Test Bank Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography,
n n n n n n n n
nn 5th Canadian Edition by Robert W. Christopherson
n n n n n n
Chapters 1 - 20
n n n
,Table of contents
n n
1. Essentials nof nGeography
2. Solar nEnergy nto nEarth nand nthe nSeasons
3. Earth's nModern nAtmosphere
4. Atmosphere nand nSurface nEnergy nBalances
5. Global nTemperatures
6. Atmospheric nand nOceanic nCirculations
7. Water nand nAtmospheric nMoisture
8. Weather
9. Water nResources
n 10.Global nClimate nSystems
n 11.Climate nChange
12. The nDynamic nPlanet
13. Tectonics, nEarthquakes, nand nVolcanism n 14.Weathering,
Karst nLandscapes, nand nMass nMovement n 15.River nSystems
n
16.Oceans, nCoastal nSystems, nand nWind nProcesses
n 17.Glacial nand nPeriglacial nLandscapes
18.The nGeography nof nSoils
n 19.Ecosystem nEssentials
n 20.TerrestrialnBiomes
,Chapter n1 n Essentials nof nGeography
1.1 n n n Multiple n Choice n Questions
1) What ndoes n"Geography" nliterally nmean?
A) Place n n memorization.
B) The nstudy nof nrocks.
C) Map nmaking.
D) To nwrite n(about)
n Earth.
ANSWER: nD
Diff: n1 nType: nMC
Chapter/section: n1.1 nThe nSciencenof nGeography n Bloom's
Taxonomy: n1/2 n Knowledge/Comprehension
n
LO: n 1.1 nDefine ngeography nin ngeneral nand nphysical ngeography nin nparticular.
2) What nis nthe nmain nmethodology ngoverning ngeographic ninquiry?
A) Behavioural n n analysis.
B) Spatial nanalysis.
C) Chronological n n organization.
D) Field
work.
ANSWER: n B
Diff: n1 nType: n MC
Chapter/section: n1.1 nThe nSciencenof nGeography n Bloom's
Taxonomy: n1/2 n Knowledge/Comprehension
n
LO: n 1.1 nDefine ngeography nin ngeneral nand nphysical ngeography nin nparticular.
3) Which nof nthe nfollowing ncomprise nthe nfundamental nduality nin nthe
n field nofgeography?
A) Physical nversusnhuman/cultural.
B) Physicalnversusneconomic.
C) Economicnversusnpolitical.
D) Political nversus
, environmental.
ANSWER: nA
Diff: n1 nType: nMC
Chapter/section: n1.1 nThe nSciencenof nGeography
n Bloom's nTaxonomy: n1/2 n Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: n 1.1 nDefine ngeography nin ngeneral nand nphysical ngeography nin nparticular.
n n n n n n n n
nn 5th Canadian Edition by Robert W. Christopherson
n n n n n n
Chapters 1 - 20
n n n
,Table of contents
n n
1. Essentials nof nGeography
2. Solar nEnergy nto nEarth nand nthe nSeasons
3. Earth's nModern nAtmosphere
4. Atmosphere nand nSurface nEnergy nBalances
5. Global nTemperatures
6. Atmospheric nand nOceanic nCirculations
7. Water nand nAtmospheric nMoisture
8. Weather
9. Water nResources
n 10.Global nClimate nSystems
n 11.Climate nChange
12. The nDynamic nPlanet
13. Tectonics, nEarthquakes, nand nVolcanism n 14.Weathering,
Karst nLandscapes, nand nMass nMovement n 15.River nSystems
n
16.Oceans, nCoastal nSystems, nand nWind nProcesses
n 17.Glacial nand nPeriglacial nLandscapes
18.The nGeography nof nSoils
n 19.Ecosystem nEssentials
n 20.TerrestrialnBiomes
,Chapter n1 n Essentials nof nGeography
1.1 n n n Multiple n Choice n Questions
1) What ndoes n"Geography" nliterally nmean?
A) Place n n memorization.
B) The nstudy nof nrocks.
C) Map nmaking.
D) To nwrite n(about)
n Earth.
ANSWER: nD
Diff: n1 nType: nMC
Chapter/section: n1.1 nThe nSciencenof nGeography n Bloom's
Taxonomy: n1/2 n Knowledge/Comprehension
n
LO: n 1.1 nDefine ngeography nin ngeneral nand nphysical ngeography nin nparticular.
2) What nis nthe nmain nmethodology ngoverning ngeographic ninquiry?
A) Behavioural n n analysis.
B) Spatial nanalysis.
C) Chronological n n organization.
D) Field
work.
ANSWER: n B
Diff: n1 nType: n MC
Chapter/section: n1.1 nThe nSciencenof nGeography n Bloom's
Taxonomy: n1/2 n Knowledge/Comprehension
n
LO: n 1.1 nDefine ngeography nin ngeneral nand nphysical ngeography nin nparticular.
3) Which nof nthe nfollowing ncomprise nthe nfundamental nduality nin nthe
n field nofgeography?
A) Physical nversusnhuman/cultural.
B) Physicalnversusneconomic.
C) Economicnversusnpolitical.
D) Political nversus
, environmental.
ANSWER: nA
Diff: n1 nType: nMC
Chapter/section: n1.1 nThe nSciencenof nGeography
n Bloom's nTaxonomy: n1/2 n Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: n 1.1 nDefine ngeography nin ngeneral nand nphysical ngeography nin nparticular.
