Question 1

Which of the following topics of study would best incorporate the holistic perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) The impact of political policies on soil erosion 
B) The examination of soil grains under a microscope to identify the amount of air space between grains 
C) The degree to which soil particles expand when they are wet and contract when they dry out 
D) Identifying the soil type from a sample collected in the field 
A) The impact of political policies on soil erosion 
B) The examination of soil grains under a microscope to identify the amount of air space between grains 
C) The degree to which soil particles expand when they are wet and contract when they dry out 
D) Identifying the soil type from a sample collected in the field

Question 2

The conceptual basis of geographic questions involves the notion that

Accepted Answer

A) the location of an object affects other features in the natural environment but not the human environment. 
B) the location of an object is affected by other features in the natural environment but not the human environment. 
C) the location of an object affects,and is affected by,other features in both the natural and human environment. 
D) the location of an object is unique and largely unaffected by other features in both the natural and human environment. 
A) the location of an object affects other features in the natural environment but not the human environment. 
B) the location of an object is affected by other features in the natural environment but not the human environment. 
C) the location of an object affects,and is affected by,other features in both the natural and human environment. 
D) the location of an object is unique and largely unaffected by other features in both the natural and human environment.

Question 3

Multispectral remote sensing refers to

Accepted Answer

A) returning to the same site many times to analyze changes in the environment over time. 
B) the use of many different types of satellites to detect environmental features at a place. 
C) detecting energy at many wavelength bands of energy simultaneously. 
D) the detection of features across a large part of Earth's surface at the same time. 
A) returning to the same site many times to analyze changes in the environment over time. 
B) the use of many different types of satellites to detect environmental features at a place. 
C) detecting energy at many wavelength bands of energy simultaneously. 
D) the detection of features across a large part of Earth's surface at the same time.

Question 4

What was the most important factor in predicting how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill would travel?

Accepted Answer

A) Density of the oil 
B) Patterns of oceanic and atmospheric circulation 
C) Thickness of the spill 
D) Ocean floor bathymetry 
A) Density of the oil 
B) Patterns of oceanic and atmospheric circulation 
C) Thickness of the spill 
D) Ocean floor bathymetry

Question 5

Base maps are useful because they

Accepted Answer

A) contain no distortions introduced by the map projection. 
B) do not require stereopairs for their construction. 
C) avoid using Goode's projection. 
D) allow for the reporting of primary data on them. 
A) contain no distortions introduced by the map projection. 
B) do not require stereopairs for their construction. 
C) avoid using Goode's projection. 
D) allow for the reporting of primary data on them.

Question 6

What type of geographers concentrate on studying landforms and processes on Earth's surface,in the oceans,and in the atmosphere,and how they affect life?

Accepted Answer

A) Human geographers 
B) Physical geographers 
C) Religious geographers 
D) Historical geographers 
A) Human geographers 
B) Physical geographers 
C) Religious geographers 
D) Historical geographers

Question 7

A dynamic system refers to a system in which

Accepted Answer

A) motion causes the matter within the system to contain less energy than it would have contained when sitting still. 
B) water molecules are constantly increasing in speed over time. 
C) the first law of thermodynamics does not apply. 
D) matter,energy,or both are constantly changing their position,amounts,or form. 
A) motion causes the matter within the system to contain less energy than it would have contained when sitting still. 
B) water molecules are constantly increasing in speed over time. 
C) the first law of thermodynamics does not apply. 
D) matter,energy,or both are constantly changing their position,amounts,or form.

Question 8

All of the following are likely effects of deforestation except

Accepted Answer

A) increased runoff into rivers and streams. 
B) increased rate of soil erosion. 
C) increased rate at which carbon dioxide is extracted out of the atmosphere. 
D) increased rate of destruction of plant and animal habitats. 
A) increased runoff into rivers and streams. 
B) increased rate of soil erosion. 
C) increased rate at which carbon dioxide is extracted out of the atmosphere. 
D) increased rate of destruction of plant and animal habitats.

Question 9

A steep slope implies a

Accepted Answer

A) weak gradient and closely spaced contours. 
B) steep gradient and closely spaced contours. 
C) weak gradient and widely spaced contours. 
D) steep gradient and widely spaced contours. 
A) weak gradient and closely spaced contours. 
B) steep gradient and closely spaced contours. 
C) weak gradient and widely spaced contours. 
D) steep gradient and widely spaced contours.

Question 10

Which of the following clues would the steepness of a slope,by itself,be most directly able to provide to a geographer in understanding a place?

Accepted Answer

A) It suggests the ethnicity of human settlement that may have lived on the slope. 
B) It suggests the type of rock that might be present to form soils. 
C) It suggests how far the location is from the equator. 
D) It suggests the strength of the wind at the location. 
A) It suggests the ethnicity of human settlement that may have lived on the slope. 
B) It suggests the type of rock that might be present to form soils. 
C) It suggests how far the location is from the equator. 
D) It suggests the strength of the wind at the location.

Question 11

An important strategy in choosing the correct map projection should always be to

Accepted Answer

A) decide whether it is more important to show area of features or shape of features accurately. 
B) minimize distortion in the part of the map that is most important for the application at hand. 
C) determine whether distortion needs to be minimized at a single point on the map or along a linear area of the map. 
D) All of these are important strategies in choosing the correct map projection. 
A) decide whether it is more important to show area of features or shape of features accurately. 
B) minimize distortion in the part of the map that is most important for the application at hand. 
C) determine whether distortion needs to be minimized at a single point on the map or along a linear area of the map. 
D) All of these are important strategies in choosing the correct map projection.

Question 12

Rates in the Earth system

Accepted Answer

A) span the range from very rapid to very slow. 
B) are nearly always very slow. 
C) are nearly always very fast. 
D) can never be calculated accurately. 
A) span the range from very rapid to very slow. 
B) are nearly always very slow. 
C) are nearly always very fast. 
D) can never be calculated accurately.

Question 13

The difference between open and closed systems is that

Accepted Answer

A) open systems are not predictable but closed systems are. 
B) open systems can acquire matter and energy,but closed systems cannot. 
C) open systems are much simpler in terms of the number of interactions between objects in the system. 
D) open systems occur on land and closed systems occur in the ocean. 
A) open systems are not predictable but closed systems are. 
B) open systems can acquire matter and energy,but closed systems cannot. 
C) open systems are much simpler in terms of the number of interactions between objects in the system. 
D) open systems occur on land and closed systems occur in the ocean.

Question 14

Points on a map to the same side of a certain contour on a topographic map will all have

Accepted Answer

A) the same mineral composition,unless there is no index contour on the map. 
B) elevations that are all above,or all below,the elevation that the contour represents. 
C) rivers and streams that run parallel to the contour line,while points on the other side of that contour have rivers and streams that do not run parallel to the contour line. 
D) more similar climate than points to the other side of that contour line. 
A) the same mineral composition,unless there is no index contour on the map. 
B) elevations that are all above,or all below,the elevation that the contour represents. 
C) rivers and streams that run parallel to the contour line,while points on the other side of that contour have rivers and streams that do not run parallel to the contour line. 
D) more similar climate than points to the other side of that contour line.

Question 15

Which of the following factors were mentioned in the Chapter 1 Investigation regarding slopes?

Accepted Answer

A) Steepness of slopes 
B) Vegetation on a slope 
C) Erosion on a slope 
D) All of these choices are correct 
A) Steepness of slopes 
B) Vegetation on a slope 
C) Erosion on a slope 
D) All of these choices are correct

Question 16

The lithosphere refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) plasticky interior of the Earth that moves in response to heating from the interior. 
B) molten lava that is ejected from volcanoes. 
C) land part of the Earth only. 
D) solid upper part of the Earth,including the crust and uppermost mantle. 
A) plasticky interior of the Earth that moves in response to heating from the interior. 
B) molten lava that is ejected from volcanoes. 
C) land part of the Earth only. 
D) solid upper part of the Earth,including the crust and uppermost mantle.

Question 17

A gradient of 0.037 implies that

Accepted Answer

A) the slope will drop by 37 meters or feet or inches for every 1000 meters or feet or inches of horizontal distance. 
B) there are 0.037 times as many index contours as there are other contours on the map. 
C) the slope is steeper than another location with a gradient of 0.040. 
D) topographic map or shaded-relief map cannot be constructed for the area because the gradient is too small. 
A) the slope will drop by 37 meters or feet or inches for every 1000 meters or feet or inches of horizontal distance. 
B) there are 0.037 times as many index contours as there are other contours on the map. 
C) the slope is steeper than another location with a gradient of 0.040. 
D) topographic map or shaded-relief map cannot be constructed for the area because the gradient is too small.

Question 18

All map projections introduce at least some distortion because

Accepted Answer

A) it is impossible to represent a three-dimensional surface on a two-dimensional plane perfectly. 
B) the best mathematical algorithms used in map projections have not been discovered yet. 
C) the Earth is not a perfect sphere. 
D) the Earth's orbit around the Sun is not perfectly circular. 
A) it is impossible to represent a three-dimensional surface on a two-dimensional plane perfectly. 
B) the best mathematical algorithms used in map projections have not been discovered yet. 
C) the Earth is not a perfect sphere. 
D) the Earth's orbit around the Sun is not perfectly circular.

Question 19

All of the following are typical effects of dam construction except

Accepted Answer

A) interruption of the normal seasonal variation in flows of water. 
B) increased amount of sediment carried downstream of the dam. 
C) disruption of natural ecosystems. 
D) protecting towns from flooding. 
A) interruption of the normal seasonal variation in flows of water. 
B) increased amount of sediment carried downstream of the dam. 
C) disruption of natural ecosystems. 
D) protecting towns from flooding.

Question 20

Which of the following is not a feature of what physical geographers study?

Accepted Answer

A) Impacts of spatial distributions of the natural environment on people 
B) Processes that created and changed the spatial distributions of natural features 
C) Interconnections between different aspects of the natural environment 
D) All of these are features of what physical geographers study. 
A) Impacts of spatial distributions of the natural environment on people 
B) Processes that created and changed the spatial distributions of natural features 
C) Interconnections between different aspects of the natural environment 
D) All of these are features of what physical geographers study.

Which of the following topics of study would best incorporate the holistic perspective?

The conceptual basis of geographic questions involves the notion that

Multispectral remote sensing refers to

What was the most important factor in predicting how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill would travel?

Base maps are useful because they

What type of geographers concentrate on studying landforms and processes on Earth's surface,in the oceans,and in the atmosphere,and how they affect life?

A dynamic system refers to a system in which

All of the following are likely effects of deforestation except

A steep slope implies a

Which of the following clues would the steepness of a slope,by itself,be most directly able to provide to a geographer in understanding a place?

An important strategy in choosing the correct map projection should always be to

Rates in the Earth system

The difference between open and closed systems is that

Points on a map to the same side of a certain contour on a topographic map will all have

Which of the following factors were mentioned in the Chapter 1 Investigation regarding slopes?

The lithosphere refers to the

A gradient of 0.037 implies that

All map projections introduce at least some distortion because

All of the following are typical effects of dam construction except

Which of the following is not a feature of what physical geographers study?

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

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Exam 1: The Nature of Physical Geography

Which of the following topics of study would best incorporate the holistic perspective?

The conceptual basis of geographic questions involves the notion that

Multispectral remote sensing refers to

What was the most important factor in predicting how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill would travel?

Base maps are useful because they

What type of geographers concentrate on studying landforms and processes on Earth's surface,in the oceans,and in the atmosphere,and how they affect life?

A dynamic system refers to a system in which

All of the following are likely effects of deforestation except

A steep slope implies a

Which of the following clues would the steepness of a slope,by itself,be most directly able to provide to a geographer in understanding a place?

An important strategy in choosing the correct map projection should always be to

Rates in the Earth system

The difference between open and closed systems is that

Points on a map to the same side of a certain contour on a topographic map will all have

Which of the following factors were mentioned in the Chapter 1 Investigation regarding slopes?

The lithosphere refers to the

A gradient of 0.037 implies that

All map projections introduce at least some distortion because

All of the following are typical effects of dam construction except

Which of the following is not a feature of what physical geographers study?

Energy and Matter in the Atmosphere

Atmospheric Motion

Atmospheric Moisture

Weather Systems and Severe Weather

Atmosphere-Ocean-Cryosphere Interactions

Climates Around the World

Water Resources

Understanding Landscapes

Plate Tectonics and Regional Features

Volcanoes,deformation,and Earthquakes

Weathering and Mass Wasting

Streams and Flooding

Glaciers and Glacial Landforms

Coasts and Changing Sea Levels

Soils

Ecosystems and Biogeochemical Cycles

Biomes

Filters