1. Post Test Review Geography

2. 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.

3. Q #2 Q: #1- What does urban mean? #2- What does rural mean? #3- What does suburban mean?

4. Q #3 Q: Match each map with what type of map it is.  Political Map  Population Map  Topographical Map  Zoning Map Map #1 Map #2 Map #3 Map #4

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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?

8. 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 AMap B

9. 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 AMap B

10. 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

11. Q #10 Q: Which is a possible negative effect of increasing World population?  Increased risk of Earthquakes  Scarcity of Resources (Not enough water, food, education for everyone)  People will have increased accessibility to doctors and hospitals.  Less Pollution

12. Q #11 Q: Complete the diagram

13. Q #12 Q: What is the definition of diffusion?

14. Q #13 Q: What are three examples of diffusion?

15. Q #14 Q: What are the 3 types of diffusion…

16. Q #15 Q: How easily one place can be reached from another is the definition to what vocabulary word?

17. Q #16 Q: What are the two factors that influence the accessibility value of a given location?

18. 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

19. Q #18 Q: What does GIS stand for?

20. Q #19 Q: GIS maps analyze geographic data and organize data by what?

21. 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?

22. Q #21 Q: Why does NYC have the highest accessibility value in the US?

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. Q #25 Q: List one advantage and one disadvantage of a river being a boundary.

27. 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

28. 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

29. Q #28 Q: Give one example of who would use zoning maps and explain why.

30. Q #29 Q: What have canals and levees allowed people to do in Florida?

31. Q #30 Q: Give an example of how people adapt to climate variations (too much rain and too little rain)

32. Q #31 Q: What geographic changes have occurred because of the automobile technology?

33. Q #32 Q: Where and what is the San Andreas Fault?

34. Q #33 Q: Why do people continue to live/work in dangerous areas (like San Andreas Fault or tornado prone areas)?

35. Q #34 Q: Places are locations with character. What are the 4 characteristics you have to look at to evaluate a place?

36. Q #35 Q: Why does Philadelphia have a good geographic situation?

37. Q #36 Q: Does Napa Valley, CA have a good or bad site for a city?