HUGO EXAM questions and correct
answers
Which of the following would be used to describe a city’s situation as opposed to its site
characteristics? - correct answer ✔✔ proximity to transportation routes
Which of the following best describes a geographic information system (GIS)? - correct answer
✔✔ GIS consist of sophisticated software systems that allow for the production of more
complex and useful maps
which of the following geographic principles is demonstrated on the map to the right (trans-
atlantic slave trade) - correct answer ✔✔ Time Space Compression
which of the following statements about the robinson projector is correct - correct answer ✔✔
it is more accurate than the mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher
latitudes
which of the following correctly identifies the type of scale of this map? (lots of circles) - correct
answer ✔✔ Graduated Symbols Map
according to the theory of environmental determinism which of the following areas would have
the most productive settlements - correct answer ✔✔ temperate regions
which statement accurately describes the geographic distribution of the quaternary economic
sector - correct answer ✔✔ its clustered near institutions and higher education
, which of the following identifies the places in which settlements such as the one in caracas
Venezuela are most likely to be found - correct answer ✔✔ urban areas in countries in the
periphery and semi periphery
which of the following describes a challenge commonly associated with settlements such as the
one in the image? - correct answer ✔✔ lack at infrastructure adequate to support rapid
population growth locally
a country with low agricultural density is associated with which of the following? - correct
answer ✔✔ high levels of mechanization
After a peace agreement was signed in Sudan in September 2018, internally displaced people
began returning to their homes. What type of factor influencing population distribution is
demonstrated by this example - correct answer ✔✔ political
which of the following is a positive effect of high population density on a local scale - correct
answer ✔✔ increased efficiency of public services
what is a major limitation of thomas malthus population theory? - correct answer ✔✔ he did
not anticipate the gains of agricultural productivity
compare the population pyramids in russia and japan, which of the following conclusions can be
drawn from this data - correct answer ✔✔ japan has higher old age dependency ratio than
russia
which factor is most likely to increase fertility rates in a given country - correct answer ✔✔
cultural norms dicate that women marry at a young age
physiological density differs from arithmetic population density in that physiological density -
correct answer ✔✔ explains density in terms of people per arable square land unit, while
arithmetic density explains density in terms of people per total square land unit
answers
Which of the following would be used to describe a city’s situation as opposed to its site
characteristics? - correct answer ✔✔ proximity to transportation routes
Which of the following best describes a geographic information system (GIS)? - correct answer
✔✔ GIS consist of sophisticated software systems that allow for the production of more
complex and useful maps
which of the following geographic principles is demonstrated on the map to the right (trans-
atlantic slave trade) - correct answer ✔✔ Time Space Compression
which of the following statements about the robinson projector is correct - correct answer ✔✔
it is more accurate than the mercator projection in showing the sizes of countries in higher
latitudes
which of the following correctly identifies the type of scale of this map? (lots of circles) - correct
answer ✔✔ Graduated Symbols Map
according to the theory of environmental determinism which of the following areas would have
the most productive settlements - correct answer ✔✔ temperate regions
which statement accurately describes the geographic distribution of the quaternary economic
sector - correct answer ✔✔ its clustered near institutions and higher education
, which of the following identifies the places in which settlements such as the one in caracas
Venezuela are most likely to be found - correct answer ✔✔ urban areas in countries in the
periphery and semi periphery
which of the following describes a challenge commonly associated with settlements such as the
one in the image? - correct answer ✔✔ lack at infrastructure adequate to support rapid
population growth locally
a country with low agricultural density is associated with which of the following? - correct
answer ✔✔ high levels of mechanization
After a peace agreement was signed in Sudan in September 2018, internally displaced people
began returning to their homes. What type of factor influencing population distribution is
demonstrated by this example - correct answer ✔✔ political
which of the following is a positive effect of high population density on a local scale - correct
answer ✔✔ increased efficiency of public services
what is a major limitation of thomas malthus population theory? - correct answer ✔✔ he did
not anticipate the gains of agricultural productivity
compare the population pyramids in russia and japan, which of the following conclusions can be
drawn from this data - correct answer ✔✔ japan has higher old age dependency ratio than
russia
which factor is most likely to increase fertility rates in a given country - correct answer ✔✔
cultural norms dicate that women marry at a young age
physiological density differs from arithmetic population density in that physiological density -
correct answer ✔✔ explains density in terms of people per arable square land unit, while
arithmetic density explains density in terms of people per total square land unit
