MAP BASICS
The map projection that is often used for navagation, but distorts land masses
What is the Mercador Projection
The primary pupose of a Geographic Information System
What is to analyze and manage spatial data
The type of region that is defined by official boundaries
What is a formal region
Location described in relation to other places
What is relative location
An example of humans adapting to their environment (more than one possible answer)
What is wearing warm clothes in the winter, using air conditioning in the summer
The type of map that accurately presents the land masses, but distorts the shapes
What is the Peters Projection
Remote sening is used in geography to
What is collect data about Earth's surface from a distance.
The type of region is an area organized around a focal point
What is a functional region
Location described in exact terms such as latitude and longitude
What is absolute location
When humans build roads they are _________ their environment
What is modifying
The type of map that shows natural features such as rivers, mountains and deserts
What is a Physical map
An example of an absolute measurement in human geography
What is Latitude and Longitude
An area within which most people share one or more distinctive characteristics
What is a uniform region
The term for the characteristics of a location that indicate where something is
What is Place
The question that the theme Human-Environment Interaction asks
What is the relationship between humans and the environment
The type of map that uses various colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial date
What is a Choropleth map
The main advantage of using geospatial technologies in geographic research
What is they provide more accurate and detailed spatial data
A type of inform region defined by a person's perceptions
What is a Vernacular region
Absolute location is precise, while relative location is in relation to other places (True or False)
What is True
The air we breath is an example of humans (choose one) depending, adapting, modifying their environment
What is depending
All maps distort information. This is a type of spatial distortion (more than one possible answer)
What is shape, area, distance, or direction
G.P.S. stands for
An example of a formal region (more than one possible answer)
countries, states, counties or cities
The best description of the concept of "situation" in geography
What is the relative location of a place
The water we drink is an example of humans (choose one) depending, adapting, modifying their environment
What is depending