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Review Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called: 
a)
A.  referenced location 
b)
A.  central location
c)
A.  relative location
d)
A.  absolute location 
2.
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called: 
a)
absolute location
b)
relative location
c)
site
d)
situation
3.
Scale is…                                     
a)
the system used by geographers to transfer locations  from a globe to a map
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 landscape
4.
The process of the spread of an idea and/or dissemination of an innovation from its source area to other cultures, is the process of cultural: 
a)
diffusion
b)
simultaion
c)
adaptation
d)
movement
5.
The physical qualities of the original location for a city is referred to as the
a)
site
b)
situation
c)
relative location
d)
absolute location
6.
What is it called when you take a 3D image and put it onto a 2D surface?
a)
Cartogram
b)
Projection
c)
Globe
d)
Instagram
7.
Billy thinks that in the south, everyone eats grits, eats fried chicken and watches football.  He would be creating what type of region of the south with these ideas?
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Perceptual
d)
Uniform
8.
Geographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study.  What type of region would a corn field be?
a)
Perceptual
b)
Formal
c)
Functional
d)
Vernacular
9.
Places that share similar characteristics are called 
a)
human systems
b)
environments
c)
regions
d)
physical systems
10.
Which of the following shows places on the Earth's surface the most accurately?
a)
thematic maps
b)
globes
c)
general-purpose maps
d)
physical maps
11.
Imaginary North-South line that passes through Greenwich, England, and has a value of 0 degrees
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
relief
d)
scale
12.
What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
grid
d)
equator
13.
Environment influences, but does not strictly determine, how a culture interacts with the environment.
a)
Environmental Determinism
b)
Environmental Possibilism
c)
Cultural Determinism
d)
Cultural Environmentalism
14.
The physical environment causes social and cultural development.
a)
Cultural Environmentalism
b)
Environmental Possibilism
c)
Environmental Determinism
d)
Cultural Possibilism
15.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
16.
This image demonstrates
a)
Regions
b)
Stimulus Diffusion
c)
Globalization
d)
None of the above
17.
The map projection with the greatest amount of distortion, although visually appealing because of its nice, straight lines, is called _____.
a)
Mercator
b)
Gall-Peters
c)
Azimuthal
d)
Homolosine
18.
The concept of distance decay is best described in which scenario?
a)
When fewer people read the Review Journal newspaper the farther you are away from Las Vegas.
b)
People throughout a region generally speaking German.
c)
When many people move to another area using an ocean vessel.
d)
The diffusion of a disease along a highway corridor.
19.
The science of making maps
a)
cartography
b)
cartographer
c)
distortion
20.
Which of the following divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Hemisphere Line
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
21.

According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was

a)

Thucydides

b)

Eratosthenes

c)

Strabo

d)

Kevin Sorbo

22.

Greenwich Mean Time is measured from

a)

90 degrees W longitude

b)

0 degrees latitude

c)

0 degrees longitude

d)

90 degrees S latitude

23.

The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is

a)

remote sensing

b)

GIS

c)

USFL

d)

IPMPCW

24.

Common practices of ________ include using the distinctive economic assets of different countries and regions, organizing production according to a spatial division of labor, placing earnings in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, and moving factories from high wage regions to low wage regions.

a)

nationalized corporations

b)

mom and pop shops

c)

transnational corporations (multinational corporations

d)

The Illuminati

e)

millionaires and billionaires

25.

Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?

a)

world

b)

continent

c)

country

d)

city

26.

Which of the following is not a formal culture region?

a)

The distribution network for USA Today newspaper

b)

A wheat-growing county in Kansas

c)

A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida

d)

The part of Italy called “Lombardy”

e)

A French-language region in Canada

27.

That the physical environment causes social development is the core concept of

a)

Cultural relativism

b)

Possibilism

c)

Cultural ecology

d)

Environmental determinism

28.

The division of the United States into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a…

a)

vernacular region

b)

formal region

c)

functional region

29.

Which is a form of expansion diffusion?

a)

Stimulus Diffusion

b)

Contagious Diffusion

c)

Hierarchical Diffusion

d)

Every diffusion listed here is a form of expansion diffusion.

30.
_________ can capture, store, analyze, display, and layer geographic data.
a)
GIS
b)
GPS
c)
Remote Sensing
d)
Satellite Recording
31.
Type of Map
a)
Choropleth
b)
Isoline
c)
Cartogram
d)
Dot
32.
Type of Map
a)
Choropleth
b)
Isoline
c)
Cartogram
d)
Dot
33.
Type of Map
a)
Choropleth
b)
Isoline
c)
Cartogram
d)
Dot
34.
Standard Time zones represent a change of 15 degrees in... 
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Parallels
d)
Temperature
35.
Type of Region
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Vernacular
d)
Perceptual
36.
Type of Region
a)
Formal
b)
Functional
c)
Nodel
d)
Vernacular
37.
Type of Region
a)
Formal
b)
Fuctional
c)
Vernacular
d)
Nodel
38.
Distance Decay takes place as a phenomenon moves away from the mode or __________
a)
Central Place
b)
Functional Hexagon
c)
Hearth
d)
Starting Point
39.
The opposite of Environmental Determinism would be Carl Sauer's theory of___________
a)
Space Time Compression
b)
Possibilism
c)
Central Place Theory
d)
Hierarchical Cultural Diffusion 
40.
The Netherlands regaining land from below sea-level areas (polders) within the nation is an example of this Theme of Geography.
a)
Place
b)
Movement
c)
Human Interaction with the Environment
d)
Region
41.
Map projection causes the distortion of a map in all of the following EXCEPT. 
a)
Shape
b)
Distance
c)
Direction
d)
Location
42.
This map projection was specifically created in an attempt to find a good compromise to the problem of readily showing the whole globe as a flat image
a)
Mercator
b)
Peters
c)
Robinson
d)
Goode
43.
The Mercator projection distorts...
a)
Areas near the Equator
b)
Polar Regions
c)
Longitudinal Meridians
d)
Lines of Tropics
44.
Locations derive their names from physical features, cultural links, historical events...these names are known as... 
a)
Site 
b)
Place
c)
Situation
d)
Toponym
45.
What is the Relative Location of the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
west of Houston
b)
85 degrees W by 27 degrees N
c)
85 degrees N by 27 degrees W
d)
west of Miami
46.
The declining degree of acceptance of an idea or innovation with increasing time and distance from its point of origin or source is called...
a)
hierarchical diffusion
b)
time-distance decay
c)
cultural hearth
d)
Possibilism 
47.

What is it when the physical environment determines social and cultural development?

a)

Cultural environmentalism

b)

Environmental determinism

c)

Possibilism

d)

Cultural possibilism

e)

Cultural ecology

48.

What is it when the environment influences, but does not strictly determine, how a culture interacts with the environment?

a)

Environmental determinism

b)

Cultural environmentalism

c)

Cultural determinism

d)

Possibilism

e)

Environmental ecology

49.

Which of the following is not a use of a global positioning system, or GPS?

a)

Tracking airplanes

b)

Helping farmers in their fields

c)

Determine when a volcano will erupt

d)

Provide driving directions to a destination

e)

Take a road trip

50.

Geographers group like things together into regions in order to make them easier to study. What type of regions are those labeled in the image?

a)

Visual

b)

Vernacular

c)

Perceptual

d)

Formal

e)

Functional

51.

What is the layering of geographic data by computers into data sets known as?

a)

Photographic interpretation

b)

Field observation

c)

GPS

d)

Remote sensing

e)

GIS

52.

All of the following are accurate effects on the application of the distance-decay function EXCEPT

a)

The Internet allows for consumers in New Jersey to purchase from vendors in California

b)

A jet plane allows for faster travel time to London than a boat would

c)

The Interstate Highway system allows for cars to travel faster between major cities

d)

FM radio weakens as a device moves further away from a station tower

53.

India has McDonald's, but the menu serves much different food. This is an example of:

a)

Stimulus diffusion

b)

Relocation diffusion

c)

Hierarchical diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

54.

Fashion trends that diffuse from a celebrity in Paris, France to a certain group of fans is an example of:

a)

Relocation diffusion

b)

Stimulus diffusion

c)

Contagious diffusion

d)

Hierarchical diffusion

55.

The hearth of soccer is England, and it diffused as the British Empire established colonies around the world. This is an example of:

a)

Relocation diffusion

b)

Hierarchical diffusion

c)

Stimulus diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

56.

A dance spreads rapidly to all groups of people as a result of a viral video. This is an example of:

a)

Stimulus diffusion

b)

Relocation diffusion

c)

Hierarchical diffusion

d)

Contagious diffusion

57.

What is a geographer's most important tool for thinking goegraphicall?

a)

remote sensing

b)

global positioning satellites

c)

globes

d)

mashups

e)

maps

58.

A toponym is...

a)

a physical characteristic of a place

b)

the location of a place in relationship to another place

c)

a name given to a place on Earth

d)

the characteristics that make a place unique

e)

mathematical grid used to find a place

59.

Functional or nodal regions are now less important because of...

a)

redistricting

b)

redlining

c)

technology

d)

blockbusting

e)

culture

60.

Spatial association requires geographers to look at the distribution of phenomena

a)

on a national, state, and urban (local) scale.

b)

only on a national scale.

c)

at a global scale.

d)

only at a state scale.

e)

on a global and national scale only.

61.

A transnational corporation

a)

conducts research

b)

operates factories

c)

sells products

d)

does business in many countries

e)

All are correct

62.

The Pillars of sustainability include

a)

Things that are non-tangible and are only hoped for

b)

creating laws with rigid consequences

c)

bringing together environmental protection, economic growth, and social equity

d)

education for all children

e)

equal access to clean water

63.

A topographic map shows

a)

the type of climate

b)

the different types of crops that are raised in an area

c)

the alteration to the landscape caused by humans

d)

the natural landscape as caused by natural and human process

e)

the size of landmasses in relation to others

64.

A large scale map would best illustrate

a)

connections between world cities

b)

highways connection regions in a country

c)

farm to market roads connecting rural areas to the city

d)

freeway routes in a large city

e)

neighborhood streets in a suburb

65.

Which of the following is responsible for space-time compression?

a)

accommodation

b)

globalization

c)

regionalization

d)

syncretization

e)

modification

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