AP HuG Vocab Quiz Chapter K Part 1: Match the term with the definition _____1. Map Projection Name__________________________________________ Date_____________ Period______________ A. The line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian. _____2. Small Scale map _____3. Geographical Information System (GIS) B. The angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, defined by vertical meridians _____4. Global Positioning System (GPS) C. The angular distance north or south of the equator, defined by horizontal parallels. _____5. Remote Senseing D. This type of map usually depicts large areas. _____6. Large Scale map E. This type of map usually has a higher resolution and depicts a small area. _____7. Region _____8.Lattitude _____9. Longitude F. The idea that a place’s geography decides their ability to succeed. G. A territory that encompasses many places that share similar physical and/or cultural attributes. _____10. International Dateline H. A mathematical method that involves transferring Earth’s sphere onto a flat surface. _____11. Environmental Determinism I. The idea that geography sets limits on human actions but people have the power to adjust and adapt to their surroundings. _____12. Possibilism J. An image of a portion of Earth’s surface that an individual creates in his/her mind. Part 2 - Choose the best answers for the following questions _____13. Since Japan is culturally homogenous, geography would say it is an example of a a. functional region b. formal region c. standard region d. perceptual region e. perceived region K. A set satellites used to help determine location anywhere on Earth’s surface with a portable electronic device. L. The acquisition of data about the Earth’s surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long distance methods. I. A set of computer tools used to capture, store, transform, analyze, and display geographic data. _____14. The NFL network is an example of a. functional region b. formal region c. standard region d. perceptual region e. perceived region _____15. Decatur is located in Central Illinois at 39.8517° N, 88.9442° W. It has a small private university, is the original home of the Chicago Bears, and a temperate climate. The city gets its water from the largest lake on the Sangamon River, Lake Decatur. Its primary economic activities are construction, machinery & food production. This information gives us a description of Decatur’s a. situation b. cognitive image c. site d. landscape e. relative distance _____16. The deep south is considered a ________________ since it exists in people’s minds as a part of their cultural identity. a. functional region b. formal region c. standard region d. perceptual region e. perceived region _____18. When Europeans ‘discovered’ the Americas, they brought with them a variety of infectious diseases that the indigenous people had no immunities to. This is an example of: a. Contagious Diffusion b. Hierarchical Diffusion c. Expansion Diffusion d. the Europeans cultural landscape e. Sporadic Diffusion _____19. Rap music first appeared in New York in the 1970;s. Later it spread to large cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Detroit – without being absorbed by smaller cities and rural areas in between. This is an example of a. Contagious Diffusion b. Hierarchical Diffusion c. Expansion Diffusion d. Cascade diffusion e. Sporadic Diffusion _____20. The spread of ideas, innovations fashion, or other phenomena to surrounding areas through direct contact and exchange is known as: a. Contagious Diffusion b. Hierarchical Diffusion c. Expansion Diffusion d. Cascade diffusion e. Sporadic Diffusion Part 4: Directions: Use the word bank to complete the following sentences. Cultural Landscape Agricultural Density Arithmetic Density Distance Decay Physiological Density 21. Due to _____________________________ New York and L.A do not interact as often as New York and Chicago. 22. The Incan’s use of terrace farming, or the United States’ use of garbage to make Manhattan larger are examples of their _____________________________ 23. The ___________________ of the Sahara Desert is less than that of New York City 24. China has a very high ______________________, meaning there are too many farmers for the amount of arable land. 25. __________________ is the number of people per unit of arable land Extra Credit: What happened to the civilization with a low level of agricultural & physiological density and a high level of arithmetic density?