GEOG 1113 Final Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
(T/F) Possibilism is not one of the four ways that geographers conceptualize the relationship between
people and nature. - CORRECT ANSWERS False
(T/F) Environmental determinism prevailed among American geographers during the early 20th century
and then fell quickly into disfavor. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
The word "geography" means - CORRECT ANSWERS to write about the earth
Physical geography focuses primarily on - CORRECT ANSWERS environmental dynamics
Culture draws on all of the following attributes except - CORRECT ANSWERS culture is
never tied to politics
(T/F) The intellectual roots of environmental determinism can be traced back to the ancient Romans,
who speculated that human diversity resulted from both climatic and locational factors. - CORRECT
ANSWERS False
Reactions against environmental determinism in the early 20th century gave rise to ____, the view that
people use their creativity to decide how to respond to the conditions or constraints of a particular
natural environment. - CORRECT ANSWERS possibilism
Many cultural geographers hold the view that the cultural landscape: - CORRECT ANSWERS
can be read like a book
Which of the following is a sub-discipline of human geography that studies the relationship between
people and the natural environment? - CORRECT ANSWERS cultural ecology
,A formal region is - CORRECT ANSWERS an area that possesses one or more unifying
cultural or physical traits
A functional region is - CORRECT ANSWERS an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or
economic activity
A university campus with a unified and hierarchical architectural scheme and clear campus boundaries is
a good example of which type of region? - CORRECT ANSWERS functional
When examining any map of a formal culture region, it is important to remember that boundaries
always mark: - CORRECT ANSWERS general areas where the defining phenomena gradually
change from one type to another
"The Metroplex," "Green Country," and "Bible Belt" are all examples of ____ regions, which derive from
people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas. - CORRECT ANSWERS
perceptual
(T/F) A market analyst's map depicting the distribution of ZIP code areas where OSU fans outnumber OU
fans by at least two to one would best be classified as a map of a formal region. - CORRECT ANSWERS
True
The borders of _____ tend to be highly contested since people often have very personal reasons for
perceiving an area a certain way - CORRECT ANSWERS perceptual regions
A perceptual region is - CORRECT ANSWERS derived from people's sense of identity and
attachment to different areas
In the semi-autonomous Chickasaw Nation, the tribe holds certain facets of civil-regulatory authority
within its Tribal Jurisdictional Area. From a political geography perspective, the region where the tribe
has authority is a _____ region. - CORRECT ANSWERS functional
,____ diffusion is ultimately the result of human migration. - CORRECT ANSWERS relocation
By definition, a(n) _____ barrier completely stops the diffusion of something. - CORRECT ANSWERS
absorbing
(T/F) Istanbul's growth as a major port stems from attributes of its site and situation along an important
strait. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
High poverty rates in Vietnam coincide with: - CORRECT ANSWERS closed forest cover
A location distinguished by specific physical and cultural characteristics is a - CORRECT ANSWERS
place
(T/F) The term spatial diffusion was first coined by geographer Edward Ullman in 1954. - CORRECT
ANSWERS False
Rap was first popular in New York, then Los Angeles, and later Dallas, and still later, Tulsa. This illustrates
the process known as ________ diffusion. - CORRECT ANSWERS hierarchical
The phenomenon in which local contagious diffusion originating in higher-order centers occurs
simultaneously with traits primarily diffusing hierarchically is called: - CORRECT ANSWERS
the neighborhood effect
(T/F) Distribution is the arrangement of phenomena on or near the Earth's surface - CORRECT ANSWERS
True
_____ refers to the degree in which two or more phenomena share similar distributions - CORRECT
ANSWERS spatial association
, _________ diffusion involves the ordered spread of a phenomenon such as a cultural trait, technological
innovation, or disease outbreak, within a stratified system. Most often the stratified system directing
this type of diffusion is an urban system of cities. - CORRECT ANSWERS hierarchical
diffusion
A few years before 1997 (the year the PRC took over), many Hong Kong Chinese migrated to Canada and
moved their assets to Canadian banks. Most Hong Kong Chinese settled along the coast of British
Columbia and in Toronto. This migration story illustrates the process of _____ diffusion. - CORRECT
ANSWERS relocation
In 1598 domestic horses, an Old World species, were accidentally introduced into the American West by
Spanish conquistadores invading the Upper Rio Grande valley of present-day New Mexico. Over the next
150 years, feral horse (Mustang) populations spread throughout the interior west of North America.
What type of expansion diffusion did this involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS contagious
(T/F) The diffusion of H1N1 flu since April 2009 provides a good example of spatial diffusion. - CORRECT
ANSWERS True
The diffusion of Walmart during the second half of the 20th Century involved a pattern that spread from
rural to urban areas. This is an example of ____ diffusion. - CORRECT ANSWERS reverse-
hierarchical
(T/F) Hierarchical diffusion is completely random. - CORRECT ANSWERS False
The most common type of barrier to cultural diffusion is the: - CORRECT ANSWERS
permeable
The diffusion of the most conservative cultural traits - religion, language, kinship, etc. - usually involves
_____ diffusion. - CORRECT ANSWERS relocation
Correct Answers
(T/F) Possibilism is not one of the four ways that geographers conceptualize the relationship between
people and nature. - CORRECT ANSWERS False
(T/F) Environmental determinism prevailed among American geographers during the early 20th century
and then fell quickly into disfavor. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
The word "geography" means - CORRECT ANSWERS to write about the earth
Physical geography focuses primarily on - CORRECT ANSWERS environmental dynamics
Culture draws on all of the following attributes except - CORRECT ANSWERS culture is
never tied to politics
(T/F) The intellectual roots of environmental determinism can be traced back to the ancient Romans,
who speculated that human diversity resulted from both climatic and locational factors. - CORRECT
ANSWERS False
Reactions against environmental determinism in the early 20th century gave rise to ____, the view that
people use their creativity to decide how to respond to the conditions or constraints of a particular
natural environment. - CORRECT ANSWERS possibilism
Many cultural geographers hold the view that the cultural landscape: - CORRECT ANSWERS
can be read like a book
Which of the following is a sub-discipline of human geography that studies the relationship between
people and the natural environment? - CORRECT ANSWERS cultural ecology
,A formal region is - CORRECT ANSWERS an area that possesses one or more unifying
cultural or physical traits
A functional region is - CORRECT ANSWERS an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or
economic activity
A university campus with a unified and hierarchical architectural scheme and clear campus boundaries is
a good example of which type of region? - CORRECT ANSWERS functional
When examining any map of a formal culture region, it is important to remember that boundaries
always mark: - CORRECT ANSWERS general areas where the defining phenomena gradually
change from one type to another
"The Metroplex," "Green Country," and "Bible Belt" are all examples of ____ regions, which derive from
people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas. - CORRECT ANSWERS
perceptual
(T/F) A market analyst's map depicting the distribution of ZIP code areas where OSU fans outnumber OU
fans by at least two to one would best be classified as a map of a formal region. - CORRECT ANSWERS
True
The borders of _____ tend to be highly contested since people often have very personal reasons for
perceiving an area a certain way - CORRECT ANSWERS perceptual regions
A perceptual region is - CORRECT ANSWERS derived from people's sense of identity and
attachment to different areas
In the semi-autonomous Chickasaw Nation, the tribe holds certain facets of civil-regulatory authority
within its Tribal Jurisdictional Area. From a political geography perspective, the region where the tribe
has authority is a _____ region. - CORRECT ANSWERS functional
,____ diffusion is ultimately the result of human migration. - CORRECT ANSWERS relocation
By definition, a(n) _____ barrier completely stops the diffusion of something. - CORRECT ANSWERS
absorbing
(T/F) Istanbul's growth as a major port stems from attributes of its site and situation along an important
strait. - CORRECT ANSWERS True
High poverty rates in Vietnam coincide with: - CORRECT ANSWERS closed forest cover
A location distinguished by specific physical and cultural characteristics is a - CORRECT ANSWERS
place
(T/F) The term spatial diffusion was first coined by geographer Edward Ullman in 1954. - CORRECT
ANSWERS False
Rap was first popular in New York, then Los Angeles, and later Dallas, and still later, Tulsa. This illustrates
the process known as ________ diffusion. - CORRECT ANSWERS hierarchical
The phenomenon in which local contagious diffusion originating in higher-order centers occurs
simultaneously with traits primarily diffusing hierarchically is called: - CORRECT ANSWERS
the neighborhood effect
(T/F) Distribution is the arrangement of phenomena on or near the Earth's surface - CORRECT ANSWERS
True
_____ refers to the degree in which two or more phenomena share similar distributions - CORRECT
ANSWERS spatial association
, _________ diffusion involves the ordered spread of a phenomenon such as a cultural trait, technological
innovation, or disease outbreak, within a stratified system. Most often the stratified system directing
this type of diffusion is an urban system of cities. - CORRECT ANSWERS hierarchical
diffusion
A few years before 1997 (the year the PRC took over), many Hong Kong Chinese migrated to Canada and
moved their assets to Canadian banks. Most Hong Kong Chinese settled along the coast of British
Columbia and in Toronto. This migration story illustrates the process of _____ diffusion. - CORRECT
ANSWERS relocation
In 1598 domestic horses, an Old World species, were accidentally introduced into the American West by
Spanish conquistadores invading the Upper Rio Grande valley of present-day New Mexico. Over the next
150 years, feral horse (Mustang) populations spread throughout the interior west of North America.
What type of expansion diffusion did this involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS contagious
(T/F) The diffusion of H1N1 flu since April 2009 provides a good example of spatial diffusion. - CORRECT
ANSWERS True
The diffusion of Walmart during the second half of the 20th Century involved a pattern that spread from
rural to urban areas. This is an example of ____ diffusion. - CORRECT ANSWERS reverse-
hierarchical
(T/F) Hierarchical diffusion is completely random. - CORRECT ANSWERS False
The most common type of barrier to cultural diffusion is the: - CORRECT ANSWERS
permeable
The diffusion of the most conservative cultural traits - religion, language, kinship, etc. - usually involves
_____ diffusion. - CORRECT ANSWERS relocation
