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WorksheetsThinking Geographically
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A ratio of the number items within a defined unit of area measures
dispersion
direction
pattern
density
Which of the following best describes the site of Manhattan?
a regional transportation hub of the northeastern United States
a midway point along an urban corridor stretching from Boton to Washington DC
an island bordered by the Hudson and East Rivers
an important center for international trade and commerce
Spatial coordinates of latitude and longitude express
relative location
absolute location
relative direction
absolute direction
Which of the following concepts refers to the spatial arrangements of items of features within a given area?
distribution
direction
accessibility
trajectory
A method for representing the three dimensional surface of the earth on the two dimensional surface of a map is known as
scale
projection
proximity
ethnography
A subjective image of an area informed by individual perceptions and experiences in that area is known as a
thematic map
reference map
mental map
contour map
the notion of the physical environment offers certain constraints and opportunities that influence cultural practices without entirely determining them is known as a
assimilation
possibilism
metal map
diffusion
which of the following phenomena most directly illustrates the concept of cultural convergence?
linguistic drift
globalization
ethnic separatism
gerrymandering
the idea that material innovations, such as new technologies, diffuse more rapidly than newly exposed cultures can adequately respond and adapt to them best illustrates the idea of
cultural divergence
cultural lag
environmental determinism
relocation diffusion
the principle of distance decay
a positive correlation between distance and degree of relation
a neutral correlation between distance and degree of relation
a negative correlation between distance and degree of relation
an uncertain correlation between distance and degree of relation
The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances in shorter amount of time, due to technological innovations such as the airplane, automobile, telephone, and internet.
time-space compression
stimulas diffusion
friction of distance
relocation diffusion
During the process of mapmaking, in which the 3-dimensional surface of the earth is projected onto flat, two-dimensional surface, all of the following attributes can become distorted except
shape
distance
relative location
area
The Prime Meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England, is equivalent to which of the following lines of longitude?
0
45
90
180
The geographical region whose center is located along the equator and whose area extends roughly 23 degrees north and south of the equator is known as the
polar region
tundra
rainforest region
tropical zone
Which of the following terms refers to a ratio between distance portrayed on a map and actual distances on the earth's surface that correspond to this map?
chart
scale
contour
grid
Which of the following terms directly refers to geographical techniques that collect information about the earth's surface from distantiated perspectives
Geographic information systems
Geomancy
Remote sensing
Demography
In cartography, parallels refer to
lines of latitude
meridians
the sale of the map
line of longitude
Thematic maps that employ a range of color tones to illustrate how particular values vary across predefined areas, such as counties, provinces, or states, are referred to as
dot maps
choropleth maps
proportional symbol maps
isoline maps
Curves on a topographic map that are used to illustrate specific values of elevation above or below sea level are known as
district lines
transmission lines
latitude lines
contour lines
Map projections that preserve and accurately represent the shape of the geographical areas and features are said to be
conformal
equidistant
azimuthal
useless
Which of the following geometric maps projections would be most appropriate for producing a world map in which the equatorial zone is least distorted
cylindrical
conical
planar
azimuthal
The cardinal points north, east, south, and west correspond to
relative location
absolute distance
absolute location
absolute direction
Accessibility and connectivity are two interrelated ways to describe
absolute locations
spatial concentrations
relative directions
spatial interactions
Relative to lines of latitude near the equator, lines of latitude near the poles are
longer
straighter
shorter
wider
A formal region defines an area in which
a core dominates its surrounding hinterland
a transportation network links different types of land use
there is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics
a unified government system has been established
Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?
Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment
The physical environment has little influence on humans .
Humans have complete control over the physical environment .
The physical environment controls human culture .
Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country?
Cultural
Formal
Vernacular
Physical
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
Why would a town planner use a map at the 1:24,000 scale rather than a map at the 1:250,000 scale?
The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows a much larger area.
The map at the 1:24,000 scale is easily converted to non-metric measurements.
The map at the 1:24,000 scale shows the town close-up in more detail.
The map at the 1:250,000 scale shows too small of an area to see the whole town.
Twenty-four specific objects transmit complex radio codes, including time signals traveling at the speed of light. You can contact at least 4 of the 24 objects at any time of day or night. The statement above refers to which of the following?
GIS stations
GPS satellites
GNIS entries
TIR scanning systems
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
Political patterns seen in election maps
Modification of landscapes by human cultures
All of the following are examples of the spatial analysis tradition in geography EXCEPT the
number of space shuttles constructed
volume of telephone calls between Corey Union and Old Main
trans-Atlantic slave trade
distance associated with shopping trips to area malls
Twenty-four specific objects transmit complex radio codes, including time signals traveling at the speed of light. You can contact at least 4 of the 24 objects at any time of day or night. The technology described above allows the determination of which of the following?
The amount of detail that can be shown on a topographic map
Absolute location on the surface of Earth
The number of layers that can be accommodated in a geographic information system
The weather forecast for any area
The "why of where" refers to
geography's emphasis on landscape features
spatial patterns on the landscape
a definition of geography that is simply locational
the idea that the explanation of a spatial pattern is crucial
Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place?
Its site features
Its absolute location
Its relative location
Its situation
Which of the following are the best examples of vernacular regions?
The American West and the American Midwest
The Canadian Maritimes and the Northwest Territory
South Africa and Australia
South America and the Caribbean
A formal region defines an area in which
a core dominates its surrounding hinterland
a transportation network links different types of land use
there is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics
there are significant geographic variations in physical or human characteristics
Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?
Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment
The physical environment has little influence on humans .
Humans have complete control over the physical environment .
The physical environment controls human culture .
Which of the following types of information collected in the survey form, could be mapped using census data?
The number of voting-age residents per household
How residents voted in the last election
The political party affiliation of the average resident
How voters might vote in the next national election
Which of the following scales of analysis would provide demographic data that could be used to compare one urban neighborhood to other urban neighborhoods across a country?
Census tract or enumeration area
City or municipality
County or parish (in Quebec and Louisiana)
Metropolitan area or urban region
Market research reports and profiles of voting districts for spatial analysis products. Which of the following data sources is most frequently used to create the spatial analysis products?
Census surveys
School enrollment records
Tax receipts
Loan applications
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 belief system based on an ideology that humans have dominion over Earth and its natural resources
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
According to the theory of environmental deter-minism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements?
Temperate regions
Tropical regions
Arctic regions
Mountainous regions
Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country?
Cultural
Perceptual
Vernacular
Formal
Which of the following sets of maps would help explain how scale of inquiry affects truth?
Maps showing the area of France before and after surveying
Maps of Hudson Bay drawn by Native Americans and by the earliest European travelers
Maps showing Michigan's population density by counties and the United States population density by state
Maps of gang graffiti in Philadelphia
Based on the map shown, which of the following groups of countries would be the best candidates to receive funding?
Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador
Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan
Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern of adult literacy rates presented in the map?
It provides an economic perspective on the productivity of each country’s workforce.
It provides a perspective on each country’s level of social development.
It provides a political perspective on each country’s system of government.
It provides a political perspective on each country’s level of civic participation.
The darkest shading on the map indicates the areas with the highest population densities. Which of the following statements best describes the pattern of population density shown?
Manhattan appears to have the lowest population density at all three scales.
New York City’s hinterlands have the highest population density.
Manhattan appears to have the highest population density at all three scales.
New York City and New York State have similar population densities.
Which spatial patterns on the maps shown would be most helpful to someone selecting the location for a new coffee shop?
The map of the Borough of Manhattan, because it shows both population density and the pattern of streets.
The map of New York City, because it shows which boroughs have the greatest number of people.
The map of New York State, because it shows the least and most densely populated counties in the state.
The map of the state of New York, because it shows where the largest cities are located.
Which of the following geospatial technologies is typically used to analyze the data layers such as those shown in the maps?
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Remote sensing satellites
Satellite navigation systems
Aerial photography interpretation
The maps show data most likely collected through
election results
census surveys
satellite imagery
informal observation
Which of the following types of information is shown in the table?
Tax records
Military enlistments
Census data
Diplomatic records
Which of the following statements best explains the concept of sustainability?
Natural resources are the domain of humans because of the ability of humans to take appropriate action for their use without fear of resource depletion.
Natural resources should be used until they become too scarce or too expensive because of the immediate need for human survival.
Natural resources will be replaced by technological goods because of concerns that all natural resources will become obsolete within the next generation.
Natural resource use should be balanced with the needs of the environment and future generations because many resources are nonrenewable.
In 1854, London physician Dr. John Snow mapped the spatial relationship between deaths from the waterborne disease cholera and the locations of water pumps which brought in water directly from tunnels connected to the River Thames. From Snow’s research it was determined that a public water pump had been contaminated by sewage.
What geographic principle explains the significance of Snow’s research?
As cities remove natural resources from the landscape, those resources become insignificant.
Even in areas of urban land use, there is a significant relationship between nature and society.
Once water enters an area of urban land use, that water is no longer considered a natural resource.
The prosperity of a society is determined by environmental factors, such as the availability of natural resources.
Which of the following questions must be answered in order to identify a functional region?
What specific characteristic defines a region?
What general characteristics define the area’s identity?
What area is influenced by a node?
What languages are spoken in the area?
For centuries, sugar crystals were made from the evaporated juice of sugarcane, a plant grown only in tropical and subtropical climates. In the 1800s, industrial methods were developed to manufacture crystalline sugar from sugar beets. This allowed for large amounts of sugar to be produced in colder, temperate climate zones.
Which of the following geographic concepts best explains the ability of humans to use technology to overcome the limitations of climate and modify the landscape?
Environmental determinism
Possibilism
Cultural relativism
Contagious diffusion
Which of the following map scales would be used for the topographic map shown?
1:24,000
1:250,000
1:500,000
1:1,000,000
Which of the following concepts best explains the differences among the values shown in the table?
Spatial analysis
Scale of analysis
Map scale
Relative location
With the dawn of the Jet Age, international airline travel increased rapidly after 1950, and much of this early growth in jet travel was between Europe and North America. Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern suggested by the table?
The volume of trade between Europe and North America increased
The size of aircraft traveling between Europe and North America decreased.
The relative distance between Europe and North America decreased
The absolute distance between Europe and North America increased.
Based on the geospatial data in the example shown, which combination of technologies provides real-time data to emergency call centers to route police, fire, and ambulance vehicles directly to incidents in the shortest possible travel time?
Geographic information systems and global positioning satellites
Social media sites and paper map atlases
Census databases and property tax records
Remote sensing satellites and cellular telephone towers
Which of the following terms best describes the suburban area of Illinois where many residents commute to Chicago?
Functional region
Perceptual region
Formal region
Conformal region
Which of the following patterns is evident on the map of population density?
The Appalachian Mountains are less densely populated than the Rocky Mountains
The Midwest is much more densely populated than the Southeast.
The Great Plains are less densely populated than the Midwest.
The Pacific Coast is far less populated than the Atlantic Coast of the United States
Which of the following statements is an accurate comparison of the two map projections shown?
The Mercator projection accurately shows direction but distorts the size of some areas compared to the Robinson projection.
The Robinson projection accurately shows direction but distorts the size of some areas compared to the Mercator projection.
The Mercator projection accurately shows distances but distorts direction compared to the Robinson projection
The Robinson projection accurately shows shapes but distorts direction compared to the Mercator projection
Which of the following map types is shown?
Isopleth
Choropleth
Dot density
Reference
The data presented in the map shown depict
population in a cartogram
longitude in a Mercator projection
latitude in a Robinson projection
elevation topographic map
In his book My Tears Spoiled My Aim, John Shelton Reed explains the difficulty of defining the American South.
“Where is the South? . . . The South is, to begin with, a concept—and a shared one. It’s an idea that people can talk about, think about, use to orient themselves and each other. People know whether they’re in it or not.”
Based on Reed’s explanation, the South is best described as which kind of region?
Functional
Formal
Vernacular
Peripheral
