Exam 1: Basic Concepts

Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting geographic case study because

Regions are found only where physical and economic characteristics are strongly related.

A functional region can exhibit the distance-decay phenomenon.

If someone said that human activities may be limited by intense heat, but that humans have adapted to living in the desert through the use of air conditioning, this would be an example of what geographic approach?

A geographer would be primarily interested in determining or locating a suitable ________ if he were wishing to study a remote, rural valley in western Africa where diamonds are mined.

A high degree of dispersion within an area indicates high density.

The frequency of something within a given unit of area is

A geographer might use a GPS to

Which statement is more accurate?

New York City's ________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.

Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape?

Driving around to gather information for street navigation devices is called

Globalization of the economy has led to more specialization at the local level.

The spread of an idea through the movement of people is known as stimulus diffusion.

Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture?

1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?

In more developed countries, a McDonald's meal is considered to be inexpensive. But in many less developed countries, a meal at a McDonald's restaurant may cost as much as a high-quality steak dinner at a traditional restaurant; moreover, on a weekend night, middle- and upper-class teenagers prefer to gather at McDonald's when they can. Suggest some factors that might explain this. Hypothesize as to the mixture of logistical or cultural factors that might be involved in raising McDonald's prices in a less developed country.

Greenwich Mean Time is measured from

Globalization of the economy has

A hearth is