Why is Geography a Science 1.1

Which of the following does NOT distinguish Geographers from Historians according to Immanuel Kant?

• Geographers organize material spatially while historians organize material chronologically.

• Geographers identify the location and explain why human activities are there while historians focus on chronological events at a particular location.

• Geographers ask "where and why" and historians ask "when and why."

• Geographers examine the world as a whole while historians segment the world into regions for easier examination.

• Geographers recognize actions at one location can influence conditions elsewhere while historians examine past actions to explain future actions.

Which of the following correctly relates the etymology of  the word ‘geography’

• Geo means “land”, graphy means “to measure”

• Geo means “map”, graphy means “to write”

• Geo means “Earth”, graphy means “to write”

• Geo means “measure”, graphy means “land”

Geography’s most important tool:

• compass

• the Earth itself

• maps

• sextant

A specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic. Every ________ occupies a unique location, or position, on Earth's surface.

• place

• region

• scale

• connection

An area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics. Geographers divide the world into a number of ( ________ ) , such as North America and Latin America.

• places

• regions

• scales

• connections

This refers to the physical gap or interval between two objects. Geographers observe that many objects are distributed across _________ in a regular manner, for discernible reasons.

• place

• region

• scale

• space

Many processes that affect humanity's occupation of Earth are ________ in scale, such as climate change and depletion of energy supplies.

• global

• spatial

• regional

• local

“Most people live in the south of the country, whereas the north is sparsely inhabited” The statement above illustrates which concept?

• Space

• Connection

• Scale

• Region

The relationship among people and objects across space is defined as

• scale.

• connection.

• diffusion.

• density.

Which of the following is NOT true?

• Scale is the relationship between a portion of the earth being studied and the whole earth.

• Space refers to the physical gap between two objects.

• Place is a specific point on earth distinguished by specific qualities.

• Space and place are the same thing.