Question 1

Without glancing at a map, we can guess that the coordinates 178 E longitude, 20 S latitude are likely

Accepted Answer

A)  just east of the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean. 
B)  in the Pacific Ocean just north of the equator. 
C)  in the Pacific Ocean just west of the International Date Line. 
D)  just west of the prime meridian in the Atlantic Ocean. 
E)  just south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 2

Situation identifies a place by its

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A)  location relative to other objects or places. 
B)  mathematical location on Earth's surface. 
C)  nominal location. 
D)  unique, internal physical and cultural characteristics. 
E)  primary dimensions.

Question 3

According to environmental determinism,

Accepted Answer

A)  the physical environment causes different types of social and cultural development. 
B)  the physical environment sets loose limits on cultural and social actions. 
C)  people cannot adjust to different physical environments because of cultural traditions. 
D)  people can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment, and they can also engage in cultural behaviors that seem contradictory to the environment. 
E)  people determine their physical environment.

Question 4

Common practices of ________ include exploiting the distinctive economic assets of different countries and regions, organizing production according to a spatial division of labor, placing earnings in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, and moving factories from high wage regions to low wage regions.

Accepted Answer

A)  transnational corporations 
B)  nonessential employees 
C)  democratic governments 
D)  nationalized corporations 
E)  locally owned corporations

Question 5

Which of the following could be a vernacular region?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sports "conference" or area within which sports teams compete with one another 
B)  the area of dominance of a television station 
C)  the market area of a supermarket 
D)  the area of dominance of a certain worldview or philosophy 
E)  the area served by a pizza delivery person

Question 6

If someone said that people living in the desert are lazy because of the intense heat, this would be an example of what geographic approach?

Accepted Answer

The answer of If someone said that people living in...

Question 7

The name of a location on Earth's surface is a

Accepted Answer

A)  scale name. 
B)  site. 
C)  situation. 
D)  toponym. 
E)  geonym.

Question 8

The art and science of making maps is

Accepted Answer

A)  cardemography. 
B)  cartography. 
C)  topography. 
D)  geomorphology. 
E)  geography.

Question 9

We can judge from the various kinds of maps shown in this chapter that

Accepted Answer

A)  fairly accurate navigational maps could only be produced after the start of the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  the first "true" maps appeared because of modern printing presses in the 20th century. 
C)  sailors during the European Renaissance had paper maps that were far more useful to them than were the "stick charts" possessed by Polynesian sailors and fishers. 
D)  maps have appeared in many forms in different societies and times, including modern paper maps, GPS in cars, the "stick charts" of Polynesia, and the carved maps of ancient Turkey. 
E)  maps that distort the sizes of Greenland and Antarctica are generally the best, although they make Africa and South America appear to small while simultaneously expanding the size of Europe.

Question 10

What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are taught or studied within the same department in major universities, but only rarely. 
B)  They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do. 
C)  They are dedicated primarily to managing national park systems. 
D)  They are focused primarily on managing the world's growing human population. 
E)  They represent a network of academic professionals dedicated primarily to studying coal mining's effects on physical and human systems.

Question 11

Name and discuss various (and perhaps overlapping) "regions" that your community or school is located within. Why does it pertain to each? What types of regions are these, according to the types discussed in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name and discuss various (and perhaps overlapping)...

Question 12

Scale is

Accepted Answer

A)  the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map. 
B)  the spread of a phenomenon over a given area. 
C)  the difference in elevation between two points in an area. 
D)  the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape. 
E)  the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map.

Exam 1: Basic Concepts