Unit 1 Test Review

Woodrow

1

What is the difference between Qualitative and Quantitative?

Qualitative-Asks why or how people feel or behave a certain way. Think how good

Quantitative-Asks how many, how much, or how often- Think numbers

1

Informational maps that often displays physical and man made features are called what?

Reference maps

1

How objects are arranged in space is called what?

Pattern

1

The farther away one place is from another, the less interaction those two places will have with one another is called what?

Distance Decay

1

This type of map uses colors or shading to represent quantifiable data

Choropleth Map

Wilson

1

What are the 5 specific purposes for land use?

Agricultural

Industrial/Commercial

Residential

Transportational

Recreational 

1

What determines the level at which we analyze geographic data?

Scale

1

The ways that different people interact with each other is called what?

Flows

1

This type of location tells me exactly where something is.

Absolute Location

1

Natural factors alone to determine the cultural attributes of human societies is called what?

Environmental Determinism 

Wildcats

1

What does the acronym ESPN stand for?

Economic

Social-Cultural

Political

eNvironment 

1

This type of region has some unifying physical or human characteristics

Formal

1

When things on the map are in a group or high density, what is that called?

Clustered

1

This type of map places a dot representing a value in its approximate location

Dot Map

1

This type of map features symbols proportional in size to the actual value of the data.

Graduated Symbol map

1928

1

What are the 4 types of Map projections?

Mercator, Gall-Peters, Robinson and Goodes

1

These maps often tell a story and will be used as visual stimuli

Thematic maps

1

Actions that provide immediate benefits while also preserving resources for future use are called what?

Sustainability 

1

This type of location tells me where something is by telling me places close by.

Relative Location 

1

The ability for humans to have choices and harness technologies to overcome environmental limitations is called what?

Possibilism 

1913

1

What are the two types of Natural Resources 

renewable/ nonrenewable

1

This type of region has a center of activity

Functional 

1

When things on the map are spread out or low density, what is that called?

Dispersed

1

The reduction of time it takes for something to get from one place to another is called what?

Time Space Compression 

1

This type of region is defined differently by each person based on their ideas or perceptions 

Perceptual