1.3 Building a Global Perspective Pre-Test

Which comparison illustrates the difference between a physical region and a cultural region?

• shared climate versus shared language

• shared vegetation versus shared landforms

• shared ethnic practices versus shared religion

• shared migration patterns versus shared borders

The primary function of a geographer is to

• study the history of the physical earth

• trace the origins of human development

• identify patterns and compare information across regions

• design strategies for protecting the environment

After hearing news stories about major cities around the world celebrating the beginning of the new year, a student constructs a mental map of each city’s location on the globe.

This scenario best illustrates the idea that mental maps

• may or may not be based on fact

• help people put references to faraway places in context

• are often defined by a persons’ feelings about a place or places

• can help people process information about locations that are familiar to them

Which source of information would most likely be used to divide the world into physical regions?

• a data table comparing income levels in different countries

• a political map showing the locations of national boundaries

• a collection of photographs of famous world religious sites

• a travel diary describing plant and animal habitats

Which type of thematic map would most likely be consulted by a researcher trying to locate rivers in India that are used to generate hydroelectricity?

• population density

• land use

• climate

• political

Thematic maps are useful because they

• display solid black lines to represent international borders

• provide information about an area’s elevation rather than its boundaries

• provide specific details about a region by presenting visual information rather than words

• display information pertaining to several different types of place characteristics

Which situation is an example of a physical system affecting a human system?

• A state’s governor orders residents of coastal areas to evacuate to avoid an approaching hurricane.

• New plants and animals emerge in an area that has recently experienced a forest fire.

• Customers line up outside a department store to shop for items that have been placed on sale.

• A local bird population is strengthened as a result of a community conservation program.

A person who is geographically literate is most likely able to

• describe chemical reactions that create air pollution

• create world regions by categorizing places with similar characteristics.

• accurately remember the capital cities of all 50 states

• study rock formations to identify possible mineral deposits

Which topic would be most important to human geographers?

• the impact of earthquakes on Earth’s landforms

• the effects of drought on the composition of soil

• how conditions in the atmosphere create large winter storms

• how government policies are used to distribute health services to the elderly

A map reader would use the compass rose to

• compare the locations of Florida and Illinois

• identify the capital cities of Belarus and Ukraine

• determine whether Mexico City is located in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere

• identify the longitude and latitude coordinates of San Diego