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Introduction to Geography, 6e (Dahlman/Renwick)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Geography
1) Geography is
A) place names.
B) the study of places, and how places interact spatially to form patterns.
C) rivers and mountains.
D) maps.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 1. Define the field of Geography
2) The first book titled "Geography" was
A) Greek.
B) Roman.
C) Chinese.
D) Mayan.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 1. Define the field of Geography
3) In 1402, a world map was produced which was by far the most accurate representation for the times. This map was produced in which country?
A) England
B) Spain
C) Korea
D) China
E) the United States
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 2. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context
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Learning Outcome: 2. Describe the scope of Geography
4) The Greek word Geographica means "earth description" and was first coined by ________, who at the time was the director of the library at Alexandria.
A) Erastosthenes
B) Hipparchus
C) Polymethus
D) Cadmus
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 2. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context
Learning Outcome: 1. Define the field of Geography
5) In The Tribute of Yu, the outermost geographical zone was inhabited by
A) peasants.
B) the royal family.
C) the army.
D) barbarians.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Nat Geo Standard: 2. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context
Learning Outcome: 2. Describe the scope of Geography
6) Which of Earth's four physical systems is a living system?
A) atmosphere
B) hydrosphere
C) biosphere
D) lithosphere
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 7. Physical Systems: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
7) Earth's solid portion composed of rocks and the sediments overlying them is the A) atmosphere.
B) hydrosphere.
C) lithosphere.
D) biosphere.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 7. Physical Systems: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
8) A group of organisms and the nonliving physical and chemical environment in which they interact is
A) a biosphere.
B) an ecosystem.
C) a closed system.
D) a vernacular region.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 8. Physical Systems: The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems and biomes on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
9) An ecosystem is where ________ interact with each other through the exchange of matter, energy and stimuli.
A) plant groups
B) plants and animals
C) oceanic biota
D) animal groups
E) rock types
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 8. Physical Systems: The characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems and biomes on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
10) Which of the following statements about regions is true?
A) All regions have precise boundaries.
B) Everyone agrees on the extent of all regions.
C) Geographers decide what phenomena to use to define a region.
D) Features used to define regions must be clear and distinct on the landscape.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
11) Which is NOT an example of a formal region?
A) the area where a particular language is spoken
B) the area where most people belong to a particular religion
C) the area of dominance of a particular crop
D) the market area of a supermarket
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
12) A city and its metropolitan area form an example of a
A) climatic region.
B) functional region.
C) nodal region.
D) uniform region.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
13) The study of the distribution of objects across Earth's surface and the processes by which human and environmental phenomena move from one place to another is A) area analysis.
B) spatial analysis.
C) community succession.
D) biodiversity.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
14) The position, placement, or arrangement of something throughout space is its A) concentration.
B) distribution.
C) density.
D) pattern.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
15) The geometrical arrangement of objects within an area is its A) pattern.
B) density.
C) distribution.
D) concentration.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
16) A culture hearth is
A) a region from which innovative ideas originate.
B) the material traits of a particular culture.
C) a region in which people of different origins live.
D) the evolution of a landscape.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 5. Describe the concept of diffusion
17) Which is an example of contagious diffusion?
A) English colonists bringing their language to America
B) the introduction of tulip farms in Michigan by Dutch immigrants
C) the sharing of music preferences among a group of friends
D) the construction of Buddhist temples in Los Angeles
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 5. Describe the concept of diffusion
18) Diffusion
A) is the result of relocation only.
B) sometimes encounters barriers.
C) terminates at a hearth.
D) has decreased greatly in recent years due to advances in technology.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 5. Describe the concept of diffusion
19) Scientists found that the main cause of the diffusion of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa was A) people traveling to visit relatives.
B) rhesus monkeys.
C) migrant workers.
D) long-distance truck drivers.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 5. Describe the concept of diffusion
20) An interdependent group of items interacting in a regular way to form a unified whole is a A) system.
B) network.
C) toponym.
D) hearth.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
21) Which of the following will NOT bring about changes in relative location?
A) the discovery of new trade routes
B) the opening of a new highway
C) a new tariff agreement between two countries
D) latitude and longitude
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Global Sci LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
Learning Outcome: 2. Describe the scope of Geography
22) Regions
A) are delineated by groups that insist on total agreement.
B) are never political.
C) are recognized by scholars only.
D) are defined by one or more distinctive characteristics or features.
Answer: D
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
23) The Earth rotates about its
A) great circle.
B) revolution.
C) inclination.
D) axis.
E) equator.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
24) Longitude and latitude are measured using the unit terms of A) degrees, minutes.
B) degrees, minutes, seconds.
C) degrees, hours, minutes, seconds.
D) miles, feet, inches.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
25) The meridian of 0 degrees longitude is also called the A) equator.
B) Prime Meridian.
C) 90 degree meridian.
D) International Date Line.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
26) Most of the International Date Line follows
A) 0 degrees latitude.
B) 0 degrees longitude.
C) 90 degrees latitude.
D) 180 degrees longitude.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
27) The 0° meridian is also known as the
A) International Date Line.
B) equator.
C) perihelion.
D) Prime Meridian.
E) geographic grid.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
28) What meridian is opposite the Prime Meridian?
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) 90° meridian
C) 180° meridian
D) 320° meridian
E) Tropic of Capricorn
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
29) How many time zones are shared by the 48 conterminous U.S. states and the Canadian provinces?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 3. Read and interpret Graphs and Data.
Learning Outcome: 9. Explain the purpose of the geographic grid system
30) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the time at
A) the International Date Line.
B) the Prime Meridian.
C) the meridian traveling through Washington DC.
D) the meridian traveling through Paris, France.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 9. Explain the purpose of the geographic grid system
31) Maps are
A) seldom used by geographers.
B) two-dimensional representations of the earth.
C) exact replications of features found on the earth.
D) designed to show all the information known about a location.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
32) The statement "1:24,000" is an example of
A) a bar scale.
B) a fractional scale.
C) a graphic scale.
D) a map.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
33) The highest numerical measurement when calculating latitude is ________°.
A) 90
B) 100
C) 180
D) 360
E) 45
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 4. Demonstrate the quantitative skills needed to succeed in Introductory Geography.
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
34) The radius of the earth is about
A) 8000 mi.
B) 30,000 mi.
C) 230,000 mi.
D) 4000 mi.
E) 93,000,000 mi.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 4. Demonstrate the quantitative skills needed to succeed in Introductory Geography.
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
35) The Greenwich Meridian is also known as the A) perihelion.
B) aphelion.
C) Prime Meridian.
D) equator.
E) small circle.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
36) San Diego, California, is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone, while Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. If it is 1 A.M., Monday, in Philadelphia, what time is it in San Diego?
A) 4 A.M. Sunday
B) 10 P.M. Sunday
C) 4 A.M. Monday
D) 11 P.M. Monday
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 4. Demonstrate the quantitative skills needed to succeed in Introductory Geography.
Learning Outcome: 9. Explain the purpose of the geographic grid system
37) The relationship between the size of an object on a map and its size on Earth's surface is
A) geography.
B) spatial analysis.
C) relief.
D) scale.
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
38) Which map would have the largest scale?
A) city
B) continent
C) state
D) world
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
39) A large-scale map represents a small portion of surface area at a high level of detail. Which fractional unit is NOT considered to be large-scale?
A) 1/10
B) 1/1,000
C) 1/10,000
D) 1/10,000,000
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
40) A map that accurately portrays land shape is called a(n)
A) conformal projection.
B) equidistant projection.
C) equal area projection.
D) azimuthal projection.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
41) In the Mercator projection, which piece of Earth is portrayed extremely large in comparison to its actual size?
A) low-latitude locations
B) Greenland
C) Brazil
D) the continental U.S.
E) none of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
42) If the scale of a map is 1:36,000, then 1 inch on the map equals how many FEET on Earth's surface?
A) 1
B) 3,000
C) 3,600
D) 36,000
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 4. Demonstrate the quantitative skills needed to succeed in Introductory Geography.
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
43) Distortion is least severe on
A) small-scale maps.
B) globes.
C) large-scale maps.
D) all maps.
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills. Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
44) The original purpose of the Mercator projection was
A) to produce an accurate equal area map.
B) for the guidance of intercontinental missiles.
C) for ocean navigation.
D) to make the first map of the world.
E) to befuddle introductory physical geography students.
Answer: C
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
45) An orbiting satellite provides data for analysis by A) GIS.
B) cartography.
C) projection.
D) remote sensing.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
46) GIS refers to A) Landsat.
B) surveying.
C) a computer system that stores, organizes and analyzes geographic data.
D) an agency of the United Nations.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
47) GIS analysis would not be possible without A) computers.
B) satellites.
C) cell phones.
D) government agencies.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
48) Which method of data acquisition is NOT considered to be in the class of remote sensing?
A) aerial photography
B) weather satellite data
C) landsat satellite data
D) rain gauge data
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
49) GPS devices were originally developed
A) for use by surveyors.
B) to create more accurate global maps.
C) as a navigational device for military uses.
D) to send information to satellites.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
50) Geography as a discipline began during the Renaissance period in Europe.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 1. Define the field of Geography
51) Europeans are the only people to have developed geography.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 1. Define the field of Geography
52) The bookstore is a ten-minute walk from campus. This is an absolute measure of distance.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
53) Increases in ship size caused oil shipments to sail around Africa rather than through the Suez Canal.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
54) Russia is the largest country in the world.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
55) Everything about a formal region is the same throughout the region.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 5. Places and Regions: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
56) The area in which an idea originates is known as a hearth. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 5. Describe the concept of diffusion
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57) The most important barriers to diffusion today are physical features of Earth's surface.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 4. Describe the concept of distance decay
58) Absolute location and relative location are the same thing. Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
59) A study of people's commuting habits, focusing on where they live in relation to where they work, would be a study of spatial interaction.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
60) Vernacular regions normally do not have well-defined boundaries. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 5. Places and Regions: That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
61) In geography, density normally means a measure of the amount of something per unit of area on Earth's surface.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
62) A system is an interdependent group of items interacting in a regular way to form a unified whole.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 7. Physical Systems: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
63) Oceans cover the majority of the Earth's surface.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 7. Physical Systems: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
64) The physical environment can affect human activities in many ways.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 7. Physical Systems: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
65) Human populations have grown as a result of developing technologies to transform the Earth's surface.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 7. Physical Systems: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
66) Atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere function together to create environments for the biosphere.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 7. Physical Systems: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
67) Absolute location can be pinpointed on the Earth's surface through use of latitude and longitude.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 9. Explain the purpose of the geographic grid system
68) Meridians are lines on a map that are drawn east-west and measure latitude.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
69) Lines of latitude are called meridians.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
70) A line of measurement extending from pole to pole which is at a 90-degree angle with the equator is called a meridian.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
71) The world is divided into twenty different time zones. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 9. Explain the purpose of the geographic grid system
72) A map is usually much smaller than the part of the Earth's surface it represents. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
73) A map scale 1:5000 would be better for showing city streets than a map of scale 1:500,000.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Evaluation
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 4. Demonstrate the quantitative skills needed to succeed in Introductory Geography.
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
74) The Earth's circumference is close to 25,000 miles.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
75) On the globe, meridians cross all parallels perpendicularly. Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
76) Of seconds, degrees, and minutes of latitude, minutes are associated with the shortest distances.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills. Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
77) A globe is a better model of the Earth than a flat map.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
78) Maps are inherently inaccurate because they attempt to depict the curved surface of Earth on a flat sheet.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
79) An equal-area map projection is one that has no distortion.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
80) With regard to map projections, conformity and equivalence are, in general, mutually exclusive properties.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
81) GIS relies on information stored in a computer database.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
82) Global positioning systems (GPS) were developed originally for commercial applications. Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
83) In GIS use, vector data specify location.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
84) GIS is rarely useful for everyday life.
Answer: FALSE Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
85) An approach to geography that focuses on the characteristics of places and regions is called
Answer: area analysis
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
86) What does "distance decay" mean?
Answer: As the distance between two things increases, the degree of interaction between them decreases.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 4. Describe the concept of distance decay
87) Name Earth's four physical systems.
Answer: Atmosphere; biosphere; hydrosphere; lithosphere.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Learning Outcome: 7. Explain the importance of the human-environment tradition within Geography
88) Explain the difference between density, concentration, and pattern.
Answer: Density is the number of objects per unit area, concentration refers to how those objects are dispersed, and pattern refers to whether or not the objects form a regular geometric pattern or appear to be randomly placed.
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Global Sci LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills. Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
89) The imaginary plane that is perpendicular to the axis of rotation and is halfway between the poles called the ________.
Answer: equator
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 8. Explain the geographic grid system
90) A two-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface is a(n) ________.
Answer: map
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
91) What does the term "scale" mean, in the context of maps?
Answer: The size of an object on the map in comparison to its size on Earth's surface.
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
92) Data concerning Earth's surface obtained from satellites or high-flying aircraft are referred to as ________.
Answer: remote sensing
Diff: 1
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Learning Outcome: 11. List three techniques that have contributed to the field of Geography
93) What is the difference between raster and vector data?
Answer: Raster data are arranged in a rectangular grid of same-sized cells. Vector data are based on points with X and Y coordinates to specify location.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 12. List three analytical methods that are used by geographers
94) Discuss the change in the discipline of geography over the past 500 years in terms of the kinds of questions geographers ask.
Answer: As Geography developed over the centuries, questions that were inherently local or regional started to have a larger geographic focus. As explorers attempted to chart the earth, regional geography developed. And as those regional characteristics were analyzed, commonalities were found that led to the development of topical and systematic geography that are more universal in their applications.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 2. Describe the scope of Geography
95) Discuss the nature of geography.
Answer: Geography examines the spatial distribution of physical and cultural phenomena on the landscape. It also investigates the patterns of those phenomena which form distinct regions, as well as the interrelationships among those regions.
Diff: 3
Topic/Section: What Is Geography?
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 1. Define the field of Geography
96) Explain relative location and situation.
Answer: Relative location is locating a place by referencing it to another location. Situation refers to a site's location relative to other sites, and how those sites interact with each other.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
97) What is a functional region? Provide an example using a characteristic of your hometown or college campus.
Answer: A functional region is defined by the interaction between places, often based on a particular trait. An example would be the geographic area from which students commute to attend classes at your college.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis
Nat Geo Standard: 4. Places and Regions: The physical and human characteristics of places
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
98) Provide an example of each of the following: a) formal region; b) functional region; c) vernacular region.
Answer: An example of a formal region would be New York State. It is the area over which the government of New York State has jurisdiction. An example of a functional region would the area that can receive a radio station signal. An example of a vernacular region could be those areas where people have an allegiance to a particular sports team.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Contemporary Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: Application
Nat Geo Standard: 3. The World in Spatial Terms: How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 3. Identify the major subfields of Geography
99) How do maps communicate geographic information?
Answer: Maps provide a two dimensional simplified representation of features found on the earth. As a result, geographic information that is difficult to recognize when standing on the Earth often becomes apparent through the use of maps.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Mapping Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 10. Describe how maps communicate geographic information
100) Describe how GIS works and discuss some of its applications. Answer: Geographic information systems utilize database to store spatial and non-spatial information that can be then used to analyze, interpret and display geographic information. GIS is the basis for many modern applications such as Internet mapping services such as Google Maps and location features on smart phones.
Diff: 2
Topic/Section: Geographic Information Technology
Bloom's Taxonomy: Synthesis
Nat Geo Standard: 1. The World in Spatial Terms: How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information
Global Sci LO: 8. Communicate effectively in writing.
Learning Outcome: 13. Know how those analytical methods analyze geographic information