Human Geography

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Geography
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10th - 11th Grade
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Erika Hornyák
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
1. What elements of study do human and physical geography have in common?
They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the global birth rate.
They are trying to solve the problem of how to manage the natural environment.
They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do.
They both focus primarily on natural phenomena such as earthquakes and rivers.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
When a society is NOT shaped by the environment, but instead adjusts to hot and arid (dry) climatic conditions by building an indoor ski slope in Dubai, this is an example of:
A) cl
climate.
environmental determinism.
possibilism.
spatial association.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
An area distinguished by a unique combination of cultural or physical features is a(n):
biome.
region.
uniform unit.
ecosystem.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
Multiple "layers" of spatial information are stored in a computer system known as a(n):
GPS (Global Positioning System).
API.
remote sensing.
GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
The acquisition of data about the Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is:
remote sensing.
GIS.
GPS.
topographical analysis.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
Situation identifies a place by its:
A) mathematical location on the Earth's surface.
B) location relative to other places.*
C) nominal location.
D) unique physical characteristics.
mathematical location on the Earth's surface.
location relative to other places.
nominal location.
unique physical characteristics.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 12 pts
Scale is:
A) the system used by geographers to project a curved surface onto a flat surface.
B) the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area.
C) the difference in elevation between two points in an area.
D) the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the Earth (actual distance).*
the system used by geographers to project a curved surface onto a flat surface
the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area.
difference in elevation between two points in an area.
the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the Earth (actual distance).
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