Test Bank for World Regional Geography, 7th Edition by Joseph J. Hobbs| LATEST VERSION

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,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
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
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,5. Space .refers .to .the .imprecise, .but .important, .physical .and .cultural .contexts .of .a .location.




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, 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

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.

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