Deck 1: Thinking Geographically

Question 1

Site identifies a place by its

A) location relative to other objects.
B) mathematical location on Earth's surface.
C) nominal location.
D) unique physical characteristics.
E) primary dimensions.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Scale is

A) the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map.
B) the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area.
C) the difference in elevation between two points in an area.
D) the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.
E) the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Greenwich Mean Time is measured from

A) 0 degrees latitude.
B) 0 degrees longitude.
C) 90 degrees latitude.
D) 180 degrees longitude.
E) 90 degrees longitude.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The first person to use the word geography was

A) Aristotle.
B) Eratosthenes.
C) Strabo.
D) Thales of Miletus.
E) Thucydides.

Question 5

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is

A) GIS.
B) GPS.
C) remote sensing.
D) aerial photography.
E) USGS.

Question 6

1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?

A) bar line
B) metric scale
C) graphic scale
D) written scale
E) fractional scale

Question 7

The science of making maps is

A) demography.
B) cartography.
C) topography.
D) geomorphology.
E) meteorology.

Question 8

The International Date Line mostly follows

A) 0 degrees latitude.
B) 0 degrees longitude.
C) 90 degrees latitude.
D) 180 degrees longitude.
E) 90 degrees longitude.

Question 9

In making a map,cartographers must strike a balance between

A) functional and formal regions.
B) vernacular and distributional concepts.
C) the amount of land and the level of detail displayed.
D) cylindrical and conic projections.
E) regions and locations.

Question 10

The South can be defined as a vernacular region of the United States by

A) climate.
B) the Baptist Church.
C) low high school graduation rates.
D) "Right to Work" laws.
E) the combination of all characteristics listed here.

Question 11

An area distinguished by a unique combination of features is a(n)

A) biome.
B) landscape.
C) region.
D) uniform unit.
E) ecosystem.

Question 12

The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is known as

A) location.
B) site.
C) situation.
D) toponym.
E) jargon.

Question 13

What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?

A) They are sometimes found as part of the same department in major universities.
B) They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do.
C) They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the natural environment.
D) They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the growing human population.

Question 14

The beach at Ipanema,Brazil,can be studied using tools

A) only from physical geography.
B) only from human geography.
C) from both human and physical geography.
D) only from oceanography.
E) from both metric and English systems of measure.

Question 15

Which statement best describes the relationship between remote sensing and GIS?

A) A GIS is used to create remotely sensed images.
B) Remotely sensed images can be used in a GIS.
C) Remote sensing is another term for GIS.
D) There is no relationship.
E) The letters in GIS stand for "remote sensing" in French.

Question 16

If the scale of a map is 1:100,000,then 1 centimeter on the map represents ________ on Earth's surface.

A) 1 kilometer
B) 10 kilometers
C) 10,000 kilometers
D) 100,000 kilometers
E) It depends on the size of the map.

Question 17

A computer system that stores,organizes,retrieves,analyzes,and displays geographic data is

A) GIS.
B) GPS.
C) remote sensing.
D) USGS.
E) topographic analysis.

Question 18

Situation identifies a place by its

A) location relative to other objects.
B) mathematical location on Earth's surface.
C) nominal location.
D) unique physical characteristics.
E) primary dimensions.

Question 19

Multiple "layers" of spatial information are stored in a(n)

A) GPS.
B) API.
C) remote sensing.
D) GIS.
E) map.

Question 20

Scholars of the Ancient World

A) had a remarkable knowledge of planetary dimensions.
B) were all convinced that Earth was flat.
C) all lived along the eastern Mediterranean.
D) made maps, but not as accurate as those made in the years 100-500 A.D.
E) practiced philosophy but were not concerned with geography as we know it today.

Question 21

The concept that the physical environment limits human actions,but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is

A) climate.
B) environmental determinism.
C) possibilism.
D) spatial association.
E) cultural relativism.

Question 22

The study of how humans and the environment interact is called

A) environmental determinism.
B) cultural ecology.
C) cultural diffusion.
D) natural science.

Question 23

Every map projection distorts the surface of Earth in some way.

Question 24

Of the four major Earth systems,which one is composed of living organisms?

A) atmosphere
B) hydrosphere
C) lithosphere
D) biosphere

Question 25

According to environmental determinism,

A) the physical environment causes social development.
B) the physical environment sets limits on human actions.
C) people can adjust to the physical environment.
D) people can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment.
E) people determine their physical environment.

Question 26

The frequency of something within a given unit of area is

A) concentration.
B) density.
C) distribution.
D) pattern.
E) dispersion.

Question 27

Geographers are first and foremost concerned with the memorization of named places.

Question 28

Which is a form of expansion diffusion?

A) contagious
B) hierarchical
C) stimulus
D) All of these are forms of expansion diffusion.

Question 29

Parallels converge at the North and South Poles.

Question 30

The concept of space-time compression means

A) as an object moves faster through space, time slows for that object.
B) people no longer have time to read books.
C) today it is harder than ever to keep track of what is happening in distant places.
D) distant places in the world are becoming effectively closer together.
E) there is more space in smaller places than ever.

Question 31

The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because

A) only one language is spoken everywhere in the region.
B) the same state laws apply everywhere in the region.
C) the climate is the same everywhere in the region.
D) it is a part of the United States.

Question 32

The arrangement of a feature across Earth's surface is its

A) regional analysis.
B) spatial analysis.
C) spatial association.
D) distribution.
E) regional dissociation.

Question 33

To geographers,the spread of McDonald's around the world represents

A) a popular fad.
B) a unique taste in nearly every location.
C) the relocation diffusion of restaurants.
D) economic and cultural globalization.

Question 34

The emergency response to Hurricane Katrina may have been incompetent and slow because

A) no one was aware of the scale of the disaster until months later.
B) other disasters occurred at the same time.
C) the victims lacked political and economic power.
D) the Netherlands was not prepared for the level of devastation created by the hurricane.
E) hurricanes had never created damage before.

Question 35

The spread of something over a given study area is

A) concentration.
B) density.
C) distribution.
D) pattern.
E) diffusion.

Question 36

Chinese scholars were active in geographic thinking from ancient times.

Question 37

Geography is not concerned with the study of physical processes.

Question 38

Moving toward the Southern border of the United States,English becomes less common and Spanish is more often spoken.What type of region does this gradual change of language reflect?

A) formal
B) functional
C) vernacular
D) bilingual

Question 39

A bar line showing the distance on a map is a form of graphic scale.

Question 40

Which is not an example of a functional region?

A) the circulation area of a newspaper
B) the area of dominance of a television station
C) the market area of a supermarket
D) the area dominated by a particular crop
E) the area served by a sports franchise

Question 41

Local ________ is in opposition to the force of globalization.

Question 42

For many people,the globalization of culture represents a threat to local diversity.

Question 43

The spread of an idea through the movement of people is known as stimulus diffusion.

Question 44

Distribution refers to the arrangement of observable phenomena across Earth.

Question 45

Formal regions cannot overlap.

Question 46

Concentration is another word for density.

Question 47

Site and situation are both ways to describe a location.

Question 48

The biosphere overlaps with each of the other three Earth systems.

Question 49

The communication revolution that promotes globalization of culture also permits the preservation of cultural diversity.

Question 50

Geographers generally reject environmental determinism in favor of possibilism.

Question 51

According to distance-decay,a more distant group is less likely to be influential than a nearer group.

Question 52

Remote sensing is another word for GIS.

Question 53

A high degree of dispersion within an area indicates high density.

Question 54

For each 15° change in longitude,time changes by one hour.

Question 55

The idea that the physical environment limits human actions but that people have the ability to adjust to that environment is called possibilism.

Question 56

Geographers draw two types of lines (or arc)on maps to indicate location.The lines (or arcs)drawn between the North and South Poles are known as ________.The circles drawn parallel to the Equator are known as ________.

Question 57

The frequency of a phenomenon over a given study area is defined as ________.

Question 58

The frequency of a feature in a given area is known as density.

Question 59

Formal regions are organized around a node.

Question 60

Regions are found only where physical and economic characteristics are strongly related.

Question 61

If there were no maps,could geography exist as a discipline? Why or why not?

Question 62

Discuss the concept of a region in geography.

Question 63

To whom might globalization represent a threat? Name a group and explain why.

Question 64

Why should we be cautious in describing some formal regions?

Question 65

What are the main differences between the environmental determinist and possibilist approaches to cultural ecology?

Question 66

List each type of region described in the textbook and give an example of each.

Question 67

The extent of a feature's spread over space is defined as ________.