TEST BANK for physical geography 16th edition by James Petersen and Dorothy sack all chapters 1-20 covered

Chapterf01f-fPhysicalfGeography:fEarthfEnvironmentsfandfSystems

Truef/fFalse

1. MostfEarthfsubsystemsfarefopenfsystems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: UsingfModelsfandfSystems
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.4f-
fThinkfoffthefEarthfasfafsystemfoffinteractingfpartsfthatfrespondftofbothfnaturalfpr

ocessesfandfhumanfactions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

2. Systemsfanalysisfinvolvesfdefiningfafsystem,fbreakingfthefsystemfdownfintofitsfcomponents,fandfexa
miningfhowfthefcomponentsfinteractfwithfonefanother.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: UsingfModelsfandfSystems
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.2f-
fDiscussfimportantfwaysfinfwhichfgeographicfinformationfandftechniquesfarefus

efulfinfdifferentfcareers.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

3. Negativeffeedbackfisfanf"unnaturalfprocess"fthatfisfgenerallyfdetrimentalftoftheffunctioningfoffanfenv
ironmentalfsystem.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: UsingfModelsfandfSystems
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.4f-
fThinkfoffthefEarthfasfafsystemfoffinteractingfpartsfthatfrespondftofbothfnaturalfpr

ocessesfandfhumanfactions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

4. Afconceptualfmodelfoffafplacefandfitsfspatialfcomponentsfisfcalledfaf"mentalfmap".
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: UsingfModelsfandfSystems
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.8f-
fExplainfhowfphysicalfgeographyfisfrelevantftofyourfeverydayflife.


KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

5. Iffanfincreasefinfafdeerfpopulationfdepletesfthefanimals’ffoodfsupplies,fleadingftofafdecreasefinfpop
ulationfbackftowardftheforiginalfnumber,fthisfwouldfbefanfexamplefoffafpositiveffeedback.

, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: UsingfModelsfandfSystems
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.4f-
fThinkfoffthefEarthfasfafsystemfoffinteractingfpartsfthatfrespondftofbothfnaturalfpr

ocessesfandfhumanfactions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

6. TheflithospherefisfmadefupfoffallftheflivingfthingsfonfEarth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.4f-
fThinkfoffthefEarthfasfafsystemfoffinteractingfpartsfthatfrespondftofbothfnaturalfpr

ocessesfandfhumanfactions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fRemember

7. Afmodelfisfafusefulfsimplificationfoffafmorefcomplexfreality.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: UsingfModelsfandfSystems
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.4f-
fThinkfoffthefEarthfasfafsystemfoffinteractingfpartsfthatfrespondftofbothfnaturalfpr

ocessesfandfhumanfactions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

8. Askingfwhatfeffectfstricterfchlorofluorocarbonf(CFC)fcontrolsfinfNorthfAmericafwillfhavefonftheffuturefsiz
efoffthefozonefholefoverfAntarcticafisfonefexamplefoffanalyzingfafspatialfinteraction.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:fPHYG.PETR.17.1.5f-
fIllustratefwithfexamplesfhowfsomefinteractionsfbetweenfpeoplefandftheirfenvir

onmentfarefadvantageous,fwhereasfothersfarefdetrimentalforfhazardous.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

9. Thefecosystemfconceptfcanfbefappliedfonfalmostfanyfscale.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.8f-
fExplainfhowfphysicalfgeographyfisfrelevantftofyourfeverydayflife.

,KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

10. Geographersfarefconcernedfwithfhowfphysicalfandfhumanfprocessesfaffect,fhavefaffected,forfwillfaff
ectfourfplanetfandfitsfnaturalfandfhumanfenvironments.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: ThefStudyfoffGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.2f-
fDiscussfimportantfwaysfinfwhichfgeographicfinformationfandftechniquesfarefus

efulfinfdifferentfcareers.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fRemember

11. SomefenvironmentalfchangesfthatfoccurfonfEarthfaccumulatefveryfslowlyfsofthatfcarefulfscientificfstu
dyfoverftheflongftermfisfrequiredftofunderstandfwhatfisfoccurring.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.6f-
fSummarize fhowfknowledgefof fphysicalfgeographyfcontributesftofafbetterfunder

standingfoffthefenvironment.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

12. Earthfprocessesfcanfhavefafdirectfimpactfonfhumansfandftheirfbuiltfenvironment,fjustfasfhumansfandfthei
rfbuiltfenvironmentfcanfhavefanfimpactfonfEarth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.7f-
fRecognizefthatfeveryfphysicalfenvironmentfoffersfanfarrayfoffadvantagesfandfc

hallengesftofhumanflifefandflivingfconditions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fRemember

13. Theflinesfonfmapsfthatfdepictfthefboundariesfbetweenfnaturalfareasforfenvironmentalfregionsfge
nerallyfrepresentfabruptfchangesfonfthefsurface.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:fPHYG.PETR.17.1.3f-
fDescribefthefthreefmajorfperspectivesfoffphysicalfgeography:fspatialfscien

ce,fphysicalfscience,fandfenvironmentalfscience.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fRemember

14. Naturalfregionsfcanfchangefinfsizefandfshapefoverftimefinfresponseftofenvironmentalfchanges.
a. True

, b. False
ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.7f-
fRecognizefthatfeveryfphysicalfenvironmentfoffersfanfarrayfoffadvantagesfandfc

hallengesftofhumanflifefandflivingfconditions.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

15. Becausefphysicalfgeographyfisfsofbroadfandfcomplex,fthefscientificfmethodfdoesfnotfapply.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:fPHYG.PETR.17.1.3f-
fDescribefthefthreefmajorfperspectivesfoffphysicalfgeography:fspatialfscien

ce,fphysicalfscience,fandfenvironmentalfscience.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand

MultiplefChoice

16. Whichffieldffocusesfonfthefrelationshipsfbetweenforganismsfandftheirfenvironment?
a. ecology
b. environmentalf
protection
c. ecosystemics
d. oncology
e. bioinformatics
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:f PHYG.PETR.17.1.2f-
fDiscussfimportantfwaysfinfwhichfgeographicfinformationfandftechniquesfarefus

efulfinfdifferentfcareers.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fRemember

17. Anfexamplefoffanfabsoluteflocationfis .
a. anywherefonfEarth'sfsurface
b. 400fkilometersf(250fmi)fsouthwestfoffChicago
c. downstreamffromfthefGlenfCanyonfDam
d. southfoffthefRockyfMountains
e. 40fdegreesfnorthflatitudefandf90fdegreesfwestfl
ongitude
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: MajorfPerspectivesfinfPhysicalfGeography
LEARNINGfOBJECTIVES:fPHYG.PETR.17.1.3f-
fDescribefthefthreefmajorfperspectivesfoffphysicalfgeography:fspatialfscien

ce,fphysicalfscience,fandfenvironmentalfscience.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s:fUnderstand