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Chapter 1 Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

1.1 A system for transferring and converting locations from the round globe to a flat map is

a)

distribution

b)

interruption

c)

geostinction

d)

scale

e)

projection

2.

1.1 The science/art of map making is known as

a)

geography

b)

cartography

c)

topology

d)

topography

e)

human ecology

3.

1.1 1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?

a)

bar line

b)

ratio or fraction scale

c)

graphic scale

d)

written scale

e)

US Land Ordinance survey scale

4.

1.1 Which map would have the smallest scale?

a)

world

b)

continent

c)

state

d)

city

e)

neighborhood

5.

1.1 A ship's position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located

a)

on the equator

b)

at the North Pole

c)

On the prime meridian

d)

astride the International Date Line

6.

1.1 All of the following are true of the International Date Line EXCEPT

a)

it is a line of longitude

b)

it is located at approximately 180 degrees

c)

it is located opposite the Prime Meridian

d)

it crosses the equator

e)

it runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

7.

1.1 What projection is shown here?

a)

Mercator

b)

Robinson

c)

Goode's Homolosine Interrupted

d)

conical

e)

Buckminster-Fuller

8.

Where is distortion the greatest on the map above?

a)

along the equator

b)

on the east/west edges

c)

on the north and south edges

d)

directly in the center

e)

distortion is equal everywhere

9.

1.1 Approximately how wide are most time zones?

a)

2000 miles

b)

200 miles

c)

15 Deg Longitude

d)

90 Deg Longitude

e)

1:25,000

10.

1.1 The following are true of the nation of Kiribati EXCEPT:

a)

it uses a non-standard time zone

b)

it is located in the middle of the Atlantic

c)

it is located in the middle of the Pacific

d)

it moved the international Date Line

e)

it is the first nation on earth to start every day

11.

1.1 The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satelite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

remote sensing

d)

USGS

e)

digital cartography

12.

1.2 A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is a

a)

GIS

b)

GPS

c)

remotely sensed image

d)

USGS topographic quadrangle

e)

digital cartograph

13.

1.2 Situation identifies a place by its

a)

location relative to other places

b)

mathematical location on the earth’s surface

c)

nominal location

d)

unique physical characteristics

e)

name and human characteristics

14.

1.2 Site identifies a place by its

a)

location relative to other objects

b)

mathematical location on the earth’s surface

c)

nominal location

d)

physical characteristics

e)

name and human characteristics

15.

1.2 Which of the following is another way of referring to a functional region?

a)

nodal

b)

formal

c)

uniform

d)

areal

e)

focused

16.

1.2 An area identified by one or more specific characteristics is a

a)

biome

b)

landscape

c)

region

d)

GPS unit

e)

landform region

17.

1.2 The division of the United States (as seen above) into 12 districts by the Federal Reserve is an example of

a)

climatic regions

b)

functional regions

c)

nodal regions

d)

formal regions

18.

1.2 New York City’s ____________ is on the Hudson River, approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston.

a)

vernacular region

b)

site

c)

situation

d)

toponym

e)

cartogram

19.

1.2 The concept of a “mental map” is most closely tied to which of the following geographic terms?

a)

spatial analysis

b)

cartographic communication

c)

human ecology

d)

space-time compression

e)

vernacular region

20.

1.2 The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constituted a group’s distinct tradition is known as

a)

language

b)

religion

c)

culture

d)

taboos

e)

ethnicity

21.

1.2 Geographers call the name given to a portion of the Earth’s surface as its

a)

Topography

b)

Topohilia

c)

Toponym

d)

Toposequence

22.

1.2 The following map is an example of what type of region?

a)

Vernacular

b)

Nodal

c)

Uniform

d)

Formal

e)

Perceptual

23.

1.3 The frequency of occurrence of something within a given unit of area is

a)

concentration

b)

density

c)

distribution

d)

pattern

e)

scale

24.

1.3 The extent, or spread, of something over an area is

a)

concentration

b)

density

c)

distribution

d)

pattern

e)

scale

25.

1.3 The following regions are considered the centers of global culture and economy except?

a)

North America

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Europe

26.

1.3 The increasing geographic phenomenon of space-time compression has tended to diminish the influence of

a)

location

b)

distance

c)

movement

d)

sites

e)

situation

27.

1.3 The distance-decay function in geography holds that as distance increases, contact with a point of origin, a core, or a hearth will

a)

also increase

b)

gradually decrease

c)

remain about the same

d)

fluctuate according to other influences

e)

mutate

28.

1.3 A hearth is

a)

a location or 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

e)

the core area of a region

29.

1.3 . Which two of the four boxes below has the highest density of dots?

a)

A, B

b)

B, C

c)

C, D

d)

A, D

30.

1.3 Which two have the highest concentration of dots?

a)

A, C

b)

B, D

c)

A, B

d)

C, D

31.

1.3 The rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population is known as

a)

contagious diffusion

b)

expansion diffusion

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

e)

stimulus diffusion

32.

1.3 The spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected is known as

a)

contagious diffusion

b)

expansion diffusion

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

e)

stimulus diffusion

33.

1.3 Several new jazz clubs are opened in Utah by people displaced there after evacuating New Orleans because of Hurricane Katrina in 2006. What type of diffusion is illustrated in this case?

a)

contagious

b)

hierarchical

c)

relocation

d)

stimulus

e)

expansion

34.

1.3 The spread of a new type of “extreme” sport or emerging “cutting edge” technology prompted by the best athletes would most likely illustrate which specific model of diffusion?

a)

contagious

b)

hierarchical

c)

relocation

d)

stimulus

e)

expansion