Introduction to Geography, 8/e

Arthur Getis, San Diego State University
Judith Getis
Jerome D. Fellmann, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Geography of Spatial Behavior

Essay Quiz

Complete the following by supplying the required answers.


1		List the four major categories of barriers to migration.



2		Natural hazards, which are defined as _________________________________________________________, often occur in highly desirable locations. Many people choose to settle in hazardous areas, however, because _______________________________________________________________________________________. As a science, hazard prediction is _______________________________ and _____________________________. People commonly respond to the uncertainty of natural hazards by either _________________________________ ___________________________________ or_____________________________________________________.



3		The spatial extent of individual activity spaces is conditioned by three important variables. Name each one and give a specific example of how it influences activity space.

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