Question 1

What is the process of subdividing a large area into several smaller regions called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regional classification 
B)  Spatial interaction 
C)  Regionalization 
D)  Cultural diffusion 
E)  Clustering 
A)  Regional classification 
B)  Spatial interaction 
C)  Regionalization 
D)  Cultural diffusion 
E)  Clustering C

Question 2

Being geographically aware profoundly changes the way we perceive and experience the world around us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following trends occurred over the course of the twentieth century and helped transform the political map of the world and the relationships between the countries that appear on it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many former colonies gained independence. 
B)  Regional political and economic associations emerged. 
C)  China arose as a challenger to the century-long economic and political dominance of the United States. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Many former colonies gained independence. 
B)  Regional political and economic associations emerged. 
C)  China arose as a challenger to the century-long economic and political dominance of the United States. 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above E

Question 4

What is the term that explains the relationship between distance and interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distance decay 
B)  Friction of distance 
C)  Distribution 
D)  Spatial interaction 
E)  Connectivity 
A)  Distance decay 
B)  Friction of distance 
C)  Distribution 
D)  Spatial interaction 
E)  Connectivity

Question 5

Which of the following innovations have contributed to reducing the friction of distance today compared to the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  Containerization 
B)  Ships 
C)  Internet 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Containerization 
B)  Ships 
C)  Internet 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

Differentiate between reference and thematic maps.

Accepted Answer

Reference maps are intended to accuratel

Question 7

Which of the following terms is defined as an area that possesses a certain degree of uniformity with respect to one or more physical or cultural traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal region 
B)  Functional region 
C)  Nodal region 
D)  Vernacular region 
E)  Perceptual region 
A)  Formal region 
B)  Functional region 
C)  Nodal region 
D)  Vernacular region 
E)  Perceptual region

Question 8

When thinking about distance, we often think about it in absolute terms (i.e., the physical distance between two locations); however, we can also measure distance in relative terms. Using examples, explain the three forms of relative measures of distance.

Accepted Answer

When thinking about distance in relative

Question 9

What does it mean to be geographically aware?

Accepted Answer

A)  To memorize the capital of obscure countries 
B)  To memorize obscure places within more centrally important countries 
C)  To know the key commodity exports of particular countries 
D)  To understand people, places, and the interactions between them 
E)  All of the above 
A)  To memorize the capital of obscure countries 
B)  To memorize obscure places within more centrally important countries 
C)  To know the key commodity exports of particular countries 
D)  To understand people, places, and the interactions between them 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

Suburban residential subdivisions and commercial districts, and multinational commercial and fast-food outlets such as Walmart and McDonald's are considered placeless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How is a reference map defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  An analytical tool to illustrate and emphasize the spatial variation of a particular theme or attribute 
B)  A map where dots or scale-adjusted symbols represent geographic phenomena 
C)  A map using colour or shading to indicated intensity of geographic phenomena 
D)  A map portraying the absolute locations of places and geographic phenomena using a standard frame of reference 
E)  A map using lines to connect locations of equal value with respect to a geographic phenomena 
A)  An analytical tool to illustrate and emphasize the spatial variation of a particular theme or attribute 
B)  A map where dots or scale-adjusted symbols represent geographic phenomena 
C)  A map using colour or shading to indicated intensity of geographic phenomena 
D)  A map portraying the absolute locations of places and geographic phenomena using a standard frame of reference 
E)  A map using lines to connect locations of equal value with respect to a geographic phenomena

Question 12

Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins in the fall and ends in the spring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain why locations are places to some people and not to others.

Accepted Answer

The term place has a special meaning in

Question 14

Which of the following is a relative form of measuring distance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Time distance 
B)  Cost distance 
C)  Psychological distance 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Time distance 
B)  Cost distance 
C)  Psychological distance 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following terms is defined as an area organized around a node or focal point, and unified by specific economic, political, or social activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal region 
B)  Uniform region 
C)  Functional region 
D)  Vernacular region 
E)  Perceptual region 
A)  Formal region 
B)  Uniform region 
C)  Functional region 
D)  Vernacular region 
E)  Perceptual region

Question 16

Human modifications of the physical environment to create cultural landscapes vary from one part of the world to another, and from one cultural group to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The process of geographic phenomena spreading over space and through time is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pattern 
B)  Concentration 
C)  Spatial distribution 
D)  Diffusion 
E)  Friction of distance 
A)  Pattern 
B)  Concentration 
C)  Spatial distribution 
D)  Diffusion 
E)  Friction of distance

Question 18

Define and contrast site and situation.

Accepted Answer

Site is the physical attributes or chara

Question 19

Which of the following countries should have five time zones but only has one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  United States 
E)  Australia 
A)  Canada 
B)  Russia 
C)  China 
D)  United States 
E)  Australia

Question 20

The difference between relocation diffusion and expansion diffusion is that relocation diffusion is the spread of culture without the movement of individuals, whereas expansion diffusion is a result of human migration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the process of subdividing a large area into several smaller regions called?

Being geographically aware profoundly changes the way we perceive and experience the world around us.

Which of the following trends occurred over the course of the twentieth century and helped transform the political map of the world and the relationships between the countries that appear on it?

What is the term that explains the relationship between distance and interaction?

Which of the following innovations have contributed to reducing the friction of distance today compared to the past?

Differentiate between reference and thematic maps.

Which of the following terms is defined as an area that possesses a certain degree of uniformity with respect to one or more physical or cultural traits?

When thinking about distance, we often think about it in absolute terms (i.e., the physical distance between two locations); however, we can also measure distance in relative terms. Using examples, explain the three forms of relative measures of distance.

What does it mean to be geographically aware?

Suburban residential subdivisions and commercial districts, and multinational commercial and fast-food outlets such as Walmart and McDonald's are considered placeless.

How is a reference map defined?

Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins in the fall and ends in the spring.

Explain why locations are places to some people and not to others.

Which of the following is a relative form of measuring distance?

Which of the following terms is defined as an area organized around a node or focal point, and unified by specific economic, political, or social activity?

Human modifications of the physical environment to create cultural landscapes vary from one part of the world to another, and from one cultural group to another.

The process of geographic phenomena spreading over space and through time is known as which of the following?

Define and contrast site and situation.

Which of the following countries should have five time zones but only has one?

The difference between relocation diffusion and expansion diffusion is that relocation diffusion is the spread of culture without the movement of individuals, whereas expansion diffusion is a result of human migration.

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Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

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What is the process of subdividing a large area into several smaller regions called?

Being geographically aware profoundly changes the way we perceive and experience the world around us.

Which of the following trends occurred over the course of the twentieth century and helped transform the political map of the world and the relationships between the countries that appear on it?

What is the term that explains the relationship between distance and interaction?

Which of the following innovations have contributed to reducing the friction of distance today compared to the past?

Differentiate between reference and thematic maps.

Which of the following terms is defined as an area that possesses a certain degree of uniformity with respect to one or more physical or cultural traits?

When thinking about distance, we often think about it in absolute terms (i.e., the physical distance between two locations); however, we can also measure distance in relative terms. Using examples, explain the three forms of relative measures of distance.

What does it mean to be geographically aware?

Suburban residential subdivisions and commercial districts, and multinational commercial and fast-food outlets such as Walmart and McDonald's are considered placeless.

How is a reference map defined?

Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins in the fall and ends in the spring.

Explain why locations are places to some people and not to others.

Which of the following is a relative form of measuring distance?

Which of the following terms is defined as an area organized around a node or focal point, and unified by specific economic, political, or social activity?

Human modifications of the physical environment to create cultural landscapes vary from one part of the world to another, and from one cultural group to another.

The process of geographic phenomena spreading over space and through time is known as which of the following?

Define and contrast site and situation.

Which of the following countries should have five time zones but only has one?

The difference between relocation diffusion and expansion diffusion is that relocation diffusion is the spread of culture without the movement of individuals, whereas expansion diffusion is a result of human migration.

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

An Urban World

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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