Key Issue 1
Who invented the word "geography"?
Eratosthenes
What is another term for a place's name?
Toponym
Where does a transnational corporation conduct its business and research?
Many countries, not just where its HQ/principle shareholders are located
What is the process called when an idea or innovation spreads from one place to another?
Diffusion
A map from a person's point of view perception of a specific area/route is called what?
Mental Map
What is the most important tool of a geographer?
A map
What are the three ways that geographers identify location?
Place Name, Site, Situation
The physical gap or interval between two objects is known as what?
Space
Relocation Diffusion
What is the name of the system that determines the precise location of something on Earth?
GPS (Global Positioning System)
A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic is known as what?
A place
What would you call an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive features?
Region
What is the arrangement of features called?
Distribution
Rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population (when something goes viral on social media) is known as what?
Contagious Diffusion
What is a map key, and how is it helpful?
It shows the different items/markings on a map, and lets you know how to read the map/what information is on it.
What is the name of the science of mapmaking?
Cartography
What are the three types of regions?
Formal, Functional, Vernacular
Actions or processes that involve the ENTIRE world and result in making something worldwide in scope, is known as what?
Globalization
The spread of an idea from persons/nodes of authority or power to other persons or places (a celebrity starting a fashion trend) is known as what kind of diffusion?
Hierarchical Diffusion
A parallel is drawn around the globe, parallel to the Equator is also known as what?
Latitude
A meridian between the North and South poles is also known as what?
Longitude
What does a vernacular region focus on?
Cultural identity
The frequency with which something occurs in space is known as what?
Density
Spread of an underlying principle (when an idea gets copied by competitors) is what diffusion?
Stimulus Diffusion
Name three different map projections.
Mercator/Robinson/Mollweide/Cylindrical/Conical/Azimuthal