Test One

-1Situation identifies a place by its

A location relative to other objects
B mathematical location on the earth’s surface
C nominal location
D unique physical characteristics
E none of the above

A ship’s position is given as 0 latitude and 27 west longitude. The ship is located

A on the equator
B at the North or South Pole
C on the prime meridian
D astride the international date line
E impossible to determine

The international date line is measured approximately from
A 0 latitude
B 0 longitude
C 90 latitude
D 90 longitude
E none of the above

The arrangement of phenomenon across he Earth’s surface is
A regional analysis
B spatial analysis
C spatial association
D spatial distribution

The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
A concentration
B distribution
C pattern
D density
E none of the above

Which is not a form of expansion diffusion
A contagious
B hierarchical
C relocation
D stimulus
E none of the above

Diffusion of AIDS is an example of which type of diffusion
A contagious
B hierarchical
C relocation
D stimulus
E none of the above

Economic development through international trade is an example of what type of diffuicon
A contagious
B hierarchical
C relocation
D stimulus
E none of the above

Which of the following is not one of the three fundamental elements of culture
A Customary beliefs
B Material traits
C Physical environments
D Social forms
E None of the Above

The concept that the physical environment limits human activities but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is

A climate
B environmental determinism
C possibilism
D spatial association
E none of the above

Map projections attempt to correct for errors in

A transferability
B area, distance, scale and proportion
C area, distance, shape and direction
D distance, proximity and topology
E distance, shape and lines of latitude and longitude

A geographer would use a formal region to

A look at small focus area
B look at broad patterns
C focus on anomalies in space
D distinguish areas that do not share common features
E none of the above

All of the following are very good examples of a nodal region except

A newspaper circulations
B broadcast television affiliates
C marketable areas for shops
D Internet site usage
E Drivable areas

The creation of a mental map would be a good way to identify a
A vernacular region
B functional region
C nodal region
D formal region
E none of the above

The spread of something over a given study area is
A concentration
B density
C distribution
D pattern
E none of the above

Density could measure all of the following except

A people
B cars
C trees
D poverty
E none of the above

Two ways to measure concentration are
A clustered and nodal
B clustered and dispersed
C contagious and dispersed
D clustered and density
E none of the above

All of the following are examples of pattern except
A Chicago’s street map
B system of townships
C distribution of baseball teams
D frequency of baseball teams
E all of the above

Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of place

A site features
B absolute location
C relative location
D situation
E none of the above

Cultural Ecology studies the

A interactions between human societies and physical environments
B interactions between places over space
C relationships between media and diffusion
D relationship between language and land use
E relationship between politics and policy

In the new global economy an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in

A the informal sector
B regional centers and small towns where fax machines are used
C the field close to sources of agricultural production
D national capitals because of the increasing importance of the nation state
E major corporate centers such as New York, London and Tokyo
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The daily rag provides news to all the cities in the region and wants to build a new distribution center. If the Daily Rag distributes its paper according to city size, which city is the best located for minimizing distribution costs

A p
B q
C s
D x
E y

Students in City Y have come up with a new flavor of ice cream. If their innovation spreads hierarchically, which city’s residents will be the last to try new flavor.

A p
B r
C u
D w
E z

An example of an important physical site characteristic is

A major airport
B grid street pattern
C major central park
D natural harbor
E sports facility

The “why of where” refers to

A geography’s emphasis on landscape features
B spatial patterns on the landscape
C a definition of geography that is simply locational
D the idea that the explanation of a spatial pattern is crucial
E depiction of a region’s physical features
A formal culture region differs from other regions in that it

A has a focal point or node
B is one the people believe exists
C has a selected feature or internal uniformity
D applies only to linguistic and religious regions
E none of the above

All of the following are correct statements about time zones except

A China has only one time zone
B standard time zones were created by the rail companies
C International time zones facilitate international communication
D Times zones were meant to facilitate the harvesting of crops
E most times zones are 15 degrees wide

All of the following are effects of globalization except

A the expansion of traditional cultures
B time-space compression
C uneven development
D interdependence
E none of the above

A large scale map most likely shows

A al large area
B a small area
C more generalization
D less generalization
E both d and b

A toponym is

A similar to situation
B very rare
C fixed and unchanging
D a place name
E none of the above

A scale of 1:36,000 means that one unit on the map represents

A one unit on the ground
B 360,000,000 units on the ground
C 360, 000 units on the ground
D 6,000 units on the ground
E none of the above

The prime meridian

A is 0 latitude
B passes through London
C divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
D is drawn from the north and south poles

33 The distribution of languages is an example of which diffusion

A contagious
B hierarchical
C relocation
D stimulus
E none of the above

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

A cultural ecology
B environmental determinism
C possibilism
D spatial association
E none of the above

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Which boxes have the highest density

A ab
B bc
C cd
D ad

Which of the two boxes have the highest concentration of dots

A ac
B bd
C ab
D cd

Globalization of the economy has lead to

Less specialization at the local level
B more specialization at the local level
C no specialization
D equal development distribution
E none of the above

The first person to have determined that the earth was spherical was

A Galileo
B Aristotle
C Copernicus
D Magellan
E da Gama

Geography’s most important and basic tool for thinking spatially about the distribution of features across the earth is

A GPA
B GIS
C a map
D remote sensing

Finding an unfamiliar place by referencing familiar locations is and example of

A site
B toponym
C situation
D polder
E none of the above