Question 1

Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography,your home address is best described within which of the themes?

Accepted Answer

A) Location. 
B) Place. 
C) Human-Earth relationships. 
D) Movement. 
A) Location. 
B) Place. 
C) Human-Earth relationships. 
D) Movement.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the field of physical geography?

Accepted Answer

A) Understanding soil development as a response to the breakdown of organic matter by decomposers. 
B) Mapping the rock types in the Canadian Shield. 
C) The study of weather,including stability and humidity. 
D) The spatial analysis of all the physical elements,processes,and systems that make up the environment. 
A) Understanding soil development as a response to the breakdown of organic matter by decomposers. 
B) Mapping the rock types in the Canadian Shield. 
C) The study of weather,including stability and humidity. 
D) The spatial analysis of all the physical elements,processes,and systems that make up the environment.

Question 3

A sensor that measures the emitted radiation of an object is an example of passive remote sensing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is a line of tangency (also called a standard line)?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a line that always corresponds to a great circle. 
B) It is a line along which shearing occurs. 
C) It is a line along which no distortion occurs. 
D) It is a line that divides Earth into two equal halves. 
A) It is a line that always corresponds to a great circle. 
B) It is a line along which shearing occurs. 
C) It is a line along which no distortion occurs. 
D) It is a line that divides Earth into two equal halves.

Question 5

What is the key idea behind the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A) The use of intuition in testing theories. 
B) An appeal to supernatural explanations when natural explanations have not yet been found for a phenomenon. 
C) The testing of ideas through controlled observations and experiments. 
D) Unbridled speculation about the world. 
A) The use of intuition in testing theories. 
B) An appeal to supernatural explanations when natural explanations have not yet been found for a phenomenon. 
C) The testing of ideas through controlled observations and experiments. 
D) Unbridled speculation about the world.

Question 6

What realization is the science of physical geography based on?

Accepted Answer

A) Nature is homogeneous and spatially undifferentiated. 
B) Knowledge of spatial distributions is of little value in understanding nature. 
C) Nature can best be described and understood as a set of interrelated components through which matter and energy flow. 
D) Humans have no significant impact on the physical phenomena that occur in nature. 
A) Nature is homogeneous and spatially undifferentiated. 
B) Knowledge of spatial distributions is of little value in understanding nature. 
C) Nature can best be described and understood as a set of interrelated components through which matter and energy flow. 
D) Humans have no significant impact on the physical phenomena that occur in nature.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the length (as measured in kilometres)of a degree of latitude?

Accepted Answer

A) It is mostly constant at all latitudes. 
B) It is longer near the equator than near the poles. 
C) It is shorter near the equator than near the poles. 
D) It is shorter near the prime meridian than near the international dateline. 
A) It is mostly constant at all latitudes. 
B) It is longer near the equator than near the poles. 
C) It is shorter near the equator than near the poles. 
D) It is shorter near the prime meridian than near the international dateline.

Question 8

What are the techniques of adjusting geospatial datasets in real time to make changes to maps and other visual models called?

Accepted Answer

A) Remote sensing. 
B) Geographic information systems. 
C) Geovisualization. 
D) GPS. 
A) Remote sensing. 
B) Geographic information systems. 
C) Geovisualization. 
D) GPS.

Question 9

Which of the five fundamental themes of geography does the phrase 'areas that display uniform characteristics' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Location. 
B) Place. 
C) Human-Earth relationships. 
D) Regions. 
A) Location. 
B) Place. 
C) Human-Earth relationships. 
D) Regions.

Question 10

What is used to conveniently determine longitude at sea?

Accepted Answer

A) A clock without a pendulum (i.e.a marine chronometer). 
B) A digital compass. 
C) Magnetic compasses. 
D) Sextants. 
A) A clock without a pendulum (i.e.a marine chronometer). 
B) A digital compass. 
C) Magnetic compasses. 
D) Sextants.

Question 11

When Daylight Saving Time is in effect,clocks "spring forward" one hour in the Spring (Example: 1:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM)and "fall back" one hour in the Fall (Example: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

"Longitude" is the name of an angle,and "meridian" is the name of an imaginary line that connects all points along the same longitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If a clock on a ship indicates that it is 2:00 PM in its home port,while another clock on the ship indicates that it is 12:00 noon at the ship's present location,what is the difference in longitude between the ship's position and its home port?

Accepted Answer

A) The ship is 2° east of its home port. 
B) The ship is 2° west of its home port. 
C) The ship is 30° east of its home port. 
D) The ship is 30° west of its home port. 
A) The ship is 2° east of its home port. 
B) The ship is 2° west of its home port. 
C) The ship is 30° east of its home port. 
D) The ship is 30° west of its home port.

Question 14

Which map projection preserves the property of true shape?

Accepted Answer

A) Equivalent. 
B) Conformal. 
C) Proximal. 
D) Equidistant. 
A) Equivalent. 
B) Conformal. 
C) Proximal. 
D) Equidistant.

Question 15

What is a great circle?

Accepted Answer

A) Any parallel of latitude. 
B) The longest distance between two places on the surface of Earth. 
C) A circle of circumference whose center coincides with the center of Earth. 
D) A correct magnetic compass direction on a flat map. 
A) Any parallel of latitude. 
B) The longest distance between two places on the surface of Earth. 
C) A circle of circumference whose center coincides with the center of Earth. 
D) A correct magnetic compass direction on a flat map.

Question 16

Briefly describe the difference between a system and a model.

Accepted Answer

A model is any ordered,interre

Question 17

Which of the following is true of Global Positioning Systems (GPS)?

Accepted Answer

A) GPS helped accurately determine the height of Mount Everest. 
B) GPS is the same as remote sensing. 
C) GPS is used solely by the military,who share information with physical geographers. 
D) GPS has no scientific uses,but are great for recreational purposes. 
A) GPS helped accurately determine the height of Mount Everest. 
B) GPS is the same as remote sensing. 
C) GPS is used solely by the military,who share information with physical geographers. 
D) GPS has no scientific uses,but are great for recreational purposes.

Question 18

Scientific theories are capable of generating testing predictions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If it is 10:00 PM on July 3rd at 30° west,what date and time is it at 15° east?

Accepted Answer

A) July 3rd; 11 PM. 
B) July 3rd; 9 PM. 
C) July 3rd; 6 PM. 
D) July 4th; 1 AM. 
A) July 3rd; 11 PM. 
B) July 3rd; 9 PM. 
C) July 3rd; 6 PM. 
D) July 4th; 1 AM.

Question 20

What does UTC refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) The International Date Line. 
B) Universal Time Conference. 
C) Coordinated Universal Time. 
D) Universal Time Circles. 
A) The International Date Line. 
B) Universal Time Conference. 
C) Coordinated Universal Time. 
D) Universal Time Circles.

Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography,your home address is best described within which of the themes?

Which of the following best describes the field of physical geography?

A sensor that measures the emitted radiation of an object is an example of passive remote sensing.

What is a line of tangency (also called a standard line)?

What is the key idea behind the scientific method?

What realization is the science of physical geography based on?

Which of the following is true of the length (as measured in kilometres)of a degree of latitude?

What are the techniques of adjusting geospatial datasets in real time to make changes to maps and other visual models called?

Which of the five fundamental themes of geography does the phrase 'areas that display uniform characteristics' refer to?

What is used to conveniently determine longitude at sea?

When Daylight Saving Time is in effect,clocks "spring forward" one hour in the Spring (Example: 1:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM)and "fall back" one hour in the Fall (Example: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).

"Longitude" is the name of an angle,and "meridian" is the name of an imaginary line that connects all points along the same longitude.

If a clock on a ship indicates that it is 2:00 PM in its home port,while another clock on the ship indicates that it is 12:00 noon at the ship's present location,what is the difference in longitude between the ship's position and its home port?

Which map projection preserves the property of true shape?

What is a great circle?

Briefly describe the difference between a system and a model.

Which of the following is true of Global Positioning Systems (GPS)?

Scientific theories are capable of generating testing predictions.

If it is 10:00 PM on July 3rd at 30° west,what date and time is it at 15° east?

What does UTC refer to?

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

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Exam 1: Essentials of Geography

Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography,your home address is best described within which of the themes?

Which of the following best describes the field of physical geography?

A sensor that measures the emitted radiation of an object is an example of passive remote sensing.

What is a line of tangency (also called a standard line)?

What is the key idea behind the scientific method?

What realization is the science of physical geography based on?

Which of the following is true of the length (as measured in kilometres)of a degree of latitude?

What are the techniques of adjusting geospatial datasets in real time to make changes to maps and other visual models called?

Which of the five fundamental themes of geography does the phrase 'areas that display uniform characteristics' refer to?

What is used to conveniently determine longitude at sea?

When Daylight Saving Time is in effect,clocks "spring forward" one hour in the Spring (Example: 1:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM)and "fall back" one hour in the Fall (Example: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).

"Longitude" is the name of an angle,and "meridian" is the name of an imaginary line that connects all points along the same longitude.

If a clock on a ship indicates that it is 2:00 PM in its home port,while another clock on the ship indicates that it is 12:00 noon at the ship's present location,what is the difference in longitude between the ship's position and its home port?

Which map projection preserves the property of true shape?

What is a great circle?

Briefly describe the difference between a system and a model.

Which of the following is true of Global Positioning Systems (GPS)?

Scientific theories are capable of generating testing predictions.

If it is 10:00 PM on July 3rd at 30° west,what date and time is it at 15° east?

What does UTC refer to?

Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons

Earths Modern Atmosphere

Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances

Global Temperatures

Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations

Water and Atmospheric Moisture

Weather

Water Resources

Global Climate Systems

Climate Change

The Dynamic Planet

Tectonics, earthquakes, and Volcanism

Weathering, karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement

River Systems

Oceans, coastal Processes, and Wind Processes

Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes

The Geography of Soils

Ecosystem Essentials

Terrestrial Biomes

Filters