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Important Geography Concepts
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Important Geography Concepts
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1. A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and experiences in that area is known as a
2. The geographical region whose center is located along the equator and whose area extends roughly 23° north and south of the equator is known as the
3. Relative to lines of latitude near the equator, lines of latitude near the poles are
4. During the process of mapmaking, in which the three-dimensional surface of the earth is projected onto a flat, two-dimensional surface, all of the following attributes can become distorted EXCEPT
5. The principle of distance decay describes
6. Processes of globalization are most closely associated with which of the following forms of socioeconomic organization?
7. The forced dispersion of Jews from their ethnic homeland, which took place across many centuries, is a prominent example of
8. Which of the following fields of study is least associated with human geography?
9. Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express
10. The notion that the physical environment offers certain constraints and opportunities that influence cultural practices without entirely determining them is known as
11. In cartography, parallels refer to
12. Which of the following examples best illustrates the concept of cognitive distance?
13. Economic and/or political associations that are comprised of multiple, autonomous member states that cooperate to achieve a common purpose are known as
14. A subfield of geography that deals holistically with the environmental and human attributes of a particular territory is known as
15. Which of the following concepts refers to the spatial arrangement of items or features within a given area?
16. Which of the following geometric map projections would be most appropriate for producing a world map in which the equatorial zone is least distorted?
17. Which of the following is not true of culture?
18. Which of the following best describes the site of Mexico City?
19. Curves on a topographic map that are used to illustrate specific values of elevation above or below sea level are known as
20. 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
21. Which of the following terms refers to a ratio between distances portrayed on a map and actual distances on the earth’s surface that correspond to this map?
22. Which of the following examples is least likely to be perceived as a path in cognitive space?
23. The particular conditions that compel individuals or groups to migrate from one place to another are commonly referred to as
24. Which of the following cartographic terms describes the location of a place in terms of its angular distance north or south of the equator?
25. Which of the following phenomena most directly illustrates the concept of cultural convergence?