Exam 1: Introduction to Human Geography

A cultural complex is defined as:

Which of the following is not an example of a form of expansion diffusion?

The notion that cultural factors are the product of environmental conditions (e.g.the ancient Greek idea that Europeans were fierce and brutish because of the cold climate),is an example of:

_________________ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.

The diffusion of the idea of the hamburger to India but with a vegetable patty instead of the religiously prohibited beef is an example of:

Outbreaks of cholera in 1990 and 2010 killed over 10,000 people in which region:

The cultural geographer Wilbur Zelinsky approached the task of defining and delimiting the perceptual regions of the United States and southern Canada by analyzing:

The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:

Which form of diffusion cannot be transmitted by media (television,internet,radio)?

The spread of ideas,cultural traits,knowledge and skills from their place of origin to other areas where they are adopted is called:

Identify and explain problems that "geographic illiteracy" can present to a country such as the United States in the Twenty-First Century.Illustrate examples of the need for geographic knowledge in diverse areas such as international politics,domestic politics,economics,and popular culture.

Examine the difference between absolute and relative location.Identify the absolute location of your school? How would you describe the relative location of the town or city where your school is located?

The spread of disease where nearly all adjacent individuals are affected is an example of:

Which of the following regions generally receives the most precipitation?

Cholera outbreaks have not occurred in the Twentieth Century and never in the Western Hemisphere.

Hagerstrand emphasized that culture hearths should be viewed in the context of space and:

A good example of a functional region would be:

Describe the use of spatial analysis in the discovery of the cause of cholera)Give one or two examples of the spatial aspects of diseases,which are commonly in the news (e.g.AIDS,flu,etc.).

Human geographers focus on:

Cultural geographers identify a single element of normal practice (e.g.cattle herding) As: