Question 1

Explain how perceptual (also known as vernacular or popular)regions are different from functional and formal regions.

Accepted Answer

Perceptual regions persist in people's mind as they are the mental maps as perceived by their inhabitants.Formal and functional regions are constructs of geographers and researchers.The characteristics used in delimitating formal regions are uniform everywhere throughout the territory.Functional regions are defined on the basis of interactions and interdependence.

Question 2

What are the two ways in which geographical location is described? Use them to describe the location of your campus.

Accepted Answer

Absolute location and relative location; answer varies to second part.

Question 3

What do geographers call an area that throughout its extent possesses similar characteristics?

Accepted Answer

Region

Question 4

Human systems in geography include

Accepted Answer

A) Population,political,cultural 
B) Human impact on the environment,service activities,geographic techniques and skills 
C) Human interaction,weather and climate,human impact on the environment 
D) Primary activities,political,landforms 
A) Population,political,cultural 
B) Human impact on the environment,service activities,geographic techniques and skills 
C) Human interaction,weather and climate,human impact on the environment 
D) Primary activities,political,landforms

Question 5

A street address is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) relative position. 
B) conformality. 
C) absolute location. 
D) situation. 
A) relative position. 
B) conformality. 
C) absolute location. 
D) situation.

Question 6

Physical systems in geography include

Accepted Answer

A) Landforms,primary activities 
B) Weather and climate,landforms 
C) Human interaction,urban 
D) Natural resources,population 
A) Landforms,primary activities 
B) Weather and climate,landforms 
C) Human interaction,urban 
D) Natural resources,population

Question 7

Scale implies the degree of generalization permissible or supportable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Geography is BEST described as

Accepted Answer

A) the location of countries,state and national capitals,major rivers,and continents. 
B) the study of the origin and behavior of humans and the development of societies and cultures. 
C) the study of how and why human and physical attributes vary from place to place on the surface of the earth. 
D) the study of the choices made by individuals and societies with regard to the alternative uses of scarce resources. 
A) the location of countries,state and national capitals,major rivers,and continents. 
B) the study of the origin and behavior of humans and the development of societies and cultures. 
C) the study of how and why human and physical attributes vary from place to place on the surface of the earth. 
D) the study of the choices made by individuals and societies with regard to the alternative uses of scarce resources.

Question 9

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not true of the natural landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides the setting for human action. 
B) It is perceived,interpreted,and used in different ways by different cultures. 
C) It determines how people live in a particular place. 
D) It is shaped by human action into a cultural landscape. 
A) It provides the setting for human action. 
B) It is perceived,interpreted,and used in different ways by different cultures. 
C) It determines how people live in a particular place. 
D) It is shaped by human action into a cultural landscape.

Question 11

When real estate agents say that "location matters," they are referring to

Accepted Answer

A) an absolute location. 
B) a relative location. 
C) the impact of distance decay. 
D) site conditions alone. 
A) an absolute location. 
B) a relative location. 
C) the impact of distance decay. 
D) site conditions alone.

Question 12

As geographers use the term,scale tells us

Accepted Answer

A) the weight of a given commodity. 
B) the intrinsic character of the object or area studied. 
C) the relationship between earth distance and map distance. 
D) the length of a degree of longitude along different parallels. 
A) the weight of a given commodity. 
B) the intrinsic character of the object or area studied. 
C) the relationship between earth distance and map distance. 
D) the length of a degree of longitude along different parallels.

Question 13

The relationship between the size of an area on a map and its actual size on the earth's surface is called the

Accepted Answer

A) map scale. 
B) map key. 
C) map projection. 
D) relative location. 
A) map scale. 
B) map key. 
C) map projection. 
D) relative location.

Question 14

Absolute location is determined by reference to an agreed-upon system of coordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The term "geography" was reportedly coined by which Greek scientist?

Accepted Answer

A) Pythagoras 
B) Strabo 
C) Aristotle 
D) Eratosthenes 
A) Pythagoras 
B) Strabo 
C) Aristotle 
D) Eratosthenes

Question 16

An example of a formal region is

Accepted Answer

A) the hub and spoke network for a particular airline. 
B) 100,000 square kilometers. 
C) Dixie. 
D) the area of France where the Breton language is spoken. 
A) the hub and spoke network for a particular airline. 
B) 100,000 square kilometers. 
C) Dixie. 
D) the area of France where the Breton language is spoken.

Question 17

Which one of the following best identifies the cultural landscape?

Accepted Answer

A) the natural resources of the earth 
B) the natural landscape as modified by human occupancy 
C) the landscape as modified by recent catastrophic events such as hurricanes,volcanic eruptions,and earthquakes 
D) places where intense human activities have obliterated any trace of the natural landscape 
A) the natural resources of the earth 
B) the natural landscape as modified by human occupancy 
C) the landscape as modified by recent catastrophic events such as hurricanes,volcanic eruptions,and earthquakes 
D) places where intense human activities have obliterated any trace of the natural landscape

Question 18

The location of Chicago at 41$\circ$ 49' N latitude and 87$\circ$ 37' W longitude is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) intensive location. 
B) absolute location. 
C) relative location. 
D) remote location. 
A) intensive location. 
B) absolute location. 
C) relative location. 
D) remote location.

Question 19

Explain the concept of "friction of distance" and give an example of the friction of distance from everyday life.

Accepted Answer

The barrier of time and space separating

Question 20

The word geography is derived from Greek words meaning

Accepted Answer

A) human society and the earth. 
B) the cultural landscape of the earth. 
C) the description of the earth. 
D) the measurement of the earth. 
A) human society and the earth. 
B) the cultural landscape of the earth. 
C) the description of the earth. 
D) the measurement of the earth.

Explain how perceptual (also known as vernacular or popular)regions are different from functional and formal regions.

What are the two ways in which geographical location is described? Use them to describe the location of your campus.

What do geographers call an area that throughout its extent possesses similar characteristics?

Human systems in geography include

A street address is an example of

Physical systems in geography include

Scale implies the degree of generalization permissible or supportable.

Geography is BEST described as

Between the Middle Ages and the revival of geography in the 17^th century,Muslim scholars were engaged in describing and analyzing their known world and its physical,cultural,and regional variation.

Which of the following is not true of the natural landscape?

When real estate agents say that "location matters," they are referring to

As geographers use the term,scale tells us

The relationship between the size of an area on a map and its actual size on the earth's surface is called the

Absolute location is determined by reference to an agreed-upon system of coordinates.

The term "geography" was reportedly coined by which Greek scientist?

An example of a formal region is

Which one of the following best identifies the cultural landscape?

The location of Chicago at 41^$\circ$ 49' N latitude and 87^$\circ$ 37' W longitude is an example of

Explain the concept of "friction of distance" and give an example of the friction of distance from everyday life.

The word geography is derived from Greek words meaning

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

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Exam 1: Introduction

Explain how perceptual (also known as vernacular or popular)regions are different from functional and formal regions.

What are the two ways in which geographical location is described? Use them to describe the location of your campus.

What do geographers call an area that throughout its extent possesses similar characteristics?

Human systems in geography include

A street address is an example of

Physical systems in geography include

Scale implies the degree of generalization permissible or supportable.

Geography is BEST described as

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.

Which of the following is not true of the natural landscape?

When real estate agents say that "location matters," they are referring to

As geographers use the term,scale tells us

The relationship between the size of an area on a map and its actual size on the earth's surface is called the

Absolute location is determined by reference to an agreed-upon system of coordinates.

The term "geography" was reportedly coined by which Greek scientist?

An example of a formal region is

Which one of the following best identifies the cultural landscape?

The location of Chicago at 41 ∘\circ∘ 49' N latitude and 87 ∘\circ∘ 37' W longitude is an example of

Explain the concept of "friction of distance" and give an example of the friction of distance from everyday life.

The word geography is derived from Greek words meaning

Techniques of Geographic Analysis

Physical Geography: Landforms

Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

Population Geography

Cultural Geography

Human Interaction

Political Geography

Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities

Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services

An Urban World

The Geography of Natural Resources

Human Impact on the Environment

Filters

Between the Middle Ages and the revival of geography in the 17^th century,Muslim scholars were engaged in describing and analyzing their known world and its physical,cultural,and regional variation.

The location of Chicago at 41^$\circ$ 49' N latitude and 87^$\circ$ 37' W longitude is an example of