Geography Quiz

What does "Physical Geography" study?

• The study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth.

• The study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment.

• The relationships between living things and their environments.

• The exact location of an object.

Which term refers to the exact location of an object?

• Relative Location

• Site

• Absolute Location

• Situation

What does "Human Geography" study?

• The study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment.

• The study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth.

• The relationships between living things and their environments.

• The position that a point or object occupies on Earth.

What does "Ecological Perspective" refer to?

• The exact location of an object.

• The relationships between living things and their environments.

• The study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment.

• The study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth.

Which term describes where a place is in relation to other places or features?

• Absolute Location

• Site

• Situation

• Relative Location

What does "Sustainability" refer to?

• The use of the Earth’s land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future.

• The theory that argues that human behavior is largely controlled by the physical environment.

• The theory that argues that humans have more agency, or ability to produce a result, than environmental determinism would suggest.

• The processes causing the relative distance between places to shrink.

What is "Distance Decay"?

• The farther away one thing is from another, the less interaction the two things will have.

• Distance requires time, effort, and cost to overcome.

• Processes causing the relative distance between places to shrink.

• How things are arranged in a particular space.

What does "Environmental Determinism" argue?

• Humans have more agency, or ability to produce a result, than environmental determinism would suggest.

• Human behavior is largely controlled by the physical environment.

• The use of the Earth’s land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future.

• The processes causing the relative distance between places to shrink.

What does the term "Scale" refer to in geography?

• The measurement of temperature in a region

• The area of the world being studied

• The height of mountains in a region

• The population density of a region

Which type of region is organized by its function around a focal point?

• Formal Region

• Perceptual Region

• Functional Region

• Vernacular Region