Chapter 1
Human Geography with Sherry at Pope John Xxiii High School
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By: Elizabeth Roach
Textbook:
The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (8th Edition)
Created: 2011-05-02
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2 examples of early map-making
1) Babylonians 2300 BC - clay tablets
2) Polynesians - strips of palm trees and shells
who first demonstrated the world was round? how?
Aristotle; by:
1) matter falls to a common center
2) Earth's shadow is round on the moon
3) visible stars change position
who was the first to use the term 'geography'?
Eratosthenes
3 of Eratosthenes contributions to geography
1) calculated Earth's circumference accurately
2) made earliest maps of know world
3) divided Earth into 5 climatic regions
What map scale would a cartographer choose if one inch of road on a map represents 54,000 inches on the ground?
1:54,000
Transferring locations from Earth's surface to a flat map is called projection. What types of distortion can occur in this transference?
shape, distance, relative size, and direction
The most fundamental concept in geography is
location
Location is identified geographically in the following ways.
place-name, site, situation, mathematical location
Geographers call the name given to a portion of Earth's surface as its
toponym
Site is one of four ways to identify location. What are the other three ways to answer the "where" question?
mathematical location, situation, place-name
Identify the characteristic of situation, the third way to indicate location.
the location of a place relative to other places
The fourth indicator of location is by latitude and longitude. This mathematical concept consists of the following elements.
meridians as part of longitude and parallels as part of latitude
Wall Street, the economic focus of the world, is what kind of region?
nodal
Spatial distribution consists of the following properties.
density, concentration, pattern
Spatial concentration consists of two types.
clustered, dispersed
Storefronts along Fifth Avenue in New York City consist of which kind of spatial distribution?
patterned
The Spanish language concentration of Little Havana in Miami is an example of what type of diffusion?
relocation diffusion
A map generally has all of the following attributes EXCEPT:
1:1 scale
If it is 12:00 noon Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), what time will it be in Los Angeles, California?
4am
Land reclamation in the form of polders and dikes has dramatically changed the ecology of:
the Netherlands
Which map scale shows the most detail?
1:24,000
ways in which places get names
person, religious, ancient history, origin of settlers
reasons to change names
to honor something or someone
favorable vote for publicity
a result of political upheaval
how many degrees does it take to pass through one time zone?
15 degrees
where were time zones first adopted?
US
why were time zones first adopted?
to help trains go across the country
formal (or homogeneous) region (also called uniform region)
area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics
About this deck
By: Elizabeth Roach
Textbook: The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (8th Edition)
Created: 2011-05-02
Size: 29 flashcards
Views: 25
Textbook:
The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography (8th Edition)Created: 2011-05-02
Size: 29 flashcards
Views: 25
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