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Which of the following is involved in the study of geography?
a. Spatial distribution
b. Time
c. Synthesizing ideas from other disciplines
d. Locational attributes
e. All the above
f. Only a and d
e. All the above
The term Geo means:
a. Planet
b. Star
c. Earth
d. Surface
Earth
Which of the following is a subdivision of Geography?
a. Spatial Geography
b. Human-earth Geography
c. Systematic Geography
d. Regional Geography only A and D\
e. Only C and D
e. Only C and D
Which of the following courses would be considered within Regional Geography?
a. Geography of Antarctica
b. Population Geography
c. Geography of the Great Plains
d. Political Geography Climatology
e. Only a and c
f. Only b and d
e. Only a and c
Understand site and situation is part of which of the 5 themes?
a. Location
b. Place
c. Human environment
d. Movement
e. Regions
b. Place
Which of the following is not one of the traditions of modern geography as described by Pattison?
a. Spatial
b. Earth Science
c. Area Studies
d. Movement
e. Human-environment interaction
f. None of the above is a tradition by Pattison
g. D and E are not traditions described by Pattison
g. D and E are not traditions described by Pattison
Hippocrates, the Greek physician is associated with which of the following traditions of modern geography?
a. Spatial/location
b. Man land/culture environment
c. Area Studies/ Area Analysis
d. Earth Science
b. Man land/culture environment
Which of the following traditions is considered to be the oldest?
a. Area Studies
b. Spatial
c. Earth Science
d. Culture-Environment
c. Earth Science
Each line of Latitude:
a. Makes and arc between the poles
b. Decreases in length as they get closer to the poles
c. Makes a circle around earth
d. All the above
e. Only b and c
e. Only b and c
Which of the following correctly describes a characteristic of a cylindrical projection?
a. Can represent only part of the globe
b. The meridians and parallels are straight lines intersecting at right angles
c. Can represent only one hemisphere
b. The meridians and parallels are straight lines intersecting at right angles
Which class of projection is a Mecator map?
a. Conic
b. Cylindrical
c. Planar
d. Oval
b. Cylindrical
Which of the following scales would be on the smallest scaled map?
a. 1/1000
b. 1/10,000
c. 1/10
d. 1/1000,000
e. 1/100
d. 1/1000,000
According to Pattison, which is the proper descriptor of geography?
a. Father of sciences
b. Mother of Sciences
c. Father of geography
d. Mother of social sciences
b. Mother of Sciences
Which of the following is not true of the Rock Cycle?
a. Igneous rock can be subjected to weathering, this producing metamorphic rocks
b. Igneous rocks can be subjected to heat to form new Igneous Rock
c. Igneous rock can be subjected to heat to form metamorphic rocks
a. Igneous rock can be subjected to weathering, this producing metamorphic rocks
Which of the following is the current geologic era?
a. Precambrian
b. Cenozoic
c. Mesozoic
d. Palezoic
b. Cenozoic
Concerning stress and strain, which of the following would most likely produce a normal fault?
a. Tension
b. Compression
c. Shearing
d. Horsting
a. Tension
A strike-slip fault is probably caused by which type of stress and strain
a. Tension
b. Compression
c. Shearing
d. Rifting
c. Shearing
Which of the following is not normally found in areas of karst topography?
a. Caves
b. Sinkholes
c. Yardangs
d. Lava dome
e. Volcanic neck
e. Volcanic neck
Which of the following is most important erosional agent?
a. Running water
b. Galician
c. Wind
d. Insolation
a. Running water
Which of the following factors does not have an effect on the amount of insoluation?
a. Angle in inclination
b. Amount of atmospheric water vapor
c. Coriolis effect
d. Elevation above sea level
c. Coriolis effect
In which atmospheric layer do most of the clouds form?
a. Heterosphere
b. Troposphere
c. Mesosphere
d. Thermosphere
b. Troposphere
Which of the following gases comprises the greatest portion of Earth’s homosphere?
a. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen
c. Argon
d. Carbon Dioxide
b. Nitrogen
In general the ________the pressure gradient, the stronger the wind?
a. Steeper
b. Gradual
c. Indifferent
a. Steeper
In mountain regions, which of the following does not occur?
a. Gravity forces heavy cool air from the mts. To descend into the valleys
b. Gravity forces warm valley air to ascend to mountains
c. Warm air, being lighter, ascends mountain slopes usually during the day
b. Gravity forces warm valley air to ascend to mountains
If the absolute amount of water vapor remains constant, the relative humidity of the air will _________ as the air cools?
a. Remain the same
b. Increase
c. Decrease
b. Increase
All of the following are correct concerning tornadoes except:
a. They are the most violent of all storms
b. They are spawned in huge cumuloniubus clouds
c. They reach 300 mph
d. Most violent are F 5
e. All the above
f. Only a,b, and c
e. All the above
Which of the following is not a soil order?
a. Alfisols
b. Mollisols
c. Gelisols
d. Genoflux
e. All the above
f. Only a, b and c
f. Only a, b and c
Which of the following is associated with the grasslands og the great plains
a. Oxisols
b. Aridosols
c. Mollisols
d. Histosols
c. Mollisols
Which of the following is not a type of tropical climate?
a. Rain forest
b. Desert
c. Savanna
b. Desert
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Soils are responsive to changes in average annual temp and precipitation
b. Soils are responsive only to change in organic matter
c. Climatic conditions are responsive to both terrestrial vegetation and soil conditions
b. Soils are responsive only to change in organic matter
Which of the following countries consumes the greatest amount of electricity?
a. Russia
b. China
c. USA
d. Brazil
c. USA
Which of the following is not true?
a. The US is the largest coal reserve in the world
b. The US is an exporter of oil
c. The US imports natural gas from Canada
b. The US is an exporter of oil
Salinization may be found in all of the following areas except?
a. Hot deserts
b. Irrigated steppe areas
c. Tropical rain forests
d. All the above
c. Tropical rain forests
Which of the following is a true statement?
a. Geography involves synthesizing ideas from other disciplines
b. Geography only involves the study of physical and human interaction
c. Geography never involves the study of how places are produced
d. Geography involves the study of how humans use Earth’s surface
e. All are True
f. Only a and d
g. Only b and c
f. Only a and d
Which of the following would be subjects taught within the physical Geography subdivision?
a. Climatology
b. Geomorphology
c. Cartography
d. Political Geography
e. None of the above are related to physical geography
f. Only a and c
g. Only a and b
f. Only a and c
The term geography literally means:
The description of earth
What geographic technique combines computer science and mapping?
Geographic Information Systems
Which of the following is not one of the five themes in the study of geography?
a. Location
b. Space
c. Place
d. Movement
e. Regions
b. Space
According to Getis, Getis, and Fellmann, which of the following is a tradition of modern geography?
a. Location
b. Regions
c. Movement
d. Place
a. Location
rea studies/ area analysis Tradition is often associated with which Roman author?
a. Eratosthenes
b. Strabo
c. Aristotle
d. Hippocrates
e. Virgil
b. Strabo
Which of the following is a synonym for a line of latitude?
a. Meridian
b. Parallel
c. Graticule
d. There is no synonym for a line of latitude
b. Parallel
Each line of Longitude:
a. Makes an arc between the poles
b. Decreases in length as they get closer to the poles
c. Measure distance east and west of the Prime meridian
d. Makes a circle around Earth
e. Only a and C are correct
f. Only a and b are correct
e. Only a and C are correct
Which of the following are correct?
a. A small scale map is often used to depict a small area
b. A small scale map has little distortion
c. A small scale map is very detailed
d. A small scale map has a small representative fraction
d. A small scale map has a small representative fraction
Which of the following is the largest scale?
a. 1/100
b. 1/100,000
c. 1/1,000,000
d. 1/1,100
e. 1/10,000,000
a. 1/100
According to Pattison, what is the most significant concept in the heritage of geography?
a. Earth is irreplaceable
b. Earth is the source of all power in the universe
c. Earth as a unit is the single common habitat of man
d. Earth as a unit is the smallest entity in the solar system
c. Earth as a unit is the single common habitat of man
Which of the following is a type of Igneous Rock?
a. Volcanic
b. Laccolith
c. Batholiths
d. Lava flows
e. All of the above
f. Only a,b and d
e. All of the above
Using the Geologic Time Frame which is the appropriate sequence?
a. Epoch, ear, eon, period
b. Eon, era, epoch, period
c. Eon, era, period, epoch
c. Eon, era, period, epoch
Concerning stress and strain, which of the following would most likely produce a reverse fault?
a. Tension
b. Compression
c. Shearing
d. Grabenning
b. Compression
Which of the following is the slowest form of mass movement?
a. Soil creep
b. Slumping
c. Avalanche
d. Landslide
a. Soil creep
Which of the following is true about alpine glaciers?
a. They cover entire continents
b. They form over oceans
c. They can form on volcanoes
d. They ,form in high latitude areas only
c. They can form on volcanoes
There are several areas in which volcanoes may occur. Which of the following occurs when an oceanic plate sub ducts under another oceanic plate?
a. Hot Spot volcano
b. Rift Volcano
c. Island Volcanic arc
d. Continental volcanic arc
c. Island Volcanic arc
What does the term isolation mean?
a. Internal insulation
b. Incoming solar radiation
c. Incoming insulation
b. Incoming solar radiation
The Earth is closest to the sun:
a. During the vernacular equinox
b. During the southern hemisphere’s summer solstice
c. During the northern hemisphere’s summer solstice
d. During the autumnal equinox
b. During the southern hemisphere’s summer solstice
The atmosphere may be divided in terms of:
a. Temperature
b. Function
c. Composition
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Which Earth’s surface reflects the greatest amount of insulation back into space?
a. Asphalt
b. Grass
c. Snow
d. Plowfields
c. Snow
Which of the following does not affect the movement of air?
a. Coriolis
b. Friction
c. Tilt
d. Pressure
c. Tilt
The trade winds in both hemispheres generally move from the:
a. North
b. South
c. East
d. West
c. East
Which of the following is not a general cloud type?
a. Columnar
b. Cumulus
c. Cirrus
d. Stratus
a. Columnar
Which of the following types of precipitation results from air cooling as it rises over a mountain range?
a. Convection
b. Frontal
c. Orographic
d. Convergence
c. Orographic
As discussed in class, which of the following would have the least effect upon the formation of soil?
a. Temperature
b. Regolith
c. Plants
d. Diastrophism
d. Diastrophism
Which of the following would have types of soil would be from a very dry area?
a. Oxisols
b. Alfisols
c. Aridisols
d. Mollisols
c. Aridisols
Which of the following is not a type of humid midlatitude climate?
a. Humid subtropical hot-summer
b. Marine West Coast
c. Humid continental mild-summer
d. Humid Savanna
d. Humid Savanna
Which of the following is not an example of a perpetual resource?
a. Sun
b. Soil
c. Wind
d. Waves
b. Soil
Which of the following options to fossil fuel energy is tectonically related?
a. Hydropower
b. Nuclear energy
c. Geothermal
d. Solar
c. Geothermal
As discussed in class, which of the following rivers in the US in not polluted?
a. Missouri
b. Mississippi
c. Columbia
d. Colorado
e. Ohio
f. All of the Above
f. All of the Above
A climagraphic displays which type of information about place?
a. Temperature and precipitation characteristics by month
b. Pressure and Temperature characteristics by year
c. Temperature, precipitation, and pressure characteristics by year
b. Pressure and Temperature characteristics by year
Which of the following climate, soil, and terrestrial vegetation classification combinations is correct?
a. Humid midlatitude continental, gelisol, tundra
b. Subartic, gelisol, forest
c. Humid midlatitude, gelisol, tundra
d. Subartic, gelisol, tundra
d. Subartic, gelisol, tundra
Which of the following statements concerning coal is not true?
a. The cost of moving coal influences its pattern of production and consumption
b. The location of coal has had little influence on the location and development of heavy industry
c. Coal is very bulky and is not as easy to transport as nonsolid fuels
b. The location of coal has had little influence on the location and development of heavy industry
From whom do we credit the term geography?
Romans
Greeks
English
Americans
French
Greeks
Which of the following is not a subdivision of Geography?
Human Geography
Physical Geography
Systematic Geography
Spatial Geography
Geographic Techniques
Spatial Geography
Which of the following is the definition of systematic geography?
Why and where human activities are located
Why and where natural forces occur as they do
The study of specific subjects with a geographic perspective
Analysis of environmental and human patterns within a single area
The study of specific subjects with a geographic perspective
Which of the following is a true statement concerning the study of geography?
Geography is holistic in nature
Geography id spatial in nature
Geography is both a bench science and a social science
All of the above is true
Only a and b are true
All of the above is true
Which of the following types of regions is perceptual?
Formal
Functional
Nodal
Vernacular
Uniform
Vernacular
The spatial/location tradition involves all of the following except:
Distance
Form
Position
Function
Direction
Function
Area studies tradition is also known or associated with the early:
Chorographic tradition
Choreographic tradition
Chloroform tradition
Convoluted tradition
Chorographic tradition
Which of the following is not true about latitude?
The maximum number of degrees of latitude is 90
A line of latitude measures distance east and west from the Prime Meridian
A line of latitude measures distance north and south of the equator
Each line of latitude extends from pole to pole
All of the above are true
Only b and d are true
Only b and d are true
Which of the following is not a global property?
All meridians are of equal length
All meridians converge at the poles
All parallels are parallel to the equator
All parallels decrease in length as one nears the poles
All meridians and parallels intersect at obtuse angles
The scale on the surface of a globe is everywhere the same in all directions
All of the above are true
All meridians and parallels intersect at obtuse angles
Which of the following correctly describes a characteristic of a conic projection?
The meridians are parallels intersect at right angles
Can be used to represent the globe
Its base is a parallel
Is placed in such a way that it is tangent to a point
Its base is a parallel
Which of the following correctly describes a characteristic of a planar projection?
Its base is a parallel
Can be used to represent the entire Earth’s surface
Can be used to represent only one hemisphere
the meridians and parallels intersect at right angles
Can be used to represent only one hemisphere
Which of the following is correct concerning the comparison between a small and large scale map?
Large scale maps will represent a large amount of territory
Large scale map has the greatest amount of distortion
Large scale maps can present more information
Large scale map has the largest representation fraction
All of the above are true
Items b and c are correct
Items c and d are correct
tems c and d are correct
Which of the following is true of the Earth Science Tradition according to Pattison?
Embraces the study of the Earth, the waters of the Earth, the atmosphere surrounding the Earth, and the association between Earth and sun
Identifiable through concert objects
Oldest of the four traditions
All of the above are true
Only a and b are true
All of the above are true
Which of the following is not involved in the Geologic Cycle?
Tectonic Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Hydrologic Cycle
Rock Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Which of the following is the correct geologic time sequence for dating today?
Precambrian eon, Paleozoic era, Quaternary period, Holocene epoch
Phanerozoic eon, Mesozoic era, Tertiary period, Eocene epoch
Precambrian eon, Cenozoic era, Quaternary period, Pleistocene epoch
Phanerozoic eon, Cenozoic era, Quaternary period, Holocene epoch
Phanerozoic eon, Cenozoic era, Quaternary period, Holocene epoch
Which of the following is the correct sequence for the layers of the Earth?
Inner Core, Outer Core, Upper Mantle, Lower Mantle, Crust
Inner Core, Outer Core, Lower Mantle, Asthenosphere, Upper Mantle
Inner Core, Outer Core, Lower Mantle, Upper Mantle, Asthenosphere, Crust
Core, Mantle, Lithosphere, Crust
Inner Core, Outer Core, Lower Mantle, Upper Mantle, Asthenosphere, Crust
In the processing of folding, which of the following might occur?
Synclines
Anticlines
Synclinal ridges
Anticlinal valleys
All of the above
Only a and c
Only b and d
All of the above
Karst topography is found in areas of _____________ rock?
Sandstone
Granite
Limestone
Gneiss
Limestone
Which of the following is true about continental glaciations in the northern hemisphere?
Ice sheets covered only areas in North America
Ice sheets covered only areas in the Arctic Ocean
Ice sheets were present in North America, Europe and Asia
Ice sheets were present only as far south as Alaska
Ice sheets were present in North America, Europe and Asia
Which of the following is not a type of chemical weathering?
Oxidation
Hydrolysis
Carbonation
Solifluction
Solifluction
Which of the following is true regarding atmospheric pressure?
The closer you are to Earth’s equator, the greater the pressure
The closer you are to Earth’s surface, the greater the pressure
The closer you are the Earth’s poles, the greater the pressure
All of the above are true
The closer you are to Earth’s surface, the greater the pressure
the normal lapse rate in the troposphere is ______ degrees Celsius per _______ meters?
3.5, 1000
10.0, 500
6.0, 500
6.4, 1000
6.4, 1000
Which of the following occurs during the land and sea breezes along the coasts?
During the day, warmer land air rises which is replaced by cooler sea air
During the night, warmer land air rises which is replaced by cooler sea air
During the day, warmer sea air rises which is replaced by cooler land air
During the night, warmer land air rises which is replaced by cooler sea air
During the day, warmer land air rises which is replaced by cooler sea air
Besides Coriolis and surface winds, ocean currents also respond to changes in:
Salinity
Temperature
Air pressure
All of the above
Only a and c
Only a and b
Only a and b
Which of the following cloud types are most noted for thunderstorms?
Nimbostratus
Cumulonimbus
Cumulocirrus
Cumulostratus
Nimbocirrus
Cumulocirrus
Which of the followingis the correct sequence of soil horizons in an ideal pedon?
A, E, B, C, O, R
O, A, C, B, R, E
O, A, B, C, E, R
O, A, E, B, C, R
O, A, E, B, C, R
As discussed in class, which of the following types of soils is probably the oldest?
Oxisols
Mollisols
Gelisols
Histosols
Histosols
Which of the following would not be included in the dry, arid and semiarid climates?
Hot low latitude desert
Cold midlatitude desert
Hot low latitude savanna
Hot low latitude steppe
Cold midlatitude steppe
Arctic
Only a, b, d and e are included
Only a, b, c, and e are not included
Only a, b, d and e are included
According to the authors of your textbook, which of the following is correct?
Natural resources maybe classified as perpetual and potentially perpetual
Natural resources maybe classified as renewable and potentially renewable
Natural resources maybe classified as renewable and non-renewable
Natural resources maybe classified as perpetual and non-perpetual
Natural resources maybe classified as renewable and non-renewable
As discussed in class, which of the following countries has the great reserves of natural gas?
United States
Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
Russia
China
Russia
Which of the following countries does not have a surplus of energy sources?
Venezuela
Canada
Nigeria
Libya
Canada
As discussed in class, in which areas would you not find significant deforestation?
Equatorial Africa
Northern Mexico
Central Asia
Borneo (Indonesia)
Amazon Valley
Central Asia
Which of the following climate, soil and terrestrial vegetation classification combinations is correct?
Hot low-latitude arid, aridisols, tropical rain forest
Hot low-latitude arid, histosols, desert
Hot low-latitude arid, aridisols, desert
Hot low-latitude arid, gelisols, tundra
Hot low-latitude arid, aridisols, desert
Which of the following climate, soil, and terrestrial vegetation classification combination is correct?
Humid midlatitude continental, mollisols, grasslands
Humid midlatitued continental, gelisols, forest
Humid midlatitude continental, histosols, grasslands
Humid midlatitude continental mollisols, tundra
Humid midlatitude continental, mollisols, grasslands
Proved reserves are defined as:
Those that consist of amounts that have been identified and can be recovered at current prices with future technology
Thos that consist of amounts that have been identified and can be recovered with increased pricing and future technology
Those that consist of amounts that have yet to be discovered but could be recovered hypothetically with current prices and current technology
Those that consist of amount that have been identified and can be recovered at current prices with current technology
Those that consist of amount that have been identified and can be recovered at current prices with current technology
Which of the following essays did Hippocrates write which Pattison relates specifically to the Man-Land Tradition?
a. Man’s Role in the Face of the Earth
b. On Airs, Waters and Places
c. An Introduction to Geography
b. On Airs, Waters and Places
As discussed in class upon which of the following does physical environment effect people?
a. Food
b. Housing
c. Clothing
d. Religion
e. None of the above\
f. A, b, c and d
f. A, b, c and d
Which of the following have had no effect upon earth?
a. Food production
b. Water resources development
c. Urban development
d. Religious observance
e. All of the above
e. All of the above
The United States is the___________ most populated state in the world?
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
c. Third
According to the text the worlds population increased between 1900 and 2000 by approximately:
a. 2 billion
b. 4 billion
c. 6 billion
d. 8 billion
b. 4 billion
The number of live births per 1000 people is called the
a. Total fertility rate
b. Infant Mortality Rate
c. Crude Birth rate
d. Adjusted Birth Rate
c. Crude Birth rate
Which stage relates to a pre-industrial economy?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
a. 1
The population pyramids for US communities dominated by minorities ahow which of the following:
a. More rapid growth than Asian Communities
b. More rapid growth than Hispanic communities
c. More rapid growth than white communities
d. More rapid growth than African-American Communities
e. Statements a and c are correct
f. Statements a through d are correct
e. Statements a and c are correct
Which of the following areas does not contain a great cluster of population?
a. East Asia
b. South Asia
c. Northeastern US/ Southeastern Canada
d. Eastern South America
d. Eastern South America
What proportion of the world’s population is over 60?
a. ¼
b. 1/3
c. 1/6
d. 1/7
e. 1/8
b. 1/3
Which of the following is not a subsystem of culture?
a. Technological
b. Sociological
c. Ideological
d. Philosophical
d. Philosophical
An assemblage of culture traits which are interrelated is a:
a. Culture complex
b. Culture realm
c. Culture system
a. Culture complex
The Brandt Line, attempts to illustrate the divide between________countries and________Countries?
a. Developed and developing
b. Developed and underdeveloped
c. None of the above
b. Developed and underdeveloped
Where did cacao (source of cocoa) become domesticated?
a. West Africa
b. Mediterranean
c. Eastern Brazil
d. North Central China
c. Eastern Brazil
Which of the following modern languages is not part of the Indo-European language family?
a. Hindi
b. Farsi (Persian)
c. Mandarin Chinese
d. German
c. Mandarin Chinese
Which of the following is lingua franca of India?
a. Hindi
b. Urdu
c. English
d. Hausa
c. English
From which of the ethnic religions did Buddhism come?
a. Judaism
b. Jainism
c. Hinduism
d. Shintoism
c. Hinduism
“the specialized behavioral petterns, understandings, and adaptions that summarize the way of life of a group of people.” Which of the following is an example of culture?
a. The language
b. Physical objects used daily
c. They way we work
d. The values we live by
e. All the above
e. All the above
Critical stance can be measured by
a. Length of trip
b. Time requirements of trip
c. Psychological barriers
d. All the above
d. All the above
A good example of contagious diffusion, as discussed in class, is the:
a. Spread of Mennonites
b. Spread of Bubonic Plague
c. Spread of urban growth
b. Spread of Bubonic Plague
Which of the following areas do most immigrants to the US come?
a. Latin America
b. East and Southeast Asia
c. Africa
d. Europe
e. All the above are equal
f. Items a, b and d are most equal
e. All the above are equal
Which of the following may be pull factors for immigrants?
a. Promise of employment
b. Lack of civil unrest and war
c. Acceptable environment
d. Stable political system
e. All the above
f. Only a and b
e. All the above
Most people migrate:
a. Within their own country
b. Between neighboring countries
c. Between distant countries
a. Within their own country
Most illegal migrants to the US enter at specific places along the US/Mexican border. These places include all the following but:
a. San Diego
b. Nogales
c. El Paso
d. Brownsville, Texas
e. Los Angeles
e. Los Angeles
One of the more intense aspects of the economic integration of globalization, has been the development of off shore banking. One Caribbean country which is particularly attractive to US citizens is:
a. Cuba
b. Cayman Islands
c. Puerto Rico
d. Aruba
b. Cayman Islands
Which of the following is an example of a nation?
a. Canada
b. Sioux
c. Italy
d. Spain
b. Sioux
Which of the following statements is true concerning the challenges to the State?
a. The globalization of economies has had little effect on the decision making within the State government
b. International organizations such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization have limited the independence of action of state members
c. The emergence of separatists groups has had little effect upon the governments of culturally composite states
b. International organizations such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization have limited the independence of action of state members
As a result of the superimposed boundaries in Africa, the States have:
a. Little trouble maintaining control of their borders
b. Many ethnic groups which are divided between two or more states
c. Territories which are uniformly populated by dominant groups
b. Many ethnic groups which are divided between two or more states
Which of the following state shapes would describe Nambia?
a. Compact
b. Prorupt
c. Elongated
d. Perforated
b. Prorupt
All of the following are planned capitals except:
a. Brasilia, Brazil
b. Paris, France
c. Washington DC
d. Ottawa, Canada
b. Paris, France
The border between Chile and Argentina, os for the most part discussed in class, a:
a. Superimposed boundary
b. Natural boundary
c. Consequent boundary
b. Natural boundary
Which of the following landlocked states would be found in South America?
a. Nepal
b. Austria
c. Bolivia
d. Malawi
c. Bolivia
There are many international alliances in which states participate. Which of the following organizations is most associated with defense?
a. United Nations
b. NAFTA
c. NATO
d. Caricom
c. NATO
As discussed in class, which of the following traditions as identified by Pattison do the authors relate to their culture environment tradition?
a. Man-Land
b. Spatial
c. Earth Science
d. Areas Studies
a. Man-Land
As discussed in class which of the following is true?
a. Humans have modified the land forms of the earth
b. Humans have modified the vegetation of the earth
c. Humans have never modified the land forms of the earth
d. Human have never modified the vegetation of the earth
e. None
f. C and D
g. A and B
g. A and B
Which of the following relate directly to the 19th century though regarding the effect of nature upon humans and their institutions?
a. Rise and fall of States and or Nations
b. Success of military battles and wars
c. Social Darwinism
d. Eugenics
e. All the above
f. None of the above
e. All the above
Which of the following states flip flop in population status in the world by 2050?
a. US and Indonesia
b. China and India
c. US and Canada
d. India and The US
b. China and India
The world’s population increased the most between
a. 1800-1850
b. 1850-1900
c. 1900-1950
d. 1950-2000
d. 1950-2000
The Crude Birth Rate is lowest in which of the following areas?
a. Europe
b. Latin America
c. Asia
d. Africa
a. Europe
A fifth stage is added to the demographic transition model, which type of pyramid would most likely describe the growth of the population?
a. Rapid growth
b. Slow growth
c. Declining growth
d. Zero growth
e. Negative growth
e. Negative growth
The demographic transition theory:
a. Is useful in relating population change to economic development in all countries
b. Is useful in relating population change to economic development in western countries only
c. Is useful in relating population change economic development in Asian and Latin American countries
d. Can only be used to relate population change to economic development in African countries
b. Is useful in relating population change to economic development in western countries only
The world is more urbanized, which of the following countries is least urbanized?
a. US
b. Australia
c. Libya
d. Russia
e. India
e. India
What proportion of the world’s population will be over 60 by 2025?
a. 1/6th
b. 1/5th
c. 1/4th
d. 1/3rd
c. 1/4th
Which of the following would be considered culture traits?
a. Fishhook
b. Weaving
c. Food taboos
d. Marriage taboos
e. All
f. A and b
e. All
In the US we have numerous different ethnic groups with different languages, foods, costumes, ect. But they may all identify themselves as Americans- in that they share a common political system of rights which respect the differences and allow for success within that system this is an example of?
a. Culture complex
b. Culture trait
c. Culture system
d. Culture realm
e. Culture region
c. Culture system
The Brandt Line divides the world into the “North” and the “South” which of the following describes the “North” as discussed in class?
a. 1st world
b. 2nd world
c. 3rd world
d. 4th world
e. None
f. Only a and b
g. C and d
f. Only a and b
Which of the following is not a chief center of plant and animal domestication in the world?
a. Southwest Asia
b. Meso-America
c. North Central China
d. North Western North America
e. East Africa
d. North Western North America
The Indo-European family is very large. Which of the following groups of languages are part of this family?
a. Germanic
b. Romance
c. Slavic
d. Celtic
e. All
f. A and B
g. A-C
e. All
Which of the following religions is considered ethnic?
a. Protestantism
b. Buddhism
c. Shintoism
d. Islam
c. Shintoism
Which of the following ethnic religions is found in Japan?
a. Jainism
b. Daoism
c. Confucianism
d. Shintoism
d. Shintoism
In which pats of the world would we find the Orthodox branch of Christianity practiced predominantly?
a. North America
b. Russia and Eastern Europe
c. Australia
d. South America
e. Western Europe
f. No Specific Area is practiced uniformly around the world
b. Russia and Eastern Europe
Mental maps of the world related to our activity space. The area of this space relates specifically to:
a. Our stage of life
b. Our mobility
c. Our Opportunities
d. All the above
d. All the above
An example of hierarchical diffusion, as discussed in class is the:
a. Process of delegation in business
b. Process of cheese making
c. Process of women’s suffrage
d. Process of marketing and education
a. Process of delegation in business
How have societies accommodated the use of the automobile?
a. Rebuilding highways
b. Reduce mass transit systems
c. Building freeways
d. None
e. A and B
f. A and C
g. A-C
g. A-C
Which of the following statements in not true about migration?
a. An immigrant and an emigrant may be the same person, but view from different countries
b. All migrants to the North America were voluntary
c. Most individuals migrate for economic reasons
d. Forest migration may produce refugees
b. All migrants to the North America were voluntary
Which of the following are reasons people would move from one place to another?
a. Unemployment and promise for a job
b. Political unrest in a potential stable gov
c. War and Peace
d. Numerous environmental hazards, few hazards
e. All the above
f. A and B
e. All the above
Most migrants upon arriving in a new country will:
a. Travel to rural areas
b. Travel to urban areas
c. Travel to areas where other from their own country have settled
d. Travel to areas where no one or few people from their country have settled
e. None of the above
f. A and C
g. B and C
g. B and C
The countries with the highest in-migration rates from foreign areas include all the following except:
a. Canada
b. Australia
c. China
d. US
e. Great Britain
c. China
Transnationalization involves the globalization of business. Based upon the discussion in class, which of the following is not a step in the Transnationalization of a business?
a. International Marketing
b. Retrieval of resource from the foreign country
c. Production in a foreign country
d. Regional marketing from the foreign country
e. Resource dispersal from the home country.
e. Resource dispersal from the home country.
Which of the following is an example of a State?
a. Nebraska
b. Kurdistan
c. Missouri
d. Mexico
e. Ontario
d. Mexico
Which of the following have has little effect upon the governments of States?
a. Transnational Corporations
b. Non-Governmental Organizations
c. Super-National Organizations’
d. Nationalism
e. All
f. A and D
e. All
Africa was the last large land area to be divided by the European powers in the late 1800’s, there were two states that were not colonized as a result of the land division, they were:
a. Egypt and Ethiopia
b. Kenya and Ethiopia
c. Liberia and Sierra Leone
d. Liberia and Zaire
e. Ethiopia and Liberia
e. Ethiopia and Liberia
Which of the following States is considered highly Fragmented?
a. Brazil
b. Indonesia
c. Thailand
d. Egypt
e. Ireland
b. Indonesia
Which of the following is a forward thrust Capital?
a. Washington D.C.
b. Rome, Italy
c. Tehran, Iran
d. Bagdad, Iraq
e. Kabul, Afghanistan
c. Tehran, Iran
Many of the borders in Europe were established well after habitation. The voundaries were considered differences in languages and cultures, therefore, could be considered either__________ or __________.
a. Antecedent, Consequent
b. Superimposed, subsequent
c. Artificial, Subsequent
d. Subsequent, Consequent
e. Natural, Antecedent
d. Subsequent, Consequent
The European Union is a:
a. Multinational Economic alliance
b. Multinational Defense alliance
c. Supranational peace alliance
d. Supranational economic alliance
e. Multinational peace alliance
d. Supranational economic alliance
Which of the following does Pattison most associate with the Man-Land Tradition?
a. Strabo
b. Hippocrates
c. Ptolemy
d. Socrates
b. Hippocrates
In his essay, “On Airs, Waters, and Places, Hippocrates addresses which of following?
a. The effect of human activity upon the conditions of the earth
b. The effects of wind, water and seasonal changes upon the conditions of people
c. The effect of external nature upon human health
d. All the above
e. B and C only
d. All the above
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Religion has never been effected by the physical environment
b. Religions have incorporated a side variety of physical elements into their rites and rituals
c. Water and food, in either scarcity of plenty, have played significant roles in religious rites and rituals.
d. All the above
e. A through d are false
a. Religion has never been effected by the physical environment
Which of the following States is most populated?
a. USA
b. India
c. China
d. Indonesia
c. China
1. Which of the following is not an aspect of Pattison’s “spatial tradition???”
a. Location
b. Distance
c. Form
d. Direction
a. Location
2. Which of the following is descriptive of Claudius Ptolemy Geographica, as associated with the “spatial tradition?”
a. Sailing records
b. Coastlines
c. Landmarks
d. A-c
e. Only a and c
d. A-c
3. For Pattison, the “spatial tradition” and the art of mapping include which pair of aspects?
a. Human and physical interaction
b. Geometry and movement
c. Points in space and landscape entities
d. Absolute and relative terms
e. Pattern and principles of location
b. Geometry and movement
4. The number of US farms has:
a. Increased by 2/3 since 1950
b. Decreased by 2/3 since 1950
c. Increased by 1/3 since 1950
d. Decreased by 1/3 since 1950
e. Remained the same since 1950
Decreased by 2/3 since 1950
5. Which of the following statements is true about US commercial agriculture?
a. US is the only agricultural superpower
b. US exports 20% of all food traded internationally
c. Competes with suburban sprawl for prime farmland
d. A and b are true
e. A, b and c are true
e. A, b and c are true
6. Which of the following US and Canadian agricultural regions is confirmed to the state of California for the most part?
a. Diversified Farming (Old Cotton Belt)
b. Corn belt
c. Spring Wheat Belt
d. Mediterranean Agriculture
e. Dairy Belt
d. Mediterranean Agriculture
7. The Law of Demand postulates that the demand for a commodity will ___________ as the price ________.
a. Increase, decreases
b. Increase, increases
c. Decrease, decreases
d. Decrease, remains unchanged
e. None of the above apply
a. Increase, decreases
8. As indicated in the text, the border area along the _______ is a significant manufactureing region in North America.
a. Rio Grande
b. Colorado River
c. Boundary Waters
d. Red River of the North
e. Pecos River
a. Rio Grande
9. As discussed in class, the greatest employments gains between 1960 and 2000 in the US has come in:
a. Manufacturing
b. Construction
c. Agriculture
d. Professional services
e. None of the above
d. Professional services
10. Which of the following is an occupation associated with the primary economic sector?
a. Miner
b. Machinist
c. Doctor
d. CEO
e. Researcher
a. Miner
11. Which of the following countries was associated with the first world?
a. India
b. China
c. France
d. Algeria
e. Brazil
c. France
12. Which of the following is not a question of the world economy as discussed in class?
a. What will be produced?
b. How will it be produced?
c. Where will it be produced?
d. For whom will it be produced
e. When will it be produced?
e. When will it be produced?
13. Intensive subsistence agriculture involves:
a. Large areas of land
b. Nomadic herding
c. Large numbers of people
d. Significant capital investment
e. Significant use of machinery
c. Large numbers of people
14. As discussed in class and stated in your textbook, cities today are:
a. Growing at slower rates than in the 18oo’s
b. Larger than in the past, with approximately 100 cities over 1,000,000
c. Growing at faster rates than in the 18oo’s
d. Smaller than in the past, with approximately 100 cities over 1,000,000
e. None of the above is true
c. Growing at faster rates than in the 18oo’s
15. As discussed in class and supported by your textbook, approximately what percent of North Americans will live in urban areas by 2030?
a. Less than 75
b. Between 75-80
c. More than 85
d. More than 90
e. Less than 60
c. More than 85
16. Who developed the central place theory?
a. Von Thunen
b. Claudius Ptolemy
c. Eric Eratosthenes
d. Walter Christaller
e. Martin Hartshorne
d. Walter Christaller
17. Which of the following is one of the three dominant world cities?
a. New York
b. Shanghai
c. Seoul
d. Moscow
e. Washington D.C.
a. New York
18. In class we discussed four models of urban development. Which of the following is not one of those models?
a. Sector
b. Concentric Zone
c. Multiple Nuclei
d. Peripheral
e. None of the above apply to the question
f. All of the above are models of urban development
f. All of the above are models of urban development
19. When discussing the Concentric Zone model of urban development in the US in class, which city was given as the primary example for this form of development?
a. Denver
b. Chicago
c. Des Moines
d. Kansas City
e. San Francisco
b. Chicago
20. Your authors discuss several recent changes to the urban form in the United States. Which of the following is associated with the rehabilitation of older residential areas by middle and upper income individuals?
a. Suburbanization
b. Conurbanization
c. Gentrification
d. Exurbization
e. Contersuburbanization
c. Gentrification
21. Which of the following social areas of the city relates very nicely with the concentric ring model of urban form, as discussed in class and supported by your text?
a. Family status
b. Social status
c. Ethnicity
d. None of the above
a. Family status
22. As discussed in class, which of the following is an example of a planned capital city?
a. Paris
b. London
c. Washington DC
d. Moscow
e. Rome
c. Washington DC
23. As discussed in class, which of the following cities would be considered a primate city in a developing country?
a. Lima, Peru
b. Mexico City, Mexico
c. Lagos, Nigeria
d. Bangkok, Thailand
e. All of the above are primate cities in developing countries
e. All of the above are primate cities in developing countries
24. The biosphere is an interconnected system composed of:
a. Troposphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere
b. Atmosphere, hydrosphere, aesthenosphere
c. Troposphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere
d. Atmosphere, hydrosphere, mesosphere
e. Hydrosphere, troposphere, crysphere
a. Troposphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere
25. Which of the following uses of water consumes the greatest amount as discussed in class?
a. Municipal water
b. Domestic water
c. Agricultural water
d. Industrial water
e. Does not apply
c. Agricultural water
26. As discussed in class, which of the following is not considered a point-source of water pollution?
a. Industry
b. Municipal
c. Agriculture
d. Mining
e. None of the above are considered point-source
c. Agriculture
27. In which of the following states would you find irrigation wells tapping into the Ogallala Aquifer?
a. Missouri
b. Kansas
c. Texas
d. Nebraska
e. All of the above
f. Only items b, c and d
f. Only items b, c and d
28. As discussed in class and supported by your text, which of the following is the primary source of air pollutants in the United States?
a. Industry
b. Solid Waste Disposal
c. Fuel combustion from stationary sources
d. Transportation
e. None of the above apply
d. Transportation
29. According to your text, which of the following affects two-thirds of all threatened species?
a. Habitat destruction
b. Hunting
c. Poisoning
d. Contamination
e. Exotic species
a. Habitat destruction
30. According to your author which of the following characteristics is shared by all regions?
a. Regions have location
b. Regions have spatial extent
c. Regions have boundaries
d. Regions have hierarchically arranged
e. None of the above apply
f. All of the above apply
f. All of the above apply
31. Which of the following types of regions is defined by perception?
a. Formal
b. Functional
c. Nodal
d. Vernacular
e. Uniform
d. Vernacular
32. Which of the following regions described in your textbook, relates to the Locational Tradition?
a. Indian Subcontinent
b. Schuykill
c. The Everglades
d. Gullah
e. Black Hills Provence
c. The Everglades
33. As discussed in class and supported by your text, which of the following would be considered a functional region?
a. Kansas City Metropolitan Area
b. Central business district of the City of Chicago
c. Broadcasting region of Channel 5
d. Market area of Omaha, Nebraska
e. All would be classified as functional regions
f. Only items a and b are classified as functional regions
e. All would be classified as functional regions
34. According to Pattison, the Area Studies Tradition is also known as the:
a. Chrographic Traditon
b. Chorologic Tradition
c. Subdivision of the Spatial Tradition
d. Chronologic Tradition
a. Chrographic Traditon
35. According to your authors, regional geographers must be:
a. Seekers of organized space
b. Thoroughly versed in all tropical subfields of geography
c. Very confused
d. Primarily versed in the areas of physical science
e. Primarily versed in the areas of social science
b. Thoroughly versed in all tropical subfields of geography
which of the following is associated with Getis, Getis, and Fellman’s “location tradition?”
a. Distance
b. Form
c. Distribution
d. Direction
e. Position
b. Form
For Pattison, the spatial tradition and the art of mapping include which pair of aspects?
a. Human and physical interaction
b. Geometry and movement\
c. Points in space and landscape entities
d. Absolute and relative terms
e. Pattern and principles of location
b. Geometry and movement
Commercial Agriculture in the US is:
a. Associated with the expansion of the European frontier in North America
b. Dominated by a few agribusiness firms
c. Extremely capital intensive
d. Vertically integrated from farm to table
e. All the above
e. All the above
Which of the following crops currently heavily cultivated in the US was domesticated in Central America?
a. Rice
b. Potatoes
c. Wheat
d. Corn
e. Soybeans
e. Soybeans
As the price of a commodity increases, what happens to the supply, as postulated by the law of supply?
a. Stays the same
b. Decreases
c. Increases
d. None of the above apply
c. Increases
Which of the following areas is not one of the main manufacturing regions of the world?
a. East Asia
b. Eastern Europe
c. Northwestern North America
d. Northwestern Europe
e. Eastern North America
c. Northwestern North America
Which of the following is a characteristic of the services labor market?
a. Services are labor intensive
b. Services income distribution follows a normal bell curve
c. Services income distribution is bifurcated between low income and middle income
d. Services use less labor per output than manufacturing
a. Services are labor intensive
Which of the following is an occupation associated with quinary economic sector?
a. Researcher
b. CEO
c. Doctor
d. Professor
e. Machinist
b. CEO
Which of the following is associated with the quaternary economic sector?
a. Computer chip manufacture
b. Computer software creation
c. Computer maintenance
d. CEO
e. Silicon mining
b. Computer software creation
Which of the following countries was associated with the third world?
a. USA
b. USSR
c. China
d. Germany
e. Japan
c. China
As discussed in class and supported by your text, the first agricultural revolution began in:
a. Indus river valley
b. Ganges river valley
c. Fertile Crescent
d. Yellow river valley
e. Nile river valley
c. Fertile Crescent
As a country becomes more economically diverse, which of the following occurs:
a. Larger number of people become involved in the primary sector
b. Larger number of people move from the secondary to primary sector
c. Larger number of people become involved in the tertiary and beyond sectors
d. Larger number of people move from the tertiary to secondary sector
e. Larger number of people move from the quinary to quaternary sector
c. Larger number of people become involved in the tertiary and beyond sectors
As discussed in class, which of the following cities is not a part of the region known as “Megalopolis?”
a. Washington D.C.
b. Philadelphia
c. New York
d. Chicago
e. Boston
d. Chicago
Non-basic economic activities within an urban area provide:
a. Goods and services for export
b. Goods and services locally consumed
c. Comparative advantage
d. Importation of money/wealth
e. Functional specialization
b. Goods and services locally consumed
Which of the following is one of the three dominant world cities?
a. Moscow
b. London
c. Paris
d. Singapore
e. Chicago
b. London
Which of the following is considered to be a major world city according to your textbook?
a. Kansas city
b. Chicago
c. St. Louis
d. Miami
e. San Francisco
b. Chicago
When discussing the models o urban development in class, which city was used as the primary example for the sector model?
a. Chicago
b. New York
c. Washington, D.C.
d. Denver
e. Kansas City
d. denver
The Peripheral Model of urban development is characterized by:
a. Concentric rings of urban development
b. Multiple residential parks scattered beyond the periphery
c. Circumferential highway or beltway system
d. Sectionized central city
e. Rapid transit system radiating from the suburbs
c. Circumferential highway or beltway system
Which of the following social areas of the city relates very nicely with the sector model of urban form?
a. Family status
b. Social status
c. Ethnicity
d. None of the above
b. Social status
Gentrification of the urban areas involves all of the following except:
a. Revival of urban residential zones
b. Private Financing
c. Growing population of young unmarried professionals
d. Growing population of families
e. Empty nesters
d. Growing population of families
In developing countries, what percent of new urban housing is produced by the formal sector?
a. 80
b. 60
c. 40
d. 20
e. 100
d. 20
Which of the following would be considered a primate capital city in a developing country?
a. Washington D.C.
b. Lima, Peru
c. Brasilia, Brazil
d. Shanghai, China
e. Tokyo, Japan
b. Lima, Peru
The non-living energy source in the biosphere is?
a. Mars
b. Pluto
c. Sun
d. Mercury
c. Sun
Cities primarily obtain water form?
a. Rivers
b. Lakes
c. Groundwater
d. All
e. None
d. All
Which of the following applies to the Ogallala Aquifer?
a. Largest underground water supply in the US
b. Primary source for agricultural water supply in the Great Plains
c. Is suffering from depletion in the southern portion
d. Some areas are witnessing an increase in saturated thickness
e. All the above apply
e. All the above apply
In agriculture, which consumes the most water?
a. Animals
b. Factory farms
c. Crop irrigation
d. None
c. Crop irrigation
According to scientists, how much of the world’s air pollution is derived from the combustion of fossil fuels?
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 75%
d. 90%
c. 75%
Which of the following statements is false regarding Ozone?
a. Ozone is composed of three atoms of oxygen bonded together
b. Ozone in the stratosphere reflects UV rays back into space
c. Ozone is non-toxic to humans
d. Ozone can be formed by nitrogen dioxide reacting with hydrocarbons in the presence if sunlight
c. Ozone is non-toxic to humans
Most of the solid waste in the US is disposed in:
a. Incinerators
b. Recycling centers
c. Landfills
d. The ocean
c. Landfills
Which of the following types of regions has a spatial system defoned by interactions and connections?
a. Vernacular
b. Formal
c. Functional
d. Perceptual
c. Functional
Which of the following regions relates to the culture Environment Tradition?
a. Black Hill Province
b. Schuylkill
c. Yurok World View
d. Megalopolis
c. Yurok World View
Which of the following would be classified as a formal region?
a. Maryville, MO
b. Northwest Missouri State University
c. North America
d. Planet Earth
e. All
f. C and E
e. All
Which of the following does Pattison relate specifically to the Area Studies Tradtion?
a. Hippocrates
b. Aristotle
c. Strabo
d. Eratosthenes
e. Pliny
c. Strabo
According to your authors, the Area Anaylysis gives rise to the study of:
a. Countries
b. Continents
c. Realms
d. Regions
d. Regions
Pattison indicated that the work of Strabo is very similar to that of ___________, but the latter’s was more a cartographic in nature.
a. Hippocrates
b. Ptolemy
c. Aristotle
d. Socrates
e. Eratosthenes
b. Ptolemy