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Test Bank For World Regional Geography 7th Edition By Joseph J.
Hobbs - All Chapters ( 1-11) Updated Version A+
Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
1. Geography literally means “description of Earth” and has roots in Greek and Roman
civilizations and the Scientific Revolution.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an
academic discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. Alexander von Humboldt is credited with founding the landscape perspective in American
geography.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an
academic discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
3. Geopolitics is the struggle for space and power played out in a geographical setting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an
academic discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. Place is an objective term referring to the exact location on Earth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.02 - Define these key terms in geography:
map, region, landscape, culture, space, place, geospatial.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
5. Space refers to the imprecise, but important, physical and cultural contexts of a location.
a.True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.02 - Define these key terms in geography:
map, region, landscape, culture, space, place, geospatial.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
6. A small-scale map portrays a large area in more generalized terms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.04 - Identify the roles of scale, projections,
and symbolization on maps.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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7. The latitude of meridians is equal at all locations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.03 - Describe two or three key concepts in
geography, including the different types of regions, how maps display various kinds of spatial
information, and how geography is both a physical and a social science.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
8. The International Date Line has a longitude of zero and serves as a reference line from which
longitude east and west are measured.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.03 - Describe two or three key concepts in
geography, including the different types of regions, how maps display various kinds of spatial
information, and how geography is both a physical and a social science.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
9. Compromise projections neither preserve any one metric nor try to distort all properties about
equally for aesthetic purposes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.04 - Identify the roles of scale, projections,
and symbolization on maps.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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10. The relationship between the direction on a map and the corresponding compass directions in
reality is termed symbolization.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.04 - Identify the roles of scale, projections,
and symbolization on maps.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
11. The Mercator projection is frequently used in classrooms because its straight lines accurately
depict the areas of continents and countries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.04 - Identify the roles of scale, projections,
and symbolization on maps.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
12. The two basic types of maps are reference maps and thematic maps.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.02 - Define these key terms in geography:
map, region, landscape, culture, space, place, geospatial.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
13. The polar regions may also be classified as low-latitude regions.
a. True
b. False
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Test Bank For World Regional Geography 7th Edition By Joseph J.
Hobbs - All Chapters ( 1-11) Updated Version A+
Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
1. Geography literally means “description of Earth” and has roots in Greek and Roman
civilizations and the Scientific Revolution.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an
academic discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. Alexander von Humboldt is credited with founding the landscape perspective in American
geography.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an
academic discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
3. Geopolitics is the struggle for space and power played out in a geographical setting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an
academic discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. Place is an objective term referring to the exact location on Earth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.02 - Define these key terms in geography:
map, region, landscape, culture, space, place, geospatial.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
5. Space refers to the imprecise, but important, physical and cultural contexts of a location.
a.True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.02 - Define these key terms in geography:
map, region, landscape, culture, space, place, geospatial.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
6. A small-scale map portrays a large area in more generalized terms.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.04 - Identify the roles of scale, projections,
and symbolization on maps.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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7. The latitude of meridians is equal at all locations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.03 - Describe two or three key concepts in
geography, including the different types of regions, how maps display various kinds of spatial
information, and how geography is both a physical and a social science.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
8. The International Date Line has a longitude of zero and serves as a reference line from which
longitude east and west are measured.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.03 - Describe two or three key concepts in
geography, including the different types of regions, how maps display various kinds of spatial
information, and how geography is both a physical and a social science.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
9. Compromise projections neither preserve any one metric nor try to distort all properties about
equally for aesthetic purposes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.04 - Identify the roles of scale, projections,
and symbolization on maps.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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10. The relationship between the direction on a map and the corresponding compass directions in
reality is termed symbolization.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.04 - Identify the roles of scale, projections,
and symbolization on maps.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
11. The Mercator projection is frequently used in classrooms because its straight lines accurately
depict the areas of continents and countries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.04 - Identify the roles of scale, projections,
and symbolization on maps.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
12. The two basic types of maps are reference maps and thematic maps.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.02 - Define these key terms in geography:
map, region, landscape, culture, space, place, geospatial.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
13. The polar regions may also be classified as low-latitude regions.
a. True
b. False
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