Unit 1 Ultimate Review
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Many farms were built next to rivers to have access to water for crop irrigation. This an example of _______________.
situation factor
site factor
proximity factor
trade factor
Answer explanation
The correct answer is 'situation factor'. This is because situation factors in geography refer to the reasons influenced by location that affect the decision about where to situate activities, such as farms. In this case, the farms were built next to rivers to have access to water for crop irrigation, showing the importance of the situation factor.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment, the term “environmental determinism” implies that
the physical environment exclusively shapes humans and their actions
humans by their actions and technologies alter the physical environment to suit their needs
determination of environmental limitations is a primary task of geographers
capitalist economies do not contribute to global environmental degradation
there exists no interacting relationship between people and their surrounding physical environment
Answer explanation
the theory that environment determines what we do
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism?
Regional differences between the internal structures of cities
Changes in population growth rates over time
Limitations on agricultural crops based on climate
Political patterns seen in election maps
Modification of landscapes by human cultures
Answer explanation
we can adjust the environment to suit us
ex. terrace farming allows for a community to live and work in a seemingly unsuitable environment
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Mercator projection?
The size and shape of countries in the higher latitudes are greatly exaggerated.
The size of all countries is accurate, but the shape is distorted.
Countries near the Equator appear 50 percent larger than countries in the middle latitudes.
The projection is designed to maintain undistorted outlines of landmasses.
Distances on the Mercator projection are real and accurate
Answer explanation
distortion at the poles!
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Every map projection has some degree of distortion because
a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion
parallels and meridians never cross at right angles on a globe
the grid system is two-dimensional, while the real world is three-dimensional
Earth is not a perfect sphere
latitude lines are shorter than meridian lines
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Which of the following describes the perspective of environmental determinism?
A twentieth-century idea that human cultures are imprinted on the landscape in different forms of land use and architecture
A contemporary ecological view that human activity is affecting the global environment toward a negative outcome
A former scientific viewpoint stating that factors within the physical geography of a region shape the local population’s culture and behaviors
A theory that humans hold the ability to modify Earth’s physical geography to meet the resource needs of a society
A belief system based on an ideology that humans have dominion over Earth and its natural resources
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country?
Cultural
Perceptual
Vernacular
Physical
Formal
Answer explanation
clear boundaries, based on measurable data, one or more unifying characteristics
ex. voting results, agricultural zones, climate zones, etc.
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