WGU Section 1 D199 questions with verified answers
2 Types of Data Ans✓✓✓ Spatial & Non-Spatial
4 Major Earth Systems Ans✓✓✓ atmosphere, hydrosphere, Lithosphere,
biosphere
4 Step Geographic Inquiry Process Ans✓✓✓ 1. Ask a geographic question
2. Acquire Geographic resources
3. Explore geographic data
4. Analyze geographic information
5 Themes of Geography Ans✓✓✓ "MR. G HELP"
Movement
Region
Geographic Scale
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Place
Artificial Boundaries Ans✓✓✓ drawn by humans
Biodiversity Ans✓✓✓ the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or
ecosystem.
City-State Ans✓✓✓ -"Originated in the fertile crescent"
, -1st Ancient State Formed
-Independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and
cultural life over its contiguous territory
Cold War (1947-1991) Ans✓✓✓ A conflict that was between the US and the
Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield
but deadly threats went on for years.
Collective Defense Ans✓✓✓ The concept that allied nations agree to defend one
another in the face of an invasion.
Collective Security Ans✓✓✓ agreement by a group of nations to defend the
other in case of an attack on any member
Colonialism Ans✓✓✓ Practice of taking control of a territory & its inhabitants by
a foreign power
Compact States Ans✓✓✓ Relatively equal distance from their centers to any
boundary
Countries are also commonly called Ans✓✓✓ sovereign states
Degradation Ans✓✓✓ process by which something is made worse
Development Ans✓✓✓ in an economic context, growth of the ability to improve
peoples lives through knowledge and technology
2 Types of Data Ans✓✓✓ Spatial & Non-Spatial
4 Major Earth Systems Ans✓✓✓ atmosphere, hydrosphere, Lithosphere,
biosphere
4 Step Geographic Inquiry Process Ans✓✓✓ 1. Ask a geographic question
2. Acquire Geographic resources
3. Explore geographic data
4. Analyze geographic information
5 Themes of Geography Ans✓✓✓ "MR. G HELP"
Movement
Region
Geographic Scale
Human-Environment Interaction
Location
Place
Artificial Boundaries Ans✓✓✓ drawn by humans
Biodiversity Ans✓✓✓ the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or
ecosystem.
City-State Ans✓✓✓ -"Originated in the fertile crescent"
, -1st Ancient State Formed
-Independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and
cultural life over its contiguous territory
Cold War (1947-1991) Ans✓✓✓ A conflict that was between the US and the
Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield
but deadly threats went on for years.
Collective Defense Ans✓✓✓ The concept that allied nations agree to defend one
another in the face of an invasion.
Collective Security Ans✓✓✓ agreement by a group of nations to defend the
other in case of an attack on any member
Colonialism Ans✓✓✓ Practice of taking control of a territory & its inhabitants by
a foreign power
Compact States Ans✓✓✓ Relatively equal distance from their centers to any
boundary
Countries are also commonly called Ans✓✓✓ sovereign states
Degradation Ans✓✓✓ process by which something is made worse
Development Ans✓✓✓ in an economic context, growth of the ability to improve
peoples lives through knowledge and technology
