WGU C255 PA Questions and Answers
with Complete Solutions
What are the five themes of geography? ✔✔Location, Place, Human/environmental interaction,
Regions, Movement
Which of the following is the science of mapmaking? ✔✔Cartography
What does longitude measure? ✔✔The angles east and west of the prime meridian
What is population density? ✔✔Number of people per unit area
A country has 100 square miles of land and a population of 1 million people. What is the
population density per square mile of the country? ✔✔10,000 people
What is the purpose of the prime meridian? ✔✔Establishes the point of measure for longitude
What does the international date line separate? ✔✔Two consecutive calendar days
What geographic feature is the peninsula in Yellow Sea near Japan? ✔✔Korea
What geographic feature is the body of water between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan? ✔✔Aral Sea
, What geographic feature is the part of the border between China and Russia? ✔✔Amur River
What geographic feature is the islands in the Barents Sea off the Arctic Ocean? ✔✔Svalbard
What geographic feature passes through Salekhard? ✔✔Ob River
What is the absolute location of the city of Odessa? ✔✔46N 30E
What is the relative location of the city of Yalta? ✔✔The southern shore of the Crimean
peninsula on the Black Sea
In the 1800s the British attempted to colonize West Africa. Tropical diseases caused heavy
losses of men and horses as they attempted to travel up the Niger River. Their attempts to
colonize the area initially failed. Which of the following explains how geography affected the
British attempts at colonization in West Africa? ✔✔The tropical environment is home to
disease-causing parasites. The fresh water sources in the tropics house parasites that cause
dysentery.
What world region has been plagued by civil wars over their rich natural resources? ✔✔Sub-
Saharan Africa
What world region is divided along religious lines as the result of decolonization? ✔✔South
Asia
with Complete Solutions
What are the five themes of geography? ✔✔Location, Place, Human/environmental interaction,
Regions, Movement
Which of the following is the science of mapmaking? ✔✔Cartography
What does longitude measure? ✔✔The angles east and west of the prime meridian
What is population density? ✔✔Number of people per unit area
A country has 100 square miles of land and a population of 1 million people. What is the
population density per square mile of the country? ✔✔10,000 people
What is the purpose of the prime meridian? ✔✔Establishes the point of measure for longitude
What does the international date line separate? ✔✔Two consecutive calendar days
What geographic feature is the peninsula in Yellow Sea near Japan? ✔✔Korea
What geographic feature is the body of water between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan? ✔✔Aral Sea
, What geographic feature is the part of the border between China and Russia? ✔✔Amur River
What geographic feature is the islands in the Barents Sea off the Arctic Ocean? ✔✔Svalbard
What geographic feature passes through Salekhard? ✔✔Ob River
What is the absolute location of the city of Odessa? ✔✔46N 30E
What is the relative location of the city of Yalta? ✔✔The southern shore of the Crimean
peninsula on the Black Sea
In the 1800s the British attempted to colonize West Africa. Tropical diseases caused heavy
losses of men and horses as they attempted to travel up the Niger River. Their attempts to
colonize the area initially failed. Which of the following explains how geography affected the
British attempts at colonization in West Africa? ✔✔The tropical environment is home to
disease-causing parasites. The fresh water sources in the tropics house parasites that cause
dysentery.
What world region has been plagued by civil wars over their rich natural resources? ✔✔Sub-
Saharan Africa
What world region is divided along religious lines as the result of decolonization? ✔✔South
Asia
