Question 1

What is key for any map reader or map maker?

Accepted Answer

A)  To read with a critical eye 
B)  To ask questions about the author's objectives 
C)  To ask questions about the author's message 
D)  To check the source material 
E)  All of the above 
A)  To read with a critical eye 
B)  To ask questions about the author's objectives 
C)  To ask questions about the author's message 
D)  To check the source material 
E)  All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following terms is described as a series of techniques used for collecting spatial data through instruments that are physically distant from the object of study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Global positioning systems 
B)  Remote sensing 
C)  Computer-assisted cartography 
D)  Geographic information systems 
E)  Fieldwork 
A)  Global positioning systems 
B)  Remote sensing 
C)  Computer-assisted cartography 
D)  Geographic information systems 
E)  Fieldwork

Question 3

Hamilton, Ontario; Vancouver British Columbia; and Peterborough, Ontario are all examples of which category of toponym?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imported 
B)  Personal 
C)  Economic 
D)  Event-related 
E)  Religious 
A)  Imported 
B)  Personal 
C)  Economic 
D)  Event-related 
E)  Religious

Question 4

When comparing the density of two areas, the area with lower density would have a greater frequency of these things in a given amount of space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

List the three types of map scale and include an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Ratio, graphical, an

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a non-religious sacred space?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Mecca 
C)  A church 
D)  The World Trade Center 
E)  Both B and D 
A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Mecca 
C)  A church 
D)  The World Trade Center 
E)  Both B and D

Question 7

Lines of latitude run vertically connecting the poles, while lines of longitude run horizontally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is true about sense of place?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is subjective. 
B)  It varies from person to person. 
C)  It can be positive or negative. 
D)  It can change over time. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  It is subjective. 
B)  It varies from person to person. 
C)  It can be positive or negative. 
D)  It can change over time. 
E)  All of the above

Question 9

Describe the two main branches of geography.

Accepted Answer

Geography comprises two main branches: p

Question 10

Large-scale maps portray small areas of the earth in considerable detail, while small-scale maps portray large areas (potentially the entire earth) with less detail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Define distance decay, and sketch and clearly label the typical distance decay curve.

Accepted Answer

Distance decay is the declining intensit

Question 12

Approximately how many time zones exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  0-20 
B)  21-40 
C)  41-60 
D)  61-80 
E)  81-100 
A)  0-20 
B)  21-40 
C)  41-60 
D)  61-80 
E)  81-100

Question 13

What is Daylight Savings Time (DST)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in the spring and summer to gain daylight early in the morning 
B)  The practice of shifting clocks back one hour in the spring and summer to gain daylight late in the evening 
C)  The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in the fall and winter to gain daylight early in the morning 
D)  The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in the fall and winter to gain daylight late in the evening 
E)  The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in the spring and fall to gain daylight early in the morning 
A)  The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in the spring and summer to gain daylight early in the morning 
B)  The practice of shifting clocks back one hour in the spring and summer to gain daylight late in the evening 
C)  The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in the fall and winter to gain daylight early in the morning 
D)  The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in the fall and winter to gain daylight late in the evening 
E)  The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in the spring and fall to gain daylight early in the morning

Question 14

There are two major concepts used to understand the connections between people and places: diffusion and interaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Latitude and longitude are sets of imaginary arcs that create a grid pattern across the earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following terms is defined as a thematic map using colour or shading to indicate intensity of geographic phenomena in a given area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dot map 
B)  Cartogram 
C)  Choropleth map 
D)  Isopleth map 
E)  Cartography 
A)  Dot map 
B)  Cartogram 
C)  Choropleth map 
D)  Isopleth map 
E)  Cartography

Question 17

Differentiate among the three types of regions and provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The three types of regions are formal, f

Question 18

Which of the following is a type of geographic scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local 
B)  National 
C)  Regional 
D)  Global 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Local 
B)  National 
C)  Regional 
D)  Global 
E)  All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following terms is defined as the nature and extent of the relationship or linkages between locations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human geography 
B)  Spatial interaction 
C)  Friction of distance 
D)  Connectivity 
E)  Distance 
A)  Human geography 
B)  Spatial interaction 
C)  Friction of distance 
D)  Connectivity 
E)  Distance

Question 20

Which of the following terms refers to the relationship between the area of the earth being studied and the area of the earth as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  Geographic scale 
B)  Projection 
C)  Map 
D)  Connectivity 
E)  Map scale 
A)  Geographic scale 
B)  Projection 
C)  Map 
D)  Connectivity 
E)  Map scale

What is key for any map reader or map maker?

Which of the following terms is described as a series of techniques used for collecting spatial data through instruments that are physically distant from the object of study?

Hamilton, Ontario; Vancouver British Columbia; and Peterborough, Ontario are all examples of which category of toponym?

When comparing the density of two areas, the area with lower density would have a greater frequency of these things in a given amount of space.

List the three types of map scale and include an example of each.

Which of the following is an example of a non-religious sacred space?

Lines of latitude run vertically connecting the poles, while lines of longitude run horizontally.

Which of the following is true about sense of place?

Describe the two main branches of geography.

Large-scale maps portray small areas of the earth in considerable detail, while small-scale maps portray large areas (potentially the entire earth) with less detail.

Define distance decay, and sketch and clearly label the typical distance decay curve.

Approximately how many time zones exist?

What is Daylight Savings Time (DST)?

There are two major concepts used to understand the connections between people and places: diffusion and interaction.

Latitude and longitude are sets of imaginary arcs that create a grid pattern across the earth's surface.

Which of the following terms is defined as a thematic map using colour or shading to indicate intensity of geographic phenomena in a given area?

Differentiate among the three types of regions and provide examples of each.

Which of the following is a type of geographic scale?

Which of the following terms is defined as the nature and extent of the relationship or linkages between locations?

Which of the following terms refers to the relationship between the area of the earth being studied and the area of the earth as a whole?

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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Exam 1: What Is Human Geography

What is key for any map reader or map maker?

Which of the following terms is described as a series of techniques used for collecting spatial data through instruments that are physically distant from the object of study?

Hamilton, Ontario; Vancouver British Columbia; and Peterborough, Ontario are all examples of which category of toponym?

When comparing the density of two areas, the area with lower density would have a greater frequency of these things in a given amount of space.

List the three types of map scale and include an example of each.

Which of the following is an example of a non-religious sacred space?

Lines of latitude run vertically connecting the poles, while lines of longitude run horizontally.

Which of the following is true about sense of place?

Describe the two main branches of geography.

Large-scale maps portray small areas of the earth in considerable detail, while small-scale maps portray large areas (potentially the entire earth) with less detail.

Define distance decay, and sketch and clearly label the typical distance decay curve.

Approximately how many time zones exist?

What is Daylight Savings Time (DST)?

There are two major concepts used to understand the connections between people and places: diffusion and interaction.

Latitude and longitude are sets of imaginary arcs that create a grid pattern across the earth's surface.

Which of the following terms is defined as a thematic map using colour or shading to indicate intensity of geographic phenomena in a given area?

Differentiate among the three types of regions and provide examples of each.

Which of the following is a type of geographic scale?

Which of the following terms is defined as the nature and extent of the relationship or linkages between locations?

Which of the following terms refers to the relationship between the area of the earth being studied and the area of the earth as a whole?

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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