Question 1

What is NOT true regarding human diffusion during the Pleistocene era? LO 1.5

Accepted Answer

A)  Massive glacial cover restricted movement northward. 
B)  The ice age reduced sea level and exposed a land bridge between Asia and America. 
C)  Early human migrations traveled up rivers, along the coasts, but never across the sea. 
D)  Early routes only traversed deserts and over mountains after easier paths explored. 
A)  Massive glacial cover restricted movement northward. 
B)  The ice age reduced sea level and exposed a land bridge between Asia and America. 
C)  Early human migrations traveled up rivers, along the coasts, but never across the sea. 
D)  Early routes only traversed deserts and over mountains after easier paths explored. C

Question 2

What is NOT one of the causes of mass extinction in Earth's history of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early human colonization 
B)  Volcanic eruption 
C)  Climate change 
D)  Magnetic field shift 
A)  Early human colonization 
B)  Volcanic eruption 
C)  Climate change 
D)  Magnetic field shift D

Question 3

What is the most accurate description of our Solar System?

Accepted Answer

A)  Our solar system is situated in the exact center of the Milky Way Galaxy. 
B)  Each of the planets in our system is composed of rock and water. 
C)  Our solar system is composed of eight planets orbiting around our Sun. 
D)  Each of the planets in our system receive the same amount of Sun's energy. 
A)  Our solar system is situated in the exact center of the Milky Way Galaxy. 
B)  Each of the planets in our system is composed of rock and water. 
C)  Our solar system is composed of eight planets orbiting around our Sun. 
D)  Each of the planets in our system receive the same amount of Sun's energy. C

Question 4

What aspect of the Earth's orbit is responsible for the seasons experienced on Earth each year?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rotation 
B)  Revolution 
C)  Tilt 
D)  Elliptical shape 
A)  Rotation 
B)  Revolution 
C)  Tilt 
D)  Elliptical shape

Question 5

What is the driver of plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Movement of subterranean mantle currents 
B)  Fission energy generated from the Earth's inner core 
C)  Centrifugal spinning of the Earth's lithosphere 
D)  Mechanical force of the oceans on the crust 
A)  Movement of subterranean mantle currents 
B)  Fission energy generated from the Earth's inner core 
C)  Centrifugal spinning of the Earth's lithosphere 
D)  Mechanical force of the oceans on the crust

Question 6

What phenomenon on Earth is a result of the Moon's gravitational effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aurora borealis 
B)  Shooting stars 
C)  Tsunamis 
D)  Tides 
A)  Aurora borealis 
B)  Shooting stars 
C)  Tsunamis 
D)  Tides

Question 7

What is the most accurate statement about the evolution of life on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Life on Earth began when the planet was formed in the solar system. 
B)  As soon as life emerged, it successfully proliferated and evolved diversity. 
C)  Life on Earth began when the first land animals appeared 418 million years ago. 
D)  As soon as life emerged, it soon after suffered the first of many mass extinctions. 
A)  Life on Earth began when the planet was formed in the solar system. 
B)  As soon as life emerged, it successfully proliferated and evolved diversity. 
C)  Life on Earth began when the first land animals appeared 418 million years ago. 
D)  As soon as life emerged, it soon after suffered the first of many mass extinctions.

Question 8

What was Wallace's Line?

Accepted Answer

A)  the boundary between the mantle and the asthenosphere 
B)  the tectonic boundary between the Eurasian and Australian plates 
C)  the biogeographical boundary line separating biotic realms 
D)  the route early human groups took across the land bridge 
A)  the boundary between the mantle and the asthenosphere 
B)  the tectonic boundary between the Eurasian and Australian plates 
C)  the biogeographical boundary line separating biotic realms 
D)  the route early human groups took across the land bridge

Question 9

What climate event in the past 1,000 years would have coincided with a reduction in sea level? LO 1.5

Accepted Answer

A)  Medieval Warm Period 
B)  Little Ice Age 
C)  Past 100 years warming 
D)  Future 100 years warming 
A)  Medieval Warm Period 
B)  Little Ice Age 
C)  Past 100 years warming 
D)  Future 100 years warming

Question 10

Where on the Earth's surface would you see the greatest difference in seasonal change between summer and winter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polar Greenland 
B)  Temperate China 
C)  Subtropical Egypt 
D)  Equatorial Brazil 
A)  Polar Greenland 
B)  Temperate China 
C)  Subtropical Egypt 
D)  Equatorial Brazil

Question 11

What is the best example of human adaptations to climate change? LO 1.5

Accepted Answer

A)  Building a storm barrier to handle increased flooding 
B)  Removing grass lawns and replacing with low-water plants 
C)  Changing transportation preferences to reduce emissions 
D)  Home insurance no longer covering low-lying coastal towns 
A)  Building a storm barrier to handle increased flooding 
B)  Removing grass lawns and replacing with low-water plants 
C)  Changing transportation preferences to reduce emissions 
D)  Home insurance no longer covering low-lying coastal towns

Question 12

What aspect of the Earth's orbit does NOT influence long-term climate changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  rotation 
B)  Revolution 
C)  Tilt 
D)  Elliptical shape 
A)  rotation 
B)  Revolution 
C)  Tilt 
D)  Elliptical shape

Question 13

What is the most accurate statement about Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  The effects are quite pronounced during the Summer. 
B)  Its incidence does not vary by latitude in either hemisphere. 
C)  Mood changes occur during transition seasons, like Spring and Fall. 
D)  The associated winter blues are more common in northern latitudes. 
A)  The effects are quite pronounced during the Summer. 
B)  Its incidence does not vary by latitude in either hemisphere. 
C)  Mood changes occur during transition seasons, like Spring and Fall. 
D)  The associated winter blues are more common in northern latitudes.

Question 14

Where do earthquakes and volcanoes primarily occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plate interiors 
B)  Base of mountains 
C)  Plate boundaries 
D)  Middle of oceans 
A)  Plate interiors 
B)  Base of mountains 
C)  Plate boundaries 
D)  Middle of oceans

Question 15

What is NOT one of the aftereffects of a volcanic eruption that has significant impacts for all life on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tsunami 
B)  Volcanic winter 
C)  Climate change 
D)  Extinctions 
A)  Tsunami 
B)  Volcanic winter 
C)  Climate change 
D)  Extinctions

Question 16

What is the Big Bang Theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  A single explosion that will destroy the universe 
B)  The point at which the universe began to expand 
C)  An asteroid that smashed the Earth to create the Moon 
D)  Climate change that occurs during volcanic winter 
A)  A single explosion that will destroy the universe 
B)  The point at which the universe began to expand 
C)  An asteroid that smashed the Earth to create the Moon 
D)  Climate change that occurs during volcanic winter

Question 17

What is the basis for the Out of Africa Theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local peoples' high genetic diversity 
B)  African landmass' central situation 
C)  Local peoples' low genetic diversity 
D)  African environment's ideal site 
A)  Local peoples' high genetic diversity 
B)  African landmass' central situation 
C)  Local peoples' low genetic diversity 
D)  African environment's ideal site

Question 18

What is responsible for the formation of the moon?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Big Bang 
B)  Gravitational compression 
C)  Asteroid impact 
D)  Meteor caught in orbit 
A)  The Big Bang 
B)  Gravitational compression 
C)  Asteroid impact 
D)  Meteor caught in orbit

Question 19

What is the arctic amplitude? LO 1.5

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased power of the Earth's magnetic field in the Arctic 
B)  The interaction of solar energy with the Earth's Arctic atmosphere 
C)  Greater near-surface warming in the Arctic than at other latitudes 
D)  Concentration of greenhouse gases in the ozone hole over the Arctic 
A)  Increased power of the Earth's magnetic field in the Arctic 
B)  The interaction of solar energy with the Earth's Arctic atmosphere 
C)  Greater near-surface warming in the Arctic than at other latitudes 
D)  Concentration of greenhouse gases in the ozone hole over the Arctic

Question 20

What is the most accurate statement illustrating the distance-decay effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genetic and language variation decline with increasing distance from Africa. 
B)  Genetic and language variation increase with increasing distance from Africa. 
C)  Genetic variation declines but language variation increases away from Africa. 
D)  There is no change to genetic or language variation with distance from Africa. 
A)  Genetic and language variation decline with increasing distance from Africa. 
B)  Genetic and language variation increase with increasing distance from Africa. 
C)  Genetic variation declines but language variation increases away from Africa. 
D)  There is no change to genetic or language variation with distance from Africa.

What is NOT true regarding human diffusion during the Pleistocene era? LO 1.5

What is NOT one of the causes of mass extinction in Earth's history of life?

What is the most accurate description of our Solar System?

What aspect of the Earth's orbit is responsible for the seasons experienced on Earth each year?

What is the driver of plate tectonics?

What phenomenon on Earth is a result of the Moon's gravitational effect?

What is the most accurate statement about the evolution of life on Earth?

What was Wallace's Line?

What climate event in the past 1,000 years would have coincided with a reduction in sea level? LO 1.5

Where on the Earth's surface would you see the greatest difference in seasonal change between summer and winter?

What is the best example of human adaptations to climate change? LO 1.5

What aspect of the Earth's orbit does NOT influence long-term climate changes?

What is the most accurate statement about Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Where do earthquakes and volcanoes primarily occur?

What is NOT one of the aftereffects of a volcanic eruption that has significant impacts for all life on Earth?

What is the Big Bang Theory?

What is the basis for the Out of Africa Theory?

What is responsible for the formation of the moon?

What is the arctic amplitude? LO 1.5

What is the most accurate statement illustrating the distance-decay effect?

The Nature of Geography

Population Dynamics

Population and Food

Population and Resources

People and the Environment

The Geography of Three Economic Sectors

The Economic Geography of Uneven Development

The Geography of Population

The Geography of Religion

The Geography of Language

Creating a Global Economy

The Global Geography of Culture

World Orders

The Nation-State

The Urban Transformation

Networks of Cities

The Internal Structure of the City

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Exam 1: The Home Planet

What is NOT true regarding human diffusion during the Pleistocene era? LO 1.5

What is NOT one of the causes of mass extinction in Earth's history of life?

What is the most accurate description of our Solar System?

What aspect of the Earth's orbit is responsible for the seasons experienced on Earth each year?

What is the driver of plate tectonics?

What phenomenon on Earth is a result of the Moon's gravitational effect?

What is the most accurate statement about the evolution of life on Earth?

What was Wallace's Line?

What climate event in the past 1,000 years would have coincided with a reduction in sea level? LO 1.5

Where on the Earth's surface would you see the greatest difference in seasonal change between summer and winter?

What is the best example of human adaptations to climate change? LO 1.5

What aspect of the Earth's orbit does NOT influence long-term climate changes?

What is the most accurate statement about Seasonal Affective Disorder?

Where do earthquakes and volcanoes primarily occur?

What is NOT one of the aftereffects of a volcanic eruption that has significant impacts for all life on Earth?

What is the Big Bang Theory?

What is the basis for the Out of Africa Theory?

What is responsible for the formation of the moon?

What is the arctic amplitude? LO 1.5

What is the most accurate statement illustrating the distance-decay effect?

The Nature of Geography

Population Dynamics

Population and Food

Population and Resources

People and the Environment

The Geography of Three Economic Sectors

The Economic Geography of Uneven Development

The Geography of Population

The Geography of Religion

The Geography of Language

Creating a Global Economy

The Global Geography of Culture

World Orders

The Nation-State

The Urban Transformation

Networks of Cities

The Internal Structure of the City

Filters