Chp 1: Practice Questions – Flashcards
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An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a A. uniform unit B. region C. biome D. ecosystem E. landscape
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B. region
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According to environmental determinism, A. people can adjust to the physical environment. B. people determine their physical environment. C. people can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment. D. the physical environment causes social development. E. the physical environment sets limits on human actions.
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D. the physical environment causes social development.
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Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape? A. A landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers, and plants. B. A landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in any way. C. A landscape set aside for historical preservation, like a Civil War battlefield. D. A landscape so modified that it is no longer natural, like a city center.
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B. A landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in any way.
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The global movement of money has been enhanced primarily by A. uneven development. B. relocation of production from core to peripheral regions. C. establishment of new stock exchanges in London, New York, and Tokyo. D. a proliferation of currencies. E. improvements in electronic communications.
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E. improvements in electronic communications.
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The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is known as A. situation. B. jargon. C. location. D. site. E. toponym.
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E. toponym.
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The study of how humans and the environment interact is called A. environmental determinism. B. cultural ecology. C. natural science. D. cultural diffusion.
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B. cultural ecology.
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Distortion is especially severe on A. all maps. B. topographic maps. C. globes. D. large-scale maps. E. small- scale maps.
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E. small- scale maps.
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The frequency of something within a given unit of area is A. density. B. concentration. C. pattern. D. dispersion. E. distribution.
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A. density.
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To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents A. a popular fad. B. economic and cultural globalization. C. the contagious diffusion of restaurants. D. a unique tastes in nearly every location.
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B. economic and cultural globalization.
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New York City's ______________ is approximately 100 miles miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston. A. location B. jurisdiction C. situation D. concentration E. toponym
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C. situation
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The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is A. spatial analysis. B. distribution. C. regional dissociation. D. spatial association. E. regional analysis.
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B. distribution.
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Which is not an example of a functional region? A. area served by a sports franchise B. the area dominated by a particular crop C. the circulation area of a newspaper D. the area of dominance of a television station E. the market area of a supermarket
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B. the area dominated by a particular crop
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The spread of something over a given study area is A. concentration. B. pattern. C. density. D. distribution. E. diffusion.
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A. concentration.
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Moving toward the Southern border of the US, English becomes less common and Spanish is more often spoken. What type of region does this gradual change of language reflect? A. formal B. bilingual C. vernacular D. functional
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D. functional
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Situation identifies a place by its A. unique physical characteristics. B. primary dimensions. C. mathematical location on Earth's surface. D. location relative to other objects. E. nominal location.
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D. location relative to other objects.
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The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, but that have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is A. climate B. environmental determinism. C. cultural relativism. D. possibilism. E. spatial association.
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D. possibilism.
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1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale? A. graphic scale B. fractional scale C. bar line D. written scale E. metric scale
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B. fractional scale
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The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is A. aerial photography. B. USGS C. GIS D. remote sensing. E. GPS
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D. remote sensing.
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The science of making maps is A. topography. B. geomorphology. C. cartography. D. demography. E. meteorology.
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C. cartography.
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What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common? A. The are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do. B. They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the growing human population. C. They are sometimes found as part of the same department in major universities. D. They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the natural environment.
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A. The are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do.
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A system for transferring location from a globe to a flat map is A. interruption. B. projection. C. rendition. D. scale. E. distribution.
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B. projection.
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A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is A. USGS B. GIS C. GPS D. remote sensing E. topographic analysis
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B. GIS
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Site identifies a place by its A. location relative to other objects. B. primary dimensions. C. unique physical characteristics. D. nominal location. E. mathematical location on Earth's surface.
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C. unique physical characteristics.
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Scale is A. the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map. B. the relationship between the length of an object on a map and the feature on the landscape. C. the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map. the difference in elevation between two points in an area. E. the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area.
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B. the relationship between the length of an object on a map and the feature on the landscape.
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Global Positioning Systems reference what type of location? A. mathematical B. situation C. relative D. toponym
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A. mathematical
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A hearth is A. perimeter of a regional feature. B. an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends. C. the modification of a culture as a result of contact with a more powerful one. D. the process by which a feature or trend spreads. E. a region from which a phenomenon originates.
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E. a region from which a phenomenon originates.
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A ship's position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located A. on the Prime Meridian. B. at the North or South Pole. C. equidistant between the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line D. on the equator. E. astride the International Date Line
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D. on the equator.
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The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is related to the location of other phenomena is A. spatial analysis. B. regional dissociation. C. spatial association. D. spatial distribution. E. regional analysis.
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C. spatial association.
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The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because A. only one language is spoken everywhere in the region. B. it is a part of the United States. C. the same state laws apply everywhere in the region. D. the climate is the same everywhere in the region.
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C. the same state laws apply everywhere in the region.
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Which is not a common practice of transnational corporations? A. identify the distinctive economic assets of each region in the world B. move factories from high wage regions to low wage regions C. relocate nonessential employees to locations outside command centers D. organize production according to a spatial division of labor E. relocate command centers from more developed countries
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E. relocate command centers from more developed countries
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The divisions of the US into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of A. nodal region. B. climatic region. C. functional region. D. vernacular region. E. formal region.
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E. formal region.
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The South is established as a vernacular region of the US by A. the Baptist Church B. climate. C. low high school graduation rates. D. high cotton production. E. all the above
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E. all the above
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True or False: A functional region can exhibit the distance-decay phenomenon.
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True
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True or False: Geographers generally reject environmental determinism for possibilism.
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True
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True or False: The spread of an idea through the movement of people is known as stimulus diffusion.
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False
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True or False: For each 15 degree change in longitude, time changes by one hour.
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True
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True or False: The communication revolution that promotes globalization of culture also permits preservation of cultural diversity.
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True
