GEOG 200 Quiz 1 Actual study set with
Questions and correct/verified Answers
human geography - ANSWER-focuses on how people make places, how we organize space and society,
how we interact with each other in places and across space, & how we make sense of others and
ourselves in our localities, regions, & around the world
globalization - ANSWER-a set of process that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, &
accelerating interdependence across national borders
spatial perspective - ANSWER-arrangement of places & phenomena, how they are laid out, organized, &
arranged on the Earth, & how they appear on the landscape
spatial distribution - ANSWER--how the arrangement came about
-what processes create & sustain the particular distributions or patterns
-what relationships exist between different places & things
pandemics - ANSWER-worldwide outbreaks of disease
physical geography - ANSWER-the natural environment
epidemics - ANSWER-regional outbreaks of disease
5 themes of geography - ANSWER-location
human enivronment
region
place
movement
location - ANSWER-highlights how the geographical position of ppl & things on Earth's surface affects
what happens & why
location theory - ANSWER-an element of contemporary human geography that seeks ANSWERs to a
wide range of questions (theoretical or practical)
human environment - ANSWER-how humans interact with their environment
region - ANSWER-features tend to be concentrated in particular areas; phenomena not evenly
distributed
place - ANSWER-areas that have unique human & physical characteristics
sense of place - ANSWER-infusing a place with a meaning & emotion, by remembering important events
that occurred there or by labeling a place with a certain character
movement - ANSWER-the mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the surface of the planet
spatial interaction - ANSWER-depends on the distances, accessibility, & connectivity
, distance - ANSWER-the measured physical space between 2 places
accessibility - ANSWER-the ease of reaching 1 location from another
connectivity - ANSWER-the degree of linkage between locations in a network
landscape - ANSWER-the material character of a place; natural features, human structure, & other
objects that give a place a particular form
cultural landscape - ANSWER-the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape
sequent occupance - ANSWER-impacts are layered one on top of the other, each layer having some
impact on the next
reference maps - ANSWER-show locations of places and geographic features
thematic maps - ANSWER-tell stories
absolute locations - ANSWER-using a coordinate system that allows for the precise plotting of where on
Earth something is
geocoaching - ANSWER-an increasingly popular hobby based on the use of GPS sytems
relative location - ANSWER-describes the location of a place in relation to other human & physical
features
activity places - ANSWER-places we travel to routinely in our rounds of daily activity
generalized map - ANSWER-help us see general trends, but we can't see all cases of a given phenomenon
remote sensing - ANSWER-gathers data at a distance from Earth's surface
geographic info systems (GIS) - ANSWER-creating digitalized representations of the environment,
combining layers of spatial data, & creating maps in which patterns & processes are superimposed
formal region - ANSWER-has a shared trait (cultural or physical)
functional region - ANSWER-defined by a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it
perceptual regions - ANSWER-intellectual constructs designed to help us understand the nature &
distribution of phenomena in human geography
culture - ANSWER-identifies not only the whole tangible lifestyle of ppl, but also their prevailing values &
beliefs
culture trait - ANSWER-a single attribute of culture
culture complex - ANSWER-a combo of cultural traits
cultural hearth - ANSWER-an area where cultural traits develop & from which cultural traits diffuse
independent invention - ANSWER-when a trait develops in more than 1 hearth w/out being influenced
by its dvmt elsewhere
cultural diffusion - ANSWER-when ideas, ppl, goods, move across space
Questions and correct/verified Answers
human geography - ANSWER-focuses on how people make places, how we organize space and society,
how we interact with each other in places and across space, & how we make sense of others and
ourselves in our localities, regions, & around the world
globalization - ANSWER-a set of process that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, &
accelerating interdependence across national borders
spatial perspective - ANSWER-arrangement of places & phenomena, how they are laid out, organized, &
arranged on the Earth, & how they appear on the landscape
spatial distribution - ANSWER--how the arrangement came about
-what processes create & sustain the particular distributions or patterns
-what relationships exist between different places & things
pandemics - ANSWER-worldwide outbreaks of disease
physical geography - ANSWER-the natural environment
epidemics - ANSWER-regional outbreaks of disease
5 themes of geography - ANSWER-location
human enivronment
region
place
movement
location - ANSWER-highlights how the geographical position of ppl & things on Earth's surface affects
what happens & why
location theory - ANSWER-an element of contemporary human geography that seeks ANSWERs to a
wide range of questions (theoretical or practical)
human environment - ANSWER-how humans interact with their environment
region - ANSWER-features tend to be concentrated in particular areas; phenomena not evenly
distributed
place - ANSWER-areas that have unique human & physical characteristics
sense of place - ANSWER-infusing a place with a meaning & emotion, by remembering important events
that occurred there or by labeling a place with a certain character
movement - ANSWER-the mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the surface of the planet
spatial interaction - ANSWER-depends on the distances, accessibility, & connectivity
, distance - ANSWER-the measured physical space between 2 places
accessibility - ANSWER-the ease of reaching 1 location from another
connectivity - ANSWER-the degree of linkage between locations in a network
landscape - ANSWER-the material character of a place; natural features, human structure, & other
objects that give a place a particular form
cultural landscape - ANSWER-the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape
sequent occupance - ANSWER-impacts are layered one on top of the other, each layer having some
impact on the next
reference maps - ANSWER-show locations of places and geographic features
thematic maps - ANSWER-tell stories
absolute locations - ANSWER-using a coordinate system that allows for the precise plotting of where on
Earth something is
geocoaching - ANSWER-an increasingly popular hobby based on the use of GPS sytems
relative location - ANSWER-describes the location of a place in relation to other human & physical
features
activity places - ANSWER-places we travel to routinely in our rounds of daily activity
generalized map - ANSWER-help us see general trends, but we can't see all cases of a given phenomenon
remote sensing - ANSWER-gathers data at a distance from Earth's surface
geographic info systems (GIS) - ANSWER-creating digitalized representations of the environment,
combining layers of spatial data, & creating maps in which patterns & processes are superimposed
formal region - ANSWER-has a shared trait (cultural or physical)
functional region - ANSWER-defined by a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it
perceptual regions - ANSWER-intellectual constructs designed to help us understand the nature &
distribution of phenomena in human geography
culture - ANSWER-identifies not only the whole tangible lifestyle of ppl, but also their prevailing values &
beliefs
culture trait - ANSWER-a single attribute of culture
culture complex - ANSWER-a combo of cultural traits
cultural hearth - ANSWER-an area where cultural traits develop & from which cultural traits diffuse
independent invention - ANSWER-when a trait develops in more than 1 hearth w/out being influenced
by its dvmt elsewhere
cultural diffusion - ANSWER-when ideas, ppl, goods, move across space
