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Topic 2: Places and Regions

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of spatial interaction?

a)

the planet Jupiter orbiting around the sun

b)

the shipment of apples from an orchard to a store

c)

drinking a cup of coffee

d)

writing an essay

2.

Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

population of 491,000

c)

known for fishing industry

d)

known for potato crop

3.

Which of the following is an example of a human characteristic?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Redwood trees

c)

known for fishing industry

d)

Lake Michigan

4.

An area of Earth's surface that has similar physical or human characteristics

a)

place

b)

region

c)

site

d)

situation

e)

perception

5.

The characteristics of a specific location, including its physical setting

a)

site

b)

situation

c)

place

d)

region

e)

perception

6.

The way people think about something

a)

site

b)

situation

c)

place

d)

region

e)

perception

7.

The geographic position of a place in relation to other places of a larger area

a)

perception

b)

place

c)

region

d)

site

e)

situation

8.

A specific location with distinct characteristics

a)

perception

b)

place

c)

region

d)

site

e)

situation

9.

A person's perception of a place is MOST influenced by their....

a)

age and experiences

b)

culture and experiences

c)

goals and intelligence

d)

age and vision

e)

culture and intelligence

10.

Studying a ___________ helps geographers understand how people in a particular area gain an identity.

a)

landscape

b)

place

c)

region

11.

Studying a ___________ helps geographers understand the broad patterns of an area.

a)

landscape

b)

place

c)

region

12.

Of these regions: city, state, country, and county.... which is the LARGEST?

a)

city

b)

state

c)

county

d)

country

13.

Of these regions: city, state, county, country... which is the SMALLEST?

a)

city

b)

state

c)

county

d)

country

14.

People may migrate from one country to another to find better _________ to escape bad situations.

a)

opportunities

b)

friends

c)

physical characteristics

d)

landscapes

15.

In class, you learned about the European colonization of Africa. Some lasting impacts that this had on African nations are:

a)

languages and trade

b)

migration routes and types of industry

c)

languages and forms of government

d)

forms of combat and forms of government

16.

_______________ is the business of buying, selling, and bartering.

a)

perception

b)

exports

c)

imports

d)

trade

17.

The process by which the peoples, places, and things around the world have experienced greater connectivity and reliance on one another.

a)

accessibility

b)

distance decay

c)

globalization

d)

interdependence

e)

spatial interaction

18.

How easy or difficult it is to overcome the barriers separating places.

a)

spatial interaction

b)

interdependence

c)

accessibility

d)

distance decay

e)

globalization

19.

a relationship of decreasing interaction as the space between places increases

a)

accessibility

b)

distance decay

c)

globalization

d)

interdependence

e)

spatial interaction

20.

The movement and flow of people, products, and ideas related to human activity.

a)

accessibility

b)

distance decay

c)

globalization

d)

interdependence

e)

spatial interaction

21.

A condition in which people or groups rely on each other, rather than only relying on themselves.

a)

accessibility

b)

distance decay

c)

globalization

d)

interdependence

e)

spatial interaction

22.

To ______________ is to bring a product into one country from another country.

a)

export

b)

import

c)

perception

d)

trade

23.

To ____________ is to send a product from one country to another country.

a)

export

b)

import

c)

trade

d)

product

24.

A country's resources include its raw materials, its ________, and its ____________.

a)

expertise, geography

b)

history, labor

c)

religion, politics

d)

expertise, labor

25.

A barrier is something that cannot be easily crossed. Language and traditions are what type of a barrier?

a)

physical barrier

b)

region barrier

c)

spatial barrier

d)

cultural barrier

26.

Which of the following best describes the concept of "distance decay"?

a)

As distance increases, interaction decreases

b)

As distance increases, interaction increases

c)

Distance has no effect on interaction

d)

Distance and interaction are unrelated

27.

A barrier is something that cannot be easily crossed. Mountains and oceans are examples of what kind of barrier?

a)

cultural barrier

b)

region barrier

c)

physical barrier

d)

communication barrier

28.

More goods and services is an argument ___ globalization.

a)

FOR

b)

AGAINST

29.

Job loss in richer countries is an argument ___ globalization.

a)

FOR

b)

AGAINST

30.

Increasing gap between rich and poor is an argument ___ globalization.

a)

FOR

b)

AGAINST

31.

Governments are better able to work together towards common goals is an argument ___ globalization.

a)

FOR

b)

AGAINST

32.

Loss of culture is an argument ___ globalization.

a)

FOR

b)

AGAINST

33.

Spread of disease is an argument ___ globalization.

a)

FOR

b)

AGAINST

34.

Less developed countries benefit from new technologies created by more developed countries is an argument ___ globalization.

a)

FOR

b)

AGAINST