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HuG A Unit 1 Test

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20 questions
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Human Geography Unit 1 Thinking Geographically
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Question 1
1.

Match the term with the best definition.

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map projection
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Location of something in relation to something else
relative location
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A scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s curved surface to a flat map
absolute location
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All maps are incorrect in one of four ways because they attempt to flatten the globe
distortion
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Exact location on Earth
Question 2
2.

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

  • flow map
  • choropleth
  • isoline
  • cartogram
  • dot distribution
  • graduated symbol
Question 3
3.

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

Question 4
4.

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

Question 5
5.

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

Question 6
6.

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

Question 7
7.

Site identifies a place by its

Question 8
8.

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

Question 9
9.

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

Question 10
10.

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

Question 11
11.

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

Question 12
12.

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

Question 13
13.

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

Question 14
14.

According to the theory of environmental determinism

Question 15
15.

Match the term with the best image.

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local (geographic scale) map
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national (geographic scale) map
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(Brazil)
regional (geographic scale) map
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global (geographic scale) map
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Question 16
16.

Match the term with the best image.

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global scale of analysis
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local scale of analysis
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regional scale of analysis
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national scale of analysis
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Question 17
17.

Match the term with the best image.

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large scale map
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small scale map
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Question 18
18.

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

  • reception area for KUBE 93.3 radio station
  • Brazil
  • Nairobi, Kenya (a city)
  • The Himilaya Mountains
  • I-5 Interstate Highway
  • Washington State
  • SoCal (Southern California)
  • service area of Puget Sound Energy
  • The Pacific Northwest
  • Seahawks "12s" fan territory
  • formal region (uniform)
  • functional region (nodal)
  • perceptual region (vernacular)
Question 19
19.

The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because

Question 20
20.

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