Test Bank for McKnight-s Physical Geography, 13th Edition by Darrel Hess.pdf

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Physicalm Geography:m Am LandscapemAppreciation,m 13em(Hess
)mChapterm1 IntroductionmtomEarth

1) Givemanmexamplemof mhow mourmNationalmParksmcanmbemused masmlaboratories.
Answer:m Wemcanmstudymhowmecosystemsmreact maftermdisruptionsmsuchmasmwildfires,mhowmchangin
gmclimatemaffectsmglaciers,mand msomon.
Diff:m2
Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 1.mRemember

2) WhymdoesmthemNationalmParkmServicem(NPS)mhavemunitsmthat mcontainmwildernessmand mothe
rs,mwhichmaremsmallmhousesminmurbanmareas?
Answer:m ThemNPSmhasmevolved mtomprotect mbothmnaturalmand mhistoricmheritagesminmthat mpeoplemare
mimportant minmthemhistorymof mplaces.

Diff:m2
Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 2.mUnderstand

3) Whymismsatellitemimagerymof mthemEarthmat mnight musefulmformthemstudymof mPhysicalmGeography?m
Answer:m Satellitemimagerymismdigitalmand mcanmbemmanipulated movermspacemand mtime.m Thementire
mEarthmcanmbemlaid mout masmammapmbut mthismismimpossiblemfrommanymsinglemvantagempoint.mThemsate

llitemdatamcanmbemused masmamproxymformthemstudymof mmanymphenomena.
Diff:m3
Topic/Section:m Imagesmof mEarthmat mNight mBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 1.mRemember

4) Thismlaw mgavemU.S.mPresidentsmthempowermtomcreatemnationalmmonuments.
A) NationalmParkmServicemOrganicmAct
B) AntiquitiesmAct
C) Smoot mHawleymAct
D) YosemitemAct
E) Bureaumof mLand mManagement mOrganicmAc
t mAnswer:m B
Diff:m2
Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 1.mRemember

5) ThismNationalmParkmwasmestablished masmthemfirst moneminmthemworld.
A) RockymMountain
B) Yellowstone
C) MammothmCave
D) Gatesmof mthemArctic
E) IslemRoyale
mAnswer:m B m

Diff:m2
Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 1.mRemember

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6) Themtext'smmapmof mNationalmParkmunitsmshowsm .
A) allmof mthem
B) themthreemlargest mof mthem
C) themonesmfeatured minmthemtextbook
D) allmof mthemminmthemwesternmUnited mStates
E) allmof mthemminmthemworl
d mAnswer:m C
Diff:m3
Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 1.mRemember

7) ThemNationalmParksmof mthemUnited mStatesmincludemoverm m units.
A) 25
B) 50
C) 100
D) 400
E) 1000
Answer:m BmDif
f:m2
Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 2.mUnderstand

8) ThemNationalmParkmsystemmunitsmincludemallmbut m .
A) YosemitemNationalmPark
B) LittlemRockmCentralmHighmSchool
C) themGettysburgmbattlefield mof mthemCivilmWar
D) amJapaneseminternment mcampminmCalifornia
E) allmof mlowermManhattanmIsland,mthemoriginalmsitemof mNew mYorkmCi
tymAnswer:m E
Diff:m2
Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 2.mUnderstand

9) NationalmParksmunitsm .
A) aremplacesmyourmparentsmshouldn't mhavemdragged myou
B) canmsometimesmbemasmsmallmasmsinglemhouses
C) must mbemat mleast m10,000macresminmsize
D) allmcontainmsomemwilderness
E) containmbothmwild mareasmand mplacesmof mhistoricmsignificanc
emAnswer:m E
Diff:m2
Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 1.mRemember




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10) Anthropogenicmenvironmentalmchangemcanmbemstudied musingmNationalmParksmasmlaboratorie
s.m"Anthropogenic"mmeansm .
A) natural
B) sudden
C) mysterious
D) wild
E) human-
caused mAnswer:
m E m Diff:m1

Topic/Section:m NationalmParksmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 1.mRemember

11) Whymdoesmthemtextbookmusemsommanymmetricmmeasurements?
A) Themworld'smscientificmcommunitymusesmthemmetricmsystem.
B) Americansmunderstand mmetricmmeasurementsmbettermthanmEnglishmsystemmmeasurements.
C) Theymaremambinarymsystem.
D) Theymaremtraditionalminmphysicalmgeographym(but mnowmdyingmout minmuse).
E) Theymneed mtombemmentioned moftenmbecausemtheymhavemsmallermsizesmthanmEnglishmuni
ts.mAnswer:m A
Diff:m2
Topic/Section:m Numbersmand mMeasurement mSystemsmBlo
om'smTaxonomy:m 2.mUnderstand

12) Earth'smspeed mof mrotationmism .
A) themsamemeverywhere
B) 0mkphmat mthemEquation
C) fastest mat mthemEquator
D) slowest mat mthemEquator
E) fastest mat mthempole
smAnswer:m C
Diff:m3
Topic/Section:m EarthmMovementsmBlo
om'smTaxonomy:m 2.mUnderstand

13) Themlatitudemreceivingmthemsolarmraysmat mamright manglemtomthemsurfacemismthem
mof mthemSun.

A) rotation
B) altitude
C) declination
D) ephemeris
E) orbitalmellipse
mAnswer:m C m Di

ff:m1
Topic/Section:m ThemAnnualmMarchmof mthemSeasonsmBloo
m'smTaxonomy:m 2.mUnderstand



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