Test Bank Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography,
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5th Canadian Edition by Robert W. Christopherson
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Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table of contents
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1. Essentials vof vGeography
2. Solar vEnergy vto vEarth vand vthe vSeasons
3. Earth's vModern vAtmosphere
4. Atmosphere vand vSurface vEnergy vBalances
5. Global vTemperatures
6. Atmospheric vand vOceanic vCirculations
7. Water vand vAtmospheric vMoisture
8. Weather
9. Water vResources
10.Global vClimate vSystems
11.Climate vChange
12.The vDynamic vPlanet
13.Tectonics, vEarthquakes, vand vVolcanism
14.Weathering, vKarst vLandscapes, vand vMass vMovement
15.River vSystems
16.Oceans, vCoastal vSystems, vand vWind vProcesses
17.Glacial vand vPeriglacial vLandscapes
18.The vGeography vof vSoils
19.Ecosystem vEssentials
20.Terrestrial vBiomes
,Chapter v1 v Essentials vof vGeography
1.1 Multiple vChoice vQuestions
1) What vdoes v"Geography" vliterally vmean?
A) Place vmemorization.
B) The vstudy vof vrocks.
C) Map vmaking.
D) To vwrite
(about)vEarth.
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ANSWER: vD v
Diff: v1 vType: v MC
Chapter/section: v1.1 vThe vScience vof
GeographyvBloom's vTaxonomy: v1/2
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v Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: v 1.1 vDefine vgeography vin vgeneral vand vphysical vgeography vin vparticular.
2) What vis vthe vmain vmethodology vgoverning vgeographic vinquiry?
A) Behavioural vanalysis.
B) Spatial vanalysis.
C) Chronological vorganization.
D) Field
work.
ANSWER:
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Diff: v1 vType: v MC
Chapter/section: v1.1 vThe vScience vof
GeographyvBloom's vTaxonomy: v1/2
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v Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: v 1.1 vDefine vgeography vin vgeneral vand vphysical vgeography vin vparticular.
3) Which vof vthe vfollowing vcomprise vthe vfundamental vduality vin
thevfield vofgeography?
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A) Physical vversus vhuman/cultural.
B) Physical vversus veconomic.
C) Economic vversus vpolitical.
, D) Political vversus
environmental.
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ANSWER: vA
Diff: v1 vType: vMC
v
Chapter/section: v1.1 vThe vScience vof
GeographyvBloom's vTaxonomy: v1/2
v
Knowledge/Comprehension
v
LO: v 1.1 vDefine vgeography vin vgeneral vand vphysical vgeography vin vparticular.
v v v v v v v v
5th Canadian Edition by Robert W. Christopherson
v v v v v v
Chapters 1 - 20
v v v v
,Table of contents
v v
1. Essentials vof vGeography
2. Solar vEnergy vto vEarth vand vthe vSeasons
3. Earth's vModern vAtmosphere
4. Atmosphere vand vSurface vEnergy vBalances
5. Global vTemperatures
6. Atmospheric vand vOceanic vCirculations
7. Water vand vAtmospheric vMoisture
8. Weather
9. Water vResources
10.Global vClimate vSystems
11.Climate vChange
12.The vDynamic vPlanet
13.Tectonics, vEarthquakes, vand vVolcanism
14.Weathering, vKarst vLandscapes, vand vMass vMovement
15.River vSystems
16.Oceans, vCoastal vSystems, vand vWind vProcesses
17.Glacial vand vPeriglacial vLandscapes
18.The vGeography vof vSoils
19.Ecosystem vEssentials
20.Terrestrial vBiomes
,Chapter v1 v Essentials vof vGeography
1.1 Multiple vChoice vQuestions
1) What vdoes v"Geography" vliterally vmean?
A) Place vmemorization.
B) The vstudy vof vrocks.
C) Map vmaking.
D) To vwrite
(about)vEarth.
v
ANSWER: vD v
Diff: v1 vType: v MC
Chapter/section: v1.1 vThe vScience vof
GeographyvBloom's vTaxonomy: v1/2
v
v Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: v 1.1 vDefine vgeography vin vgeneral vand vphysical vgeography vin vparticular.
2) What vis vthe vmain vmethodology vgoverning vgeographic vinquiry?
A) Behavioural vanalysis.
B) Spatial vanalysis.
C) Chronological vorganization.
D) Field
work.
ANSWER:
v B
Diff: v1 vType: v MC
Chapter/section: v1.1 vThe vScience vof
GeographyvBloom's vTaxonomy: v1/2
v
v Knowledge/Comprehension
LO: v 1.1 vDefine vgeography vin vgeneral vand vphysical vgeography vin vparticular.
3) Which vof vthe vfollowing vcomprise vthe vfundamental vduality vin
thevfield vofgeography?
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A) Physical vversus vhuman/cultural.
B) Physical vversus veconomic.
C) Economic vversus vpolitical.
, D) Political vversus
environmental.
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ANSWER: vA
Diff: v1 vType: vMC
v
Chapter/section: v1.1 vThe vScience vof
GeographyvBloom's vTaxonomy: v1/2
v
Knowledge/Comprehension
v
LO: v 1.1 vDefine vgeography vin vgeneral vand vphysical vgeography vin vparticular.
