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Chapter 1 Introduction to World Regional Geography
Learning Objective
1.1: Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between human
geography and physical geography.
1.2: Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of scale in
defining regions.
1.3: Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
1.4: Describe what tools geographers use to study world regional geography.
Multiple Choice:
1. Geography is the study of people, place, environment, and:
a) land.
b) landforms.
c) space.
d) distance.
Ans: C
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
2. The uniqueness of a location and its shaping refers to:
a) territory.
b) place.
c) environment.
d) culture.
Ans: B
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
3. The terraced rice fields of Ifugao Province in the Philippines is an example of:
,a) first agricultural revolution
b) cultural landscape
c) environmentalism
d) human behavior
Ans: B
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
4. The physical context of the earth refers to:
a) landscape.
b) space.
c) environment.
d) place.
Ans: C
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
5. What do abstract connections and constructs of time, distance, and relations refer to?
a) space
b) landscape or territory
c) geographic concepts of place
d) land-use
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
6. The two major fields of study within geography are physical geography and _____________.
a) landscape and topography
b) history and development
c) geology and climate
d) human geography
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
,Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
7. Which of the following would a physical geographer study?
a) cultural landscape
b) economic patterns
c) migration patterns
d) climate and landforms
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
8. A study of migrant workers from Indonesia going to Saudi Arabia is a study of:
a) human geography.
b) space and place.
c) human-environment relations.
d) geography of religion.
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
9. _____________ means considering and understanding the context of what is going on in the
world.
a) Being politically astute
b) Historicizing
c) Conceptualizing
d) Thinking geographically
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
10. The standard, horizontal grid lines on a map or globe are referred to as:
,a) Latitude lines or parallels
b) International date lines
c) Longitude lines or meridians
d) Prime meridians
e) None of the above
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.4 Describe what tools geographers use to study world regional
geography.
11. Understanding the distinct context behind the transmission of AIDS in Africa, Asia,
Europe, and North America is using a _____________approach.
a) regional
b) conceptual
c) factual
d) spatial
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
12. Research in new regional geography sees regions as:
a) natural locations.
b) defining characteristics of place.
c) human constructs.
d) basic world units for study.
Ans: C
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
13. Multiple subregions exist within a large area such as Africa (West Africa, East Africa,
etc.). This is an example of the importance of _____________ in the study of regions.
a) scale
b) definition
,c) regionalization
d) geographic construct
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
14. The study of oxisols in the tropics is an example of research and understanding in:
a) regional geography.
b) tropical environments.
c) Africa and South America.
d) human geography.
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
15. Using physical geography to define world regions, a geographer may use:
a) language.
b) religion.
c) location.
d) precipitation.
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
16. Given your knowledge of the modifiable areal unit problem, you would most likely
conclude:
a) no matter what the relationship being studied, we tend to find the same result across all
scales of inquiry
b) the scale of analysis, and shape of the areal unit, may influence one’s study results
c) the use of small scale maps to study local patterns is problematic
d) large scale phenomenon may have local level impacts
Ans: B
,Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
17. We often perceive regions to exist even though we have never been to them. A strong
example of regional perception in the United States is:
a) the South
b) Rocky Mountains
c) Alaska
d) Upstate New York
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
18. What is an area of land distinguished by either cultural or physical traits or criteria?
a) perceived region
b) culture region
c) functional region
d) formal region
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
19. The world climate regions as classified and defined by _______________ and modified by
Alan Arbogast may be used to denote regions.
a) Wladimir Koppen
b) Michael Kukral
c) Hubert G. Wilhelm
d) Stanley Brunn
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
20. A climate region of the world is a ________________ region.
,a) formal
b) functional
c) small-scale
d) large-scale
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
21. A public school district in the United States is a _________________ region.
a) perceived
b) formal
c) relative
d) functional
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
22. A region that people may imagine to exist, such as “Dixie,” is a:
a) narrative region
b) formal
c) functional
d) perceptual
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
23. A name of a place that evokes a sense of what a locality is like, or conveys the attributes
of a place, is referred to as a:
a) toponym.
b) geotag.
c) location.
d) regional identifier.
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
, Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
24. The perception of place refers to a way people construct their ideas about:
a) what a place is like.
b) pros and cons of location.
c) attitudes concerning location.
d) a sense of space.
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
25. There is basically one way to correctly regionalize the world in geography textbooks.
a) true
b) false
Ans: B
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
26. What is the degree of contact between people and places?
a) spatial interaction
b) time-distance decay
c) spatial-temporal connectivity
d) distance interaction
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Bloom: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
27. We can see places that were tied together and places that were not, by studying:
a) physical landscape
b) physical geography
c) historical spatial interaction
d) diffusion models
Ans: C
Difficulty: Easy
Bloom: Knowledge
Geography, 2e Fouberg
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, Understanding World Regional Geography, 2nd Edition
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Chapter 1 Introduction to World Regional Geography
Learning Objective
1.1: Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between human
geography and physical geography.
1.2: Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of scale in
defining regions.
1.3: Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
1.4: Describe what tools geographers use to study world regional geography.
Multiple Choice:
1. Geography is the study of people, place, environment, and:
a) land.
b) landforms.
c) space.
d) distance.
Ans: C
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
2. The uniqueness of a location and its shaping refers to:
a) territory.
b) place.
c) environment.
d) culture.
Ans: B
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
3. The terraced rice fields of Ifugao Province in the Philippines is an example of:
,a) first agricultural revolution
b) cultural landscape
c) environmentalism
d) human behavior
Ans: B
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
4. The physical context of the earth refers to:
a) landscape.
b) space.
c) environment.
d) place.
Ans: C
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
5. What do abstract connections and constructs of time, distance, and relations refer to?
a) space
b) landscape or territory
c) geographic concepts of place
d) land-use
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
6. The two major fields of study within geography are physical geography and _____________.
a) landscape and topography
b) history and development
c) geology and climate
d) human geography
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
,Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
7. Which of the following would a physical geographer study?
a) cultural landscape
b) economic patterns
c) migration patterns
d) climate and landforms
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
8. A study of migrant workers from Indonesia going to Saudi Arabia is a study of:
a) human geography.
b) space and place.
c) human-environment relations.
d) geography of religion.
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
9. _____________ means considering and understanding the context of what is going on in the
world.
a) Being politically astute
b) Historicizing
c) Conceptualizing
d) Thinking geographically
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
10. The standard, horizontal grid lines on a map or globe are referred to as:
,a) Latitude lines or parallels
b) International date lines
c) Longitude lines or meridians
d) Prime meridians
e) None of the above
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.4 Describe what tools geographers use to study world regional
geography.
11. Understanding the distinct context behind the transmission of AIDS in Africa, Asia,
Europe, and North America is using a _____________approach.
a) regional
b) conceptual
c) factual
d) spatial
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.1 Describe what geography is, explaining the difference between
human geography and physical geography.
12. Research in new regional geography sees regions as:
a) natural locations.
b) defining characteristics of place.
c) human constructs.
d) basic world units for study.
Ans: C
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
13. Multiple subregions exist within a large area such as Africa (West Africa, East Africa,
etc.). This is an example of the importance of _____________ in the study of regions.
a) scale
b) definition
,c) regionalization
d) geographic construct
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
14. The study of oxisols in the tropics is an example of research and understanding in:
a) regional geography.
b) tropical environments.
c) Africa and South America.
d) human geography.
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
15. Using physical geography to define world regions, a geographer may use:
a) language.
b) religion.
c) location.
d) precipitation.
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
16. Given your knowledge of the modifiable areal unit problem, you would most likely
conclude:
a) no matter what the relationship being studied, we tend to find the same result across all
scales of inquiry
b) the scale of analysis, and shape of the areal unit, may influence one’s study results
c) the use of small scale maps to study local patterns is problematic
d) large scale phenomenon may have local level impacts
Ans: B
,Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
17. We often perceive regions to exist even though we have never been to them. A strong
example of regional perception in the United States is:
a) the South
b) Rocky Mountains
c) Alaska
d) Upstate New York
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.2 Explain what a world region is, describing the role of humans and of
scale in defining regions.
18. What is an area of land distinguished by either cultural or physical traits or criteria?
a) perceived region
b) culture region
c) functional region
d) formal region
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
19. The world climate regions as classified and defined by _______________ and modified by
Alan Arbogast may be used to denote regions.
a) Wladimir Koppen
b) Michael Kukral
c) Hubert G. Wilhelm
d) Stanley Brunn
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
20. A climate region of the world is a ________________ region.
,a) formal
b) functional
c) small-scale
d) large-scale
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
21. A public school district in the United States is a _________________ region.
a) perceived
b) formal
c) relative
d) functional
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
22. A region that people may imagine to exist, such as “Dixie,” is a:
a) narrative region
b) formal
c) functional
d) perceptual
Ans: D
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
23. A name of a place that evokes a sense of what a locality is like, or conveys the attributes
of a place, is referred to as a:
a) toponym.
b) geotag.
c) location.
d) regional identifier.
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
, Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
24. The perception of place refers to a way people construct their ideas about:
a) what a place is like.
b) pros and cons of location.
c) attitudes concerning location.
d) a sense of space.
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
25. There is basically one way to correctly regionalize the world in geography textbooks.
a) true
b) false
Ans: B
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
26. What is the degree of contact between people and places?
a) spatial interaction
b) time-distance decay
c) spatial-temporal connectivity
d) distance interaction
Ans: A
Difficulty: Easy
Bloom: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1.3 Compare formal, functional, and perceptual regions.
27. We can see places that were tied together and places that were not, by studying:
a) physical landscape
b) physical geography
c) historical spatial interaction
d) diffusion models
Ans: C
Difficulty: Easy
Bloom: Knowledge
