Kristen Davis-AP Human Geography – Flashcards
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The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, But that people have to ability to adjust to the physical environment is
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possibilism
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A ship's position is given as 0 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ships is located
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on the equator
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Driving around to gather information for street navigation devices is called...
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ground truthing
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Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the united states is an interesting geographic case study because...
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It the effects are and intersection of human and physical geography.
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An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a...
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region
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Scale is...
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the relationship between the length of an object on a map and the feature on the landscape.
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The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is...
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distribution
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A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is...
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GIS
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You are given the coordinates 128 E longitude, 45 N latitude. This is an example of...
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mathematical location
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Which is not an example of a functional region?
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The area dominated by a particular crop
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Which is true?
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Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end.
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Globalization of the economy has...
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A heighteded economenomic system
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The Population of the U.S is approximately 300 million, and the land area is approximately 9 million square kilometers. The arithmetic destiny of the U.S is approximately...
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30 persons per square kilometer.
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The acquisition of the data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is...
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remote sensing.
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New York City's_______ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100miles southwest of Boston.
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situation
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The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is related to the location of other phenomena is...
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spatial association
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The division of the U.S into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a...
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formal region
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The global movement of money has been money has been enhanced primarily by...
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improvements in electronic communications.
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The name given to a portion of earth's surface is known as...
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toponym
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The South is established as a vernacular region of the U.S by...
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A low high school graduation rates, climate, high cotton production, the Baptist Church.
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The first person to use the word geography was...
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Eratosthenes
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Situation identifies a palace by its...
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location relative to other objects
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The study of how humans and the environment interact is called
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cultural ecology
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Economic development through international trade is an example of what type of diffusion?
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relocation
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The township and range system...
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Resulted in a gridlike pattern for much of present-day land use in the U.S.
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The spread of something over a given study area is...
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concentration
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Which is a form of expansion diffusion?
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hierarchal, stimulus, contagious, relocation.
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The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of...
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ranges, quarter sections, townships, sections.
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The historic diffusion of AIV/AIDS in the U.S. is and example of which type of diffusion?
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relocaion
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Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of geography?
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Humans have practiced geography at least since the time of time of ancient Greek civilization
