Please highlight the correct answer.
Unit I: Geography, Its Nature and Perspective
1. Text messaging and electronic communications have removed barriers for people who are far away
from each other, this phenomenon is called:
a. Distance decay
b. Space-time compression
c. Space
d. Remote sensing
e. Globalization
Source: ESRI Maps
2. Which geographic concept, defined as the relationship between the portion of Earth on a piece of paper
and Earth as a whole is represented by the sequence of images above?
a. Scale
b. Space
c. Connections
d. Place
e. Region
3. Which of the following concepts is not a primary component of human geography? a.
Religion
b. Economy
c. Ethnicity
d. Agriculture
e. Climate
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4. Which statement best describes the definition of cultural landscape?
a. The geographic study of human-environment relationships
b. The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the
ability to adjust the physical environment
c. The fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
d. The study of how the physical environment caused human activities
e. The geographic approach to studying a cultural feature or trend from one place to another over time
The following two questions are related to the map of “The South” (below).
5. Which of the following regions is “the South” an example of?
a. Formal Region
b. Functional Region
c. Standard Region
d. Perceptual Region
e. Isogloss Region
6. Which definition below best defines the geographic concept of regions?
a. An area distinguished by a unique combination of characteristics, trends or features b.
An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
c. An area that shows the relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space d.
An area organized around a focal point or node
e. An area acclaimed by one particular character
Unit I: Geography, Its Nature and Perspective
1. Text messaging and electronic communications have removed barriers for people who are far away
from each other, this phenomenon is called:
a. Distance decay
b. Space-time compression
c. Space
d. Remote sensing
e. Globalization
Source: ESRI Maps
2. Which geographic concept, defined as the relationship between the portion of Earth on a piece of paper
and Earth as a whole is represented by the sequence of images above?
a. Scale
b. Space
c. Connections
d. Place
e. Region
3. Which of the following concepts is not a primary component of human geography? a.
Religion
b. Economy
c. Ethnicity
d. Agriculture
e. Climate
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4. Which statement best describes the definition of cultural landscape?
a. The geographic study of human-environment relationships
b. The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the
ability to adjust the physical environment
c. The fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
d. The study of how the physical environment caused human activities
e. The geographic approach to studying a cultural feature or trend from one place to another over time
The following two questions are related to the map of “The South” (below).
5. Which of the following regions is “the South” an example of?
a. Formal Region
b. Functional Region
c. Standard Region
d. Perceptual Region
e. Isogloss Region
6. Which definition below best defines the geographic concept of regions?
a. An area distinguished by a unique combination of characteristics, trends or features b.
An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
c. An area that shows the relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space d.
An area organized around a focal point or node
e. An area acclaimed by one particular character
