Geography Quiz 1
Mini Systems
A few remnant _________ _______ still remained at the start of the 21st century
Subjective
As socially constructed representations of the world around us, all maps are this
Islamic and Chinese
Between about AD 500 and AD 1400, geographic knowledge was preserved and expanded by these scholars
Greater
Given the convergence of time and space over the last century, our grandparents' general sense of the cognitive distance between places was most likely _________ than ours
Map Creators
Eckert IV, Bartholomew's Nordic and Mollweide are all examples of these
Tea, coco, coffee
One example that old colonial patterns persist comes from the fact that 48 of the 55 sub-Saharan countries earn more than half of their export earning from these
Nutritional Density
The ratio of total population and amount of land under civilization or farming
Death Rates
Across the world, population increases in the 20th century was the result of a phenomenal decline in these
Generation
Decade long cohort between baby boomers and their children
Natives
Despite the fact that the 2000 census over counted the US population by 1.3 million, it under counted this group of people
Accurate
For data to be meaningful for GIS, it is critical that data is this
Economic
Fundamental logic or driving force behind colonization of the late 19th century was this
Human activity and decision
Geographers warn that GIS can be used to help create a surveillance society in which people are judged by this
Quinquennial
In 1985, the United States introduced this kind of census to make sure population information is as current and accurate as possible
38 years
In 2005, the median age of the world's population was about 28 years, but by 2050, it is estimated to be this
Geometry
In a cartogram, this is distorted for effect
Cheap labor
In the international division of labor, the world's periphery provides this for growth on urban manufacturing
Immanuel Wallerstein
Introduced the concept of world system
Geographers
More likely than other scientists to study spatial patterns of human populations
Net Generations
Most likely to have baby boomer parents
Isopleth Maps
Rely heavily on equal average atmospheric pressure
Scale Factors
Representative fractions are _________ ____________ that indicate the ratio between linear distance on a map and actual distance on the Earth's surface
10 years
Since 1970, the United States has conducted a census every ____ _______
Large
Small-scale maps cover a ________ portion of the Earth's surface on a page
After
The baby bust refers to the cohorts immediately ________ the baby boomers
Hunting and gathering
The first agricultural revolution introduced this
Thousands
The first agricultural revolution started ____________ of years ago
Greeks
The first to appreciate the practical importance and usefulness of geography
Land Surface
Topographic maps are examples of this
Asia
Trade routes have connected the Europeans with this continent for over a thousand years