GEO 210 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Remote sensing is one of today's geographer's numerous tools. Fundamental to remote sensing are -
CORRECT ANSWER aerial photographs and satellite imagery.
The beauty of equidistant maps is that they - CORRECT ANSWER are aesthetically pleasing.
Hawaii's tropical location, sandy beaches, volcanoes, volcanic soils, and plentiful moisture play an
important role in its economic activities. In terms of its relative location, these characteristics refer to
Hawaii's - CORRECT ANSWER site
The success of Geographic Information Systems is primarily due to the use of this technology: -
CORRECT ANSWER computers
At the heart of geographic research is - CORRECT ANSWER analysis of data
An S-curve showing the growth in the percentage of adopters is useful in helping to explain - CORRECT
ANSWER the spatial diffusion of an innovation.
Though all of the following distort the shape of land masses and area, which of the following maps or
map types does so most blatantly and intentionally? - CORRECT ANSWER cartograms
In contrast to the suburbs on the far outskirts of a city, the location of a neighborhood next to a downtown
university has high ________ to the students. - CORRECT ANSWER utility
A transportation map, such as a bus or subway map showing the routes and connections between places,
is a representation of - CORRECT ANSWER topological space
For there to be interdependence between Detroit and Toronto, all of the following are necessary except -
CORRECT ANSWER Spatial diffusion
, The dependence of Minneapolis on vegetables from Florida, New York City on energy from Quebec,
California on immigrant labor from Mexico, and Colorado on tourists from New York city demonstrates
the interdependence of - CORRECT ANSWER place
Places are "social products," and are socially constructed. This refers to the - CORRECT
ANSWER meanings different groups give to different places.
Most central to developing our appreciation for the importance of geography is for us to develop our -
CORRECT ANSWER geographical imagination
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) rely upon satellites orbiting the Earth to help us accurately identify the
________ location of a place on earth. - CORRECT ANSWER absolute
The statement, "Mexico's location next to the United States has had a great impact on its economic
development," suggests that Mexico's economic development is related to its - CORRECT
ANSWER situation
Which of the following geographic phenomena is most effectively understood through spatial analysis? -
CORRECT ANSWER the distance people are willing to travel for groceries
Choropleth maps represent data with - CORRECT ANSWER tonal shadings
As contour lines on a topographic map get closer and closer, - CORRECT ANSWER the slope of
the land gets steeper and steeper.
Contour lines - CORRECT ANSWER connect points of equal elevation
The utility of a specific place to live is generally measured in terms of - CORRECT ANSWER All
of these
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Remote sensing is one of today's geographer's numerous tools. Fundamental to remote sensing are -
CORRECT ANSWER aerial photographs and satellite imagery.
The beauty of equidistant maps is that they - CORRECT ANSWER are aesthetically pleasing.
Hawaii's tropical location, sandy beaches, volcanoes, volcanic soils, and plentiful moisture play an
important role in its economic activities. In terms of its relative location, these characteristics refer to
Hawaii's - CORRECT ANSWER site
The success of Geographic Information Systems is primarily due to the use of this technology: -
CORRECT ANSWER computers
At the heart of geographic research is - CORRECT ANSWER analysis of data
An S-curve showing the growth in the percentage of adopters is useful in helping to explain - CORRECT
ANSWER the spatial diffusion of an innovation.
Though all of the following distort the shape of land masses and area, which of the following maps or
map types does so most blatantly and intentionally? - CORRECT ANSWER cartograms
In contrast to the suburbs on the far outskirts of a city, the location of a neighborhood next to a downtown
university has high ________ to the students. - CORRECT ANSWER utility
A transportation map, such as a bus or subway map showing the routes and connections between places,
is a representation of - CORRECT ANSWER topological space
For there to be interdependence between Detroit and Toronto, all of the following are necessary except -
CORRECT ANSWER Spatial diffusion
, The dependence of Minneapolis on vegetables from Florida, New York City on energy from Quebec,
California on immigrant labor from Mexico, and Colorado on tourists from New York city demonstrates
the interdependence of - CORRECT ANSWER place
Places are "social products," and are socially constructed. This refers to the - CORRECT
ANSWER meanings different groups give to different places.
Most central to developing our appreciation for the importance of geography is for us to develop our -
CORRECT ANSWER geographical imagination
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) rely upon satellites orbiting the Earth to help us accurately identify the
________ location of a place on earth. - CORRECT ANSWER absolute
The statement, "Mexico's location next to the United States has had a great impact on its economic
development," suggests that Mexico's economic development is related to its - CORRECT
ANSWER situation
Which of the following geographic phenomena is most effectively understood through spatial analysis? -
CORRECT ANSWER the distance people are willing to travel for groceries
Choropleth maps represent data with - CORRECT ANSWER tonal shadings
As contour lines on a topographic map get closer and closer, - CORRECT ANSWER the slope of
the land gets steeper and steeper.
Contour lines - CORRECT ANSWER connect points of equal elevation
The utility of a specific place to live is generally measured in terms of - CORRECT ANSWER All
of these
