Show:
Maps
Longitude & Latitude
Technology
Regions
Diffusion
100
What is the science of mapmaking?
cartography
100
What is a parallel?
It's a circle parallel to the equator.
100
What is a GPS
Satellite that can determine the global position of an object on Earth's surface.
100
A region derives its unified character through the _____ landscape.
cultural
100
What is diffusion?
The process by which a characteristic sprpeads across space from one place to another over time.
200
What is the relationship of a feature size to its actual size?
scale
200
What is a meridian?
An arc between the North and South poles.
200
GPS is most commonly used in the navigation of _____ and _____ (not cars).
Aircraft and Ships.
200
What is a vernacular region?
A place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.
200
What is relocation diffusion?
The spread of an idea through the physical movement of people from one place to another.
300
What are the dimensions of a township?
6 miles by 6 miles
300
Every __ degrees out of 360 degrees is a time zone.
15
300
What are 3 of the 5 capabilities of GIS?
-Capture -Store -Analyze -Query -Display geographic data
300
A circulation area of a newspaper or a reception area of a TV station would be an example of?
Functional region
300
The spread of diseases would be categorized as an example of ________ diffusion.
contagious
400
What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785
To facilitate the sale of land
400
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/activity/latlong/map.GIF What are the approximate coordinates of Chicago?
41°N 87°W
400
What is remote sensing?
Acquisition of data about Earth's surface by the means of a satellite.
400
What is formal region?
An area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics.
400
Religion mostly spreads through _______ diffusion?
relocation
500
How would you transfer a location onto a flat map?
Using projection.
500
What is the prime meridian and where is it located?
0° Longitude. Located in Greenwich, England.
500
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information System
500
Who was the first to provide the definition for cultural regions?
Carl Sauer
500
Mcdonald's restaurants have diffused into India, but serve lamb as opposed to beef. What type of diffusion is this closely resembled to?
Stimulus diffusion.