& Answers (Grade A+)
Geography -
correct answer ✅Study of where things are & why they are there
Cartography -
correct answer ✅The science of making maps
Choropleth Map -
correct answer ✅uses colors/shading to show data by area
Population density, Income levels, Election results -
correct answer ✅Examples of a Choropleth Map
Mercator Projection -
correct answer ✅Enlarges land area near the poles on a map
Toponym -
correct answer ✅Name given to a place.
Ex: New York, Arkansas, Paris
Cultural Landscape -
correct answer ✅Visible human impact on the land
, Human Geography Exam 1 Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Ex: Buildings, roads
Cultural landscape (American South) -
correct answer ✅Plantations, Churches, Small Towns
Functional Regions -
correct answer ✅Organized around a central point
Ex: a city and its commuting area
Formal Region -
correct answer ✅An area where people share the same
characteristic, such as language, climate, or laws.
Ex: a state/country where the same government rules apply.
Vernacular Region -
correct answer ✅a place people call something, but the borders
aren't official.
Ex: "The South" in the U.S.- ppl talk about it but no exact line shows
where it starts or ends.