearthdiffusion
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?Prime MeridianHemisphere LineEquatorTropic of Capricorn
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of map would show the boundaries of countries?vegetation mappolitical mapland-use mapelevation map
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the difference between absolute and relative location?Absolute location is the exact location of something.Absolute cannot be identified using lines of latitude or longitude.Absolute describes where something is compared to another place.Absolute location describes the characteristics of a place.
- 24. Multiple ChoicePlaces that share similar characteristics are calledhuman systemsenvironmentsregionsphysical systems
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is remote sensing?analyzing different types of datatracking changes on Earth's surfaceusing software to combine datagetting information from far away
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a use of GPS?tracking airplanesdetermine when a volcano will erupthelp farmers in their fieldsprovide driving directions to a destination
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following shows places on the Earth's surface the most accurately?thematic mapsglobesgeneral-purpose mapsphysical maps
- 28. Multiple ChoiceImaginary North-South line that passes through Greenwich, England, and has a value of 0 degreeslatitudelongitudereliefscale
- 29. Multiple Choicemap that shows specialized information, such as a land-use map, or any other physical or human featurethematic mapgeneral-purpose mapclimate maptopographic map
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one or more features that make an area different from those around it?formal regionperceptual regionfunctional regionregion
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the physical and human features of a location?perceptionplaceperspectivelandscapes
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhat organizes Earth into geographic areas with one or more shared characteristics?areasplacescountriesregions
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?longitudelatitudegridequator
- 34. Multiple ChoiceEnvironment influences, but does not strictly determine, how a culture interacts with the environment.Environmental DeterminismEnvironmental PossibilismCultural DeterminismCultural Environmentalism
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe physical environment causes social and cultural development.Cultural EnvironmentalismEnvironmental PossibilismEnvironmental DeterminismCultural Possibilism
- 36. Multiple ChoiceCulture is spread by...Movement of peopleTV and InternetWar and conquestAll are correct
- 37. Multiple Choicea particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.LocationPlaceRegionformal Region
- 38. Multiple Choicea large indefinite area or range of something specified; sphere:LocatioinPlaceRegionFormal Region
- 39. Multiple Choicedefined formally by government or other structures, such as cities, states, and mountain rangesLocationPlaceregionformal region
- 40. Multiple Choicemade up of a central place and surrounding areas affected by it. Often, this is a metropolitan area that consists of a major city and lots of smaller towns or cities that surround it.functional regionperceptual regioncultural landscapefree enterprise
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