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World Regional Geography, 7th Edition by Joseph J. Hobbs Test Bank
Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
1. Geography literally means “description of Earth” and has roots in Greek and Roman civilizations and the Scientific
Revolution.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an academic
discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. Alexander von Humboldt is credited with founding the landscape perspective in American 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.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an academic
discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
3. Geopolitics is the struggle for space and power played out in a geographical setting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an academic
discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. Place is an objective term referring to the exact location on Earth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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: Remember
5. Space refers to the imprecise, but important, physical and cultural contexts of a location.
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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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Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
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,
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
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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World Regional Geography, 7th Edition by Joseph J. Hobbs Test Bank
Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
1. Geography literally means “description of Earth” and has roots in Greek and Roman civilizations and the Scientific
Revolution.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an academic
discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
2. Alexander von Humboldt is credited with founding the landscape perspective in American 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.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an academic
discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
3. Geopolitics is the struggle for space and power played out in a geographical setting.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1.1 Welcome to World Regional Geography
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: WRGE.HOBB.22.01.01 - Describe the scope of geography as an academic
discipline.
KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
4. Place is an objective term referring to the exact location on Earth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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: Remember
5. Space refers to the imprecise, but important, physical and cultural contexts of a location.
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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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Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
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,
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KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember
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Chapter 01 - Objectives and Tools of World Regional Geography
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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