HuG A Unit 1 Test

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20 questions

Note from the author:

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IS67A.1.1

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IS67A.4

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HuG A Unit 1 Test

Last updated over 5 years ago

20 questions

Note from the author:

Human Geography Unit 1

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

IS67A.1.1

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IS67A.4

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IS67A.2.1

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IS67A.2.1

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IS67A.2.1

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IS67A.2.1

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IS67A.1.1

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IS67A.1.1

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IS67A.1.1

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IS67A.5

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Add annotations (explanations, comments, arrows, images) to the diagram to explain how sustainability requires balancing people, planet, and prosperity.

IS67A.5

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IS67A.3.1

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IS67A.3.1

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

IS67A.2.1

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

IS67A.4

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

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Human Geography Unit 1

Match the term with the best definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
map projection		Location of something in relation to something else
distortion		A scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s curved surface to a flat map
absolute location		All maps are incorrect in one of four ways because they attempt to flatten the globe
relative location		Exact location on Earth

What type of thematic map is it? Drag the labels to the images. (thre may be repeats)

graduated symbol
flow map
dot distribution
isoline
cartogram
choropleth

The fact that France is more likely to have a closer and more frequent relationship with Germany than it is with China is an example of

distance decay

concentration

time-space compression

The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amounts of time due to technological innovations such as the airplane, automobile, telephone, and Internet, represents the idea of

possibilism

space-time compression

friction of distance

Gathering data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is called

remote sensing

GPS

aerial photography

Satellite based system for determining the absolute location of places or geographic features

Global Positioning System (GPS)

remote sensing

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Site identifies a place by its

mathematical location on the earth’s surface

location relative to other objects

unique physical characteristics

Seattle’s ____________ is on the Salish Sea (aka Puget Sound), approximately 175 miles north of Portland and 60 miles northwest of Mount Rainier

situation

toponym

site

Which two of the four boxes have the highest density of dots?

C, D

A, B

A, D

Which two of the four boxes have the highest concentration of dots?

A, B

A, C

C, D

The use of Earth's resources in ways that ensure their availability in the future is known as

sustainability

an ecosystem

environmental determinism

Add annotations (explanations, comments, arrows, images) to the diagram to explain how sustainability requires balancing people, planet, and prosperity.

The idea that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment to shape society is

environmental determinism

spatial association

possibilism

According to the theory of environmental determinism

people can adjust to the physical environment

the physical environment does not impact society

the physical environment activley shapes societies

Match the term with the best image.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
national (geographic scale) map
global (geographic scale) map		(Brazil)
local (geographic scale) map
regional (geographic scale) map

Match the term with the best image.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
national scale of analysis
regional scale of analysis
global scale of analysis
local scale of analysis

Match the term with the best image.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
small scale map
large scale map

Which type of region is it? Drag the region examples to the best type.

The Pacific Northwest
service area of Puget Sound Energy
Nairobi, Kenya (a city)
Seahawks "12s" fan territory
I-5 Interstate Highway
reception area for KUBE 93.3 radio station
Washington State
Brazil
SoCal (Southern California)
The Himilaya Mountains

formal region (uniform)
functional region (nodal)
perceptual region (vernacular)

The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because

only one language is spoken in most of the cities of the region

people say "Don't Mess with Texas"

the same state laws apply everywhere in the region

To geographers, McDonald's expansion into such a global company that has major impacts on other cultures, economies, and environments represents

globalization

distance decay

local diversity

Match the term with the best definition.

map projection

Location  of something in relation to something else

distortion

A scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s curved surface to a flat map

absolute location

All maps are incorrect in one of four ways because they attempt to flatten the globe

relative location

Exact location on Earth

What type of thematic map is it? Drag the labels to the images. (thre may be repeats)

graduated symbol

flow map  

dot distribution

isoline

cartogram

choropleth

The fact that France is more likely to have a closer and more frequent relationship with Germany than it is with China is an example of

distance decay

concentration

time-space compression

The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amounts of time due to technological innovations such as the airplane, automobile, telephone, and Internet, represents the idea of

possibilism

space-time compression

friction of distance

Gathering data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is called

remote sensing

GPS

aerial photography

Satellite based system for determining the absolute location of places or geographic features

Global Positioning System (GPS)

remote sensing

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Site identifies a place by its

mathematical location on the earth’s surface

location relative to other objects

unique physical characteristics

Seattle’s ____________ is on the Salish Sea (aka Puget Sound), approximately 175 miles north of Portland and 60 miles northwest of Mount Rainier

situation

toponym

site

Which two of the four boxes have the highest density of dots?

C, D

A, B

A, D

Which two of the four boxes have the highest concentration of dots?

A, B

A, C

C, D

The use of Earth's resources in ways that ensure their availability in the future is known as

sustainability

an ecosystem

environmental determinism

The idea that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment to shape society is

environmental determinism

spatial association

possibilism

According to the theory of environmental determinism

people can adjust to the physical environment

the physical environment does not impact society

the physical environment activley shapes societies

Match the term with the best image.

national (geographic scale) map

global (geographic scale) map

(Brazil)

local (geographic scale) map

regional (geographic scale) map

Match the term with the best image.

national scale of analysis

regional scale of analysis

global scale of analysis

local scale of analysis

Match the term with the best image. 

small scale map

large scale map

Which type of region is it? Drag the region examples to the best type. 

The Pacific Northwest

service area of Puget Sound Energy

Nairobi, Kenya (a city)

Seahawks "12s" fan territory

I-5 Interstate Highway

reception area for KUBE 93.3 radio station

Washington State

Brazil

SoCal (Southern California)

The Himilaya Mountains

formal region (uniform)

functional region (nodal)

perceptual region (vernacular)

The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because

only one language is spoken in most of the cities of the region

people say "Don't Mess with Texas"

the same state laws apply everywhere in the region

To geographers, McDonald's expansion into such a global company that has major impacts on other cultures, economies, and environments represents

globalization

distance decay

local diversity