Exam 1: Introduction to Human Geography

Hagerstrand emphasized that culture hearths should be viewed in the context of ______ as well as space.

Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice (e.g.cattle herding)as:

A good example of a formal region would be a:

Most of the one billion malnourished people in the world:

Human geographers focus _____________

A cultural complex is defined as:

The cultural geographer Wilbur Zelinsky approached the task of defining and delimiting the perceptual regions of the United States and southern Canada by analyzing:

The diffusion of the idea of the hamburger to India but with a vegetable patty instead of the religiously prohibited beef is an example of:

The diffusion of Birkenstock shoes or of new styles of music tend to be examples of:

Geographers study the spatial aspects of phenomena. This is similar to historians who study the temporal aspects of phenomena.

_________________ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.

Much of Kenya's income comes from:

Diffusion which proceeds through the levels of an urban hierarchy,from largest to smallest places,is hierarchical diffusion.

Describe the use of spatial analysis in the discovery of the cause of cholera. Give one or two examples of the spatial aspects of diseases which are commonly in the news (e.g.AIDS,flu,etc.).

The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your:

Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media (television,internet,radio)?

The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:

The spread of ideas,cultural traits,knowledge and skills from their place of origin to other areas where they are adopted is called:

What is a functional region and how does it differ from a formal region? Discuss the functional region associated with a nearby metropolitan center-describe movement,communication and interaction between the metro area and its surrounding region.

Except for South and Southeast Asia,which ocean influences the moistest areas of the world?