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Thinking Geographically

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A transnational corporation would likely use which geographic scale to determine it's supply chain network?

a)

Regional

b)

Local

c)

Global

d)

National

2.
a)

Regional Scale

b)

Local Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

3.
a)

Regional Scale

b)

National Scale

c)

Local Scale

d)

Global Scale

4.
a)

Regional Scale

b)

National Scale

c)

Local Scale

d)

Global Scale

5.

Newspaper routes for the city of Washington D.C.

a)

Local Scale

b)

Regional Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

6.
a)

Local Scale

b)

Regional Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

7.

Climate data tracking temperature increases over the course of the twenty century, matched with rising world CO2 levels.

a)

National Scale

b)

Regional Scale

c)

Local Scale

d)

Global Scale

8.

Which of the following would have the largest scale map?

a)

Local Scale Map

b)

Regional Scale Map

c)

Global Scale Map

d)

National Scale Map

9.
a)

Regional Scale

b)

Local Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

10.
a)

Regional Scale

b)

Local Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

11.

Charts showing coal production in the Appalachian mountains

a)

Regional Scale

b)

Local Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

12.
a)

Global Scale

b)

National Scale

c)

Regional Scale

d)

Local Scale

13.

Map showing the most populated cities in each continent, accompanied by relevant demographic data.

a)

Local Scale

b)

Regional Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

14.
a)

Regional Scale

b)

Local Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

15.

If a French clothing company wanted to open a store in Orlando, Florida, what kind of scaled data would it use to understand the best place to build it's store?

a)

National Scale

b)

Regional Scale

c)

Local Scale

d)

National Scale

16.

If a candidate for Florida governor was running for election, which type of scale would be most useful for determining if they are leading in the polls?

a)

Regional Scale

b)

National Scale

c)

Local Scale

d)

Global Scale

17.
a)

Regional Scale

b)

Local Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Global Scale

18.
a)

Regional

b)

Local

c)

National

d)

Global

19.

Countries not using the Metric System

a)

National Scale

b)

Regional Scale

c)

Global Scale

d)

Local Scale

20.

Which of the following examples would qualify as a functional region?

a)

All of Chicago's train stations

b)

The French speaking region of Belgium

c)

All of the countries that border the Mediterranean

d)

New England in the United States

21.

Which of the following examples would qualify as a formal region?

a)

New York's subway system

b)

A courthouse next to the capitol building of Ohio

c)

All of the states connected to the Appalachian Trail

d)

"The South" in the United States

22.

Which of the following examples would qualify as a functional region?

a)

The German speaking region of Europe

b)

The Capitol Building and the White House in Washington D.C.

c)

All of the countries that border the Alps in Europe

d)

The Middle East

23.

An area within a country that has a treasury and many banks to store money in is an example of....

a)

a formal region.

b)

a uniform region.

c)

a functional region.

d)

a perceptual region

e)

a vernacular region

24.

The countries that all share the Ural Mountains would be an example of...

a)

a functional region

b)

a vernacular region

c)

a perceptual region

d)

a uniform region

25.

Which of the following maps would have the smallest scale?

a)

Disney World

b)

Orlando

c)

Europe

d)

France

26.

Which of the following is a perceptual region?

a)

South Africa

b)

Middle East

c)

Asia

d)

United States

27.

Which of the following are perceptual regions?

a)

The South

b)

The Midwest

c)

New England

d)

Old England

28.

A pizza delivery zone would be an example of which kind of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Perceptual

c)

Functional

d)

Uniform

29.

Orange County Public Schools is an example of which kind of region?

a)

Perceptual

b)

Uniform

c)

Formal

d)

Functional

30.

Which are examples of formal regions?

a)

Asia

b)

Florida

c)

New York Subway System

d)

Orange County Public Schools

31.
a)

Global Scale

b)

Regional Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Local Scale

32.
a)

Global Scale

b)

Regional Scale

c)

National Scale

d)

Local Scale

33.
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 
34.
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
35.
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
36.
The layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as: 
a)
GPS
b)
GIS
c)
ENSO
d)
OPEC
37.
The visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?
a)
Cultural Landscape
b)
Place
c)
Location
d)
Human Environment Interaction
38.
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
39.
Asking the question "why is something found in a particular place", is using which theme of geography?
a)
Place
b)
Movement
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Location
40.
Which type of location does not change?
a)
Absolute
b)
Relative
c)
Positive
d)
Negative
41.
If you have not been to a place, but have developed negative feelings about it based off of what you heard in the news or from a friend, you would be using:
a)
Sense of place
b)
Perceptions of place
c)
Movement
d)
Human Environment Interaction
42.
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
43.
Measuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?
a)
Formal
b)
Perceptual
c)
Functional
d)
Uniform
44.
The imprint that humans leave, such as buildings, roads, cemeteries, etc. are all considered to be part of the:
a)
Location
b)
Region
c)
Cultural Landscape
d)
Move
45.
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
46.
The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior is called ____.
a)
acculturation
b)
innovation
c)
cultural hearth
d)
diffusion
47.
Which of the following divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Hemisphere Line
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
48.
Which type of map would show the boundaries of countries?
a)
vegetation map
b)
political map
c)
land-use map
d)
elevation map
49.
Places that share similar characteristics are called 
a)
human systems
b)
environments
c)
regions
d)
physical systems
50.
What is remote sensing?
a)
analyzing different types of data
b)
tracking changes on Earth's surface
c)
using software to combine data
d)
getting information from far away
51.
Which of the following is not a use of GPS?
a)
tracking airplanes
b)
determine when a volcano will erupt
c)
help farmers in their fields
d)
provide driving directions to a destination
52.
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
53.
map that shows specialized information, such as a land-use map, or any other physical or human feature
a)
thematic map
b)
general-purpose map
c)
climate map
d)
topographic map
54.
What are lines on a globe drawn in an east-west direction and measured in degrees?
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
grid
d)
equator
55.
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
56.
The physical environment causes social and cultural development.
a)
Cultural Environmentalism
b)
Environmental Possibilism
c)
Environmental Determinism
d)
Cultural Possibilism
57.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
58.
Imagine that one day you go hiking in a national park. After walking all day and then camping for the night, you realize that you are lost. Instead of becoming worried, you pull out a handheld device that provides your location, the time, and evens maps that you can use to guide yourself out of the park. What type of technology does this device use?
a)
Geographic Information System (GIS)  
b)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
c)
Hiking Location System (HLS)
d)
Park Assistance System (PAS)
59.
What geographic tool is represented in the picture above?
a)
Grid
b)
Scale
c)
Projection
d)
Legend (Key)
60.
What is the 0⁰ line of latitude called?
a)
Prime Parallel
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
61.
spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns
a)
innovation
b)
acculturation
c)
invention
d)
diffusion
62.
The location of something in relation to another place or feature is
a)
absolute location
b)
distance and direction
c)
relative location
d)
site
63.
The layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as: 
a)
GPS
b)
GIS
c)
ENSO
d)
OPEC
64.
Geographers usually categorize cultural diffusion into the two broad categories of 
a)
 Expansion and hierarchical
b)
Contagious and stimulus
c)
 Expansion and relocation
d)
 Migrant and hierarchical
65.

Latitude and longitude are used to find...

a)

Relative Location

b)

Absolute Location

c)

Physical Geography

66.

The act of putting earth's locations on a flat map is called...

a)

Distortion

b)

Toponym

c)

Region

d)

Projection

67.

Using different "layers" on a map is best accomplished by using...

a)

GPS

b)

GIS

c)

Remote sensing

68.

The technology that saves the characteristics or attributes of places in layers is called...

a)

Map

b)

GPS

c)

GIS

d)

Book

69.

"Mrs. Bennett's room is next door to Mrs. Prescott's room." - This is an example of....

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

c)

Place

d)

Region

70.

Situation identified a place by its:

a)

Location relative to other objects

b)

Unique physical characteristics

c)

Mathematical location on Earth's surface

d)

Place name

71.

The diffusion of a New York City fashion trend to small towns is an example of what type of diffusion?

a)

Relocation

b)

Stimulus

c)

Contagious

d)

Hierarchical

72.
Migration is an excellent example of _____________ diffusion?
a)
relocation
b)
hierarchical 
c)
cultural
d)
contageous
73.
Whip/nae nae, Harlem Shake, or Ice bucket challenge videos are examples this type of diffusion... 
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Contagious Diffusion
c)
Stimulus Diffusion
d)
Hierarchical Diffusion
74.

Which of the following makes a location MORE accessible?

a)

Subways

b)

Surrounding deserts

c)

Tall, impassable mountain ranges

d)

Having no airport

75.

Which of the following makes a place LESS accessible?

a)

Having an airport

b)

Building a new bridge

c)

Being in an isolated desert

d)

Interstate highway

76.

Timbuktu, Mali developed along the trans Sahara trade route where salt was traded for gold.

a)

example of site

b)

example of situation

77.

Mecca in Saudi Arabia became an important city because its religious sites are the destination of an Islamic religious pilgrimage called the Hajj.

a)

example of site

b)

example of situation

78.

New York City became a major city because it is located on a natural harbor.

a)

example of site

b)

example of situation

79.

A map projection with little distortion of shape and direction, but does distort relative size.

a)

Mercator Projection

b)

Gall-Peters Projection

c)

Goode Homolosine Projection

d)

Robinson Projection

80.

A map projection where relative size is correct, but shapes are distorted.

a)

Mercator Projection

b)

Gall-Peters Projection

c)

Goode Homolosine Projection

d)

Robinson Projection

81.

How easily one place can be reached from another.

a)

accessibility

b)

complementarity

c)

hierarchy

d)

diffusion

82.

Spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places

a)

hierarchical diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

stimulus diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

83.

spread of a feature through the physical movement of people from one place to another

a)

hierarchical diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

stimulus diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

84.

The combination of elements of two groups into one new cultural feature.

a)

acculturation

b)

assimilation

c)

syncretism

d)

distance decay

85.

The farther away from goods or services you are, the less likely you will use it

a)

acculturation

b)

assimilation

c)

syncretism

d)

distance decay

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