Geographic Information Science
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Course Introduction
Geographic Information Science (GIScience) explores the principles and techniques used to collect, analyze, manage, and present geographic data. This course covers the theoretical foundations of spatial data, including cartography, remote sensing, geospatial data models, and spatial analysis. Students will examine the role of GIScience in solving real-world problems in fields such as urban planning, environmental management, and resource allocation. Emphasis is placed on understanding spatial data structures, data accuracy, and the ethical considerations of geospatial technology, preparing students to critically assess and effectively utilize geographic information systems in a variety of professional contexts.
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Visualizing Human Geography 2nd Edition by Alyson L. Greiner
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Chapter 1: What Is Human Geography?
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Q1) The difference between place and space is:
A) places are bigger than spaces.
B) spaces are bigger than places.
C) a place may have many spaces.
D) there can be absolute space, but not absolute locations.
E) only spaces can have a situation.
Answer: B
Q2) One of the two key principles in viewing the Earth as a dynamic, integrated system is that the Earth is constantly changing as a result of natural and human-induced events.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Contagious and relocation diffusion played a role in the global spread of the H1N1 virus.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Globalization and Cultural Geography
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Q1) Modern globalization has changed relationships in world because:
A) places are connected to more places, but with weak connections.
B) expanded flows of goods, people, and ideas are supported by stronger linkages.
C) more extensive formal linkages exist, but with fewer places.
D) past trade relationships have expanded to include new places.
E) the World Trade Organization's primary purpose is globalization.
Answer: B
Q2) Geographers study vernacular architecture to provide insights on human knowledge of and use of space.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A McDonald's restaurant in India that does not serve beef or pork provides an example of neolocalism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Population and Migration
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Q1) Countries currently in Stage 1 of the demographic transition include India, Algeria, the United States, and France.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) If you compared the population pyramid of the Philippines to the United States, you would expect to find:
A) About the same proportion of old people in both countries.
B) A larger proportion of children in the Philippines, but an older average age.
C) A larger proportion of the population is middle aged in the United States.
D) The impact of the baby boom can be seen in both countries.
E) The longer average life expectancy of men is more evident in the United States.
Answer: C
Q3) A country with a high crude death rate is less developed.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Geographies of Language
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Q1) You have proposed changing the name of the street on which you live. What is likely to happen?
A) Few will notice, since toponyms frequently change.
B) Groups that identify with the current street name will likely object.
C) Most people don't care about the name of their street.
D) If the proposed name is proper and in standard dialect, it will be approved.
E) New street names have to be introduced gradually.
Q2) The assortment of languages in a particular area is:
A) language association.
B) lingua franca.
C) language assortment.
D) linguistic diffusion.
E) linguistic diversity.
Q3) An isogloss is a line that marks a boundary of word usage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the United States today, dialects of English have largely disappeared because of television and movies.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Geographies of Religion
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Q1) Buddhism is different from Christianity because:
A) Buddhism has two branches but Christianity has five branches.
B) Christians do not practice burial of the dead.
C) Buddhism developed as an effort to reform Hinduism.
D) Buddhism does not allow monks.
E) Christianity is about 700 years older than Buddhism.
Q2) The largest ethnic religion in the world is:
A) Judaism.
B) Hinduism.
C) Shintoism.
D) Islam.
E) Christianity.
Q3) Of the religions that developed in the Indic hearth, the oldest is probably:
A) Buddhism.
B) Sikhism.
C) Islam.
D) Hinduism.
E) Protestantism.
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Chapter 6: Geographies of Identity: Race, Ethnicity,
Sexuality, and Gender
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Q1) The gradual loss of the cultural traits, beliefs, and practices that distinguish immigrant ethnic groups and their members is:
A) assimilation.
B) pluralism.
C) heterolocalism
D) blockbusting.
E) cultural relativism.
Q2) Assimilation describes the way immigrant groups develop unique roles in modern societies that may require retaining aspects of their culture.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Ethnic cleansing is the effort of a government to force the removal of an ethnic group from an area.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Racism is an ideology that believes genetic differences among people produce a hierarchy of people.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Political Geography
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Q1) How does a nation differ from a state?
A) Geographers use both terms to refer to countries of the world.
B) State refers to the land, while nation refers to the type of government.
C) Nation is based on a group of people with a shared identity, but not how they are governed.
D) Only nations have control over their own affairs and freedom from control by outside forces.
E) Nations are sovereign, but states are not.
Q2) In Mackinder's theory, whoever controlled the heartland (the interior of North America) would be able to exert world control.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A supranational organization consists of four or more states that agree to work together for a common economic, military, cultural, or political purpose, or a combination of these.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Urban Geographies
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Q1) Unlike North American cities, European cities are likely to:
A) be more friendly to pedestrians and bicycles
B) lack suburban development.
C) have more than one central business district.
D) have more slum development in central areas because they are older cities.
E) have more privately owned homes rather than apartments.
Q2) You are most likely to find a specialized service or a unique product in a city near the top of the urban hierarchy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The biased practice of refusing to offer a home loan on the basis of the characteristics of a neighborhood instead of the actual condition of the property being mortgaged or the character of the borrower is called:
A) eminent domain.
B) blockbusting.
C) redlining.
D) urban redevelopment.
E) gentrification.
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Chapter 9: Geographies of Development
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Q1) Most geographers no longer use sociodemographic and environmental measures of development because:
A) economic measures are more accurate.
B) the literacy rate has little impact on future development.
C) almost everyone now has access to safe drinking water already.
D) sustainable development is no longer a U.N. goal.
E) actually, socio demographic and environmental measures can help identify development challenges.
Q2) Rostow's classical model of development called for:
A) a reduction in foreign trade.
B) expansion of agriculture.
C) investment that would allow more manufacturing.
D) multiple approaches to development within a country.
E) creating a sustainable level of development.
Q3) Dependency theory is based on Rostow's Stages of Development.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Changing Geographies of Industry and Services
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Q1) Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
A) In Russia because of the government control of factories.
B) In the United States because of extensive natural resources.
C) In France because of skilled labor.
D) In England because of capital and technological innovation.
E) In China because of a long history of manufacturing.
Q2) By the 1970's, emerging NIE's were located primarily in:
A) Europe.
B) Asia.
C) South America.
D) North America.
E) Africa.
Q3) A person working in a restaurant, hotel, or a hair salon, is employed in the tertiary sector of the economy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The local cost of labor and energy are considered site factors that affect the location of industries.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Agricultural Geographies
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Q1) Sustainable agriculture is characterized by efforts to conserve water and soil, and limit the use of chemicals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Domesticated livestock form the centerpiece of pastoralism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An agricultural system characterized by high inputs such as labor, capita, or equipment per unit area of land is called:
A) intensive agriculture.
B) smallholder agriculture.
C) wet rice farming.
D) pastoralism.
E) slash and burn agriculture.
Q4) Very few commercial grain farms actually produce only grain crops.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Environmental Challenges
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Q1) Economic depletion occurs when the cost of extracting the resource is equal to the economic value of that mineral.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Biodiversity tends to be greatest in the ecosystems of the mid latitude regions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The use of solar panels and photovoltaic cells to capture solar energy is:
A) an example of passive solar collection.
B) an example of active solar collection.
C) an example of using nonrenewable energy.
D) capable of producing about 20 % of the energy needed in the United States.
E) more productive than wind power on a global scale.
Q4) The air we breathe, national parks, and outer space are considered open access resources.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Coal provides both the most abundant energy source and the cleanest fuel to use.
A)True
B)False
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