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Geographic Perspectives

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Perspective is

a)

the interpretation of things - like people, places, events, cultures, and more.

b)

facts and cannot be disputed.

c)

not necessary when looking at other cultures.

d)

the same for all people.

2.

Geography uses different perspectives - supplemented by those in history, civics and economics - to study places and the relationship between people and their environments.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Geographers depend on two perspectives in particular to frame their understanding of people and places in the world. They are...

a)

geographic perspective and spatial perspective.

b)

geographic perspective and ecological perspective.

c)

ecological perspective and spatial perspective.

d)

none of the above.

4.

Where something occurs is the

a)

spatial perspective.

b)

ecological perspective.

c)

geographic perspective.

d)

none of the above.

5.

How humans interact with the physical environment is the

a)

spatial perspective.

b)

ecological perspective.

c)

geographic perspective.

d)

none of the above.

6.

When looking with the spatial perspective, questions like __________________ are often asked.

a)

"Where is it?"

b)

"Why is it there?"

c)

none of the above.

d)

all of the above

7.

People who regularly inquire about connections and relationships among life forms, ecosystems, and human societies possess a(n)...

a)

spatial perspective.

b)

geographic perspective.

c)

ecological perspective.

d)

perspective.

8.

How places or cultures change over time is the

a)

historical perspective

b)

civic perspective

c)

economic perspective

d)

cultural perspective

9.

How laws differ across space or between places is the

a)

historical perspective

b)

civic perspective

c)

economic perspective

d)

cultural perspective

10.

How resource scarcity in one place creates connections to other places is the

a)

historical perspective

b)

civic perspective

c)

economic perspective

d)

cultural perspective