GEOGRAPHY EXAM #1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The map of world religions demonstrates the role of ______________ diffusion of
ideas. - Answer-expansion
The spread of Christianity from its hearth in Jerusalem to people and lands along the
northern Mediterranean Sea is a good example of - Answer-hierarchal diffusion
Globalization of the world's people and places began about: - Answer-1500
Globalization included colonial empires such as the Ottoman in Southwest Asia, the
French in the Maghreb, and the _____________ in the Pacific. - Answer-Japanese
Because of the varying criteria and conceptions of world regions, it is possible for
some countries to appear in more than one region - Answer-true
_________ is the subdiscipline of geography concerned with the construction of
maps. - Answer-cartography
Fieldwork and field studies are still critical to research by geographers in the 21st
century. - Answer-true
There are two basic types of maps: thematic maps and ______________ maps. -
Answer-reference
Relative locations of places are shown on what type of map? - Answer-thematic
All maps are distorted in area size or direction or both. They are all inaccurate. -
Answer-true
Collecting data for research or mapping by using instruments that are far from the
area of study is called - Answer-remote sensing
Interpreting the impact of tectonic activity on the landforms of East Africa would
probably be the work of a ______________ geographer. - Answer-physical
The visible imprint of people on the surface of the earth is seen in the ___________
landscape - Answer-cultural
Every place on Earth has a location signified by: - Answer-longitude and latitude
Which of the following describes the process of heightening interactions, increasing
interdependence, and deepening relations between and among countries - Answer-
globalization
in early history (dating back to greeks and romans) the primary purpose or reason for
colonialism was - Answer-need for resources and tribute
, the first wave of colonialism was sparked by these European colonial powers -
Answer-Spain and Portugal
what does the term scramble for Africa refer to? - Answer-
there were two waves of global colonialism between 1500 and 1975. which of the
following is not true of the first wave? - Answer-Europeans colonized the interior of
Africa.
The world climate regions as classified and defined by _______________ and
modified by Alan Arbogast may be used to denote regions. - Answer-Wladimir
Koppen
A climate region of the world is a ________________ region. - Answer-formal
A public school district in the United States is a _________________ region -
Answer-functional
A region that people may imagine to exist, such as "Dixie," is a: - Answer-perceptual
A name of a place that evokes a sense of what a locality is like, or conveys the
attributes of a place, is referred to as a: - Answer-regional identifier
The perception of place refers to a way people construct their ideas about: - Answer-
what a place is like
There is basically one way to correctly regionalize the world in geography textbooks.
- Answer-false
What is the degree of contact between people and places - Answer-spatial
interaction
We can see places that were connected and those that were not, by studying: -
Answer-historical spatial interaction
what fueled the second wave of colonization in the second half of the nineteenth
century? - Answer-industrialization and competition
which of the following is not one of the three financial institutions that came into
existence as a result of Bretton Woods conference at the close of WW2 - Answer-
International reserve bank
To "maintain international peace and security," "to develop friendly relations among
nations," to "achieve international cooperation" in order to solve economic and social
problems, and to "be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in the
attainment of these common ends," was the mission statement for this organization
following World War II. - Answer-United Nations
AND ANSWERS
The map of world religions demonstrates the role of ______________ diffusion of
ideas. - Answer-expansion
The spread of Christianity from its hearth in Jerusalem to people and lands along the
northern Mediterranean Sea is a good example of - Answer-hierarchal diffusion
Globalization of the world's people and places began about: - Answer-1500
Globalization included colonial empires such as the Ottoman in Southwest Asia, the
French in the Maghreb, and the _____________ in the Pacific. - Answer-Japanese
Because of the varying criteria and conceptions of world regions, it is possible for
some countries to appear in more than one region - Answer-true
_________ is the subdiscipline of geography concerned with the construction of
maps. - Answer-cartography
Fieldwork and field studies are still critical to research by geographers in the 21st
century. - Answer-true
There are two basic types of maps: thematic maps and ______________ maps. -
Answer-reference
Relative locations of places are shown on what type of map? - Answer-thematic
All maps are distorted in area size or direction or both. They are all inaccurate. -
Answer-true
Collecting data for research or mapping by using instruments that are far from the
area of study is called - Answer-remote sensing
Interpreting the impact of tectonic activity on the landforms of East Africa would
probably be the work of a ______________ geographer. - Answer-physical
The visible imprint of people on the surface of the earth is seen in the ___________
landscape - Answer-cultural
Every place on Earth has a location signified by: - Answer-longitude and latitude
Which of the following describes the process of heightening interactions, increasing
interdependence, and deepening relations between and among countries - Answer-
globalization
in early history (dating back to greeks and romans) the primary purpose or reason for
colonialism was - Answer-need for resources and tribute
, the first wave of colonialism was sparked by these European colonial powers -
Answer-Spain and Portugal
what does the term scramble for Africa refer to? - Answer-
there were two waves of global colonialism between 1500 and 1975. which of the
following is not true of the first wave? - Answer-Europeans colonized the interior of
Africa.
The world climate regions as classified and defined by _______________ and
modified by Alan Arbogast may be used to denote regions. - Answer-Wladimir
Koppen
A climate region of the world is a ________________ region. - Answer-formal
A public school district in the United States is a _________________ region -
Answer-functional
A region that people may imagine to exist, such as "Dixie," is a: - Answer-perceptual
A name of a place that evokes a sense of what a locality is like, or conveys the
attributes of a place, is referred to as a: - Answer-regional identifier
The perception of place refers to a way people construct their ideas about: - Answer-
what a place is like
There is basically one way to correctly regionalize the world in geography textbooks.
- Answer-false
What is the degree of contact between people and places - Answer-spatial
interaction
We can see places that were connected and those that were not, by studying: -
Answer-historical spatial interaction
what fueled the second wave of colonization in the second half of the nineteenth
century? - Answer-industrialization and competition
which of the following is not one of the three financial institutions that came into
existence as a result of Bretton Woods conference at the close of WW2 - Answer-
International reserve bank
To "maintain international peace and security," "to develop friendly relations among
nations," to "achieve international cooperation" in order to solve economic and social
problems, and to "be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in the
attainment of these common ends," was the mission statement for this organization
following World War II. - Answer-United Nations
