Atmospheric Processes and Patterns 2nd Edition
by Reynolds - Test Bank Chapter (1 to 18)
,Content: _
Chapter 1 The Nature of Physical Geography
Chapter 2 Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere
Chapter 3 Atmospheric Motion
Chapter 4 Atmospheric Moisture
Chapter 5 Weather Systems and Severe Weather
Chapter 6 Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions
Chapter 7 Climates Around the World
Chapter 8 Water Resources
Chapter 9 Understanding Landscapes
Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics and Regional Features
Chapter 11 Volcanoes, Deformation, and Earthquakes
Chapter 12 Weathering and Mass Wasting
Chapter 13 Streams and Flooding
Chapter 14 Glaciers and Glacial Landforms
Chapter 15 Coasts and Changing Sea Levels
Chapter 16 Soils
Chapter 17 Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 18 Biomes
,Exploring Physical Geography, 2e (Reynolds)
Chapter 1 The Nature of Physical Geography
1) Which of the following is not a feature of what physical geographers study?
A) Impacts of spatial distributions of the natural environment on people
B) Processes that created and changed the spatial distributions of natural
featuresC) Interconnections between different aspects of the natural
environment
D) All of these are features of what physical geographers study.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
Topic: Physical Geography and its Influence on Life; Investigation of Geographic Problems
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) Which of the following topics of study would best incorporate the holistic perspective?
A) The impact of political policies on soil erosion
B) The examination of soil grains under a microscope to identify the amount of air space
between grains
C) The degree to which soil particles expand when they are wet and contract when they dry
outD) Identifying the soil type from a sample collected in the field
Answer: A
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
Topic: Physical Geography and its Influence on Life; Investigation of Geographic Problems
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3) Geography is considered to be
A) a natural science.
B) a social science.
, C) both a natural and social science.
D) neither a natural nor a social science.
Answer: C
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
Topic: Physical Geography and its Influence on Life
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
4) The geographic perspective that distinguishes geography from other fields of study
means that A) geographers use computers only after they examine maps.
B) geographers examine how the spatial features affect and are affected by nonspatial
issues.
C) geographers use field work to report results.
D) geographers do not need to follow the scientific method when they solve research
problems.
Answer: B
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
Topic: Physical Geography and its Influence on Life
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Which of the following clues would the steepness of a slope, by itself, be most directly
able to provide to a geographer in understanding a place?
A) It suggests the ethnicity of human settlement that may have lived on the slope.
B) It suggests the type of rock that might be present to form soils.
C) It suggests how far the location is from the equator.
D) It suggests the strength of the wind at the location.
Answer: B
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
by Reynolds - Test Bank Chapter (1 to 18)
,Content: _
Chapter 1 The Nature of Physical Geography
Chapter 2 Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere
Chapter 3 Atmospheric Motion
Chapter 4 Atmospheric Moisture
Chapter 5 Weather Systems and Severe Weather
Chapter 6 Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions
Chapter 7 Climates Around the World
Chapter 8 Water Resources
Chapter 9 Understanding Landscapes
Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics and Regional Features
Chapter 11 Volcanoes, Deformation, and Earthquakes
Chapter 12 Weathering and Mass Wasting
Chapter 13 Streams and Flooding
Chapter 14 Glaciers and Glacial Landforms
Chapter 15 Coasts and Changing Sea Levels
Chapter 16 Soils
Chapter 17 Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles
Chapter 18 Biomes
,Exploring Physical Geography, 2e (Reynolds)
Chapter 1 The Nature of Physical Geography
1) Which of the following is not a feature of what physical geographers study?
A) Impacts of spatial distributions of the natural environment on people
B) Processes that created and changed the spatial distributions of natural
featuresC) Interconnections between different aspects of the natural
environment
D) All of these are features of what physical geographers study.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
Topic: Physical Geography and its Influence on Life; Investigation of Geographic Problems
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) Which of the following topics of study would best incorporate the holistic perspective?
A) The impact of political policies on soil erosion
B) The examination of soil grains under a microscope to identify the amount of air space
between grains
C) The degree to which soil particles expand when they are wet and contract when they dry
outD) Identifying the soil type from a sample collected in the field
Answer: A
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
Topic: Physical Geography and its Influence on Life; Investigation of Geographic Problems
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3) Geography is considered to be
A) a natural science.
B) a social science.
, C) both a natural and social science.
D) neither a natural nor a social science.
Answer: C
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
Topic: Physical Geography and its Influence on Life
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
4) The geographic perspective that distinguishes geography from other fields of study
means that A) geographers use computers only after they examine maps.
B) geographers examine how the spatial features affect and are affected by nonspatial
issues.
C) geographers use field work to report results.
D) geographers do not need to follow the scientific method when they solve research
problems.
Answer: B
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
Topic: Physical Geography and its Influence on Life
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Which of the following clues would the steepness of a slope, by itself, be most directly
able to provide to a geographer in understanding a place?
A) It suggests the ethnicity of human settlement that may have lived on the slope.
B) It suggests the type of rock that might be present to form soils.
C) It suggests how far the location is from the equator.
D) It suggests the strength of the wind at the location.
Answer: B
Section: 01.01 What Is Physical Geography?
