JROTC COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔How does the amount of carbon dioxide in the air in Alaska today compare to the
amount 200 years ago?
a. It is about 30 percent more.
b. It is about 30 percent less.
c. It is about equal.
d. It has nearly doubled. - ✔✔a. it is about 30 percent more.
✔✔What is the effect of the change in the amount of carbon dioxide in the air from 200
years ago?
a. It reduces the number of animal species worldwide.
b. It contributes to global warming.
c. It helps new glaciers form near the North Pole.
d. It reduces the amount of plant life worldwide. - ✔✔b. it contributes to global warming.
✔✔Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Ritter supported the idea that human
development
a. was not influenced by the environment.
b. could be predicted according to latitude.
c. was determined by ethnic and racial characteristics.
d. was determined by the environment. - ✔✔d. was determined by the environment
✔✔Which of the following statements is true of possibilism?
a. It does not apply to modern times.
b. It suggests that humans are not limited by their environment.
c. It suggests that the environment affects some human activities, but that people can
adjust to the environment.
d. It has been proven wrong by modern geographers. - ✔✔c. it suggests that the
environment affects some human activities, but that people can adjust to the
environment.
✔✔An environmental impact statement refers to
a. an analysis of possible effects of a project.
b. reports prepared after a geographic study of an area.
c. a report required by the Environmental Protection Agency on carbon emissions
related to a project.
d. a statement of the positive effects of a project. - ✔✔a. an analysis of possible effects
of a project.
✔✔Which of the following provides an example of humans adapting to their
environment?
a. Building a house with a lot of insulation in a cold climate
b. Digging irrigation canals for better farming
,c. All of the above
d. None of the above - ✔✔c. all of the above
✔✔Today, we modify our environment
a. nearly every day in a variety of ways.
b. only through large projects such as bridges and dams.
c. only when the Environmental Protection Agency approves a project.
d. by wearing the appropriate clothing for the season. - ✔✔a. nearly every day in a
variety of ways.
✔✔Construction of the Aswan High Dam
a. forced the Nubian people to relocate from their traditional homelands.
b. provided the Nubian people with water for their traditional homelands.
c. did not provide the Nubian people with the predicted agricultural benefits.
d. provided the Nubian people with electricity in their traditional villages. - ✔✔a. forced
the Nubian people to relocate from their traditional homelands
✔✔Desertification in the Sahel in Africa is the result of
a. civil wars that destroyed much of the ground cover.
b. a combination of natural forces and human actions.
c. fires that could not be controlled.
d. natural forces caused by a drought. - ✔✔b. a combination of natural forces and
human actions.
✔✔All of the following would likely appear in an environmental impact statement
EXCEPT
a. impacts to historic and cultural sites
b. impacts to air quality
c. impacts to threatened or endangered species
d. impacts on area housing market values - ✔✔d. impacts on area housing market
values
✔✔Which of the following is the BEST description of the field of geography?
a. The study of maps and mapmaking, including projections
b. The study of changes in a particular location over time
c. The study of the interaction between human beings and the environment
d. The study of where people, places, and activities are located and why
e. The study of the division of places into regions - ✔✔d. the study of where people,
places and activities are located and why
✔✔Geographers use concentration to determine
a. how objects are arranged in a given space
b. the density of a region or place
c. how ideas spread from one region to another
, d. how physical features impact land use
e. how close objects are to one another in a given space - ✔✔e. how close objects are
to one another in a given space
✔✔The study of human geography includes sub-branches in all of the following areas
EXCEPT
a. geology
b. economic geography
c. agricultural geography
d. demography
e. cultural geography - ✔✔a. geology
✔✔Which of the following would a human geographer MOST likely study during a
hurricane?
a. The impact of the hurricane on marshland
b. The distribution of shelters in a city
c. The force of the eye wall of the hurricane
d. The financial losses to the tourism industry
e. The trajectory of the hurricane - ✔✔b. the distribution of shelters in a city
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the difference between place and region?
a. Place refers to physical characteristics, while region refers to cultural characteristics.
b. Place can be identified on a map, while region cannot be identified on a map.
c. Place refers to mathematical location, while region refers to the site.
d. Place refers to cultural characteristics, while region refers to physical characteristics.
e. Place refers to a specific location, while region refers to an area that shares common
characteristics. - ✔✔e. Place refers to a specific location, while region refers to an area
that shares common characteristics
✔✔Which of the following statements about vernacular regions is true?
a. Vernacular regions are based on political boundaries.
b. Vernacular regions are organized around a single focal point.
c. Vernacular regions are defined by the cultural identity of the region.
d. Vernacular regions are based on religious boundaries.
e. Vernacular regions are defined by a single geographical feature. - ✔✔c. Vernacular
regions are defined by the cultural identity of the region.
✔✔Based on the theory of distance decay alone, which group would be MOST likely to
abandon traditional practices over time?
a. Canadian immigrants in New York
b. Mexican immigrants in Texas
c. Mexican immigrants in California
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔How does the amount of carbon dioxide in the air in Alaska today compare to the
amount 200 years ago?
a. It is about 30 percent more.
b. It is about 30 percent less.
c. It is about equal.
d. It has nearly doubled. - ✔✔a. it is about 30 percent more.
✔✔What is the effect of the change in the amount of carbon dioxide in the air from 200
years ago?
a. It reduces the number of animal species worldwide.
b. It contributes to global warming.
c. It helps new glaciers form near the North Pole.
d. It reduces the amount of plant life worldwide. - ✔✔b. it contributes to global warming.
✔✔Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Ritter supported the idea that human
development
a. was not influenced by the environment.
b. could be predicted according to latitude.
c. was determined by ethnic and racial characteristics.
d. was determined by the environment. - ✔✔d. was determined by the environment
✔✔Which of the following statements is true of possibilism?
a. It does not apply to modern times.
b. It suggests that humans are not limited by their environment.
c. It suggests that the environment affects some human activities, but that people can
adjust to the environment.
d. It has been proven wrong by modern geographers. - ✔✔c. it suggests that the
environment affects some human activities, but that people can adjust to the
environment.
✔✔An environmental impact statement refers to
a. an analysis of possible effects of a project.
b. reports prepared after a geographic study of an area.
c. a report required by the Environmental Protection Agency on carbon emissions
related to a project.
d. a statement of the positive effects of a project. - ✔✔a. an analysis of possible effects
of a project.
✔✔Which of the following provides an example of humans adapting to their
environment?
a. Building a house with a lot of insulation in a cold climate
b. Digging irrigation canals for better farming
,c. All of the above
d. None of the above - ✔✔c. all of the above
✔✔Today, we modify our environment
a. nearly every day in a variety of ways.
b. only through large projects such as bridges and dams.
c. only when the Environmental Protection Agency approves a project.
d. by wearing the appropriate clothing for the season. - ✔✔a. nearly every day in a
variety of ways.
✔✔Construction of the Aswan High Dam
a. forced the Nubian people to relocate from their traditional homelands.
b. provided the Nubian people with water for their traditional homelands.
c. did not provide the Nubian people with the predicted agricultural benefits.
d. provided the Nubian people with electricity in their traditional villages. - ✔✔a. forced
the Nubian people to relocate from their traditional homelands
✔✔Desertification in the Sahel in Africa is the result of
a. civil wars that destroyed much of the ground cover.
b. a combination of natural forces and human actions.
c. fires that could not be controlled.
d. natural forces caused by a drought. - ✔✔b. a combination of natural forces and
human actions.
✔✔All of the following would likely appear in an environmental impact statement
EXCEPT
a. impacts to historic and cultural sites
b. impacts to air quality
c. impacts to threatened or endangered species
d. impacts on area housing market values - ✔✔d. impacts on area housing market
values
✔✔Which of the following is the BEST description of the field of geography?
a. The study of maps and mapmaking, including projections
b. The study of changes in a particular location over time
c. The study of the interaction between human beings and the environment
d. The study of where people, places, and activities are located and why
e. The study of the division of places into regions - ✔✔d. the study of where people,
places and activities are located and why
✔✔Geographers use concentration to determine
a. how objects are arranged in a given space
b. the density of a region or place
c. how ideas spread from one region to another
, d. how physical features impact land use
e. how close objects are to one another in a given space - ✔✔e. how close objects are
to one another in a given space
✔✔The study of human geography includes sub-branches in all of the following areas
EXCEPT
a. geology
b. economic geography
c. agricultural geography
d. demography
e. cultural geography - ✔✔a. geology
✔✔Which of the following would a human geographer MOST likely study during a
hurricane?
a. The impact of the hurricane on marshland
b. The distribution of shelters in a city
c. The force of the eye wall of the hurricane
d. The financial losses to the tourism industry
e. The trajectory of the hurricane - ✔✔b. the distribution of shelters in a city
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the difference between place and region?
a. Place refers to physical characteristics, while region refers to cultural characteristics.
b. Place can be identified on a map, while region cannot be identified on a map.
c. Place refers to mathematical location, while region refers to the site.
d. Place refers to cultural characteristics, while region refers to physical characteristics.
e. Place refers to a specific location, while region refers to an area that shares common
characteristics. - ✔✔e. Place refers to a specific location, while region refers to an area
that shares common characteristics
✔✔Which of the following statements about vernacular regions is true?
a. Vernacular regions are based on political boundaries.
b. Vernacular regions are organized around a single focal point.
c. Vernacular regions are defined by the cultural identity of the region.
d. Vernacular regions are based on religious boundaries.
e. Vernacular regions are defined by a single geographical feature. - ✔✔c. Vernacular
regions are defined by the cultural identity of the region.
✔✔Based on the theory of distance decay alone, which group would be MOST likely to
abandon traditional practices over time?
a. Canadian immigrants in New York
b. Mexican immigrants in Texas
c. Mexican immigrants in California
