unit 1 review game

Which of the following statements best explains the concept of sustainability?

• is the ability to exist constantly

• the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

• it provides a perspective on each country’s level of social development.

• pick this one

Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern of adult literacy rates presented in the map?

• it provides a perspective on each country’s level of social development.

• the country is fine

• provides a political perspective on each country’s level of civic participation.

• it provides an economic perspective on the productivity of each country’s workforce.

The darkest shading on the map indicates the areas with the highest population densities. Which of the following statements best describes the pattern of population density shown?

• New York City’s hinterlands have the highest population density.

• Manhattan appears to have the highest population density at all three scales.

• population densities appear to be uniform at all three scales.

• Manhattan appears to have the lowest population density at all three scales.

Which spatial patterns on the maps shown would be most helpful to someone selecting the location for a new coffee shop?

• The map of the state of New York, because it shows where the largest cities are located.

• The map of New York City, because it shows which boroughs have the greatest number of people.

• The map of New York State, because it shows the least and most densely populated counties in the state.

• The map of the Borough of Manhattan, because it shows both population density and the pattern of streets.

Which of the following geospatial technologies is typically used to analyze the data layers such as those shown in the maps?

• Geographic information systems (GIS)

• Aerial photography interpretation

• Satellite navigation systems

• Remote sensing satellites

The maps show data most likely collected through

• election results

• satellite imagery

• census surveys

• informal observation

Which of the following types of information is shown in the table

• Census data

• Military enlistments

• Tax records

In 1854, London physician Dr. John Snow mapped the spatial relationship between deaths from the waterborne disease cholera and the locations of water pumps which brought in water directly from tunnels connected to the River Thames. From Snow’s research it was determined that a public water pump had been contaminated by sewage.

What geographic principle explains the significance of Snow’s resources

• The prosperity of a society is determined by environmental factors, such as the availability of natural resources.

• Once water enters an area of urban land use, that water is no longer considered a natural resource.

• As cities remove natural resources from the landscape, those resources become insignificant.

• Even in areas of urban land use, there is a significant relationship between nature and society.

Which of the following questions must be answered in order to identify a functional region?

• What specific characteristic defines a region?

• What do people call the region?

• What area is influenced by a node?

• What languages are spoken in the area?

For centuries, sugar crystals were made from the evaporated juice of sugarcane, a plant grown only in tropical and subtropical climates. In the 1800s, industrial methods were developed to manufacture crystalline sugar from sugar beets. This allowed for large amounts of sugar to be produced in colder, temperate climate zones.

Which of the following geographic concepts best explains the ability of humans to use technology to overcome the limitations of climate and modify the landscape?

• Cultural relativism

• Possibilism

• Environmental determinism

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