GEOG 150 - CHAPTER 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Sense of place is experienced - Answers By both insiders and outsiders
Cognitive images (mental maps) can be based on - Answers Visual representations of actual locations,
direct experiences, and people's imaginations
Geographers characterize accessibility in terms of - Answers relative location
Which of the following is a tool or technique of the contemporary geographer - Answers GPS, GIS,
remote sensing and cartography
A(n) ____________ is the ratio between linear distance on a map and linear distance on the earth's
surface. - Answers map scale
Because of the difficulty of projecting a round, 3D earth on a 2D piece of paper, paper maps of the
world intentionally must distort any or all of the following except - Answers absolute altitude of the
land masses
Places can be best be thought of as - Answers interdependent
In the context of human geography, places - Answers are dynamic
Time-space convergence - Answers increases as the friction of distance decreases
In an example of global interdependence among places and region, which of the following is NOT an
explanation for rising food prices across the globe - Answers increase interest in local foods in the
USA
Which concept of distance defines the situation: The further the grocery stores are from people the
less likely they are to visit - Answers Friction of Distance
The Prime Meridian - Answers passes through Greenwich, England
Human geographers, like most social scientists, begin with - Answers observation
Despite great demand for fresh water in Saudi Arabia and the great availability of fresh water in
Canada, spatial interdependence between the two countries is limited due to - Answers low
transferability
The places are interdependent means that individual places are - Answers connected to events and
processes around the environment
Which two key properties of Earth's spatial relationships are considered are considered when creating
a map projectiob - Answers area and shape
Of Earth's spatial relationships, which characteristic is preserved in an equivalent map projection -
Answers area
Which of the following statements best characterizes a map projection that maintains angular
relations on a map - Answers When circles are projected onto such a map, they will change with
some circles changing to ellipses
Which of the following scenarios is most likely occur in an equivalent projection - Answers A
landmass will be the same area on the map as on the globe, but its shape will be distorted
The study of natural events such as tornadoes, forest fires or landslides are explored within the
______ branch of geography - Answers physical
Human geography is best described as the - Answers both the study of how human activity is
organized in space and the relationships between people and their environment(s)
Sense of place is experienced - Answers By both insiders and outsiders
Cognitive images (mental maps) can be based on - Answers Visual representations of actual locations,
direct experiences, and people's imaginations
Geographers characterize accessibility in terms of - Answers relative location
Which of the following is a tool or technique of the contemporary geographer - Answers GPS, GIS,
remote sensing and cartography
A(n) ____________ is the ratio between linear distance on a map and linear distance on the earth's
surface. - Answers map scale
Because of the difficulty of projecting a round, 3D earth on a 2D piece of paper, paper maps of the
world intentionally must distort any or all of the following except - Answers absolute altitude of the
land masses
Places can be best be thought of as - Answers interdependent
In the context of human geography, places - Answers are dynamic
Time-space convergence - Answers increases as the friction of distance decreases
In an example of global interdependence among places and region, which of the following is NOT an
explanation for rising food prices across the globe - Answers increase interest in local foods in the
USA
Which concept of distance defines the situation: The further the grocery stores are from people the
less likely they are to visit - Answers Friction of Distance
The Prime Meridian - Answers passes through Greenwich, England
Human geographers, like most social scientists, begin with - Answers observation
Despite great demand for fresh water in Saudi Arabia and the great availability of fresh water in
Canada, spatial interdependence between the two countries is limited due to - Answers low
transferability
The places are interdependent means that individual places are - Answers connected to events and
processes around the environment
Which two key properties of Earth's spatial relationships are considered are considered when creating
a map projectiob - Answers area and shape
Of Earth's spatial relationships, which characteristic is preserved in an equivalent map projection -
Answers area
Which of the following statements best characterizes a map projection that maintains angular
relations on a map - Answers When circles are projected onto such a map, they will change with
some circles changing to ellipses
Which of the following scenarios is most likely occur in an equivalent projection - Answers A
landmass will be the same area on the map as on the globe, but its shape will be distorted
The study of natural events such as tornadoes, forest fires or landslides are explored within the
______ branch of geography - Answers physical
Human geography is best described as the - Answers both the study of how human activity is
organized in space and the relationships between people and their environment(s)
