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What scale would you use for this map?
1:24,000
1:250,000
1:500,000
1:5,000,000
Which of the following describes the suburban area of Illinois that surrounds Chicago?
Perceptual region
Formal region
Functional region
Conformal region
What is the cartographic scale of a map of the whole world?
Local scale
Small scale
Large scale
Regional scale
With the dawn of the Jet Age, international airline travel increased rapidly after 1950, and much of this early growth in jet travel was between Europe and North America. Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern suggested by the table?
The volume of trade between Europe and North America increased.
The size of aircraft traveling between Europe and North America decreased.
The absolute distance between Europe and North America increased.
The relative distance between Europe and North America decreased.
Which of the following questions must to answered to identify a functional region?
What specific characteristics defines a region?
What general characteristics define the area's identity?
What do people call a region?
What area is influenced by a node?
What is the scale of analysis of a map of Fort Worth, TX?
Global scale of analysis
Local scale of analysis
Regional scale of analysis
National scale of analysis
A ... region is defined by individuals and is opinion-based.
Which of the following is an example of a perceptual region?
Middle East
Europe
Paris
The United States
What is the scale of analysis of this map?
Regional
Global
National
Local
What is the scale of analysis of this map?
Global scale of analysis
National scale of analysis
Local scale of analysis
Regional scale of analysis
What is scale of analysis?
shows how proportionate the map is to the real world
shows the amount of space the data is supposed to illustrate in real life
shows how zoomed in or out you are when looking at geographic data
opinion-based data
What is distance decay?
the further apart you are from something, the less interactions you will have with it
the length of time it takes to get somewhere has shortened
opinion-based data
idea that the environment is the sole factor in a society's development
What is the scale of analysis?
Global scale of analysis
Local scale of analysis
Regional scale of analysis
National scale of analysis
What region is grouped together based on common characteristics?
Vernacular region
Functional region
Nodal region
Formal region
The Midwest is a ... region.
Formal region
Vernacular region
Functional region
Nodal region
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