APHUG Midterm Exam
Study Questions
2025-2026
Final Exam Questions with
Verified Answers | Grade A+ |
New Version
, cultural landscape • A natural landscape that had been modified by a cultural group
◦ Temples, architecture, farming techniques, basically UNESCO world heritage sites
and more
relative location • A place's position in relationship to other places
◦ Chicago a situational place: Great Lakes, Mississippi, trains.
Site The physical character of a place
situation the location of a place relative to other places
Toponym • A place where the name is derived from a feature, which cultures have been there,
reflecting sequent occupance
• Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Distance Decay • the interaction between two places declines as the distance between the two
places increases.
GIS • Computer System/Software that stores, analyzes, and displays information from
multiple maps or data sets.
• Thematic and physical layers (to solve spatial problem)
• Could be used for: analysis of crime data, effects of pollution, urban planning
GPS • Satellite Navigation system
• Satellites orbit the earth and communicate locational information to _____
receivers (connected to at least 3, total = 24)
◦ Really you can connect to 4 at a time
• Absolute location (Navigation-ships, cars, aircraft)
• Remote sensing
absolute location Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
Remote sensing the scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain
information about it.
spatial analysis • studying the movement between two places, need to have interactions happening
between two points in space
◦ How many trucks go between Jax and Orlando?
environmental determinism • belief that climate and landforms are the most powerful forces shaping human
behavior and societal/cultural development, countered with possibilism
• Examples: countries with tropical climates/environments are going to be less
developed
relocation diffusion • when people move from one place to another, bringing with them their cultural
beliefs, practices, and innovations. Any immigration
Contagious Diffusion • the rapid, widespread spread of a cultural trait, idea, or innovation through direct,
person to person contact.
◦ Example: the internet
Study Questions
2025-2026
Final Exam Questions with
Verified Answers | Grade A+ |
New Version
, cultural landscape • A natural landscape that had been modified by a cultural group
◦ Temples, architecture, farming techniques, basically UNESCO world heritage sites
and more
relative location • A place's position in relationship to other places
◦ Chicago a situational place: Great Lakes, Mississippi, trains.
Site The physical character of a place
situation the location of a place relative to other places
Toponym • A place where the name is derived from a feature, which cultures have been there,
reflecting sequent occupance
• Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
Distance Decay • the interaction between two places declines as the distance between the two
places increases.
GIS • Computer System/Software that stores, analyzes, and displays information from
multiple maps or data sets.
• Thematic and physical layers (to solve spatial problem)
• Could be used for: analysis of crime data, effects of pollution, urban planning
GPS • Satellite Navigation system
• Satellites orbit the earth and communicate locational information to _____
receivers (connected to at least 3, total = 24)
◦ Really you can connect to 4 at a time
• Absolute location (Navigation-ships, cars, aircraft)
• Remote sensing
absolute location Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
Remote sensing the scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain
information about it.
spatial analysis • studying the movement between two places, need to have interactions happening
between two points in space
◦ How many trucks go between Jax and Orlando?
environmental determinism • belief that climate and landforms are the most powerful forces shaping human
behavior and societal/cultural development, countered with possibilism
• Examples: countries with tropical climates/environments are going to be less
developed
relocation diffusion • when people move from one place to another, bringing with them their cultural
beliefs, practices, and innovations. Any immigration
Contagious Diffusion • the rapid, widespread spread of a cultural trait, idea, or innovation through direct,
person to person contact.
◦ Example: the internet
