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1.1 Multipleo Choiceo Questions

1) Whatodoeso"Geography"oliterallyomean?
A) Placeomemorization.
B) Theostudyooforocks.
C) Mapomaking.
D) Toowriteo(about)
oEarth.Answer:oDo

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2) Whatoisotheomainomethodologyogoverningogeographicoinquiry?
A) Behaviouralo analysis.
B) Spatialoanalysis.
C) Chronologicaloorganization.
D) Field
work.
Answer:o B
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3) Whichoofotheofollowingocompriseotheofundamentalodualityoinothe
ofieldoofgeography?

A) Physicaloversusohuman/cultural.
B) Physicaloversusoeconomic.
C) Economico versuso political.
D) Politicaloversusoenviro
nmental.Answer:o AoDiff:o1
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,4) Whichoofotheofollowingowouldoaophysicalogeographerolikelyostudy?
A) Theoeconomicoimpactotransportationorestructuringoinotheoloweromainlando o
foBritishColumbia.
B) Theo socio-politicalo effectso ofo theo changeso too forestryo conservationo legislation.
C) Theo 9.0o magnitudeo earthquakeo ino Japano ino 2011.
D) Theodiffusionoofovariousoreligionsofromotheoso-
calledoMiddleoEast.Answer:oC
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5) Geographyo cano besto beo describedo aso whato typeo ofo science?
A) AnoEarthoscience.
B) Aohumanoscience.
C) Ao physicalo science.
D) Aospatialoscien
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6) Whato doeso theo wordo spatialo refero to?
A) Theonatureoandocharacteroofophysicalospace.
B) Itemsothato relateo specificallyotoo society.
C) Thingsothatoareouniqueoandospecial.
D) Erasoofoti
me.Answer:
A
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7) Whicho ofo theo followingo besto describeso theo concernso ofo geographers?
A) Theyo areo solido Eartho systemso scientists.
B) Theyo areo primarilyo concernedo witho placeo names.
C) Theyoareoconcernedowithospatialoandotemporalorelationships.
D) Theyoconcernedowithotwo-
dimensionalonumericaloanalysis.Answer:oC
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, 8) Relativeotootheofundamentalothemesoofogeography,otheoTajoMahaloinoIndia
oandoAyersRockoinoAustraliaoareobestodescribedowithinowhichoofotheofiveoth

emes?
A) Location.
B) Place.
C) Regions.
D) Human-
Earthorelationships.Ans
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9) Whichoofotheofollowingobestodescribesotheofieldoofophysicalogeography?
A) Understandingosoilodevelopmentoasoaoresponseotootheobreakdownoofo o
rganicomatterbyodecomposers.
B) MappingotheorockotypesoinotheoCanadianoShield.
C) Theostudyoofoweather,oincludingostabilityoandohumidity.
D) Theospatialoanalysisoofoallotheophysicaloelements,oprocesses,oandosystems
othatomakeupotheoenvironment.


Answer:o o D
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10) Whichoofotheofiveofundamentalothemesoofogeographyodoesothe
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A) Location.
B) Place.
C) Human-Earthorelationships.
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