Aphg 9: Test 1

Front 1

relative location

Back 1

relative to other human and physical features on the landscape

Front 2

remote sensing

Back 2

reveals both physical change and changes relating to human activity

Front 3

isoline map

Back 3

shows lines that connect points of equal value

Front 4

choropleth map

Back 4

shows levels of some variable within predefined regions (counties, states, and countries)

Front 5

proportional symbol map

Back 5

uses a symbol such as a circle to show intensity or frequency

Front 6

dot map

Back 6

uses a dot to represent the occurrence of some phenomenon in order to depict variation in density

Front 7

Alfred Wegner

Back 7

climatologist, proposed the theory of continental drift which led to the discovery of plate tectonics and crustal spreading

Front 8

Marvin Mikesell

Back 8

geographer that defined geography as the "why of where"

Front 9

human-environment interaction

Back 9

knows how the natural environment played a role in determining how human societies progressed

Front 10

absolute location

Back 10

location in relation to a agreed-upon frame of reference

Front 11

boundary

Back 11

limits, sometimes visible and sometimes not, based on chosen criteria

Front 12

diffusion

Back 12

the spread of ideas or knowledge from their origins to areas where they are adopted

Front 13

environmental perception

Back 13

mental maps, derived from visuals, sights, and smells of the world that make up the total impression

Front 14

formal region

Back 14

homogenous region

Front 15

functional region

Back 15

the product of interactions and movement of various kinds

Front 16

GIS

Back 16

layers of data that is computerized

Front 17

hierarchy

Back 17

regions that can be seen in a vertical order

Front 18

human geography

Back 18

understanding and explaining diversity

Front 19

location theory

Back 19

an element of human geography seeking to answer a wide range of questions

Front 20

mental map

Back 20

the map made in your mind, developed over years of looking at maps, books, magazines, and newspapers

Front 21

perceptual region

Back 21

regions made in the minds of people

Front 22

physical geography

Back 22

natural geography (mountains & glaciers)