GEOSYSTEMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, 5TH
CANADIAN EDITION BY ROBERT W. CHRISTOPHERSON ALL CHAPTERS 1 -
20 COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
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,Table of contents
1. Essentials of Geography
2. Solar Energy to Earth and the Seasons
3. Earth's Modern Atmosphere
4. Atmosphere and Surface Energy Balances
5. Global Temperatures
6. Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulations
7. Water and Atmospheric Moisture
8. Weather
9. Water Resources
10.Global Climate Systems
11.Climate Change
12.The Dynamic Planet
13.Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanism
14.Weathering, Karst Landscapes, and Mass Movement
15.River Systems
16.Oceans, Coastal Systems, and Wind Processes
17.Glacial and Periglacial Landscapes
18.The Geography of Soils
19.Ecosystem Essentials
20.Terrestrial Biomes
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, Chapter 1 Essentials of Geography
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) What does "Geography" literally mean?
A) Place memorization.
B) The study of rocks.
C) Map making.
D) To write
(about) Earth.
ANS >> D
Diff: 1 Type: MC
Chapter/section: 1.1 The Science of
Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2
Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: 1.1 Define geography in general and physical geography in particular.
2) What is the main methodology governing geographic inquiry?
A) Behavioural analysis.
B) Spatial analysis.
C) Chronological organization.
D) Field
work.
ANS >> B
Diff: 1 Type: MC
Chapter/section: 1.1 The Science of
Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2
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, Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: 1.1 Define geography in general and physical geography in particular.
3) Which of the following comprise the fundamental duality
in the field ofgeography?
A) Physical versus human/cultural.
B) Physical versus economic.
C) Economic versus political.
D) Political versus
environmental.
ANS >> A
Diff: 1 Type: MC
Chapter/section: 1.1 The Science of
Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2
Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: 1.1 Define geography in general and physical geography in particular.
4) Which of the following would a physical geographer likely study?
A) The economic impact transportation restructuring in the lower
mainland of BritishColumbia.
B) The socio-political effects of the changes to forestry conservation legislation.
C) The 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011.
D) The diffusion of various religions from the so-
called Middle East.
ANS >> C
Diff: 2 Type: MC
Chapter/section: 1.1 The Science of
Geography Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2
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