Introduction to Physical and Human Geography - D199 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
immigrants people moving into a geographical area
emigrants people moving out of a geographical area
the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants for a
net migration
given geographical area in any given year
return migration permanent return of emigrants to their country of origin
travel visas documents that give temporary permission to enter a country
a wealthy country's recruiting the "best brains" from a poorer country by offering
brain drain
higher-paying opportunities
benefits a receiving country experiences when highly skilled immigrants are lured
brain gain
away from their country of origin when they accept higher-paying opportunities
situation that occurs when a receiving country fails to take advantage of all the skills
brain waste
of an immigrant population
push factors conditions that encourage an individual to move from a location
pull factors conditions that influence migrants to move to a particular location
maps used to display important physical elements of a specific geographic area,
reference maps
such as countries, rivers, mountains, etc.
specialized maps used to understand one particular attribute or characteristic of a
thematic maps specific geographic area; examples are population maps, weather maps, and maps
illustrating the spread of disease
literal maps maps that strive to display the objective truth about a specific geographic area
maps that use symbols to represent a narrative or point of view; they are much less
figurative maps
concerned with physical accuracy than are literal maps
the use of cartography techniques to uncover and learn about patterns and trends in
analytical mapping
a specific geographic area
, how the measurement of distance on a map corresponds to the distance on the
map scale
ground in the real world
representative fraction (RF) a way of describing the scale of a map by using a ratio
a way of describing a map with a relatively small RF, where the various features of the
small-scale
geography appear relatively small
a way of describing a map with a relatively large RF, where the various features of the
large-scale
geography appear relatively large
the points on a specified reference system that define the location of a particular
coordinates
place
a reference system for a plane (a flat surface) based on the work of mathematician
Cartesian coordinate system
Rene Descartes, using x- and y-axes.
the reference system devised to locate particular places on the surface of the earth,
geographic coordinate system
using lines of latitude and longitude
one of a set of imaginary east-west lines that form part of the geographic coordinate
longitude
system
the line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, UK, which is the starting point
prime meridian
for counting the rest of the lines of longitude
one of a set of imaginary north-south lines that form part of the geographic
latitude
coordinate system
graticule the grid pattern in the geographic coordinate system
projection a method of "flattening" a globe into a form that can be represented on a flat surface
maps that preserve, in the process of projection, angles, although not necessarily
conformal projections
lengths
maps that preserve, in the process of projection, the relative sizes of landmasses;
equal-area projections
they do not, however, preserve shape well
maps that preserve, in the process of projection, accurate distances from a central
equidistant projections
point; they do not, however, preserve shape or size well
maps that blend characteristics to maintain as much accuracy as possible in distance,
compromise, interrupted, and artistic
size, and shape, conceding other characteristics; also, maps that have beauty as their
projections
main objective
a thematic map that uses points (dots) to represent the distribution (density) of a
dot density map
particular attribute across a geographic area
a thematic map that uses symbols in different sizes to represent the distribution
proportional symbol map (density) of a particular attribute across a geographic area; the larger the symbol, the
greater the density
a thematic map that uses color (varying hues or varying saturations of the same hue)
choropleth maps to represent the distribution (density) of a particular attribute across a geographic
area
in mapmaking, the process of defining the unit of measurement so that it can be
standardization represented equivalently across a geographic area, rather than be distorted by other
characteristics, such as political boundaries
frequency table a simple representation, in organized tabular form, of raw data
a type of graph that represents a data set visually, using continuous number ranges; it
histogram
is similar but not identical to a bar chart (which may not use continuous ranges)
Questions and CORRECT Answers
immigrants people moving into a geographical area
emigrants people moving out of a geographical area
the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of emigrants for a
net migration
given geographical area in any given year
return migration permanent return of emigrants to their country of origin
travel visas documents that give temporary permission to enter a country
a wealthy country's recruiting the "best brains" from a poorer country by offering
brain drain
higher-paying opportunities
benefits a receiving country experiences when highly skilled immigrants are lured
brain gain
away from their country of origin when they accept higher-paying opportunities
situation that occurs when a receiving country fails to take advantage of all the skills
brain waste
of an immigrant population
push factors conditions that encourage an individual to move from a location
pull factors conditions that influence migrants to move to a particular location
maps used to display important physical elements of a specific geographic area,
reference maps
such as countries, rivers, mountains, etc.
specialized maps used to understand one particular attribute or characteristic of a
thematic maps specific geographic area; examples are population maps, weather maps, and maps
illustrating the spread of disease
literal maps maps that strive to display the objective truth about a specific geographic area
maps that use symbols to represent a narrative or point of view; they are much less
figurative maps
concerned with physical accuracy than are literal maps
the use of cartography techniques to uncover and learn about patterns and trends in
analytical mapping
a specific geographic area
, how the measurement of distance on a map corresponds to the distance on the
map scale
ground in the real world
representative fraction (RF) a way of describing the scale of a map by using a ratio
a way of describing a map with a relatively small RF, where the various features of the
small-scale
geography appear relatively small
a way of describing a map with a relatively large RF, where the various features of the
large-scale
geography appear relatively large
the points on a specified reference system that define the location of a particular
coordinates
place
a reference system for a plane (a flat surface) based on the work of mathematician
Cartesian coordinate system
Rene Descartes, using x- and y-axes.
the reference system devised to locate particular places on the surface of the earth,
geographic coordinate system
using lines of latitude and longitude
one of a set of imaginary east-west lines that form part of the geographic coordinate
longitude
system
the line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, UK, which is the starting point
prime meridian
for counting the rest of the lines of longitude
one of a set of imaginary north-south lines that form part of the geographic
latitude
coordinate system
graticule the grid pattern in the geographic coordinate system
projection a method of "flattening" a globe into a form that can be represented on a flat surface
maps that preserve, in the process of projection, angles, although not necessarily
conformal projections
lengths
maps that preserve, in the process of projection, the relative sizes of landmasses;
equal-area projections
they do not, however, preserve shape well
maps that preserve, in the process of projection, accurate distances from a central
equidistant projections
point; they do not, however, preserve shape or size well
maps that blend characteristics to maintain as much accuracy as possible in distance,
compromise, interrupted, and artistic
size, and shape, conceding other characteristics; also, maps that have beauty as their
projections
main objective
a thematic map that uses points (dots) to represent the distribution (density) of a
dot density map
particular attribute across a geographic area
a thematic map that uses symbols in different sizes to represent the distribution
proportional symbol map (density) of a particular attribute across a geographic area; the larger the symbol, the
greater the density
a thematic map that uses color (varying hues or varying saturations of the same hue)
choropleth maps to represent the distribution (density) of a particular attribute across a geographic
area
in mapmaking, the process of defining the unit of measurement so that it can be
standardization represented equivalently across a geographic area, rather than be distorted by other
characteristics, such as political boundaries
frequency table a simple representation, in organized tabular form, of raw data
a type of graph that represents a data set visually, using continuous number ranges; it
histogram
is similar but not identical to a bar chart (which may not use continuous ranges)
