17 questions
Toponyms in southern California reflect which of the following?
Importance of time-space convergence
Significance of locational theory
Role of popular culture in American society
Cultural heritage of the settlers
Growing influence of globalization
In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment, the term “environmental determinism” implies that
The physical environment exclusively shapes humans and their actions
Humans by their actions and technologies alter the physical environment to suit their needs
Determination of environmental limitations is a primary task of geographers
Capitalist economies do not contribute to global environmental degradation
There exists no interacting relationship between people and their surrounding physical environment
According to the theory of environmental determinism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements?
Tropical regions
Temperate regions
Mountainous regions
Arctic regions
Arid regions
Every map projection has some degree of distortion because
A curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion
Parallels and meridians never cross at right angles on a globe
The grid system is two-dimensional, while the real world is three-dimensional
Earth is not a perfect sphere
Latitude lines are shorter than meridian lines
The absolute location of a place can be determined by use of
Situation description
Latitude and Longitude
Mental Maps
Distance Decay
Possibilism
Which of the following scales is represented in the map shown above?
State or province, showing the counties or parishes
Regional, showing the states or provinces in one part of a country
Block, showing the property lines and names of owners
Local, showing the towns and township areas in a county
Neighborhood, showing the block along street boundaries
The images show a topographic map and a geographic information systems (GIS) representation of Mount Shasta in California. Which of the following statements best explains why these printed images are geometrically distorted representations of Earth’s surface?
Some maps do not show the actual coloration of Earth’s surface and vegetation
GIS can only display two-dimensional layers
The planet’s gravitational poles are not located at the poles of Earth’s axis.
The three dimensions of Earth’s surface are displayed on a two-dimensional page.
Printed maps alter the sense of place that people can have about a location.
Which of the following is a characteristics of the Mercator projection?
The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are greatly exaggerated.
The size of all countries is accurate, but the shape is distorted.
Countries near the Equator appear 50 percent larger than countries in the middle latitudes.
The projections is designed to maintain undistorted outlines of landmasses.
Distances on the Mercator projection are real and accurate.
Which of the following statements about the Robinson projection is correct?
It is more useful for long-distance navigation than the Mercator projection.
It is better for making topographical maps than the Mercator projection.
It is more accurate than the Mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher latitudes.
It is more useful for showing the distribution of human populations than the Mercator projection.
It is better for estimating territorial waters in lower latitudes than the Mercator projection.
Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale?
The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area.
The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements.
The map at the 1:24,000 shows the town close-up in more detail.
The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows the town in too much detail.
The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows too small of an area to see the whole town.
Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism?
Regional differences between the internal structures of cities
Changes in population growth rates over time
Limitations on agricultural crops based on climate
Political patterns seen in election maps
Modification of landscapes by human cultures
Which of the following best describes the type of information provided in the directions?
Absolute location
Relative location
Cultural landscape
Geographic information systems
Cartographic principles
Which of the following global trends best exemplifies the concept of sustainability?
An increase in the use of agricultural pesticides, because farms using agricultural chemicals produce more food.
An increase in the use of electric vehicles, because their reduced emissions result in less environmental pollution.
A decrease in the amount of polar sea ice, because it opens more sea lanes for shipping.
An increase in the number of people living in coastal areas, because residents will feel more connected to nature.
A decrease in the practice of slash-and-burn agriculture, because large irrigated farms produce food more efficiently.
The concept of environmental sustainability is best explained by which of the following examples?
Strip-mining of coal on mountainsides, to keep miners from working in underground conditions.
Terracing rice paddies on hillsides, too prevent soil erosion and provide gravity-fed irrigation
Clear-cutting trees in coastal woodlands, to provide building materials from constructing homes.
Fattening cattle in dryland feedlots, to practice agriculture efficiently and at the lowest cost.
Draining of wetlands in residential areas, to reduce the presence of stinging insects.
The map shown above best fits which of the following map types?
Choropleth
Cartogram
Proportional symbol
Dot symbol
Isoline
Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?
Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment.
The physical environment has little influence on humans.
Humans have complete control over the physical environment.
Many human adaptations are possible within a specific physical environment.
The physical environment controls human culture.
Which of the following map scales would be most useful for studying the details of geographic features in the landscape of a farming community?
1:3,000,000
1:1,000,000
1:750,000
1:125,000
1:10,000