Question 1

Historically, geographers wrote and made maps about what they saw and experienced in their travels from what kind of perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)   Artistic
B)   Mathematical
C)   Ethnocentric
D)   Economic C

Question 2

We divide the world into broad categories that describe a country's economic status. Which terms are used to distinguish these groupings?

Accepted Answer

A)   First, second, and third world
B)   Developing and underdeveloped nations
C)   Global north and global south
D)   All of the above D

Question 3

Geography means "the earth" (geos) and "to write" (graphy). How does Short divide the large regions of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eleven regions by geographic proximity
B)   Seven continents
C)   Direction (North, South, East, West)  and country name
D)   Trade networks A

Question 4

What are the issues in using a country's average earnings to determine classification on a world scale?

Accepted Answer

A)   The informal and illegal economies of the people in a country cannot be measured accurately.
B)   Incomes can vary greatly within regions.
C)   Men and women do not earn equal wages for equal work.
D)   All of the above

Question 5

All of the following are common distortions in contemporary maps except

Accepted Answer

A)   the size of countries in relation to others.
B)   country placement.
C)   map maker bias which conveys country dominance.
D)   the colors of each country.

Question 6

What was the major factor when determining how to standardize how the world measures time by the Prime Meridian?

Accepted Answer

A)   Where a country's capital was located
B)   Train schedules
C)   Agreements made at the Rome conference for International Geographers in 1875 and International Meridian conference in Washington,D.C. in 1884
D)   Great Britain paid a large sum of money.

Question 7

How can the projection of the latitude/longitude grid on a map change the perception of what we interpret about the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   It can distort the size of the oceans.
B)   Countries near 0 degrees longitude will dominate the map.
C)   It can emphasize the centrality or periphery of a country.
D)   It shows the challenges of putting a sphere on a flat surface.

Question 8

Why did one prominent cartographer note, "Not only is it easy to lie with maps, it's essential"?

Accepted Answer

A)   They were being politically paid off.
B)   It is a way to illustrate the bias of a particular world view.
C)   A map is a scientific document that only communicates real data.
D)   It is likened to manipulating statistics to make a point.

Question 9

How did we come to describe Asia as the "middle" and "far" east?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was these regions' relative location to European cities.
B)   They were station names on the Silk Road.
C)   In early maps these countries were on the right part of the document.
D)   They describe their distance toward the east.

Question 10

Why is it hard to get a realistic understanding of which countries are rich and which are poor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Measures of wealth differ by culture.
B)   People falsify taxes reported to the state.
C)   Illegal immigrants work in rich neighborhoods.
D)   Poor people live in rich countries and rich people live in poor countries.

Question 11

Which is a major flaw of using national economic data to divide up the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   Data is inaccurate due to collection methods.
B)   Data can use different dimensions of measure to influence interpretation.
C)   Non-wage activities are not easily represented in national data.
D)   All of the above

Question 12

Spatial connection between places has been made shorter because

Accepted Answer

A)   cruises have become popular.
B)   ideas, information, people, goods, and capital can circulate around the world quickly.
C)   population increases.
D)   None of the above

Question 13

What do we know about Gangnido?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a map created by Korean cartographers.
B)   The map depicts China and Korea as the center of the world.
C)   It was drawn with information from Islamic geographers.
D)   All of the above

Question 14

What is/are the central feature(s) of the T-O map?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is an object of faith.
B)   River channels
C)   Biblical names
D)   Continents

Question 15

Why do we call one region of the world "Russia and its neighbors"?

Accepted Answer

A)   To show how friendly Russia is to other countries
B)   To avoid calling Russia, North Asia
C)   To reflect that these countries were once part of the United Socialist Soviet Republic
D)   Because of its large land mass

Question 16

Why does the term "West" have social connotations based on the politics of conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)   To some it means a region/state/country with individual freedoms and voting rights.
B)   To some it means moral decadence and power exploitation.
C)   To some it means being located in the Western Hemisphere where capitalism is prevalent.
D)   All of the above

Question 17

What does the term "ongoing flow" mean in regard to regional geography?

Accepted Answer

A)   Internet connectivity
B)   Migration
C)   Trade
D)   All of the above

Question 18

Why do we call South America "Latin America"?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are very good at salsa dancing.
B)   These countries speak Latin.
C)   It is a holdover from European conquest of this continent.
D)   It acknowledges the indigenous people who live there.

Question 19

When describing a country, such as the USA, what makes it difficult to define a specific set of characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diversity of people
B)   Political party affiliation
C)   Environmental practices
D)   Religious beliefs

Question 20

How does the World Bank classify countries?

Accepted Answer

A)   By region and income
B)   By acronyms of country clusters, such as CARBS, CIVETS, and MINTS
C)   By dominant political party
D)   By size of population

Exam 1: A World of Difference