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- 1. Multiple Choice
Spatial interaction is affected by
mobility, economics, and anticipation.
the physical environment, the cultural landscape, and the interchange potential of places.
distance, accessibility, and connectivity.
absolute location, spatial parameters, and network design.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Since humans are the active agents in human-environmental interactions, people in general
have no contact with the physical landscape.
are frequently unmindful of the dangers of inappropriate environmental exploitation.
are immune from adverse natural events.
alter the physical environment so that any potential dangers it holds are made harmless or removed totally.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not true of the natural landscape?
It provides the setting for human action.
It is perceived, interpreted, and used in different ways by different cultures.
It determines how people live in a particular place.
It is shaped by human action into a cultural landscape.
- 4. Multiple Choice
A street address is an example of
relative position.
conformality.
absolute location.
situation.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Geography as a discipline
originated in ancient Greek interest in the nature of the universe and the varying character of the known parts of the earth.
developed as an outgrowth of the "Age of Discovery," beginning in the 15th century.
emerged in the 20th Century with the development of geographic information systems (GIS).
was developed in response to a national need to map and describe the American West.
- 6. Multiple Choice
As geographers use the term, scale tells us
the weight of a given commodity.
the intrinsic character of the object or area studied.
the relationship between earth distance and map distance.
the length of a degree of longitude along different parallels.
- 7. Multiple Choice
An example of a formal region is
the hub and spoke network for a particular airline.
100,000 square kilometers.
Dixie.
the area of France where the Breton language is spoken.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The attributes of a place
represent the current state of continuing processes of change and development.
are determined by natural processes and remain unchanged over time.
are not influenced by relationships with other places.
are primarily cultural, with little influence of the physical landscape.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Absolute location
is an abstract concept unrelated to real-world circumstances.
is a temporary and changing characteristic of place.
cannot be defined with precision in a world of conflicting cultural perspectives.
is a precise position on the surface of the globe.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The word geography is derived from Greek words meaning
human society and the earth.
the cultural landscape of the earth.
the description of the earth.
the measurement of the earth.
- 11. Multiple Choice
When real estate agents say that "location matters," they are referring to
an absolute location.
a relative location.
the impact of distance decay.
site conditions alone.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The term "geography" was reportedly coined by which Greek scientist?
Pythagoras
Strabo
Aristotle
Eratosthenes
- 13. Multiple Choice
The relationship between the size of an area on a map and its actual size on the earth's surface is called the
map scale.
map key.
map projection.
relative location.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Geography differs from disciplines such as geology, meteorology, and cultural anthropology in that it
involves greater accuracy of measurement of phenomena studied.
is more precisely defined in terms of the phenomena studied.
is concerned with more abstract concepts.
uses data from related disciplines to study spatial relationships.
- 15. Multiple Choice
The location of Chicago at 41° 49' N latitude and 87° 37' W longitude is an example of
intensive location.
absolute location.
relative location.
remote location.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Geography is BEST described as
the location of countries, state and national capitals, major rivers, and continents.
the study of the origin and behavior of humans and the development of societies and cultures.
the study of how and why human and physical attributes vary from place to place on the surface of the earth.
the study of the choices made by individuals and societies with regard to the alternative uses of scarce resources.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which one of the following best identifies the cultural landscape?
the natural resources of the earth
the natural landscape as modified by human occupancy
the landscape as modified by recent catastrophic events such as hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes
places where intense human activities have obliterated any trace of the natural landscape
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following distance measures refers to absolute distance?
a 10-minute drive
a $10 taxi ride
a one-mile walk
a scary trip through a dangerous neighborhood at night
- 19. Multiple Choice
Human systems in geography include
Population, political, cultural
Human impact on the environment, service activities, geographic techniques and skills
Human interaction, weather and climate, human impact on the environment
Primary activities, political, landforms
- 20. Multiple Choice
Physical systems in geography include
Landforms, primary activities
Weather and climate, landforms
Human interaction, urban
Natural resources, population
- 21. Multiple Choice
Geography may be described as the study of spatial variation.
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Because geographers deal with patterns of spatial interaction that remain constant, scale is not important.
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
Absolute location is determined by reference to an agreed-upon system of coordinates.
True
False
- 24. Multiple Choice
The only true formal geographic regions are recognized political entities such as states, provinces, and countries.
True
False
- 25. Multiple Choice
Geography means "measurement of the earth."
True
False
- 26. Multiple Choice
A place may be described by its physical or its cultural characteristics, but not by both.
True
False
- 27. Multiple Choice
Scale implies the degree of generalization permissible or supportable.
True
False
- 28. Multiple Choice
The term cultural landscape suggests the visible imprint of human activity upon the natural environment.
True
False
- 29. Multiple Choice
To a geographer, site and situation are interchangeable concepts.
True
False
- 30. Multiple Choice
Globalization refers to the increasing spatial interconnection of the world's social, cultural, and economic activities.
True
False
- 31. Multiple Choice
Between the Middle Ages and the revival of geography in the 17th century, Muslim scholars were engaged in describing and analyzing their known world and its physical, cultural, and regional variation.
True
False
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