QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Absolute Distance.
Answer: The distance between two points, communicated using precise
quantitative units of measurement.
◍ Absolute Location.
Answer: The precise place where something can be found; often described
using latitude and longitude coordinates.
◍ CONTINENTS.
Answer: U15 - PART 2
◍ Cartogram.
Answer: Maps where the sizes of places are distorted in order to represent
some specific statistic.
◍ Cartography.
Answer: The art and science of mapmaking - representing a geographic area
on a flat surface.
◍ Choropleth Map.
Answer: Maps that use various colors, shades, or patterns to show the
location and distribution of spatial data.
◍ Clustered.
Answer: A descriptor for when there is a high level of density and a low
level of distribution of data.
◍ Conic Projection.
Answer: A map projection used primarily for regional mapping, as size and
, shape are preserved but direction is very distorted due to latitude lines
converging at only one pole.
◍ AFRICA.
Answer: U15 - PART 2
◍ Density.
Answer: How often or how much something occurs within a space.
◍ Dispersed.
Answer: A descriptor for when there is a low level of density due to a high
level of distribution.
◍ ASIA.
Answer: U15 - PART 2
◍ Distance Decay.
Answer: The theory that the interaction between two places decreases as the
distance between them increases.
◍ Distribution.
Answer: Where something occurs within a space.
◍ AUSTRALIA.
Answer: U15 - PART 2
◍ Dot Distribution Maps.
Answer: Maps that show the location and distribution of something using
dots. Each dot represents a specific quantity.
◍ EUROPE.
Answer: U15 - PART 2
◍ Environmental Determinism.
Answer: A philosophy that states that human behaviors and culture are a
direct result of the surrounding environment.
◍ NORTH AMERICA.
Answer: U15 - PART 2