Question 1

Activity spaces are visible on one's mental map.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A diffusion process that follows an S-shape curve indicates that the innovation

Accepted Answer

A) first spread slowly,then more rapidly until saturation occurred. 
B) first had few adopters,then underwent an explosive pattern of growth. 
C) was first adopted by people in large cities,then by those in lower-order centers. 
D) was adopted in numbers corresponding to the population density. 
A) first spread slowly,then more rapidly until saturation occurred. 
B) first had few adopters,then underwent an explosive pattern of growth. 
C) was first adopted by people in large cities,then by those in lower-order centers. 
D) was adopted in numbers corresponding to the population density.

Question 3

What is territoriality?

Accepted Answer

Territoriality is the attachment people

Question 4

Employing the concepts of contagious diffusion,hierarchical diffusion,and barriers to diffusion,briefly comment on the likely diffusion process involved in acceptance of; (a)a new fashion design from Paris; and (b)a new action toy for children.

Accepted Answer

(a)Paris is at the top of the fashion hi

Question 5

Rural to urban migration in Third World countries frequently reflects

Accepted Answer

A) governmental travel subsidies and encouragement. 
B) advertising campaigns of labor-short industries. 
C) increased availability of job and housing information. 
D) misperceptions and misinformation. 
A) governmental travel subsidies and encouragement. 
B) advertising campaigns of labor-short industries. 
C) increased availability of job and housing information. 
D) misperceptions and misinformation.

Question 6

Describe and illustrate how telecommunications advances are reducing the friction of distance.

Accepted Answer

By increasing the speed and co

Question 7

Hierarchical diffusion is flow from larger to smaller centers; hierarchical migration is movement from smaller to larger centers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Among the reasons for migrating,push factors

Accepted Answer

A) draw migrants to specific destinations. 
B) reflect assessments of action space attraction. 
C) affect international migration but not domestic relocation. 
D) encourage relocation away from original residence areas. 
A) draw migrants to specific destinations. 
B) reflect assessments of action space attraction. 
C) affect international migration but not domestic relocation. 
D) encourage relocation away from original residence areas.

Question 9

The value that an individual places on each known,potential migration site is called

Accepted Answer

A) return migration. 
B) channelized migration. 
C) place utility. 
D) spatial search. 
A) return migration. 
B) channelized migration. 
C) place utility. 
D) spatial search.

Question 10

Beyond this point,the frequency of trips decreases rapidly.

Accepted Answer

A) distance decay 
B) activity space 
C) critical distance 
D) territoriality 
A) distance decay 
B) activity space 
C) critical distance 
D) territoriality

Question 11

In North America,

Accepted Answer

A) women's journey to work trips is now the same length as those of men. 
B) non-work trips are longer than work trips. 
C) women's journey to work trips tends to be shorter than men's because of their greater family responsibilities. 
D) journey to work trip times decreased in the 1990s as jobs moved to the suburbs closer to where people lived. 
A) women's journey to work trips is now the same length as those of men. 
B) non-work trips are longer than work trips. 
C) women's journey to work trips tends to be shorter than men's because of their greater family responsibilities. 
D) journey to work trip times decreased in the 1990s as jobs moved to the suburbs closer to where people lived.

Question 12

List and describe several examples of involuntary migrations

Accepted Answer

Involuntary migrations refer to the forc

Question 13

The spread of the 1781 influenza outbreak across Europe is an example of a pattern referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) hierarchical diffusion. 
B) contagious diffusion. 
C) logistical diffusion. 
D) prognostic diffusion. 
A) hierarchical diffusion. 
B) contagious diffusion. 
C) logistical diffusion. 
D) prognostic diffusion.

Question 14

Most migration decisions are based upon assessments of alternate economic opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Offer evidence of the increased economic,political and cultural integration of the world.

Accepted Answer

There is evidence of increased economic,

Question 16

The area in which people move about and carry on their daily activities is known as

Accepted Answer

A) territoriality. 
B) activity space. 
C) cognition. 
D) the area of critical mobility. 
A) territoriality. 
B) activity space. 
C) cognition. 
D) the area of critical mobility.

Question 17

What is the term that refers to migration that shows biases towards particular destinations?

Accepted Answer

Channelize

Question 18

Spatial diffusion would most likely be used to explain the distribution of

Accepted Answer

A) land values. 
B) severe storm activity. 
C) a new technology. 
D) climates. 
A) land values. 
B) severe storm activity. 
C) a new technology. 
D) climates.

Question 19

The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

Accepted Answer

A) hierarchical migration. 
B) spatial search migration. 
C) channelized migration. 
D) countermigration. 
A) hierarchical migration. 
B) spatial search migration. 
C) channelized migration. 
D) countermigration.

Question 20

Discuss how distance decay affects spatial interactions in your own life.

Accepted Answer

Distance decay is exponential decline of

Activity spaces are visible on one's mental map.

A diffusion process that follows an S-shape curve indicates that the innovation

What is territoriality?

Employing the concepts of contagious diffusion,hierarchical diffusion,and barriers to diffusion,briefly comment on the likely diffusion process involved in acceptance of; (a)a new fashion design from Paris; and (b)a new action toy for children.

Rural to urban migration in Third World countries frequently reflects

Describe and illustrate how telecommunications advances are reducing the friction of distance.

Hierarchical diffusion is flow from larger to smaller centers; hierarchical migration is movement from smaller to larger centers.

Among the reasons for migrating,push factors

The value that an individual places on each known,potential migration site is called

Beyond this point,the frequency of trips decreases rapidly.

In North America,

List and describe several examples of involuntary migrations

The spread of the 1781 influenza outbreak across Europe is an example of a pattern referred to as

Most migration decisions are based upon assessments of alternate economic opportunities.

Offer evidence of the increased economic,political and cultural integration of the world.

The area in which people move about and carry on their daily activities is known as

What is the term that refers to migration that shows biases towards particular destinations?

Spatial diffusion would most likely be used to explain the distribution of

The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

Discuss how distance decay affects spatial interactions in your own life.

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

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Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

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Exam 7: Human Interaction

Activity spaces are visible on one's mental map.

A diffusion process that follows an S-shape curve indicates that the innovation

What is territoriality?

Employing the concepts of contagious diffusion,hierarchical diffusion,and barriers to diffusion,briefly comment on the likely diffusion process involved in acceptance of; (a)a new fashion design from Paris; and (b)a new action toy for children.

Rural to urban migration in Third World countries frequently reflects

Describe and illustrate how telecommunications advances are reducing the friction of distance.

Hierarchical diffusion is flow from larger to smaller centers; hierarchical migration is movement from smaller to larger centers.

Among the reasons for migrating,push factors

The value that an individual places on each known,potential migration site is called

Beyond this point,the frequency of trips decreases rapidly.

In North America,

List and describe several examples of involuntary migrations

The spread of the 1781 influenza outbreak across Europe is an example of a pattern referred to as

Most migration decisions are based upon assessments of alternate economic opportunities.

Offer evidence of the increased economic,political and cultural integration of the world.

The area in which people move about and carry on their daily activities is known as

What is the term that refers to migration that shows biases towards particular destinations?

Spatial diffusion would most likely be used to explain the distribution of

The tendency for some migrations to fail leads to

Discuss how distance decay affects spatial interactions in your own life.

Introduction

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

Filters