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WorksheetsGeography Ch.1 WGM
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The distribution of natural features, such as landforms and vegetation.
ecology
human geography
physical geography
geology
The physical environment causes social development.
Explains why people determine their physical environment.
According to environmental determinism
Explains why the physical environment sets limits on human actions.
According to environmental possibilism
The same state laws apply everywhere in the region is a...
functional region
vernacular region
formal region
proper region
Distant places in the world are becoming effectively closer together is...
The concept of space-time toponym
The concept of space-time diffusion
The concept of space-time compression
The concept of space-time stimulus
Transferring locations from the Earth's surface to a flat map is called projection. What types of distortions does this create?
The distance between two points may be incorrect.
The relative size of different areas may be altered.
The shape of an area can be distorted.
All are true
Location relative to other objects.
situation
location
scale
site
The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape.
scale
distortion
situation
location
Which is NOT a form of expansion diffusion?
contagious
stimulus
hierarchical
functional
Which is measured from 0 degrees longitude?
central time zone
solstice
international Date Line
Greenwich Mean Time
To geographers, the spread of blue jeans around the world represents
a unique taste in nearly every location.
economic and cultural globalization.
the relocation diffusion of restaurants.
a popular fad.
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is
remote sensor
GDP
GPS.
GIS.
Distribution: The area dominated by a particular crop, unique physical characteristics, an area distinguished by a unique combination of features, or the arrangement of a feature across Earth's surface?
The area dominated by a particular crop
Unique physical characteristics
An area distinguished by a unique combination of features
The arrangement of a feature across Earth's surface
Diffusion: The frequency of something within a given unit of area, the arrangement of a feature across Earth's surface, the spread of something over a given study area, or location relative to other objects?
The frequency of something within a given unit of area
The arrangement of a feature across Earth's surface
The spread of something over a given study area
Location relative to other objects
A GIS has: always been done on paper, multiple "layers" of spatial information, heat sensing technology, or a single layer of information?
Always been done on paper
Multiple "layers" of spatial information
Heat sensing technology
A single layer of information
Of the four major Earth systems, which one is composed of living organisms?
biosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
Possibilism is the concept that the social environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the social environment.
The concept that the social environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the social environment.
The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, and that people don't the ability to adjust to the physical environment.
The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment.
The concept that the physical environment encourages human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment.
Cartography is
The study of human statistics
The science of making maps
The study of humans
No longer used in the modern era
Cultural ecology is:
The study of how the atmosphere and the environment interact
The study of how different groups of people interact
The study of how humans and the environment interact
The study of how different environments interact
Region is:
An area distinguished by a single basic feature.
An area distinguished by a common combination of features.
An area undistinguished by a common combination of features
An area distinguished by a unique combination of features
Moving toward the Southern border of the United States, English becomes less common and Spanish is more often spoken. What type of region does this gradual change of language reflect?
formal
bilingual
functional
vernacular
You see the coordinates 5° longitude, 10°N latitude. You do not need to look at a map to deduce that the location is:
Near the equator but far from the prime meridian.
Near the international date line as well as the prime meridian.
Near both the equator and prime meridian.
Near both the equator and the international date line.
The amount of land and the level of detail displayed:
Is not an issue in map making.
Is key to vernacular and distributional concepts.
Is an important aspect of map making.
Creates functional and formal regions.
The circulation area of a newspaper is an example of a:
formal region
diffusion
vernacular region
functional region
Toponym
The name given to a portion of moon's surface
The name given to a portion of Earth's population
The name given to a portion of Earth's surface
The name given to a portion of Earth's hydrosphere
Density
The spread of something over a given study area.
The arrangement of a feature across Earth's surface.
The frequency of something within a given unit of area.
Location relative to other objects.
Remote sensing technology allows
for humans to draw more accurate paper maps
to acquire data from close to the source
locate missing people
the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method.
