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WorksheetsUnit 1 Quiz 1.3-1.4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents
a)
economic proliferation.
b)
a unique taste in nearly every location.
c)
economic globalization but not cultural globalization.
d)
economic and cultural globalization.
2.
The township and range system
a)
established a grid like pattern for much of present-day land use in the United States.
b)
was used for navigation by early pioneers, traders, and explorers in North America.
c)
established a grid like pattern for much of present-day Europe and the United States.
d)
was used throughout Europe until the mid-1800s, after which the United States adopted it
3.
The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface, or a feature in space, is
a)
dispersal
b)
spatial analysis.
c)
spatial association.
d)
distribution
4.
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
a)
concentration
b)
density
c)
distribution
d)
pattern
5.
In this figure, which two boxes have the highest concentration of dots?
a)
A,C
b)
B,D
c)
A,B
d)
C,D
6.
In this figure, which two boxes have the highest density of dots?
a)
A,b
b)
B,c
c)
A,D
d)
C,D
7.
A hearth is
a)
a region from which a phenomenon originates.
b)
the process by which a feature or trend spreads.
c)
an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends.
d)
the modification of a culture as a result of contact with a more powerful one.
8.
What is the term for a rapid increase in the value of houses followed by a sharp decline in their value?
a)
housing bubble
b)
housing market
c)
housing boom
d)
housing bust
9.
The concept that new technologies shrink functional space between places is called
a)
friction of distance.
b)
distance decay.
c)
space-time compression.
d)
spatial interaction.
10.
The Township and Range pattern of land division in the United States created this type of land ownership pattern on the landscape?
a)
Linear
b)
Clustered
c)
Dispersed
d)
Geometric
11.
The idea that spatial interaction declines as distance increases is known as
a)
time-space compression
b)
the gravity model.
c)
distance-decay.
d)
network integration.
12.
Which of the following is NOT a form of expansion diffusion?
a)
relocation
b)
hierarchical
c)
contagious
d)
stimulus
13.
The concept that the physical environment sets broad limits on human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to a wide variety of physical environments is
a)
climate
b)
environmental determinism.
c)
possibilism
d)
cultural relativism.
14.
The study of how humans and the environment interact is called
a)
environmental determinism.
b)
cultural ecology.
c)
cultural diffusion.
d)
natural science.
15.
According to environmental determinism,
a)
the physical environment causes different types of social and cultural development.
b)
the physical environment sets no limits on cultural and social actions.
c)
people can adjust to different physical environments.
d)
people can choose a course of action from many alternatives offered by the physical environment, and they can also engage in cultural behaviors that seem contradictory to the environment.
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