APHG - 1.1-1.3 DeBlij quiz

Globalization occurs at which scale?

• Local
• Regional
• Global
• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 themes of geography?

• location
• place
• movement
• history

Geographers are most interested in analyzing:

• spatial patterns.
• cultures.
• place names.
• geographic facts.

Dr. John Snow was able to correlate cholera deaths with which of the following?

• Water pumps
• Garbage dumps
• Traffic flows
• Other diseases

GPS stands for:

• Geographic Positioning System.
• Global Positioning System.
• Global Point System.
• Geographic Positioning Schematic.

GIS stands for:

• Geographic Information Systems.
• Global Information Systems.
• Global Interaction System.
• Geographic Interactive Systems.

The art and science of making maps is referred to as:

• cartography.
• cartogramography.
• mapology.
• None of the above.

Which geographical theme would involve the study of the impact of mining on the water sources of Colombia?

• movement
• place
• human-environment
• location

Geographer Carl O. Sauer is most closely connected with:

• natural landscape
• cultural landscape
• regional geography
• location theory

Latitude and longitude are most useful in determining:

• relative location
• topography
• absolute location
• elevations