Test Bank Introduction To Geography 16th
Edition Mark Bjelland David H Kaplan Jon
Malinowski Study Guide Physical And Human
Geography Concepts And Practice Questions
Workbook 2026/ 2027
,Chapter 01 introduction
Answers are in bold please
Multiple choice questions
1. Spatial interaction is affected by
A. Mobility, economics, and anticipation.
B. The physical environm ent, the cultural landscape, and the interchange potential
of places.
C. Distance, accessibility, and connectivity.
D. Absolute location, spatial parameters, and network design.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
2. Since humans are the active agents in human-environm ental interactions, people in
general
A. Have no contact with the physical landscape.
B. Are frequently unmindful of the dangers of inappropriate environmental exploitation.
C. Are immune from adverse natural events.
D. Alter the physical environm ent so that any potential dangers it holds are made
harmless or removed totally.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
3. Which of the following is not true of the natural landscape?
A. It provides the setting for human action.
B. It is perceived, interpreted, and used in different ways by different cultures.
C. It determines how people live in a particular place.
D. It is shaped by human action into a cultural landscape.
,Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
4. A street address is an example of
A. Relative position.
B. Conformality.
C. Absolute location.
D. Situation.
Bloom's level: 3.
Apply section:
01.03
5. Geography as a discipline
A. Originated in ancient greek interest in the nature of the universe and the varying
character of the known parts of the earth.
B. Developed as an outgrowth of the "age of discovery," beginning in the 15th century.
C. Emerged in the 20th century with the developm ent of geographic information
systems (gis).
D. Was developed in response to a national need to map and describe the american west.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.02
6. As geographers use the term, scale tells us
A. The weight of a given commodity.
B. The intrinsic character of the object or area studied.
C. The relationship between earth distance and map distance.
D. The length of a degree of longitude along different parallels.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
, 7. An example of a formal region is
A. The hub and spoke network for a particular airline.
B. 100,000 square kilometers.
C. Dixie.
D. The area of france where the breton language is spoken.
Bloom's level: 3.
Apply section:
01.03
8. The attributes of a place
A. Represent the current state of continuing processes of change and development.
B. Are determined by natural processes and remain unchanged over time.
C. Are not influenced by relationships with other places.
D. Are primarily cultural, with little influence of the physical landscape.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
9. Absolute location
A. Is an abstract concept unrelated to real-world circumstances.
B. Is a temporary and changing characteristic of place.
C. Cannot be defined with precisionin a world of conflicting cultural perspectives.
D. Is a precise position on the surface of the globe.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
10. The word geography is derived from greek words meaning
A. Human society and the earth.
B. The cultural landscape of the earth.
C. The description of the earth.
D. The measurem ent of the earth.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.02
Edition Mark Bjelland David H Kaplan Jon
Malinowski Study Guide Physical And Human
Geography Concepts And Practice Questions
Workbook 2026/ 2027
,Chapter 01 introduction
Answers are in bold please
Multiple choice questions
1. Spatial interaction is affected by
A. Mobility, economics, and anticipation.
B. The physical environm ent, the cultural landscape, and the interchange potential
of places.
C. Distance, accessibility, and connectivity.
D. Absolute location, spatial parameters, and network design.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
2. Since humans are the active agents in human-environm ental interactions, people in
general
A. Have no contact with the physical landscape.
B. Are frequently unmindful of the dangers of inappropriate environmental exploitation.
C. Are immune from adverse natural events.
D. Alter the physical environm ent so that any potential dangers it holds are made
harmless or removed totally.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
3. Which of the following is not true of the natural landscape?
A. It provides the setting for human action.
B. It is perceived, interpreted, and used in different ways by different cultures.
C. It determines how people live in a particular place.
D. It is shaped by human action into a cultural landscape.
,Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
4. A street address is an example of
A. Relative position.
B. Conformality.
C. Absolute location.
D. Situation.
Bloom's level: 3.
Apply section:
01.03
5. Geography as a discipline
A. Originated in ancient greek interest in the nature of the universe and the varying
character of the known parts of the earth.
B. Developed as an outgrowth of the "age of discovery," beginning in the 15th century.
C. Emerged in the 20th century with the developm ent of geographic information
systems (gis).
D. Was developed in response to a national need to map and describe the american west.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.02
6. As geographers use the term, scale tells us
A. The weight of a given commodity.
B. The intrinsic character of the object or area studied.
C. The relationship between earth distance and map distance.
D. The length of a degree of longitude along different parallels.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
, 7. An example of a formal region is
A. The hub and spoke network for a particular airline.
B. 100,000 square kilometers.
C. Dixie.
D. The area of france where the breton language is spoken.
Bloom's level: 3.
Apply section:
01.03
8. The attributes of a place
A. Represent the current state of continuing processes of change and development.
B. Are determined by natural processes and remain unchanged over time.
C. Are not influenced by relationships with other places.
D. Are primarily cultural, with little influence of the physical landscape.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
9. Absolute location
A. Is an abstract concept unrelated to real-world circumstances.
B. Is a temporary and changing characteristic of place.
C. Cannot be defined with precisionin a world of conflicting cultural perspectives.
D. Is a precise position on the surface of the globe.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.03
10. The word geography is derived from greek words meaning
A. Human society and the earth.
B. The cultural landscape of the earth.
C. The description of the earth.
D. The measurem ent of the earth.
Bloom's level: 1.
Remember
section: 01.02
