WGU C255 Introduction to Geography –
Questions and Answers Already Passed
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?
Round to the nearest whole number. ✔✔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
, 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.
The countries of this region have been plagued by civil wars over their rich natural resources.
✔✔Sub-Saharan Africa
Divided along religious lines as the result of decolonization. ✔✔South Asia
Slash-and-burn agriculture leading to the loss of rainforest is a major political issue in this
region. ✔✔Latin America
This region has seen a decade-long civil war over the Panguna copper mine. ✔✔Oceania
Balkanization along national lines has characterized this region. ✔✔Eastern Europe
The single most important physical variable unifying this region is aridity ✔✔Middle East
Questions and Answers Already Passed
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?
Round to the nearest whole number. ✔✔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
, 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.
The countries of this region have been plagued by civil wars over their rich natural resources.
✔✔Sub-Saharan Africa
Divided along religious lines as the result of decolonization. ✔✔South Asia
Slash-and-burn agriculture leading to the loss of rainforest is a major political issue in this
region. ✔✔Latin America
This region has seen a decade-long civil war over the Panguna copper mine. ✔✔Oceania
Balkanization along national lines has characterized this region. ✔✔Eastern Europe
The single most important physical variable unifying this region is aridity ✔✔Middle East
