Test Bank
Chapter 1: Physical Geography: Earth Environments and
Systems
Multiple Choice
1. The examination of the relationships between organisms and their environment is the science
known as:
a. ecology.
b. environmental protection.
c. ecosystemics.
d. oncology.
2. Which of the following best describes absolute location?
a. A location anywhere on Earth's surface
b. A location 400 kilometers (250 mi) southwest of Chicago
c. A location at 40 degrees north latitude and 90 degrees west longitude
d. A location at the base of the Rocky Mountains
3. The extent of an area or areas where a feature exists and the arrangements of the features in Earth
space are central to the study of:
a. physical geography.
, b. human geography.
c. biogeography.
d. all of these
4. The arrangement of features in space is a(n):
a. absolute location.
b. spatial distribution.
c. spatial interaction.
d. spatial pattern.
5. The term "system," as defined by geographers, means:
a. a set of objects whose size, shape, and temperature can be measured.
b. a set of objects linked together by their relationships to one another.
c. a set of objects comprised of continents, oceans, forests, and deserts.
d. all of these
6. The waters of the Earth system constitute the:
a. atmosphere.
b. lithosphere.
c. hydrosphere.
d. biosphere.
7. Because its various parts are always in flux, an ecosystem is said to be:
, a. cathartic.
b. lethargic.
c. static.
d. dynamic.
8. All living things of the Earth system constitute:
a. atmosphere.
b. lithosphere.
c. hydrosphere.
d. biosphere.
9. Geography is often called the __________ science because it includes the recognition, analysis,
and explanation of variations in phenomena as they are distributed on Earth's surface.
a. earth
b. special
c. spatial
d. social
10. Physical geography's major function is to study and learn about:
a. human activity and the results thereof.
b. Earth's environments and the processes that influence them.
c. the physical and human features of a region.
d. the composition of Earth's crust.
, 11. The chain of processes in a system that operate in repeating or changing cycle is called:
a. positive feedback.
b. negative feedback.
c. steady state.
d. feedback loop.
Chapter 1: Physical Geography: Earth Environments and
Systems
Multiple Choice
1. The examination of the relationships between organisms and their environment is the science
known as:
a. ecology.
b. environmental protection.
c. ecosystemics.
d. oncology.
2. Which of the following best describes absolute location?
a. A location anywhere on Earth's surface
b. A location 400 kilometers (250 mi) southwest of Chicago
c. A location at 40 degrees north latitude and 90 degrees west longitude
d. A location at the base of the Rocky Mountains
3. The extent of an area or areas where a feature exists and the arrangements of the features in Earth
space are central to the study of:
a. physical geography.
, b. human geography.
c. biogeography.
d. all of these
4. The arrangement of features in space is a(n):
a. absolute location.
b. spatial distribution.
c. spatial interaction.
d. spatial pattern.
5. The term "system," as defined by geographers, means:
a. a set of objects whose size, shape, and temperature can be measured.
b. a set of objects linked together by their relationships to one another.
c. a set of objects comprised of continents, oceans, forests, and deserts.
d. all of these
6. The waters of the Earth system constitute the:
a. atmosphere.
b. lithosphere.
c. hydrosphere.
d. biosphere.
7. Because its various parts are always in flux, an ecosystem is said to be:
, a. cathartic.
b. lethargic.
c. static.
d. dynamic.
8. All living things of the Earth system constitute:
a. atmosphere.
b. lithosphere.
c. hydrosphere.
d. biosphere.
9. Geography is often called the __________ science because it includes the recognition, analysis,
and explanation of variations in phenomena as they are distributed on Earth's surface.
a. earth
b. special
c. spatial
d. social
10. Physical geography's major function is to study and learn about:
a. human activity and the results thereof.
b. Earth's environments and the processes that influence them.
c. the physical and human features of a region.
d. the composition of Earth's crust.
, 11. The chain of processes in a system that operate in repeating or changing cycle is called:
a. positive feedback.
b. negative feedback.
c. steady state.
d. feedback loop.
