WGU D199 GEOGRAPHY STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Using gerrymandering
Changing electoral district lines in a way that benefits a specific political party
or organization
The study of the earth and all of its elements—its interior, atmosphere, seas, and
lands—is known as physical geography.
Human geography is the study of the organization of society and cultures,
politics, economy, urban and rural systems, and other aspects of the Earth's
surface.
Biotic elements are the living things that make up an ecosystem.
Abiotic elements are the nonliving participants in an ecosystem.
The main economic sector
focuses on natural resource extraction and development.
Activities related to manufacturing and building belong in the secondary
economic sector.
The tertiary economic sector
Services like tourism, healthcare, and education are provided in
Sectors of the Quaternary Economy
, Economic activities pertaining to capital and information processing and
administration, as well as research and information gathering
Quinary economic sectors are those that include high-level decision-making and
the development of human potential.
According to Alfred Weber's industrial location theory, the best places for
factories are determined by minimizing the costs of resources, labor, land, and
transportation. This variable-cost framework influences the location of
production sites.
Industries that acquire weight
During the manufacturing process, products gain weight.
Weight-loss sectors
Goods loss of weight throughout the manufacturing process
Agglomeration
Similar industries are concentrated in a specific city or area.
The concept of territoriality
The regulations controlling who can enter a specific area and what can occur
there
According to organic state theory, the state is a living being whose components
work together for the benefit of the whole.
The geopolitical concept of "heartland theory" is linked to the notion that a
central landmass holds the secret to world dominance.
CORRECT ANSWERS
Using gerrymandering
Changing electoral district lines in a way that benefits a specific political party
or organization
The study of the earth and all of its elements—its interior, atmosphere, seas, and
lands—is known as physical geography.
Human geography is the study of the organization of society and cultures,
politics, economy, urban and rural systems, and other aspects of the Earth's
surface.
Biotic elements are the living things that make up an ecosystem.
Abiotic elements are the nonliving participants in an ecosystem.
The main economic sector
focuses on natural resource extraction and development.
Activities related to manufacturing and building belong in the secondary
economic sector.
The tertiary economic sector
Services like tourism, healthcare, and education are provided in
Sectors of the Quaternary Economy
, Economic activities pertaining to capital and information processing and
administration, as well as research and information gathering
Quinary economic sectors are those that include high-level decision-making and
the development of human potential.
According to Alfred Weber's industrial location theory, the best places for
factories are determined by minimizing the costs of resources, labor, land, and
transportation. This variable-cost framework influences the location of
production sites.
Industries that acquire weight
During the manufacturing process, products gain weight.
Weight-loss sectors
Goods loss of weight throughout the manufacturing process
Agglomeration
Similar industries are concentrated in a specific city or area.
The concept of territoriality
The regulations controlling who can enter a specific area and what can occur
there
According to organic state theory, the state is a living being whose components
work together for the benefit of the whole.
The geopolitical concept of "heartland theory" is linked to the notion that a
central landmass holds the secret to world dominance.
