5 Written Questions

1. a square 6 miles on each side
2. the arrangement of a feature in space
3. the name given to a place on Earth
4. the process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time
5. the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

5 Matching Questions

1. section
2. mental map
3. culture
4. resources
5. relocation diffusion

1. a the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people
2. b substances that are useful to people, economically and technologically feasible to access, and is socially acceptable to use
3. c an internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface
4. d the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
5. e a square normally 1 mile on a side

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places
   1. hierarchical diffusion
   2. principal meridians
   3. physiological density
   4. vernacular region
2. the physical character of a place
   1. place
   2. space
   3. scale
   4. site
3. the total number of objects in an area
   1. density
   2. arithmetic density
   3. remote sensing
   4. agricultural density
4. the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
   1. relocation diffusion
   2. expansion diffusion
   3. contagious diffusion
   4. stimulus diffusion
5. a combination of cultural features, economic features, and physical features
   1. cultural ecology
   2. culture
   3. cultural landscape
   4. agricultural density

5 True/False Questions

1. remote sensing → the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long-distance methods

   True        False

2. space-time compression → the meridian that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, is 0 degrees longitude

   True        False

3. stimulus diffusion → the spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

   True        False

4. meridian → a square normally 1 mile on a side

   True        False

5. pattern → the geometric arrangement of objects in space

   True        False