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Geography Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Physical Geography" study?

a)

The study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth.

b)

The study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment.

c)

The relationships between living things and their environments.

d)

The exact location of an object.

2.

Which term refers to the exact location of an object?

a)

Relative Location

b)

Site

c)

Absolute Location

d)

Situation

3.

What does "Human Geography" study?

a)

The study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment.

b)

The study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth.

c)

The relationships between living things and their environments.

d)

The position that a point or object occupies on Earth.

4.

What does "Ecological Perspective" refer to?

a)

The exact location of an object.

b)

The relationships between living things and their environments.

c)

The study of natural processes and the distribution of features in the environment.

d)

The study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand, use, and alter Earth.

5.

Which term describes where a place is in relation to other places or features?

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Site

c)

Situation

d)

Relative Location

6.

What does "Sustainability" refer to?

a)

The use of the Earth’s land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future.

b)

The theory that argues that human behavior is largely controlled by the physical environment.

c)

The theory that argues that humans have more agency, or ability to produce a result, than environmental determinism would suggest.

d)

The processes causing the relative distance between places to shrink.

7.

What is "Distance Decay"?

a)

The farther away one thing is from another, the less interaction the two things will have.

b)

Distance requires time, effort, and cost to overcome.

c)

Processes causing the relative distance between places to shrink.

d)

How things are arranged in a particular space.

8.

What does "Environmental Determinism" argue?

a)

Humans have more agency, or ability to produce a result, than environmental determinism would suggest.

b)

Human behavior is largely controlled by the physical environment.

c)

The use of the Earth’s land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will continue to be available in the future.

d)

The processes causing the relative distance between places to shrink.

9.

What does the term "Scale" refer to in geography?

a)

The measurement of temperature in a region

b)

The area of the world being studied

c)

The height of mountains in a region

d)

The population density of a region

10.

Which type of region is organized by its function around a focal point?

a)

Formal Region

b)

Perceptual Region

c)

Functional Region

d)

Vernacular Region

11.

What is the focal point, or focus, of a region called?

a)

Node

b)

Scale

c)

Core

d)

Periphery

12.

What does "Globalization" refer to?

a)

The study of local cultures

b)

The expansion of economic, cultural, and political processes on a worldwide scale

c)

The isolation of countries from global influence

d)

The reduction of international trade

13.

Which theory describes the spatial and functional relationships between countries in the world economy?

a)

Globalization Theory

b)

World System Theory

c)

Quantitative Theory

d)

Qualitative Theory