Deck 1: This Is Geography

Question 1

Where would you be located if you experienced exactly 12 hours of daylight?

A) North Pole
B) 0° longitude
C) Equator
D) Anywhere on the planet except the poles
E) Greenwich, England

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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 5

What determines the smallest feature that a Geographic Information System (GIS)can detect?

A) depends on the computer power of the GIS system
B) determined by the resolution of the scanner used for the remote sensing
C) determined by the altitude of the satellites
D) established by the NASA rules and regulations
E) military specification

Question 6

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 7

Time changes by one hour for each 15° degree change in longitude; this is because

A) it was determined by how fast 17ᵗʰ century ships could travel.
B) 15° insures that major population centers have unique time zones.
C) early navigation instruments did not allow better accuracy than 15 degrees.
D) 15° was chosen arbitrarily.
E) twenty-four latitude lines were chosen so that 24 hours represents a 360° revolution around the planet.

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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 10

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 11

In terms of Map Scale,a ratio of 1:2,000,000 means

A) 1 unit on the map represents 2 million of the same unit on the ground.
B) 1 unit on the ground represents 2 million of the same unit on the map.
C) the ratio between the smallest and largest features on the map.
D) the ratio between the largest and smallest features on the map.
E) the number of maps in print.

Question 12

Compared to a globe,Greenland would appear on a Mercator Projection as

A) in the opposite hemisphere.
B) relatively small as compared to Africa.
C) relatively large as compared to Africa.
D) possessing much more topographical features.
E) exactly the same relative size to the other land masses.

Question 13

The first person to use the word geography was

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

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

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.

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

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.

Question 18

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 19

The science of making maps is

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

Question 20

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 21

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 22

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 23

Which is a form of expansion diffusion?

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

Question 24

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 25

The frequency of something within a given unit of area is

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

Question 26

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 27

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 28

The spread of something over a given study area is

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

Question 29

The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place is called

A) expansion diffusion.
B) stimulus diffusion.
C) distance decay.
D) space-time compression.
E) spatial interaction.

Question 30

A formal region defines an area

A) which has a centralized government.
B) which has variation in human or physical geographic characteristics.
C) in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics.
D) which is connected by established transportation routes.
E) which is organized around a node.

Question 31

________ helps us find an unfamiliar ________ by comparing its location with a familiar one.

A) Place, situation
B) Situation, place
C) Maps, situation
D) Situation, location
E) Geographers, location

Question 32

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 33

What elements of study do physical and human geography share?

A) They are concerned with patterns in space and why and where things occur.
B) They both are trying to solve human's influence on the environment.
C) It is common for professors to teach both areas.
D) They are both concerned with the migration of people from one area to another.
E) They both focus on the cultural aspects of geography.

Question 34

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

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

Question 35

What is the difference between density and concentration? Density is the ________ with which something occurs in ________,and ________ is the extent of a feature's spread over space.

A) space, concentration, frequency
B) frequency, space, concentration
C) period, space, time
D) period, concentration, space
E) frequency, time, space

Question 36

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.

Question 37

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 38

What region is best described as Functional?

A) the service area for a carpet cleaning company
B) the state of New York
C) the wheat belt in the United States
D) the best region to listen to country music
E) the Rocky Mountains

Question 39

Brazil currently has the seventh largest economy in the world,yet Figure 1.8.5 tells us that there is a ________ income gap between the ________ and ________ 10%.This disparity is best explained by ________ access.

A) small, upper, lower, equal
B) large, lower, upper, unequal
C) designed, upper, lower, legal
D) small, upper, lower, unequal
E) small, lower, upper, equal

Question 40

What area of human geography would be most appropriate to examine how a local government pursued policies to only snow plow affluent neighborhoods after heavy snowfall?

A) Behavioral geography
B) Humanistic geography
C) Poststructuralist geography
D) Physical geography
E) Cultural geography

Question 41

The study of how humans and the environment interact is called

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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 45

Provide an example of Geographers explaining connections between human activities and the physical environment in terms of environmental determinism,and also for possibilism.

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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 50

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 51

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

Question 52

An ecosystem is best described as

A) a system that is composed of nonliving or inorganic matter.
B) a system composed of living organisms.
C) a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres with which they interact.
D) all living organisms in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.
E) a group of living plants and the soil types that is present.

Question 53

Discuss the concept of a region in geography.

Question 54

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 55

Figure 1.11.1 provides relocation diffusion maps over a period of selected months.For May 2002,how would you best explain the map color difference between the cities of Nantes and Paris?

A) A higher percentage of people in Paris as compared to Nantes possessed Euro coins that were issued by a country other than France.
B) A higher density of people in Paris as compared to Nantes possessed Euro coins that were issued by a country other than France.
C) People in Nantes possessed fewer coins that were issued by a country other than France, as compared to Paris, probably because they tended to use credit cards more.
D) People in Nantes possessed more coins that were issued by a country other than France, as compared to Paris, probably because they tended to use credit cards less.
E) A lower density of people in Paris as compared to Nantes possessed Euro coins that were issued by a country other than France

Question 56

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

Question 57

Why do you think the government and people of the Netherlands have a big stake in curtailing global warming?

A) They don't have enough fresh drinking water.
B) A rise of the sea level would threaten their dike systems and could cause a significant loss of land and developed infrastructure.
C) They welcome global warming because it is so cold there.
D) They rely on wind energy, and global warming might change the direction and intensity of the wind.
E) They are responsible for causing much of the global warming and feel responsible.

Question 58

Local ________ is in opposition to the force of globalization.

Question 59

Explain why Figure 1.19 Three Pillars of Sustainability has overlapping regions and what meaning this overlap is intended to convey.

Question 60

Why should we be cautious in describing some formal regions?

Question 61

Explain what resulted from human actions in the Everglades and why this result is considered "Unsustainable Modification."