CH 1 - WORLD REGIONAL
GEOGRAPHY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
The difference between formal and functional regions is _____________________.
A. the nature of the unifying properties: static homogeneity versus functional
cohesion
B. the area involved: Formal areas are very large, while functional areas are smaller
C. the formal region is urban in nature, whereas the functional region is rural
D. the age of the regions: The functional region is normally much older than the
formal region
E. the formal region characterizes the non-Western world, whereas the functional
region is typically European or North American - Answer-A. the nature of the unifying
properties: static homogeneity versus functional cohesion
Which of the following statements about the A climates is INCORRECT?
A. They are referred to as humid equatorial climates.
B. They are characterized by heavy precipitation and high year-round temperatures.
C. In the Af climate, precipitation rates increase suddenly due to the arrival of the wet
monsoon.
D. The Aw subtype is identified as savanna.
E. They include monsoon climates. - Answer-C. In the Af climate, precipitation rates
increase suddenly due to the arrival of the wet monsoon.
Which of the following statements about the Global Core is INCORRECT?
A. It was formed before the 20th century
B. It is a good example of a functional region
C. It now contains Canada, Germany, Japan, and China
D. It is a component of an international spatial-economic system
E. It is subservient to the Global Periphery - Answer-E. It is subservient to the Global
Periphery
According to Figure 1-5, which location has the least amount of volcanic activity?
A. the United States
B. South America
C. Subsaharan Africa
D. East Asia
E. Australia - Answer-E. Australia
In Figure 1-3, which of the maps has the largest scale?
A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. D.
E. They all have the same scale. - Answer-D. D.
, Savanna environments belong to the general climate type known as
_____________.
A. dry
B. humid cold
C. humid temperate
D. humid equatorial
E. polar - Answer-D. humid equatorial
Desertification in Subsaharan Africa would MOST likely be enhanced by winds
blowing from the:
A. East
B. Southeast
C. South
D. Northeast
E. Southwest - Answer-D. Northeast
This country is the most influential power in the polycentric realm of Southeast Asia.
A. Philippines
B. Singapore
C. Thailand
D. Indonesia
E. Malaysia - Answer-D. Indonesia
The prevailing mid-latitude climatic type in the southeastern United States, Western
Europe, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and eastern China, is the
_______________.
A. humid cold
B .semiarid moderate
C. humid temperate
D. dry winter tundra
E. dry summer savanna - Answer-C. humid temperate
Which of the following major rivers is NOT associated with one of the world's great
population clusters?
A. Mississippi
B. Huang (Yellow)
C. Rhine
D. Ganges
E. Chang Jiang (Yangzi) - Answer-A. Mississippi
According to Figure 1-6, which U.S. city was NOT covered by glaciers during the
Pleistocene?
A. Seattle
B. Omaha
C. Cincinnati
D. Denver
E. New York City - Answer-D. Denver
States first began to develop _____________________.
A. in areas where cities could begin to command their hinterlands.
GEOGRAPHY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
The difference between formal and functional regions is _____________________.
A. the nature of the unifying properties: static homogeneity versus functional
cohesion
B. the area involved: Formal areas are very large, while functional areas are smaller
C. the formal region is urban in nature, whereas the functional region is rural
D. the age of the regions: The functional region is normally much older than the
formal region
E. the formal region characterizes the non-Western world, whereas the functional
region is typically European or North American - Answer-A. the nature of the unifying
properties: static homogeneity versus functional cohesion
Which of the following statements about the A climates is INCORRECT?
A. They are referred to as humid equatorial climates.
B. They are characterized by heavy precipitation and high year-round temperatures.
C. In the Af climate, precipitation rates increase suddenly due to the arrival of the wet
monsoon.
D. The Aw subtype is identified as savanna.
E. They include monsoon climates. - Answer-C. In the Af climate, precipitation rates
increase suddenly due to the arrival of the wet monsoon.
Which of the following statements about the Global Core is INCORRECT?
A. It was formed before the 20th century
B. It is a good example of a functional region
C. It now contains Canada, Germany, Japan, and China
D. It is a component of an international spatial-economic system
E. It is subservient to the Global Periphery - Answer-E. It is subservient to the Global
Periphery
According to Figure 1-5, which location has the least amount of volcanic activity?
A. the United States
B. South America
C. Subsaharan Africa
D. East Asia
E. Australia - Answer-E. Australia
In Figure 1-3, which of the maps has the largest scale?
A. A.
B. B.
C. C.
D. D.
E. They all have the same scale. - Answer-D. D.
, Savanna environments belong to the general climate type known as
_____________.
A. dry
B. humid cold
C. humid temperate
D. humid equatorial
E. polar - Answer-D. humid equatorial
Desertification in Subsaharan Africa would MOST likely be enhanced by winds
blowing from the:
A. East
B. Southeast
C. South
D. Northeast
E. Southwest - Answer-D. Northeast
This country is the most influential power in the polycentric realm of Southeast Asia.
A. Philippines
B. Singapore
C. Thailand
D. Indonesia
E. Malaysia - Answer-D. Indonesia
The prevailing mid-latitude climatic type in the southeastern United States, Western
Europe, southern Brazil, northern Argentina, and eastern China, is the
_______________.
A. humid cold
B .semiarid moderate
C. humid temperate
D. dry winter tundra
E. dry summer savanna - Answer-C. humid temperate
Which of the following major rivers is NOT associated with one of the world's great
population clusters?
A. Mississippi
B. Huang (Yellow)
C. Rhine
D. Ganges
E. Chang Jiang (Yangzi) - Answer-A. Mississippi
According to Figure 1-6, which U.S. city was NOT covered by glaciers during the
Pleistocene?
A. Seattle
B. Omaha
C. Cincinnati
D. Denver
E. New York City - Answer-D. Denver
States first began to develop _____________________.
A. in areas where cities could begin to command their hinterlands.
