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1) (Princeton)Which of the following examples would best represent the concept of map scale? A) private land, commercial land, government land B) 1:24,000, 1:1,000,000, 1:6,000,000 C) census tract, city limits, county boundaries D) Washington, New York, Spring Field E) line coloration from blue to green and then red
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B
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2) (Princeton)The concept of "space" in human geography can be defined as A) areas of the earth's surface bounded by objects, real and imagined B) a point on the earth's surface with a meaningful characteristic C) areas outside of planetary atmospheres D) the amount of human population that can be supported by the resources in the area E) an area with a common homogeneous characteristic
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A
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3) (Princeton)The study of the movement of disease across space is known as A) epidemiology B) technical diffusion C) contagious diffusion D) redlining E) geomorphology
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A
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4) (Princeton)The concept where physical geographic factors such as soils, climate and resources shape a specific culture group's behavior and practices is known as A) transhumance B) cultural imperialism C) convergence zones D) environmental determinism E) Tobler's Law
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D
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5) (Princeton)The borders of American south or "Dixie" as a culture region are A) defined by the locations of all NASCAR races and county music radio stations B) poorly-defined fuzzy borders which overlap other American culture regions C) a finite political boundary which surrounds the Civil War-era Confederate states D) defined by the planting range of agricultural products like peanuts and cotton E) a measurable transition zone of 10 miles along the Mason-Dixon line
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B
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6) (Princeton)The concept of "place" in human geography can be best defined as A) a location on earth's surface with a distinctive characteristic B) a point formed by the intersection of two or more transportation lines C) a point where a natural resource is located D) a sub-unit of a region composed of villages or small towns E) a location where people live and work
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A
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7) (Princeton)The concept of scale, in terms of the geographical analysis of population, would be divided upon levels such as A) private, business government B) 1:24,000, 1:1,000,000, 1:6,000,000 C) census tract, city, county D) male, female, dependents E) gender, age, ethnicity
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C
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8) (Princeton)The Prime Meridian is A) located in Greenwich, Connecticut B) 0 degrees longitude C) a meridian that cannot be divided by a whole number D) 23 degress 30' N latitude E) 180 degrees longitude
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B
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9) (Princeton)A decrease in trade or interaction between different places as the distance between places increases is defined as A) elasticity B) friction of distance C) distance decay D) segregation E) terminal costs
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C
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10) (Bar)The word "geography" literally means A) the study of space. B) earth study. C) people and nature. D) earth writing. E) human ground.
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D
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11) (Bar)Which of the following projections places the North or South Pole at the center of the view? A) Azimuthal B) Choropleth C) Pole view D) Fuller's E) Mercator
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A
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13) (Bar)Longitude is A) the angular distance north or south of the prime meridian. B) the angular distance east or west of Greenwich, England. C) the angular distance north or south of the equator. D) useful in determining relative location. E) useful in describing a places situation.
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B
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14) (Bar)______ maps work well for locating and navigating between places, while ______ maps display one or more variables across a specific space. A) Reference.... thematic B) Thematic.... reference C) Spatial.... cartographic D) Cartographic... spatial E) Topologic...choropleth
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A
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15) (Bar)The study of the interaction between human cultures and natural ecosystems is called A) cultural ecology B) semiotics C) cognitive science D) linguistics E) sociobiology
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A
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16) (Bar)Latitude is A) the angular distance north or south of the prime meridian B) the angular distance east or west of Greenwich, England C) the angular distance north or south of the equator D) useful in determining relative location E) a measure of social or political freedom
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C
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17) (Bar)In the gravity model of spatial interaction, population and distance A) are inversely related B) are directly related C) each have multiple measures D) do not affect the final solution E) vary significantly
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A
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18) (Bar)All choropleth maps use A) shading and coloring B) isolines C) dots D) graphs and charts E) the Mercator projection
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A
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19) (Bar)Cartographic scale refers to A) the size of an object in the real world B) the number of different objects depicted on the map C) the projection D) the relation between a distance on a map and distance on the ground E) angular distance from the equator
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D
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20) (Bar)The National Geographic Society uses the Robinson projection for many of its maps because A) it is the only perfectly proportioned projection B) it fits on the pages C) it is versatile and aesthetically pleasing D) it orients the United States in the center of the world E) it sells a the newsstands
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C
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21) (Bar)Geographic information systems use ________ to display multiple spatial data sets A) thematic layers B) cartograms C) remotely sensed images D) dot maps E) isolines
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A
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22) (Bar)Isolines are common on which of the following? A) Globes B) Atlases C) Cartograms D) Topographical maps E) Dot maps
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D
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23) (Bar)Globalization involves A) an ever-widening spatial scale of economic and social activities B) increased systems of linkages between people and places C) a parallel, localization effect D) A and B E) A B and C
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E
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25) (Bar)Which of the following could qualify as a barrier to spatial diffusion? A) An ocean B) A freeway C) A river D) An affluent neighborhood E) All of the above
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E
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27) (Bar)In 1926, the famous geographer Ellsworth Huntington came back from traveling with his friend, Raphael Pumpelly, in southwestern Asia. Based on his investigations, Huntington promoted in his textbooks the idea that cultural changes were strongly influenced by climate change. Huntington's ideas represent the philosophy of A) possibilism B) positivism C) environmental determinism D) cultural determinism E) postmodernism
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C
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28) (Bar)According to the gravity model, distance may not greatly affect level of interaction if: A) populations are extremely large B) populations are extremely small C) distance is extremely large D) B and C E) None of the above
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A
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30) (Bar) The ratio between distance on a map and distance on the earth's surface is called the A) projection B) resolution C) scale D) isoline E) proruption
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C
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31) (Bar) A cognitive map tells us A) the absolute location of features in the landscape B) everything that someone knows about the place they live C) the precise location of the most important landmarks D) which projection to use E) what someone believes and thinks is important about a place
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E
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32) Which of the following questions is most likely to be asked by a scholar that focuses more on human geography than on physical geography? A) How do mountains impact rainfall in surrounding areas? B) How do coastlines range over time due to erosion? C) How has the size and depth of the polar ice caps changed in recent years? D) How do climate changes impact migrations of people across the earth's surface? E) How does the direction of the monsoon winds impact rainfall amounts during the course of a year?
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D
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33) Longitude and latitude are most helpful in measuring A) relative locations of places B) the scale of a map C) physical site characteristics D) toponyms of places E) absolute locations of places
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E
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34) Which of the following countries has the least desirable absolute location? A) Iceland B) France C) Mexico D) South Korea E) Singapore
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A
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36) A traveler sets the clock back 24 hours as she crosses the International Date Line. This action means that she is traveling from A) Asia to America B) America to Asia C) America to Europe D) Europe to Asia E) Europe to America
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A
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37) A map with a large scale would be most useful for a person interested in traveling from A) one continent to another B) one country to another, but within the same continent C) across the Pacific Ocean from Asia to America D) one region to another, but within the same country E) one part of a city to another part of the same city
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E
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38) In which of the following situations would a person be most likely to find a GPS ( global positioning system) helpful? A) a geographer trying to understand how soil composition in an area relates to its forest cover tract B) a census worker trying to understand the socioeconomic characteristics of a particular census C) a census worker trying to base land division on the long-lot system D) a driver trying to reach a particular location E) a geographer trying to track the extent of water pollution in a particular area
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D
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40) The Robinson map projection corrects which of the following problems with the Mercator projection? A) distortion of land masses in the high north and south latitudes B) distortion of distances between land masses and across bodies of water C) distortion of shapes of land masses D) distortion of directions between and among land masses E) distortion of the size of land masses, especially in areas
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A
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41) Which of the following is not a physical site characteristic? A) climate B) water sources C) elevation D) soil type E) street patterns
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A
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42) Which of the following characteristics is most basic to defining a perceptual region? A) political boundaries B) economic centers C) physical geography D) cultural characteristics E) migrations of people across
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D
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43) The phenomenon of space-time compression has occurred in recent decades largely because of improvements in A) machinery used in factories B) skills in the labor force C) bulk-reducing and bulk-gaining industrial practices D) banking practices E) communications and transportation systems
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E
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44) Relative location is an important geographical concept mainly because it A) locates place according to longitude and latitude B) defines a place in terms of how central or isolated it is to other places C) defines patterns of natural environment D) helps cartographers to develop more accurate maps E) illustrates how local, regional, and global factors interact within the local-global continuum
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B
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45) A GIS (geographic information system) is most helpful in A) storing different types of geographic information in interactive layers B) determining the accuracy of census tract information C) determining the precise locations of places on earth's surface D) allowing airplanes and ships to navigate their journeys E) creating larger images or maps so that specific locations may be seen more easily
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A
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46) (REA) London has become a world city in part because of its proximity to ports and other places that foster development. This reason for London's historic growth relates to the city's A) site B) sovereignty C) redlining D) situation E) distance decay
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D
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47) (REA) In 1492, Christopher Columbus's voyage took nearly 40 days to cross the Atlantic Ocean, a trip that would take a modern ship less than one week. This difference best reflects the geographic concept of A) distance decay B) uneven development C) stimulus diffusion D) space-time compression E) distribution
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D
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(REA) On which of the following map projections is direction true everywhere on the map? A) Mollweide B) Mercator C) Peter D) Robinson E) Miller cylindrical
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B
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(REA) Human geography is best described as the study of A) where and why human activities are located as they are B) where and why natural forces exist C) populations and birth rates D) human civilizations and their changes E) governments and their impacts on the earth's surface
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A
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50) (REA) Niamey, the capital of Niger, is located t 13 degrees 31 minutes north latitude and 2 degrees 7 minutes east longitude. This is Niamey's A) relative location B) region C) absolute location D) node E) site
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C
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51) (REA) The gravity model predicts A) population density B) agricultural land use patterns C) urban land use patterns D) birth rates and death rates E) spatial interaction between places
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E
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Map projections can cause these kinds of distortion EXEPT: A) relative size B) color C) distance D) shape
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B
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contemporary mapping tools are based upon all of the following technologies EXCEPT: A) polders B) GPS C) Remote sensing D) GIS
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A
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geographers describe the location of a place by: A) mathematical location, toponyms and site B) situation, site and toponyms C) mathematical location, site and situation D) all of the above
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D
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which of the following is not an example of a formal region? A) the state of New Mexico B) Dade County, Florida C) "The south" D) a school district
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C
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which of the following is an example of a functional, or nodal, region? A) a television market B) a time zone C) a geographic region D) a postal zip code
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A
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Which of the following is true about vernacular regions? A) they have distinct central points B) their boundaries are always discrete C) their boundaries are not always agreed upon D) they embody the geographical concept of distance decay
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C
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which of the following statements about possibilism is true? A) it was founded by German geographers von Humbolt and Ritter B) modern geographers reject it in favor of environmental determinism C) it posits that the environment causes social development D) it rejects the idea that human can alter their physical environment
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A
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what is true about globalization? A) it has largely affected the economy at the global scale and culture at the local scale B) it has made different places more similar C) it has reduced the instances of terrorism in the world today D) it has insulated local economies from the economic downturns in other regions
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B
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Distribution is a geographic concept that has all three main properties? A) arithmetic, physiological, and agriculture B) density, dispersion and regularity C) clusters, dispersion and geometric pattern D) density, concentration and pattern
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D
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which type of diffusion is not a type of expansion diffusion A) relocation B) hierarchical C) stimulus D) contagious
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A
