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CHAPTER 1:
GEOGRAPHY: AN EXPLORATION OF CONNECTIONS
INTRODUCTION
Multiple-Choice
1. Central to the study of geography are the questions ________ and ________.
a) who; when
b)why; how
c) where; why*[Pg. 2]
d)how many; when
2. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of geographical analysis?
a) spatial analysis
b) multiple scales of analysis
c) cartography
d) lithography*[Pg. 2]
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of a geographic inquiry?
a) How did a group of people come to occupy a particular place?
b) How have people modified the physical aspects of a place to suit their needs?
c) How have people contributed to a particular environmental problem?
d) All of the above are examples of geographical inquiry.*[Pg.3]
4. Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.
a) city; state
b) physical sciences; social sciences* [Pg. 3]
c) study of biology; study of sociology
d) people; government
5. Lines of longitude are also known as:
a) meridians.* [Pg. 4]
b) parallels.
c) poles.
d) positional lines.
6. Which of the following refers to the relationship between the distances shown on
the map and the actual distances on Earth’s surface?
a) scale* [Pg.4]
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b) spatial analysis
c) cartography
d) regional geography
7. Which of the following terms refers to the study of how people, objects, or ideas
are, or are not, related to one another across space?
a) regional geography
b) physical geography
c) cartography
d) spatial analysis* [Pg. 2]
8. Which of the following terms refers to the making of maps?
a) scale
b) spatial analysis
c) cartography* [Pg. 2]
d) regional geography
9. The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:
a) New York City, USA.
b) Berlin, Germany.
c) London, England.
d) Greenwich, England.* [Pg. 4]
10. Through which ocean does the longitude line at 180° run?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific* [Pg. 5]
c) Indian
d) Arctic
11. The globe is divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the:
a) International Date Line.
b) equator.* [Pg. 5]
c) Tropic of Cancer.
d) Tropic of Capricorn.
12. Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical Earth on a flat piece of
paper by using:
a) lines of latitude.
b) projections.* [Pg. 5]
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c) globes instead of flat maps.
d) degrees, minutes, and seconds.
13. To fit the spherical Earth onto a flat map, a Mercator projection:
a) flattens the Earth like an orange peel.
b) shows lines of longitude curving up toward the poles.
c) stretches out the poles, depicting them with lines equal to the length of the
equator.* [Pg. 5]
d) perfectly represents the shapes of landmasses.
14. All of the following describe GISc EXCEPT:
a) GISc is so highly specialized it’s often criticized for having limited applicability to
other disciplines.*[Pg. 5]
b) GISc has been adopted as a tool by both corporations and government entities.
c) GISc refers to the body of science that supports spatial analysis technologies and
tools such as GIS (geographic information systems).
15. Which of the following terms refers to the unit of Earth’s surface that contains
distinct patterns of physical features or of human activities?
a) place
b) space
c) region* [Pg. 9]
d) scale
16. In defining a region, geographers might take into account all of the following
factors EXCEPT:
a) political boundaries.
b) physical characteristics.
c) cultural characteristics.
d) literary history.* [Pg. 11]
Short-Answer
17. The study of how people, objects, or ideas are related to one another across
space is called:
Answer: spatial analysis. [Pg. 2]
18. The making of maps is called:
Answer: cartography. [Pg. 2]
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CHAPTER 1:
GEOGRAPHY: AN EXPLORATION OF CONNECTIONS
INTRODUCTION
Multiple-Choice
1. Central to the study of geography are the questions ________ and ________.
a) who; when
b)why; how
c) where; why*[Pg. 2]
d)how many; when
2. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of geographical analysis?
a) spatial analysis
b) multiple scales of analysis
c) cartography
d) lithography*[Pg. 2]
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of a geographic inquiry?
a) How did a group of people come to occupy a particular place?
b) How have people modified the physical aspects of a place to suit their needs?
c) How have people contributed to a particular environmental problem?
d) All of the above are examples of geographical inquiry.*[Pg.3]
4. Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.
a) city; state
b) physical sciences; social sciences* [Pg. 3]
c) study of biology; study of sociology
d) people; government
5. Lines of longitude are also known as:
a) meridians.* [Pg. 4]
b) parallels.
c) poles.
d) positional lines.
6. Which of the following refers to the relationship between the distances shown on
the map and the actual distances on Earth’s surface?
a) scale* [Pg.4]
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b) spatial analysis
c) cartography
d) regional geography
7. Which of the following terms refers to the study of how people, objects, or ideas
are, or are not, related to one another across space?
a) regional geography
b) physical geography
c) cartography
d) spatial analysis* [Pg. 2]
8. Which of the following terms refers to the making of maps?
a) scale
b) spatial analysis
c) cartography* [Pg. 2]
d) regional geography
9. The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:
a) New York City, USA.
b) Berlin, Germany.
c) London, England.
d) Greenwich, England.* [Pg. 4]
10. Through which ocean does the longitude line at 180° run?
a) Atlantic
b) Pacific* [Pg. 5]
c) Indian
d) Arctic
11. The globe is divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the:
a) International Date Line.
b) equator.* [Pg. 5]
c) Tropic of Cancer.
d) Tropic of Capricorn.
12. Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical Earth on a flat piece of
paper by using:
a) lines of latitude.
b) projections.* [Pg. 5]
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c) globes instead of flat maps.
d) degrees, minutes, and seconds.
13. To fit the spherical Earth onto a flat map, a Mercator projection:
a) flattens the Earth like an orange peel.
b) shows lines of longitude curving up toward the poles.
c) stretches out the poles, depicting them with lines equal to the length of the
equator.* [Pg. 5]
d) perfectly represents the shapes of landmasses.
14. All of the following describe GISc EXCEPT:
a) GISc is so highly specialized it’s often criticized for having limited applicability to
other disciplines.*[Pg. 5]
b) GISc has been adopted as a tool by both corporations and government entities.
c) GISc refers to the body of science that supports spatial analysis technologies and
tools such as GIS (geographic information systems).
15. Which of the following terms refers to the unit of Earth’s surface that contains
distinct patterns of physical features or of human activities?
a) place
b) space
c) region* [Pg. 9]
d) scale
16. In defining a region, geographers might take into account all of the following
factors EXCEPT:
a) political boundaries.
b) physical characteristics.
c) cultural characteristics.
d) literary history.* [Pg. 11]
Short-Answer
17. The study of how people, objects, or ideas are related to one another across
space is called:
Answer: spatial analysis. [Pg. 2]
18. The making of maps is called:
Answer: cartography. [Pg. 2]
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