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1. Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a. At 36°S and 58°W
b. 14 miles south of Amsterdam
c. In the northeastern part of Brazil
d. On the banks of the Ganges River
e. At the intersection of Main Street and Poplar Avenue
ANSWER: a
2. Which of the following is an example of a relative location?
a. Down the street
b. 47.50° N, 19.04° E
c. Surrounded by mountains
d. Home to the Steelers
e. High on top of a mountain
ANSWER: a
3. Which term describes the number of people per a given unit of area (such as a square mile)?
a. Density
b. Distribution
c. Flow
d. Pattern
e. Situation
ANSWER: a
4. Human geography is best described as the study of which of the following?
a. The events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth
b. Natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment
c. Social relations in urban and rural communities
d. The ways humans and animals interact with each other beyond urban regions
e. The history of mapmakers
ANSWER: a
5. These maps of two different urban centers illustrate different urban:
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a. governments.
b. densities.
c. patterns.
d. sustainabilities.
e. cultures.
ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following geographic features has the greater impact on one of the city's patterns?
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a. The Rocky Mountains
b. The European Union
c. The Thames River
d. The Colorado River
e. Denver’s many parks
ANSWER: c
7. Which of the following best explains the geographic principle of time-space compression?
a. Places seem to all look alike.
b. Places seem like they are closer together.
c. Places are closer in space but not in time.
d. People in different places are making a greater effort to work together.
e. People in different places are more concerned about maintaining their traditions.
ANSWER: b
8. What is a primary argument against environmental determinism?
a. It undermines the principles of sustainability.
b. It ignores past civilizations in North Africa and Asia.
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c. It underestimates the importance of genetic factors.
d. It emphasizes physical geography over human geography.
e. It overlooks the impact of new technologies in Europe and the Americas.
ANSWER: b
9. Which of the following geographic theories suggests that humans have an ability to affect their
environment?
a. Humanism
b. Probability
c. Possibilism
d. World system theory
e. Environmental determinism
ANSWER: c
10. The term geographic scale refers to which of the following?
a. The area of the world being studied
b. The sense of distance as it relates to time
c. The ways in which people define regions
d. The ratio between distance on a map and distance on Earth’s surface
e. The economic interrelationship between core and peripheral countries
ANSWER: a
11. Which of the following scales of analysis would be most appropriate for examining migration patterns
within a country?
a. Regional
b. Global
c. National
d. Local
e. State
ANSWER: c
12. Which of the following types of regions best describes the U.S. Midwest?
a. Nodal
b. Formal
c. Uniform
d. Functional
e. Perceptual
ANSWER: e
13. What are latitude and longitude used to express?
a. Absolute location
b. Relative location
c. Site and situation
d. Population distribution
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e. Demographic characteristics
ANSWER: a
14. Which factor or factors are included in the description of a place in relation to its surroundings?
a. Absolute location
b. Friction of distance
c. Site characteristics
d. Situational characteristics
e. Physical and human characteristics
ANSWER: d
15. Which term refers to how an issue changes with respect to whether it is looked at from a local or a
global perspective?
a. Scale of analysis
b. Ecological perspective
c. World system theory
d. Distance decay model
e. Environmental determinism
ANSWER: a
16. Which concept is shown in the graphic?
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a. Possibilism
b. The geo-inquiry process
c. Time-space compression
d. The distance decay model
e. World system theory
ANSWER: e
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17. Based on the graphic, which of the following statements is true about the United States?
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a. The United States is a core country.
b. The United States is a peripheral country.
c. The United States is a semi-peripheral country.
d. The United States is both a core and a semi-peripheral country.
e. The United States is both a peripheral and a semi-peripheral country
ANSWER: a
18. The area served by the New York City subway system is an example of which type of region?
a. Formal region
b. Functional region
c. Perceptual region
d. Vernacular region
e. Agricultural region
ANSWER: b
19. Which term describes the expansion of economic, cultural, and political processes on a worldwide
scale?
a. Capitalism
b. Globalization
c. Distance decay
d. Ecological perspective
e. Sustainable development
ANSWER: b
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20. What determines a perceptual region’s boundaries?
a. A common language or culture
b. Local elected officials within a country
c. The opinions of one or more groups of people
d. Physical characteristics such as rivers or mountains
e. A downtown area or node and its surrounding area
ANSWER: c
21. Which principle do these graphs convey?
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a. Distance decay
b. Relative distance
c. Absolute distance
d. Expansion diffusion
e. Environmental determinism
ANSWER: a
22. The theory of environmental determinism has fallen out of favor primarily because it did not take into
account which of the following?
a. The impact of climate change
b. Indigenous cultures in the world today
c. The impact of climate and soil fertility
d. The impact of the Industrial Revolution
e. Ancient civilizations in North Africa and Asia
ANSWER: e
23. What geographic concept is illustrated by this map?
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a. Globalization
b. Distance decay
c. World system theory
d. Sustainable development
e. Time-space compression
ANSWER: c
24. Into what category does Mexico fall?
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a. Core
b. Semi-periphery
c. Periphery
d. Other
e. Mexico is not shown on the map.
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Perspective , 1st Edition Sarah Witham Bednarz
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1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you 10 pages.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
sheet if it exists.
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update at every time. There are many
new editions waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file
You can contact us at every time, we can
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01 - The Power of Geography: Geographic Thinking
1. Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
a. At 36°S and 58°W
b. 14 miles south of Amsterdam
c. In the northeastern part of Brazil
d. On the banks of the Ganges River
e. At the intersection of Main Street and Poplar Avenue
ANSWER: a
2. Which of the following is an example of a relative location?
a. Down the street
b. 47.50° N, 19.04° E
c. Surrounded by mountains
d. Home to the Steelers
e. High on top of a mountain
ANSWER: a
3. Which term describes the number of people per a given unit of area (such as a square mile)?
a. Density
b. Distribution
c. Flow
d. Pattern
e. Situation
ANSWER: a
4. Human geography is best described as the study of which of the following?
a. The events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth
b. Natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment
c. Social relations in urban and rural communities
d. The ways humans and animals interact with each other beyond urban regions
e. The history of mapmakers
ANSWER: a
5. These maps of two different urban centers illustrate different urban:
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a. governments.
b. densities.
c. patterns.
d. sustainabilities.
e. cultures.
ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following geographic features has the greater impact on one of the city's patterns?
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a. The Rocky Mountains
b. The European Union
c. The Thames River
d. The Colorado River
e. Denver’s many parks
ANSWER: c
7. Which of the following best explains the geographic principle of time-space compression?
a. Places seem to all look alike.
b. Places seem like they are closer together.
c. Places are closer in space but not in time.
d. People in different places are making a greater effort to work together.
e. People in different places are more concerned about maintaining their traditions.
ANSWER: b
8. What is a primary argument against environmental determinism?
a. It undermines the principles of sustainability.
b. It ignores past civilizations in North Africa and Asia.
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c. It underestimates the importance of genetic factors.
d. It emphasizes physical geography over human geography.
e. It overlooks the impact of new technologies in Europe and the Americas.
ANSWER: b
9. Which of the following geographic theories suggests that humans have an ability to affect their
environment?
a. Humanism
b. Probability
c. Possibilism
d. World system theory
e. Environmental determinism
ANSWER: c
10. The term geographic scale refers to which of the following?
a. The area of the world being studied
b. The sense of distance as it relates to time
c. The ways in which people define regions
d. The ratio between distance on a map and distance on Earth’s surface
e. The economic interrelationship between core and peripheral countries
ANSWER: a
11. Which of the following scales of analysis would be most appropriate for examining migration patterns
within a country?
a. Regional
b. Global
c. National
d. Local
e. State
ANSWER: c
12. Which of the following types of regions best describes the U.S. Midwest?
a. Nodal
b. Formal
c. Uniform
d. Functional
e. Perceptual
ANSWER: e
13. What are latitude and longitude used to express?
a. Absolute location
b. Relative location
c. Site and situation
d. Population distribution
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e. Demographic characteristics
ANSWER: a
14. Which factor or factors are included in the description of a place in relation to its surroundings?
a. Absolute location
b. Friction of distance
c. Site characteristics
d. Situational characteristics
e. Physical and human characteristics
ANSWER: d
15. Which term refers to how an issue changes with respect to whether it is looked at from a local or a
global perspective?
a. Scale of analysis
b. Ecological perspective
c. World system theory
d. Distance decay model
e. Environmental determinism
ANSWER: a
16. Which concept is shown in the graphic?
© Cengage Learning, Inc.
a. Possibilism
b. The geo-inquiry process
c. Time-space compression
d. The distance decay model
e. World system theory
ANSWER: e
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17. Based on the graphic, which of the following statements is true about the United States?
© Cengage Learning, Inc.
a. The United States is a core country.
b. The United States is a peripheral country.
c. The United States is a semi-peripheral country.
d. The United States is both a core and a semi-peripheral country.
e. The United States is both a peripheral and a semi-peripheral country
ANSWER: a
18. The area served by the New York City subway system is an example of which type of region?
a. Formal region
b. Functional region
c. Perceptual region
d. Vernacular region
e. Agricultural region
ANSWER: b
19. Which term describes the expansion of economic, cultural, and political processes on a worldwide
scale?
a. Capitalism
b. Globalization
c. Distance decay
d. Ecological perspective
e. Sustainable development
ANSWER: b
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20. What determines a perceptual region’s boundaries?
a. A common language or culture
b. Local elected officials within a country
c. The opinions of one or more groups of people
d. Physical characteristics such as rivers or mountains
e. A downtown area or node and its surrounding area
ANSWER: c
21. Which principle do these graphs convey?
© Cengage Learning, Inc.
a. Distance decay
b. Relative distance
c. Absolute distance
d. Expansion diffusion
e. Environmental determinism
ANSWER: a
22. The theory of environmental determinism has fallen out of favor primarily because it did not take into
account which of the following?
a. The impact of climate change
b. Indigenous cultures in the world today
c. The impact of climate and soil fertility
d. The impact of the Industrial Revolution
e. Ancient civilizations in North Africa and Asia
ANSWER: e
23. What geographic concept is illustrated by this map?
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a. Globalization
b. Distance decay
c. World system theory
d. Sustainable development
e. Time-space compression
ANSWER: c
24. Into what category does Mexico fall?
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a. Core
b. Semi-periphery
c. Periphery
d. Other
e. Mexico is not shown on the map.
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