Question 1

Young students should begin learning map skills from a globe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Computer technology can be used to help teachers illustrate the map's perspective to very young students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

When comparing the sizes and locations of land masses and bodies of water, the globe is the best resource to use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of the movement theme in geography?

Accepted Answer

A)   The greater yield of corn in areas with annual precipitation of 30-40 inches
B)   The migration of poor farmers to the cities
C)   Higher population densities along rivers than on plains
D)   The location of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the junction of three rivers

Question 5

Geographic information is typically organized and displayed on maps and graphs, but not in tables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When students study about why people are trying to stop a large company from locating a landfill near their city, they are studying about the relationship between people and their environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Demonstrating how people adapt to, and are influenced by, their physical environments is a geographical task that fourth-graders are expected to perform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Lines of latitude are also parallels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Students should begin learning about maps by hanging them on the wall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true of maps?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maps are photographic like pictures of the world.
B)   Maps organize data by location.
C)   Maps have few commonly used symbols.
D)   All of the above
E)   None of the above

Question 11

Many of the five geographic skills call for student behaviors that are similar to the inquiry and problem solving of social studies described in the chapter on teaching skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Meridians are also called lines of longitude.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true about geographers?

Accepted Answer

A)   They examine both the physical and cultural world.
B)   They study the world by dividing it up into regions.
C)   They classify information about the world by its location.
D)   All of the above
E)   None of the above

Question 14

Building three-dimensional models of landscapes helps students better understand a flat map.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The National Assessment of Progress (NAEP) in geography has reported information on what students know and do in geography. All of the following are reported except:

Accepted Answer

A)   students scoring at higher percentiles are more able to create maps based on tabular or narrative data.
B)   students in classes using audiovisual and computer resources perform better than others.
C)   overall, male students performed better than female students.
D)   fourth- and eighth-grade students who reported doing projects performed better than others.

Question 16

Which of the following best illustrates the place theme?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tropical rain forests have species of plants that are believed to have medicinal value.
B)   Tropical rain forests are located between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer.
C)   Tropical rain forests receive so much rainfall that the nutrients of the soil are washed away. Nutrients for plants come from the leaves of the larger trees not the soil.
D)   Not all of the plants and animals of the tropical rain forests have been discovered and named by scientists.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a geographic question?

Accepted Answer

A)   Where is it?
B)   What is important about its location?
C)   When did it happen?
D)   Why is it there?

Question 18

Geography for Life identifies eighteen standards grouped into six elements. Which statement is NOT a part of these standards?

Accepted Answer

A)   The theme of location is incorporated.
B)   Places and regions are culturally defined by people.
C)   Many changes are a result of the physical processes acting on the earth.
D)   People do not adapt their environment to fit their own needs but instead adapt to the environment.

Question 19

Only if you live in a large community can you find local examples of all five themes of geography and all six elements of the geographic standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

North on a map is up and South is down.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: How Do I Engage Students in Interpreting the Earth and Its People Through Geography

Young students should begin learning map skills from a globe.

Computer technology can be used to help teachers illustrate the map's perspective to very young students.

When comparing the sizes and locations of land masses and bodies of water, the globe is the best resource to use.

Which of the following is an example of the movement theme in geography?

Geographic information is typically organized and displayed on maps and graphs, but not in tables.

When students study about why people are trying to stop a large company from locating a landfill near their city, they are studying about the relationship between people and their environment.

Demonstrating how people adapt to, and are influenced by, their physical environments is a geographical task that fourth-graders are expected to perform.

Lines of latitude are also parallels.

Students should begin learning about maps by hanging them on the wall.

Which of the following is NOT true of maps?

Many of the five geographic skills call for student behaviors that are similar to the inquiry and problem solving of social studies described in the chapter on teaching skills.

Meridians are also called lines of longitude.

Which of the following is true about geographers?

Building three-dimensional models of landscapes helps students better understand a flat map.

The National Assessment of Progress (NAEP) in geography has reported information on what students know and do in geography. All of the following are reported except:

Which of the following best illustrates the place theme?

Which of the following is NOT a geographic question?

Geography for Life identifies eighteen standards grouped into six elements. Which statement is NOT a part of these standards?

Only if you live in a large community can you find local examples of all five themes of geography and all six elements of the geographic standards.

North on a map is up and South is down.