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GEOG 105

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1919, the largest long-distance telegraph and telephone office was occupied by:

a)

AT&T and Western Union

b)

Western Union

c)

neither

d)

AT&T

2.

The first successful transatlantic communications using telegraph cables took place between

a)

Newfoundland and Ireland

b)

the US and Great Britain

c)

Japan and China

d)

the US and Greenlad

3.

The first major use of the electromechanical tabulator was for:

a)

medical records

b)

business accounting

c)

railroad fares

d)

census tabulation

4.

Telephone connections in the US began in the ________, before spreading ________ throughout the twentieth century.

a)

south, northbound

b)

west coast, eastward

c)

east coast, westward

d)

north, southward

5.

The first two-way telephone call made in the US was between:

a)

Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts

b)

New York City and New Jersey

c)

Los Angeles and Berkeley

d)

Chicago and St. Louis

6.

The first internet message was sent between:

a)

NYU and Columbia University

b)

UC Berkeley and UCLA

c)

University of Chicago and Harvard

d)

UCLA and Stanford

7.

In the client-server model, messages from devices are routed through _____ before reaching their destination.

a)

servers

b)

clients

c)

modeling systems

d)

peer-to-peer networks

8.

The first regional internet connections were routed through facilities called:

a)

Cellular Tower Operators

b)

Network Access Points

c)

Regional Internet Hubs

d)

Server Client Nodes

9.

The physical ‘backbone’ of data routes across the world is called the

a)

Network Access Lines

b)

Internet

c)

Telecommunications network

d)

World Wide Web

10.

The first international connection with Arpanet was with:

a)

University College of London

b)

the Sorbonne

c)

the University of Edinburgh

d)

Oxford University

11.

The first undersea telegraph cables were laid in the:

a)

Tigris River

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

12.

The first post office appeared in:

a)

Japan

b)

British India

c)

The US

d)

The UK

13.

The first government agency to use telegraphs in the US was the:

a)

Police Department

b)

Fire Department

c)

Post Office

d)

Transportation Authority

14.

The oldest known road networks led into and out of:

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

Stonehenge

d)

Timbuktu

15.

In networks, the centralized points that connections run through are called:

a)

edges

b)

connectors

c)

vectors

d)

nodes

16.

The first packet switching node was:

a)

Network Access Point

b)

Interface Message Processor

c)

Transmission Network Source

d)

Cloud Server Farm

17.

The High Performance Computing Act (1991) provided funding to private firms to build:

a)

Server farms

b)

Storage facilities

c)

Network Access Points

d)

End offices

18.

The type of packet switching that sends messages across the internet in sequential order is called:

a)

Correction-Oriented

b)

Bi-correctional

c)

Correctional

d)

Correctionless

19.

In Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, IP defines how packets of information are:

a)

devices

b)

addressed

c)

broken down

d)

reassembled

20.

The World Wide Web refers to the:

a)

the hardware that makes internet searches possible

b)

the original telegraph cables

c)

physical infrastructure that transfers data

d)

the content that is accessed through the internet via applications

21.

The digital divide manifests itself:

a)

Between countries

b)

Within countries

c)

Within cities

d)

all of the above

22.

The disparity in ownership of digital devices is referred to as unequal access to:

a)

educational inequality

b)

information communications technologies (ICT)

c)

broadband disparity

d)

computer literacy

23.

The digital divide can cause uneven access to:

a)

broadband

b)

knowledge

c)

devices

d)

infrastructure

24.

The notion that information technology will lead to economic inequality across nations is called the ____ thesis:

a)

sanctification

b)

normalization

c)

stratification

d)

notification

25.

The notion that information technology will lead to economic equality across nations is called the ____ thesis:

a)

stratification

b)

sanctification

c)

normalization

d)

notification

26.

In addition to devices, the digital divide refers to unevenly distributed:

a)

devices

b)

infrastructure

c)

broadband

d)

knowledge

e)

all of the above

27.

The _____ thesis argues that information technology can help remote areas overcome distance.

a)

normalization

b)

stratification

c)

sanctification

d)

notification

28.

Poverty has a _____ effect on a country’s ability to use the internet for economic growth:

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

d)

all of the above

29.

Valuable knowledge is often called _______, which is increasingly acquired through the internet.

a)

stratification

b)

computer illiteracy

c)

human capital

d)

normalization

30.

Cellular phones are increasingly helpful in places where there are no:

a)

people

b)

plant life

c)

mobile devices

d)

landlines

31.

Advocates of the stratification thesis argue that being locked out of the global information economy will make countries:

a)

richer

b)

politically corrupt

c)

poorer

d)

productive

32.

The geography of universities deeply affects geographic distributions of ------, which is essential to knowledge-based industries.

a)

populations

b)

Traffic

c)

Agriculture

d)

Human Capital

33.

The ______ of sub-Saharan Africans own mobile phones.

a)

Minority

b)

Majority

c)

Exclusively wealthy

d)

Exclusively poor

34.

Poverty _____ one's ability to capitalize on digital technology to the full exent.

a)

Improves

b)

Has no relation to

c)

Hides

d)

Hinders

35.

Disparities in broadband networks within countries manifest most sharply across _____ divides

a)

State

b)

International

c)

Regional

d)

City Level

36.

In cities, smart phones are increasingly important for:

a)

Transportation

b)

Shopping

c)

Parking

d)

All of the above

37.

The most basic forms of computer literacy are gained during:

a)

College

b)

Everyday use of electronics

c)

Work

d)

Reading

38.

Higher education _____ one's ability to capitalize on digital technology to the full extent.

a)

Improves

b)

Has no relation to

c)

Hides

d)

HInders

39.

One aspect of the digital divide that is often overlooked is an uneven distribution of:

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Desire

c)

Interest

d)

Culture

40.

Using mobile phones as a measure of the digital divide can be methodologically faulty because:

a)

Not all mobile phones are smart phones

b)

The batteries are small

c)

People hide their browsing history

d)

People might prefer tablets

41.

Cities are expanding faster in

a)

Wealthy countries

b)

Nonwealthy countries

c)

rural areas

d)

neither

42.

The rapid spread of people with digital devices is sometimes called the:

a)

Internet of People

b)

Internet of Things

c)

The People’s Internet

d)

The People’s Things

43.

The largest concentration of smart devices is in:

a)

Wealthy countries

b)

Nonwealthy countries

c)

rural areas

d)

neither

44.

There are _____ smart devices under a service plan than people:

a)

less

b)

an equal amount

c)

more

d)

None

45.

Government datasets are being made increasingly accessible through:

a)

Surveillance

b)

Open Data Portals

c)

GDPR

d)

Public speeches

46.

______ have dramatically changed the way citizens issue grievances to their governments:

a)

Social networking applications

b)

Internet of Things

c)

The Digital Divide

d)

Data Shadows

47.

The internet makes interactions between public officials and their constituents:

a)

less direct

b)

more party based

c)

more direct

d)

more indirect

48.

_____ is commonly identified as a benefit of geosurveillance devices.

a)

Privacy

b)

Political rights

c)

Resource optimization

d)

Convenience

49.

The profusion of location-aware devices such as global positioning systems make surveillance:

a)

more labor-intensive

b)

more expensive

c)

less constant

d)

less expensive

50.

______ are the data that users produce by interacting with digital devices.

a)

Data structure

b)

Data footprint

c)

Data shadow

d)

Data derivative

51.

______ are the categories assigned to users based on their interactions with digital devices.

a)

Data footprint

b)

Data derivative

c)

Data shadow

d)

Data structure

52.

Open Data Portals provide citizens with access to:

a)

Surveillance monitors

b)

Government funds

c)

Data privacy rights

d)

Government Datasets

53.

Cities in nonwealthy countries are expanding _____ than in wealthy countries.

a)

Faster

b)

slower

c)

no differently

d)

less

54.

The dramatic increase of locational data from geospatial technology such as global positioning systems ____ the ability to monitor human behavior:

a)

Decreases

b)

Narrows

c)

Restricts

d)

Expands

55.

Before GPS, surveillance was:

a)

Less labor-intensive

b)

More constant

c)

More labor-intensive

d)

Less expensive

56.

There are more mobiles in:

a)

United Nations countries

b)

Northern countries

c)

Nonwealthy countries

d)

Wealthy countries

57.

The data that you generate through using electronics are sometimes called:

a)

Data shadows

b)

Data footprints

c)

Data derivatives

d)

Data structures

58.

Categories assigned to people based on their online activity are sometimes called:

a)

Data structures

b)

Data shadows

c)

Data footprints

d)

Data derivatives

59.

Advocates of smart cities argue that they allow citizens more avenues of:

a)

Housing availablity

b)

Population growth

c)

Public participation

d)

Public Revenue

60.

The Internet of Things represents the spread of _____

a)

People communicating via digital devices

b)

People communicating with digital devices

c)

Digital devices communicating with digital devices

d)

People communicating with people

61.

_____ is commonly identified as a detriment of geosurveillance devices.

a)

Public safety

b)

Efficiency

c)

Privacy Invasion

d)

Political rights

62.

A simple definition of “power” as used in political geography is

a)

making the maps that create places.

b)

having military or police control.

c)

the ability to get what you want.

d)

controlling what other people do.

63.

Which of the following is defined as having the authority to use violence as a means of demonstrating power?

a)

territoriality

b)

state

c)

nation

d)

territory

64.

Which of the following is not an example of territory?

a)

the University of Illinois campus

b)

downtown Champaign, IL

c)

a gated community

d)

the state of Illinois

65.

In the end, territoriality is backed up or made legitimate by

a)

the state.

b)

the individual.

c)

the community.

d)

the nation.

66.

The system used by the state to divide up land and set official property boundaries in the early years of the U.S. was known as

a)

surveying.

b)

cadastral mapping.

c)

metes-and-bounds.

67.

Why was the Public Land Survey System used to map the interior of the U.S.?

a)

The Spanish had already established it in California and Texas.

b)

It was too hard to use the metes-and-bounds system at a distance.

c)

Meridians and baselines had already been established across the continent.

d)

It was easier to use with GPS devices.

68.

The territory that was most clearly established by the PLSS was the

a)

municipality.

b)

acre.

c)

county

d)

township.

69.

Informal settlements are more common in developing countries because they often lack

a)

territoriality.

b)

territory.

c)

cadastral maps.

d)

GIS

70.

The U.S. supported the cadastral mapping of Lesotho with the expectation that it would help

a)

private developers increase their land value.

b)

Lesotho meet the Millennium Development goals.

c)

produce more food for the region.

d)

remove individuals’ ability to control their own territory.

71.

The cadastral mapping of Lesotho through GPS is an example of

a)

territory.

b)

uncertainty.

c)

territoriality.

d)

vagueness

72.

The location of gambling is regulated because

a)

there are secondary effects like deliberately losing sporting events.

b)

gambling addiction can be a serious social problem.

c)

gambling is a profitable activity that can produce tax dollars.

d)

all of the above

73.

Why does it matter where online gambling takes place?

a)

to know where you can go if you want to gamble

b)

it doesn’t matter

c)

to know which state’s or country’s laws apply

74.

Redistricting for the U.S. House refers to the process by which districts are redrawn if a state adds or loses enough population for the total number of districts to change. This happens every

a)

time a state’s governor wants it to.

b)

five years.

c)

ten years.

d)

year.

75.

Which of the following is not a requirement of districts within a specific state?

a)

having an equal percentage of white voters

b)

being roughly the same size in terms of population

c)

being contiguous, not disconnected

d)

not having a weird, elongated shape

76.

Why has the U.S. regularly carried out a Census ever since the country was founded?

a)

to ensure that members of the Senate are fairly apportioned by population

b)

to reapportion members of the House of Representatives as the population moves around

c)

to determine how much economic activity takes place in each state

d)

to make sure that each state gets back from the federal government the tax money it puts in

77.

The concept of gerrymandering dates back to

a)

the development of GIS in the 1970s.

b)

the development of GPS in the 1990s.

c)

the early 1800s in New England.

d)

the late 1700s in France.

78.

Gerrymandering is a prime example of

a)

an ecological fallacy.

b)

spatial autocorrelation.

c)

uncertainty and vagueness.

d)

the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem.

79.

Let’s say that there’s a small Hispanic population in a Midwestern city, clustered so they’re mostly within the same district. If the state’s legislative boundaries are redrawn so that half of that population is in one district and half is in another, that would be an example of

a)

stacking.

b)

packing.

c)

cracking.

80.

What if the boundaries are drawn so that the entire Hispanic population of the city is within one district? That would be

a)

stacking.

b)

packing

c)

cracking.

81.

A metes-and-bounds system of land mapping is based in part on

a)

Natural features such as trees and rivers

b)

A regular grid system that covered the whole U.S.

c)

GPS

d)

Remote sensing

82.

Compared to the rest of the world, the U.S. allows _____ free access to federally-produced geospatial data

a)

More

b)

less

c)

about the same

83.

Which geospatial technology has made it easier to carry out gerrymandering?

a)

GIS, because it allows for greater precision

b)

GPS. because it allows for greater accuracy

c)

Remote sensing because it results in less uncertainty

d)

Cartography, because it results in fewer errors

84.

Political geography asks us to look at how _____ is/are a part of the landscapes that we see

a)

Power

b)

Cultural difference

c)

Elections

d)

Physical processes

85.

In the early U.S., _____ were developed under the _____ system.

a)

cadastral maps; metes-and-bounds

b)

cadastral maps; public land survery

c)

Geoids; metes-and-bounds

d)

Geoids; public land survey

86.

The regular grid system that shapes the Midwestern landscape is due to the

a)

Public Land Survey System

b)

Metes-and-bounds system

c)

GPS

d)

Completely flat terrain

87.

If a district is redrawn to include equal numbers of people from group A, which generally has voter turnout rate of 60%, and group B, with an average rate of 30%, this an example of

a)

Stacking

b)

Cracking

c)

Packing

88.

Geospatial data produced by which government is generally provided for free?

a)

U.S. federal government

b)

U.S. state governments

c)

French national government

d)

Chinese national government

89.

The main advantage of the Public Land Survey System was that it

a)

Made it easier for settlers to buy land without actually going there first

b)

Cover the entire US instead of only the original 13 colonies

c)

Created counties that allowed for more local government control

d)

Didn't rely on natural features as marking points.

90.

A cadastre consists of two parts, the cadastral map and the cadastral ____.

a)

TItle

b)

Territory

c)

System

d)

Tenure

91.

Most studies on relations between digital technology and space focus on:

a)

urban space

b)

natural environments

c)

physical space

d)

virtual space

92.

Early geographic work on the effects of digital technology on space focused on _____, or the abstract spaces in which interactions occur.

a)

outer space

b)

geometrical space

c)

cyberspace

d)

national space

93.

The majority of studies in geography on digital technology _____ on how users interact with electronic devices

a)

ignore

b)

focus on

c)

criticize

d)

none of the above

94.

‘Technical’ approaches to using geospatial technology to manage e-waste often incorporate:

a)

Cartography

b)

GIS

c)

LiDR

d)

remote sensing

95.

Typical ____ approaches to managing e-waste often focus on the entire life cycle of digital devices:

a)

human geographic

b)

geodesic

c)

technical

d)

spatial statistical analysis

96.

__________ are often used to help determine waste facility locations to optimize waste disposal.

a)

GPS

b)

Spatial theory

c)

Remote sensing devices

d)

GIS

97.

One proposed way of dealing with e-waste is called _______, which involves electronics producers paying a fee for disposal.

a)

data transparency

b)

data dumping

c)

extended producer responsibility

d)

trade regulation

98.

___________ involves apprising consumers of the materials used in electronic devices.

a)

Eco-labeling

b)

Extended consumer responsibility

c)

Digital tagging

d)

Extended producer responsibility

99.

Teaching ordinary electronics users how to refurbish devices is one way of _____ their mass production discussed in the lecture.

a)

increasing

b)

decreasing

c)

accelerating

d)

expanding

100.

Some advocacy groups who attempt to curb e-waste have recommended banning:

a)

Producing more electronics

b)

The use of electronics in some countries

c)

Making electronics devices smaller

d)

International trade of used electronics

101.

The rapid spread of Open Data Portals leads to _____, or the increased ability of ordinary citizens to produce or obtain data from government administrators

a)

Data footprints

b)

Data democratization

c)

Data shadows

d)

Data waves

102.

The lecture discusses how _____ are often used to find the quickest route for sanitation vehicles to reach waste facilities

a)

Aerial photography

b)

Landsat imagery

c)

GIS

d)

GPS

103.

Most studies in geography on digital technology focus on how _____ interact with electronic devices

a)

Distributors

b)

Retailers

c)

Producers

d)

Consumers

104.

_____ have compelled many international agencies to intervene in the informal jobs that have emerged around e-waste

a)

Health Hazards

b)

Profts

c)

Electronics companies

d)

Sanitation unions

105.

Many of the first geographers who explore effects of digital technology on space focused on _____, or the abstract spaces in which interactions occur

a)

Geometrical space

b)

Outer space

c)

National space

d)

Cyberspace

106.

GIS are often used to find the _____ for sanitation vehicles to reach waste facilities

a)

Heaviest trash

b)

Longest route

c)

Quickest route

d)

Lightest trash

107.

Technical approaches to using geospatial technology to manage e-waste often incorporate:

a)

GUS

b)

remote sensing

c)

Cartography

d)

LiDR

108.

Health risks have compelled many international agencies to ____ the informal jobs that have emerged around e-waste

a)

Regulate

b)

Tax

c)

Remove

109.

Typical 'human geographic' approaches to handling e-waste often focus on the _____ on digital devices:

a)

Production process

b)

Everyday use

c)

End of life

d)

Entire life cycle

110.

Teaching users how to _____ devices is one way of stemming their mass production discussed in the lecture

a)

Properly disposed of

b)

Refurbish

c)

Invent

d)

Hide

111.

One proposed way of managing e-waste is called _____. This involves electronics producers paying a fee for disposal

a)

Data transparency

b)

Trade regulation

c)

Extended Producer Responsibilty

d)

Data Dumping

112.

Most work on relations between digital technology and space focus on:

a)

Urban Space

b)

Virtual Space

c)

Physical Space

d)

Natural environments

113.

Most geographers who focus on the physical dimension of digital technology draw attention to:

a)

Physical infrastructures

b)

Microphysics

c)

Raw materials

d)

Natural Environments