APHG Unit 1 MCQs (version #1)

Group 1

• Reference map

• Thematic map

• Topographic map

• Political map

• Geographic Information System

• Global Information System

• Geographic Integration System

• Global Integration System

• Distance decay

• Time-space compression

• Relative distance

• Spatial diffusion

• To show physical locations and features

• To display data related to a specific theme

• To illustrate changes over time

• To analyze statistical data

• The Midwest

• The European Union

• The Amazon Rainforest

• The Sahara Desert

• Defined by people's perceptions

• Organized around a central point

• Defined by uniform characteristics

• Characterized by overlapping boundaries

• Remote sensing

• GIS

• Satellite navigation systems

• Online mapping

• The reduction in time it takes to travel between places

• The decrease in interaction between places as distance increases

• The clustering of objects in a specific area

• The spread of ideas over time

• Possibilism

• Environmental determinism

• Cultural ecology

• Spatial interaction

• Local scale

• Regional scale

• National scale

• Global scale