,Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional 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.22.01.02 - 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.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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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
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
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13. The polar regions may also be classified as low-latitude regions.
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: Remember
14. Locations may be classified as either relative or absolute.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.03 - 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: Remember
15. Places located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are classified as low latitudes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.03 - 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
16. The distance between lines of longitude is equal across the globe.
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
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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.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand
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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
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
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13. The polar regions may also be classified as low-latitude regions.
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: Remember
14. Locations may be classified as either relative or absolute.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.03 - 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: Remember
15. Places located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are classified as low latitudes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.2 The Language of Maps
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.03 - 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
16. The distance between lines of longitude is equal across the globe.
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
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