Chapter 1 Reading Check Quiz

Human geographers study all of the following EXCEPT

• the ways people use the Earth

• the ways people adapt to the Earth.

• the ways people change the Earth.

• the ways physical processes inform the Earth.

• the ways people are influenced by the Earth.

Place and location are the same.

• True

• False

Select the two types of locations.

• Density

• Relative

• Flow

• Space

• Absolute

Which theory of interaction is the most favored by modern geographers?

• Possibilism

• Environmental determinism

• Spatial Patterns

• Sustainability

• Distance Decay

Which of the following is NOT a scale of analysis?

• National

• Local

• Tophographical

• Regional

• Global

Which was NOT used as an example to explain Scale of Analysis?

• Number of churches in the Untied States vs. Texas

• Food insecurity in US and Mississippi

• Population diversity in New England and Suffolk County.

• Climate Change in Canada's Artic vs. Sea Levels on the coast.

Select the three types of regions.

• Perceptual

• Formal

• Locational

• Functional

The hub at the center of the system is a node, at which a great deal of economic or cultural activity occur. Which type of region is depicted?

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Perceptional Region

Which of the following is NOT an example of globalization?

• Internet

• Social Media

• City transportation

• Transportation technology

• NAFTA

Which theory is being illustrated in the diagram pictured here?

• Globalization and Sustainability Theory

• World System Theory

• Possibilism Theory

• Environmental Determinism Theory