ch. 1 learning curve

Which of the following statements regarding folk culture is false?

Traces of European and North American folk cultures can no longer be found in the landscape. Although folk cultures, strictly defined, no longer exist in Europe and North America, material and nonmaterial traces of European and North American folk cultures can still be found in the landscape.

Which of the following statements regarding formal regions is true?

Formal regions are somewhat subjective creations

The region related to the distribution of a newspaper would be viewed as:

Functional region Newspaper distribution is a service within the region.

A geographer who emphasizes that the clearing of rain forests has contributed to greenhouse gas emissions is representative of the ______ school of thought.

Human-as-modifiers

Which of the following statements regarding approaches to studying culture within human geography is false?

Humanists tend to minimize diversity through their search for universal causal forces. Model-builders, not humanists, tend to minimize diversity through their search for universal causal forces.

Humanistic geographers draw methodological inspiration from:

Humanities This refers to how humans live and make a significant difference to their space.

The fact that most landscape paintings from the Italian Renaissance do not depict agricultural laborers suggests all of the following except:

Agricultural land was viewed similarly by people of different socioeconomic classes. The fact that most landscape paintings from the Italian Renaissance do not depict agricultural laborers suggests that the elite class viewed agricultural land as a visual subject to be appreciated. Meanwhile, agricultural laborers would more likely have appreciated this landscape in terms of its productivity and as a source of livelihood.

Which of the following statements regarding early global encounters is false?

Before modern times, different countries and different parts of the world were isolated and not linked. Although globalization is a rather recent phenomenon, we know that long before modern times, different countries and different parts of the world were linked. Some geographers suggest that these early linkages set the background for contemporary globalization.

In a sense, the human-as-modifier school of thought is the opposite of:

Environmental determinism

______ is the belief that culture depends more on what people perceive the environment to be than on the actual character of the environment.

Environmental perception

A vernacular region is perceived to exist because of:

Inhabitants How inhabitants occupy a region gives the perception of a vernacular region coming together.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) collect, store, retrieve, and visually present data using software applications. They are viewed as:

Manipulated

Large-scale movement of people between different regions of the world is:

Migration

A ______ is a central point in a functional region where functions are coordinated and directed.

Node

The central areas of most European cities appear to have a/an ______ settlement form.

Organic The central areas of most European cities appear to have an organic form. They appear to have been built without any apparent geometric plan.

A school principal mandating that tattoos or body piercings be covered with clothing while at school is an example of:

Permeable barrier

______ is a term used to connote the subjective, ideographic, humanistic, culturally oriented type of geography that seeks to understand the unique character of individual regions, rejecting the principles of science as flawed and unknowingly biased.

Place

The French Riviera is an example of a:

Political region The French Riviera is not a political unit.

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are able to compute exact location accurately using:

Satellite technology GPS uses 24 satellites that orbit the earth to transmit signals to help with location.

How do we account for uneven distribution of power in societies?

Social theoretical perspective

What has contributed to our understanding of transportation networks, urban planning, and the delivery of social services?

Spatial modeling Spatial models are used to understand human geographic patterns.

Which of the following statements would likely be made by an individual ascribing to an organic view of nature?

The tornado occurred because the wind gods were angry and decided to punish the people. This statement would likely be made by an individual ascribing to an organic view of nature. The organic view of nature holds that the habitat is filled with nature-spirits who should be appeased in order to avoid natural disasters.

Which of the following is not an example of a formal region?

the American Midwest The American Midwest is a vernacular region, not a formal region.