WGU D199 SUMMARY AND TEST (INTRODUCTION TO
PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Which statement is the most accurate definition of physical geography?
A. The study of the earth and the patterns of human migration.
B. The study of the cultural and physical environments of the earth.
C. The study of the earth and each of its natural components.
D. The study of natural components and human resources on earth.
Correct Answer: C.
Which item accurately describes the study of human geography?
A. The study of how human migration has changed over the course of history
B. The study of humans and their communities, cultures, economies, and interaction with the
environment
C. The study of the economic and cultural impact of humans on the planet's resources
D. The study of human evolution, economic, and migratory patterns across the planet
Correct Answer: B.
In the 2016 U.S. federal election, areas of debate included healthcare, immigration, engagement
with international partners, the rural-urban divide, gun control, abortion, the national debt,
jobs, and overall economic growth. Which of these issues are related to human geography?
Choose four answers.
A. Abortion
,B. Engagement with international partners
C. Gun control
D. Immigration
E. Jobs
F. Overall economic growth
G. The national debt
H. The rural-urban divide
Correct Answer: B, D, F, H.
A farmer grows corn to feed chickens, which then excrete waste pellets that the farmer uses as
fertilizer on the corn. The farmer, a vegetarian, does not eat the chickens. Which items correctly
categorize the elements of this biotic community?
Choose 3 answers.
A. Chickens = consumer
B. Corn = producer
C. Fertilizer = producer
D. Gardener = consumer
E. Pellets = decomposer
Correct Answer: A, B, E.
Which items describe ways in which an ecosystem can be naturally changed instantaneously?
Choose 3 answers.
A. Flash flooding
B. Hurricane
C. Insect damage to a forest
,D. Long-range droughts
E. Minor temperature fluctuations
F. Minor volcano eruption
Correct Answer: A, B, F.
Cocoa plants, from which chocolate is made, grow in certain areas close to the equator.
Countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, and Malaysia produce most of the world's
cocoa.
Which statement explains this?
A. Goods production requires cultural adaptation.
B. Physical geography changes based on local cultures.
C. Goods production is dependent on economic expansion.
D. Physical geography affects local economies.
Correct Answer: D.
In coastal towns in Maine, fishing and fish-packing industries sprang up due to ocean proximity.
Shortly thereafter, seafood product companies and seafood restaurants became prevalent.
Later, ocean tourism companies, hotels, and entertainment venues opened.
Which statements explain this?
Choose 3 answers.
A. Cultural influences in coastal Maine are founded on the economy.
B. Economic activities developed due to relational geographies in coastal Maine.
C. Industrialization in coastal Maine can be attributed to the locale.
D. Physical geography impacted the agglomeration of businesses in coastal Maine.
E. Urbanization of coastal Maine occurred due to economic development.
Correct Answer: B, D, E.
, immigrants
Correct Answer: people moving into a geographical area
emigrants
Correct Answer: people moving out of a geographical area
net migration
Correct Answer: the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of
emigrants for a given geographical area in any given year
return migration
Correct Answer: permanent return of emigrants to their country of origin
travel visas
Correct Answer: documents that give temporary permission to enter a country
brain drain
Correct Answer: a wealthy country's recruiting the "best brains" from a poorer country by
offering higher-paying opportunities
PHYSICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS.
Which statement is the most accurate definition of physical geography?
A. The study of the earth and the patterns of human migration.
B. The study of the cultural and physical environments of the earth.
C. The study of the earth and each of its natural components.
D. The study of natural components and human resources on earth.
Correct Answer: C.
Which item accurately describes the study of human geography?
A. The study of how human migration has changed over the course of history
B. The study of humans and their communities, cultures, economies, and interaction with the
environment
C. The study of the economic and cultural impact of humans on the planet's resources
D. The study of human evolution, economic, and migratory patterns across the planet
Correct Answer: B.
In the 2016 U.S. federal election, areas of debate included healthcare, immigration, engagement
with international partners, the rural-urban divide, gun control, abortion, the national debt,
jobs, and overall economic growth. Which of these issues are related to human geography?
Choose four answers.
A. Abortion
,B. Engagement with international partners
C. Gun control
D. Immigration
E. Jobs
F. Overall economic growth
G. The national debt
H. The rural-urban divide
Correct Answer: B, D, F, H.
A farmer grows corn to feed chickens, which then excrete waste pellets that the farmer uses as
fertilizer on the corn. The farmer, a vegetarian, does not eat the chickens. Which items correctly
categorize the elements of this biotic community?
Choose 3 answers.
A. Chickens = consumer
B. Corn = producer
C. Fertilizer = producer
D. Gardener = consumer
E. Pellets = decomposer
Correct Answer: A, B, E.
Which items describe ways in which an ecosystem can be naturally changed instantaneously?
Choose 3 answers.
A. Flash flooding
B. Hurricane
C. Insect damage to a forest
,D. Long-range droughts
E. Minor temperature fluctuations
F. Minor volcano eruption
Correct Answer: A, B, F.
Cocoa plants, from which chocolate is made, grow in certain areas close to the equator.
Countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, Indonesia, Brazil, and Malaysia produce most of the world's
cocoa.
Which statement explains this?
A. Goods production requires cultural adaptation.
B. Physical geography changes based on local cultures.
C. Goods production is dependent on economic expansion.
D. Physical geography affects local economies.
Correct Answer: D.
In coastal towns in Maine, fishing and fish-packing industries sprang up due to ocean proximity.
Shortly thereafter, seafood product companies and seafood restaurants became prevalent.
Later, ocean tourism companies, hotels, and entertainment venues opened.
Which statements explain this?
Choose 3 answers.
A. Cultural influences in coastal Maine are founded on the economy.
B. Economic activities developed due to relational geographies in coastal Maine.
C. Industrialization in coastal Maine can be attributed to the locale.
D. Physical geography impacted the agglomeration of businesses in coastal Maine.
E. Urbanization of coastal Maine occurred due to economic development.
Correct Answer: B, D, E.
, immigrants
Correct Answer: people moving into a geographical area
emigrants
Correct Answer: people moving out of a geographical area
net migration
Correct Answer: the difference between the number of immigrants and the number of
emigrants for a given geographical area in any given year
return migration
Correct Answer: permanent return of emigrants to their country of origin
travel visas
Correct Answer: documents that give temporary permission to enter a country
brain drain
Correct Answer: a wealthy country's recruiting the "best brains" from a poorer country by
offering higher-paying opportunities
