Chapter 1 World Geography Study Guide

1. Which is the best example of the geographic term, “site”?

• a. a specific climate zone, such as the arctic tundra

• b. a general region, such as the Grain Belt

• c. a specific physical setting, such as Baja California’s location on a peninsula west of mainland Mexico

• d. a general setting, such as Detroit’s situation as an industrialized port city along the Great Lakes

2. When geographers identify a perceptual region, they define it based on

• a. an area surrounding and related to an important central landform or feature.

• b. an area which people associate with having certain traditions or values.

• c. an area with political borders that mark different nationalities, cultures, and landforms.

• d. an area that has certain resources or produces certain crops or products.

3. In addition to direct observation, geographers gather information through

• a. interviewing, analyzing statistics, and participating in ecotourism.

• b. attending cultural events, mapping, and interviewing.

• c. mapping, analyzing statistics, and participating in ecotourism.

• d. using technology, analyzing statistics, and mapping.

4. Geographers can help economists make decisions by providing information on

• a. how climate and availability of natural resources make an area suitable for development.

• b. how human behavior affects business in an internationally competitive environment.

• c. how global warming is caused by both natural processes and human action.

• d. how national pride and education are closely related.

5. Which is the best comparison to the geographic term “situation”?

• a. a socially-important location

• b. a specific site in a certain time period

• c. a latitude and longitude location where something happens

• d. a position relative to other places or features

6. In the grid system used to map locations on Earth’s surface, lines parallel to the Equator are called

• a. latitudinal lines.

• b. geometric lines.

• c. barometric lines.

• d. longitudinal lines.

7. One limitation of geospatial technology is that it cannot provide information about

• a. things below the surface.

• b. why humans do things.

• c. the impact of industry.

• d. areas humans cannot safely visit.

8. The three major ways the round Earth is presented on a flat map include ________ projections.

• a. geometric, longitudinal, and latitudinal

• b. directional, spatial, and spherical

• c. planar, conic, and cylindrical

• d. regional, topographic, relief

9. Which is the main purpose for global positioning technology?

• a. to determine relative locations on Earth

• b. to determine absolute locations on Earth

• c. to determine elevations of geographic features on Earth

• d. to determine the physical characteristics of regions

10. Though modern geographers use information from economics, sociology, history, and many other school subjects, before modern computers, geographers most heavily relied on skills in

• A. Math

• B. Botany

• C. Physics

• D. Geology