LEARNING UNIT 1 AND ASSIGNMENT 1 Q&A
The African epistemology of interrelatedness and interconnectedness between
phenomena resonates with the …... in Geography.
Select one or more:
a. holistic understanding of the world
b. integrated view of the physical environment, and human contexts
and activities
c. spatial tradition
d. human-land interaction
... concentrates on the distribution of natural features, such as landforms and
vegetation.
a. human geography
b. physical geography
c. GIS
d. remote sensing
e. cultural geography
Farmers in dry areas who select crops that are tolerant to the dry climate and who
use irrigation to support crop growth is an example of the application of …
a. area analysis
b. possibilism
c. earth science
d. spatial analysis
e. environmental determinism
The spatial tradition in geography can be described as ... .
a. the investigation of geographical phenomena from a spatial perspective
b. the study of natural phenomena and systems
c. the geographical study of human interactions with the environment
d. the geographical study of a portion of the earth’s surface Verkeerd
, A ...… is a part of the earth which is distinguished by a unique combination of
cultural and physical features.
Select one:
a. region
b. country
c. society
d. space
e. continent
Which one the following is not one of geography’s main analytical questions?
a. Where?
b. Why?
c. To what effect?
d. Who?
e. What is it like?
OF Which ONE the following alternatives is NOT one of Geography’s four main
analytical questions?
a. What is it like?
b. Who?
c. To what effect?
d. Where?
e. Why?
Which one of the following statements about Geography is false?
a. Geographers are keen to unravel processes underlying distributions and patterns
on the Earth’s surface.
b. Geography became established as a science only when Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) was embraced as a technology.
c. Geographers study the interaction between physical and human phenomena from
a spatial perspective.
d. The word Geography means “Earth description”.
During the Renaissance (1400 to 1600 AD) … made many significant contributions
to geographic knowledge.
The African epistemology of interrelatedness and interconnectedness between
phenomena resonates with the …... in Geography.
Select one or more:
a. holistic understanding of the world
b. integrated view of the physical environment, and human contexts
and activities
c. spatial tradition
d. human-land interaction
... concentrates on the distribution of natural features, such as landforms and
vegetation.
a. human geography
b. physical geography
c. GIS
d. remote sensing
e. cultural geography
Farmers in dry areas who select crops that are tolerant to the dry climate and who
use irrigation to support crop growth is an example of the application of …
a. area analysis
b. possibilism
c. earth science
d. spatial analysis
e. environmental determinism
The spatial tradition in geography can be described as ... .
a. the investigation of geographical phenomena from a spatial perspective
b. the study of natural phenomena and systems
c. the geographical study of human interactions with the environment
d. the geographical study of a portion of the earth’s surface Verkeerd
, A ...… is a part of the earth which is distinguished by a unique combination of
cultural and physical features.
Select one:
a. region
b. country
c. society
d. space
e. continent
Which one the following is not one of geography’s main analytical questions?
a. Where?
b. Why?
c. To what effect?
d. Who?
e. What is it like?
OF Which ONE the following alternatives is NOT one of Geography’s four main
analytical questions?
a. What is it like?
b. Who?
c. To what effect?
d. Where?
e. Why?
Which one of the following statements about Geography is false?
a. Geographers are keen to unravel processes underlying distributions and patterns
on the Earth’s surface.
b. Geography became established as a science only when Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) was embraced as a technology.
c. Geographers study the interaction between physical and human phenomena from
a spatial perspective.
d. The word Geography means “Earth description”.
During the Renaissance (1400 to 1600 AD) … made many significant contributions
to geographic knowledge.
