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Geography
Q #1
Q: Create your own
urban cycle by
filling in the cycle.
Then explain why
this illustrates how
economic
developers find
value in urban
land.
Q #2
Q:
#1- What does urban mean?
#2- What does rural mean?
#3- What does suburban mean?
Q #3
Q: Match each map with
what type of map it is.
Map #1
Map #2
A)Political Map
B)Population Map
C)Topographical Map
D)Zoning Map
Map #3
Map #4
Q #4
Q: Which type of map would be the best if you were to
evaluate land use in Delaware?
A) Political Map
B) Population Map
C) Topographical Map
D) Zoning Map
Q #5
Q: Grab an atlas and find three countries that have a
border that is not straight. Then identify why it is not
straight.
Q #6
Q: Grab an atlas and find three countries that have a
straight line for part of their border. Why is the border
straight?
Q #7
Q: A Perceptual Region is an area that is defined by
people’s feeling and attitudes. Based on this, which
GIS map demonstrates a perceptual region?
Map A
Map B
Q #8
Q: A formal region is an area that is uniform across the
entire area of the region (you only know data for a
whole jurisdiction, not the distribution). Based on this,
which map demonstrates a formal region?
Map A
Map B
Q #9
Q: Humans change the environment in many ways, explain
why each example below is humans changing the
environment.
 Example #1: Air Conditioning homes and businesses in the
deserts of the American Southwest.
 Example #2: Irrigating land that should be desert in the
American Southwest so that farmers can grow crops.
 Example #3: Building a new highway on top of Wetlands
Q #10
Q: Which is a possible negative effect of increasing World
population?
a. Increased risk of Earthquakes
b. Scarcity of Resources (Not enough water, food,
education for everyone)
c. People will have increased accessibility to doctors and
hospitals.
d. Less Pollution
Q #11
Q:
Complete
the
diagram
Q #12
Q: What is the definition of diffusion?
Q #13
Q: What are three examples of diffusion?
Q #14
Q: What are the 3 types of diffusion…
Q #15
Q: How easily one place can be reached from another is
the definition to what vocabulary word?
Q #16
Q: What are the two factors that influence the accessibility
value of a given location?
Q #17
Q: A town in Delaware plans on creating a new highway.
What would be a positive impact of this decision?
A) Improved accessibility
B) Increased pollution
C) Decreased complementarity
D) Increased hierarchy
Q #18
Q: What does GIS stand for?
Q #19
Q: GIS maps analyze geographic data and organize data
by what?
Q #20
Q: Would a GIS map best help you:
A) Select a location for something?
B) Get people’s opinion on something?
C) Analyze something?
Q #21
Q: Why does NYC have the highest accessibility value in
the US?
Q #22
Q: Which location is most likely to have the highest
accessibility value?
A) Rural, two lane road
B) Urban center with interstate highway
C) Suburban area with an airport 30 minutes away
Q #23
Q: A region is a…
A) Place with similar characteristics
B) Defined by a boundary
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
Q #24
Q: In the map, what determines the different
regions/boundaries?
A) Opinions
B) Physical characteristics
C) Marketing characteristics
D) Data gathered by polling
groups of people
Q #25
Q: List one advantage and one disadvantage of a river
being a boundary.
Q #26
Q: Residential, Commercial, Industrial- these terms could
all be found on which of the following maps?
A) Physical map
B) GIS map
C) Zoning map
D) None of the above
Q #27
Q: Zoning maps are based on which of the following?
A) Population distribution
B) Political boundaries
C) Physical boundaries
D) Economic use of land
Q #28
Q: Give one example of who would use zoning maps and
explain why.
Q #29
Q: What have canals and levees allowed people to do in
Florida?
Q #30
Q: Give an example of how people adapt to climate
variations (too much rain and too little rain)
Q #31
Q: What geographic changes have occurred because of
the automobile technology?
Q #32
Q: Where and what is the San Andreas Fault?
Q #33
Q: Why do people continue to live/work in dangerous
areas (like San Andreas Fault or tornado prone areas)?
Q #34
Q: Places are locations with character. What are the 4
characteristics you have to look at to evaluate a place?
Q #35
Q: Why does Philadelphia have a good geographic
situation?
Q #36
Q: Does Napa Valley, CA have a good or bad site for a
city?