Human Geography: Places and Regions in
Global Context – 4th Canadian Edition
ST
TEST BANK
UV
IA
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Paul L. Knox
AP
PR
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
OV
ED
© Paul L. Knox
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global
ST
Context – 4th Canadian Edition
Paul L. Knox
UV
1. Geography Matters
2. The Changing Global Context
3. Population Geography
IA
4. People and Nature
5. Cultural Geographies
6. Interpreting Places and Landscapes
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7. Geographies of Economic Development
8. Food and Agriculture
9. Political Geographies
10.Urbanization
AP
11.City Spaces: Urban Structure
PR
OV
ED
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, Human Geography, Cdn. 4e (Knox, et al.)
Chapter 1 Geography Matters
1) Human geography can best be defined as:
A) the study of the spatial organization of human activity and relationships with their environment
ST
B) the mapping of distinct human settlements and cultural landscapes
C) the study of human groups and the spatial diffusion of their cultures
D) the study of the spatial relationships between human and social structures
E) the study of the spatial forms of environmental development
Answer: A
UV
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 5
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Applied
2) These refer to large-scale geographic divisions based on continental and physiographic settings that
contain major groupings of peoples with broadly similar cultural attributes.
IA
A) subnational regions
B) states
C) world regions
D) world systems
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E) supranational regions
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Recall
AP
3) This scale is of interest to geographers because it represents the operational scale for cognition,
perception, imagination, free will, and behaviour.
A) community
B) home
PR
C) self
D) city
E) family
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 12
OV
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Recall
4) This ancient Chinese practice paid close attention to the location of sites in the landscape.
A) zen
B) feng shui
C) confucianism
ED
D) taoism
E) shinto
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 17
Topic: Why places matter
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Skill: Recall
1
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, 5) According to a 2005 Royal Canadian Geographic survey, what percent of Canadians are considered
geographically illiterate?
A) 33 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 25 percent
ST
E) 40 percent
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 5
Topic: Why geography matters
Skill: Recall
UV
6) The first people to develop geographic knowledge significantly were the
A) Chinese.
B) Romans.
C) Mayans.
D) Phoenicians.
IA
E) Greeks.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 14
Topic: Why places matter
?_
Skill: Applied
7) As sites of innovation and change, places are often conflated with the movements they inspire. For
instance, the 'hippie' lifestyle of the 1960s is most associated with this U.S. city:
A) Las Vegas
AP
B) Seattle
C) Los Angeles
D) New York
E) San Francisco
Answer: E
PR
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 9
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Recall
8) In the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, geographic knowledge was advanced primarily by
A) Greek scholars.
OV
B) Middle Eastern and Chinese scholars.
C) Scandinavian scholars.
D) Charlemagne's scholars.
E) Early Christians.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 14
ED
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Applied
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2
© 2013 Pearson Canada, Inc.
Global Context – 4th Canadian Edition
ST
TEST BANK
UV
IA
?_
Paul L. Knox
AP
PR
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
OV
ED
© Paul L. Knox
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
?
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global
ST
Context – 4th Canadian Edition
Paul L. Knox
UV
1. Geography Matters
2. The Changing Global Context
3. Population Geography
IA
4. People and Nature
5. Cultural Geographies
6. Interpreting Places and Landscapes
?_
7. Geographies of Economic Development
8. Food and Agriculture
9. Political Geographies
10.Urbanization
AP
11.City Spaces: Urban Structure
PR
OV
ED
?
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
, Human Geography, Cdn. 4e (Knox, et al.)
Chapter 1 Geography Matters
1) Human geography can best be defined as:
A) the study of the spatial organization of human activity and relationships with their environment
ST
B) the mapping of distinct human settlements and cultural landscapes
C) the study of human groups and the spatial diffusion of their cultures
D) the study of the spatial relationships between human and social structures
E) the study of the spatial forms of environmental development
Answer: A
UV
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 5
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Applied
2) These refer to large-scale geographic divisions based on continental and physiographic settings that
contain major groupings of peoples with broadly similar cultural attributes.
IA
A) subnational regions
B) states
C) world regions
D) world systems
?_
E) supranational regions
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Recall
AP
3) This scale is of interest to geographers because it represents the operational scale for cognition,
perception, imagination, free will, and behaviour.
A) community
B) home
PR
C) self
D) city
E) family
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 12
OV
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Recall
4) This ancient Chinese practice paid close attention to the location of sites in the landscape.
A) zen
B) feng shui
C) confucianism
ED
D) taoism
E) shinto
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 17
Topic: Why places matter
?
Skill: Recall
1
© 2013 Pearson Canada, Inc.
, 5) According to a 2005 Royal Canadian Geographic survey, what percent of Canadians are considered
geographically illiterate?
A) 33 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 25 percent
ST
E) 40 percent
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 5
Topic: Why geography matters
Skill: Recall
UV
6) The first people to develop geographic knowledge significantly were the
A) Chinese.
B) Romans.
C) Mayans.
D) Phoenicians.
IA
E) Greeks.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 14
Topic: Why places matter
?_
Skill: Applied
7) As sites of innovation and change, places are often conflated with the movements they inspire. For
instance, the 'hippie' lifestyle of the 1960s is most associated with this U.S. city:
A) Las Vegas
AP
B) Seattle
C) Los Angeles
D) New York
E) San Francisco
Answer: E
PR
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 9
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Recall
8) In the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, geographic knowledge was advanced primarily by
A) Greek scholars.
OV
B) Middle Eastern and Chinese scholars.
C) Scandinavian scholars.
D) Charlemagne's scholars.
E) Early Christians.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 14
ED
Topic: Why places matter
Skill: Applied
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