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UNIT 1 Review:
Nature and Perspectives of Geography
Depth and Complexity
In Reviewing for the first exam, you should ask yourself what elements of depth and complexity were
present in the curriculum.
Language of the Discipline:
Mercator
Friction of Distance
Peters
Intervening
Opportunity
Scale
Epidemic
Region
Robinson
Ethnocentric
Distance Decay
Field Work
Globalization
Pandemic
Human environment
interaction
Accessibility/connectivity Cultural landscape
Thematic maps
Global positioning
system
GIS
Remote sensing
Perceptual region
Culture trait
Expansion diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Relocation diffusion
Transculturation
Spatial perspective
Absolute location
Sense of place
Epidemiology
Relative location
Perceptions of places
Sequent occupance
Activity space
Reference maps
Mental maps
Formal region
Cultural hearth
Contagious diffusion
Acculturation
Functional region
Diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
Environmental
determinism
Cultural ecology
Possibilism
Political ecology
Details:
1. Were there any super important geographers we learned about? Sauer? John Snow? What did
they do?
2. How about any current events?
3. Major examples of the types of diffusion?
Patterns, Trends, and Rules
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Distance Decay
Regions of the world and the United States
Globalization
Human Impact on the environment
Change over Time
1. How is technology affecting our ability to make maps?
There are others! I have only provided examples. Look closely and THINK about what you have
learned.
Essay Question:
In answering your essay question, use this acronym:
A nswer
T he
F reaking
Q uestion
Strict adherence to answering every part of every question will net you a very HIGH score. Failure
to answer the freaking question will result in a very LOW score. Freshman takers of this exam
usually have the MOST difficulty with giving explanations and being specific. We will focus on that
area throughout the course of the year.
Below is a map of Canada that shows the population distribution of Canada.
A. Identify and explain two reasons related to absolute location why the population of Canada is
distributed where it is.
B. Identify and explain two reasons related to relative location why the population of Canada is
distributed where it is.
A common mistake among freshmen is to say “People live there because that’s where all the cities
are”. This is simply restating the question and will earn zero points.
Absolute location: the physical or cultural features at the site itself.
Relative location: What is around or near to the place.
Note: This is the only essay exam that will come without a rubric. All other questions will feature
rubrics and sample essays online.