GEA 1000 FSU EXAM 1 | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.
A. city; state
B. study of biology; study of sociology
C. people; government
D. physical sciences; social sciences - ✔✔D
The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:
A. New York City, USA
B. Greenwich, England
C. Berlin, Germany
D. London, England - ✔✔B
Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical Earth on a flat piece of paper by
using:
A. globes instead of flat maps
B. projections
C. lines of latitudes
D. degrees, minutes, and seconds - ✔✔B
Which of the following terms refers to the unit of Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns
of physical features or of human activities?
, A. region
B. space
C. place
D. scale - ✔✔A
A country is undergoing a demographic transition. This mean that the country:
A. is experiencing major population loss as a result of migration.
B. is moving to a greater population imbalance between men and women.
C. is moving from high birth and death rates to much lower birth and death rates.
D. is moving from a pre-literate society to a literate society. - ✔✔C
______ refers to the biological category of male or female, while ____ refers to the differences
between the sexes as defined by a particular social group.
A. gender; sex roles
B. sex; discrimination
C. sex; gender
D. gender; sex - ✔✔C
The amount that a local currency equivalent of U.S.$1 will purchase in a given country is a
measure of:
A. the consumer price index
B. purchasing power parity
C. the size of the informal economy
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.
A. city; state
B. study of biology; study of sociology
C. people; government
D. physical sciences; social sciences - ✔✔D
The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:
A. New York City, USA
B. Greenwich, England
C. Berlin, Germany
D. London, England - ✔✔B
Cartographers solve the problem of showing the spherical Earth on a flat piece of paper by
using:
A. globes instead of flat maps
B. projections
C. lines of latitudes
D. degrees, minutes, and seconds - ✔✔B
Which of the following terms refers to the unit of Earth's surface that contains distinct patterns
of physical features or of human activities?
, A. region
B. space
C. place
D. scale - ✔✔A
A country is undergoing a demographic transition. This mean that the country:
A. is experiencing major population loss as a result of migration.
B. is moving to a greater population imbalance between men and women.
C. is moving from high birth and death rates to much lower birth and death rates.
D. is moving from a pre-literate society to a literate society. - ✔✔C
______ refers to the biological category of male or female, while ____ refers to the differences
between the sexes as defined by a particular social group.
A. gender; sex roles
B. sex; discrimination
C. sex; gender
D. gender; sex - ✔✔C
The amount that a local currency equivalent of U.S.$1 will purchase in a given country is a
measure of:
A. the consumer price index
B. purchasing power parity
C. the size of the informal economy
