GGH 1501 EXAM PREPARATION

A ________ ________ is particularly relevant to the study of the provision of services because services provision is something that happens in space. It changes in space and time, and geographical factors may in fact influence the provision of services. A. geographical method B. geographical perspective C. geographical location D. geographical concept Answer Point Value: 1.0 points Answer Key: B Geographers describe the location of a phenomenon in ________ and in ________ terms. A. specific; general B. absolute; relative C. precise; broad D. detailed; vague Answer Point Value: 1.0 points Answer Key: B Absolute location can be defined as: A. the location of a place relative to other places. B. a phenomenon in terms of distance and direction, or abstract criteria such as accessibility (in terms of time, effort or cost), or even postal delivery periods. C. using an arbitrary grid of lines of longitude and latitude that extend across the globe. D. the demarcation of municipal areas within which municipalities are required to provide services. Answer Point Value: 1.0 points Answer Key: C The following is an example of a(n) ________ location: Cape Town is approximately two hours by plane from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. A. absolute B. relative C. precise D. specific Answer Point Value: 1.0 points Answer Key: B On the official South African topographical map series, location is given in terms of ________, ________ and ________ (in the correct order). A. Degrees, minutes, seconds B. Seconds, degrees, minutes C. Minutes, seconds, degrees D. Degrees, minutes, milliseconds Answer Point Value: 1.0 points Answer Key: A Which ONE of the following is FALSE with regards to spatial patterns: A. An example of a spatial pattern is the movement of people, goods, and services between different places. B. A spatial pattern is the way in which phenomena are distributed and arranged in their relative location. C. Spatial patterns are influenced by the dimensionality of the phenomena observed or under investigation, and the distances between them. D. Spatial patterns can be influenced by distance, proximity or adjacency (phenomena are close or next to other phenomena), connectivity (the way in which they are linked) and containment (when one phenomenon is inside another). Answer Point Value: 1.0 points Answer Key: A The components of spatial patterns include: A. Loca