GY101 EXAM 1 ACTUAL UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a geo- D) All of the above are
graphic inquiry? examples of geographical
A) How did a group of people come to occupy a partic- inquiry.
ular place?
B) How have people modified the physical aspects of a
place to suit their needs?
C) How have people contributed to a particular envi-
ronmental problem?
D) All of the above are examples of geographical in-
quiry.
2. Geography as a discipline links the with the B) physical sciences; social
. sciences
A) city; state
B) physical sciences; social sciences
C) study of biology; study of sociology
D) people; government
3. Which of the following refers to the relationship be- A) scale
tween the distances shown on the map and the actual
distances on Earth's surface?
A) scale
B) spatial analysis
C) cartography
D) regional geography
4. Which of the following terms refers to the making of C) cartography
maps?
A) scale
B) spatial analysis
C) cartography
D) regional geography
, GY101 EXAM 1 ACTUAL UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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5. The globe is divided into the Northern and Southern B) equator
Hemispheres at the:
A) international date line
B) equator
C) Tropic of Caner
D) Tropic of Capricorn
6. Which of the following terms refers to the unit of C) region
Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns of phys-
ical features or of human activities?
A) place
B) space
C) region
D) scale
7. Which of the following premises best supports the A) Earth's surface is made
theory of Physical Geography? up of large plates that float
A) Earth's surface is made up of large plates that float on molten rock.
on molten rock.
B) Large plates formed when meteors struck Earth 65
million years ago.
C) Present-day plates resulted from the erosion of the
super continent Pangaea.
D) The land surface of Earth is rooted on large oceanic
plates.
8. As climate is defined in the textbook, which of the D) the melting of glaciers
following reflects a climatic change? during the Ice Age
A) the rise of the sun each morning
B) the formation of a warm front
C) the movement of a hurricane
D) the melting of glaciers during the Ice Age
, GY101 EXAM 1 ACTUAL UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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9. refers to short-term changes in temperature and B) Weather; climate
other factors, while is a long-term balance of
temperature and precipitation.
A) Climate; weather
B) Weather; climate
C)Meteorology; weather
D) Global warming; climate change
10. The rising levels of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon C) large-scale burning of
dioxide) in the atmosphere are attributed to which of fossil fuels
the following?
A) subsistence agriculture practices
B) increasing rate of sea water evaporation
C) large-scale burning of fossil fuels
D) global reforestation efforts
11. The observed higher temperatures of Earth's surface B) global warming
and climates in recent decades usually goes by the
name of:
A) climate change
B) global warming
C) greenhouse gases
D) ecological footprint
12. All of the following are possible results of global warm- A) multinational corpora-
ing, EXCEPT: tions abruptly pulling out
A) multinational corporations abruptly pulling out of of developing nations
developing nations
B) the disappearance of animal and plant species
C) more chaotic and severe weather
D) human populations displaced from coastal areas
and low-lying islands
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1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a geo- D) All of the above are
graphic inquiry? examples of geographical
A) How did a group of people come to occupy a partic- inquiry.
ular place?
B) How have people modified the physical aspects of a
place to suit their needs?
C) How have people contributed to a particular envi-
ronmental problem?
D) All of the above are examples of geographical in-
quiry.
2. Geography as a discipline links the with the B) physical sciences; social
. sciences
A) city; state
B) physical sciences; social sciences
C) study of biology; study of sociology
D) people; government
3. Which of the following refers to the relationship be- A) scale
tween the distances shown on the map and the actual
distances on Earth's surface?
A) scale
B) spatial analysis
C) cartography
D) regional geography
4. Which of the following terms refers to the making of C) cartography
maps?
A) scale
B) spatial analysis
C) cartography
D) regional geography
, GY101 EXAM 1 ACTUAL UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
5. The globe is divided into the Northern and Southern B) equator
Hemispheres at the:
A) international date line
B) equator
C) Tropic of Caner
D) Tropic of Capricorn
6. Which of the following terms refers to the unit of C) region
Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns of phys-
ical features or of human activities?
A) place
B) space
C) region
D) scale
7. Which of the following premises best supports the A) Earth's surface is made
theory of Physical Geography? up of large plates that float
A) Earth's surface is made up of large plates that float on molten rock.
on molten rock.
B) Large plates formed when meteors struck Earth 65
million years ago.
C) Present-day plates resulted from the erosion of the
super continent Pangaea.
D) The land surface of Earth is rooted on large oceanic
plates.
8. As climate is defined in the textbook, which of the D) the melting of glaciers
following reflects a climatic change? during the Ice Age
A) the rise of the sun each morning
B) the formation of a warm front
C) the movement of a hurricane
D) the melting of glaciers during the Ice Age
, GY101 EXAM 1 ACTUAL UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
9. refers to short-term changes in temperature and B) Weather; climate
other factors, while is a long-term balance of
temperature and precipitation.
A) Climate; weather
B) Weather; climate
C)Meteorology; weather
D) Global warming; climate change
10. The rising levels of greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon C) large-scale burning of
dioxide) in the atmosphere are attributed to which of fossil fuels
the following?
A) subsistence agriculture practices
B) increasing rate of sea water evaporation
C) large-scale burning of fossil fuels
D) global reforestation efforts
11. The observed higher temperatures of Earth's surface B) global warming
and climates in recent decades usually goes by the
name of:
A) climate change
B) global warming
C) greenhouse gases
D) ecological footprint
12. All of the following are possible results of global warm- A) multinational corpora-
ing, EXCEPT: tions abruptly pulling out
A) multinational corporations abruptly pulling out of of developing nations
developing nations
B) the disappearance of animal and plant species
C) more chaotic and severe weather
D) human populations displaced from coastal areas
and low-lying islands
