APHUG: Chapter 1 Test
Greenwich mean time is measured from A)180 degrees longitude B) 0 degrees longitude C) 90 degrees latitude D) 90 degrees longitude E) 0 degrees latitude
A
which of the following statements is the most correct regarding the origins of geography A)humans have practiced geography at least since the time of ancient Greek Civilization B) Physical geography has been studied since ancient times, but human geography was first studied in the twentieth century C) HUman geography was not practiced until powerful computers capable of mapping detailed information were invented D) geography was invented as a science in the last eighteenth century E)Geography owes it existence to the Renaissance period in Western Europe
a
without glancing at a map, we can guess that the coordinates 178 E longitude, 20 latitude are likely A) in the pacific ocean just west of the international date line B) just east of the international date line in the pacific ocean C)just south of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean D) in the pacific ocean just north of the equator in the Atlantic Ocean E) just west of the prime meridian in the atlantic ocean
a
A *blank* is the spread of something over a given study area A) distribution B) pattern C) diffusion D) concentration E) density
d
A ship position is given at 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located A) at the north or south pole and in the arctic ocean B)on the prime meridian and in the atlantic ocean C) equidistant between the prime meridian and international date line D) on the equator and in the atlantic ocean E)astride the international date line in the pacific ocean
d
According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was A)Aristotle B)Thales of Miletus C) Thucydides D)Eratosthene E)Strabo
d
In recent years the global movement of money has been enhanced primarily by A) Safeguards to ensure that economic recessions do not result from bank policies B)Uneven development of national banking sectors C)Establishment of new stocks exchanges in London, New York, and Tokyo D)Improvements in electronic communications E)relocation of production from core to peripheral regions
d
The concept that the physical environment sets broad limits on human actions but that people have the ability to adjust to wide variety of physical environments is A) environmental determinism B) spatial association C) climate D) possibilism E) cultural relativism
d
The coordinates 150 E longitude, 89 N latitude are A) near is the international dateline and the equator B) near the equator but quite far from the primer meridian C) near the North pole and the prime meridian D) near both the international dateline and the North Pole E) near both the Tropic of Cancer and the international dateline
d
The largest consumer of California water is A) car wash businesses B) lawn watering and golf courses C) water parks D) agriculture E) industry
d
Variations in *blank* are responsible for producing weather conditions like monsoon A) land use B). Population C) topography D) wind direction E) dew points
d
common practices of *Blank* include the distinctive economic assets of different countries and regions, organizing production according to a spatial division of labor, placing earnings in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying taxes, moving factors from high wage regions to low wage regions. A) nonessential employees B) locally owned corporations C)nationalized corporations D)transnational corporations E)demographic governments
d
what elements of study for human and physical geography have in common? A) they represent a network of academic professionals dedicated primarily to studying coal minings effects on physical B) they are dedicated primarily to managing national park systems C) They are focused primarily on managing the world's growing human population D) They are concerned with where things occur and why they occur where they do E) They are taught or studied within the same department in major universities, but only rarely
d
The spread of Christianity in Africa suggests A) expansion diffusion only B) contagious diffusion without relocation diffusion C) hierarchal diffusion D) stimulus diffusion E) relocation diffusion followed by expansion diffusion
e
Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape A) A landscape untouched by human activity, featuring mountains, rivers and plants B) land that has been developed with museums, concert halls, and schools C) A landscape that has been completely modified, like a city center D) A landscape set aside for historical preservation, like a Civil War battlefield E) A landscaper human activity has modified the natural environment in someway
e
Which of the following could be a vernacular region A) The areas served by a pizza delivery person B) The area of dominance of a television station C) The market area of a supermarket D). A sports conference or area within which sports teams compete with one another E) The area of dominance of a certain world view or philosophy
e
A branch of human geography that emphasizes the different ways that an individual form ideas about place and give those places symbolic meanings is A) Humanistic Geography B)Postructuralist Geography C)Feminist Geography D)Behavioral Geography E)Regulation Theory
a
A geographer would primarily be interested in determining or locating a suitable *Blank* if he were wishing to study remote, rural valley in western Africa where diamonds are mined A) site B)geocache C)jurisdiction D)situation E)toponym
a
Global positioning systems reference *blank* location A) mathematical B) situational C) topononymic D) relative E) only military
a
If a geographer uses some of the components and applications of a computer system to organize and display Maps, but she doesn't use it for other functions, A) she is still using a GIS, although she may not be using all of it it's potential to store,organize, retrieve and analyze data B) she is using only the topographic analyst functions, because she is not using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data C) she is only using the components of a remote sensing system, because she is not storing, organizing, retrieving, or analyzing data D) she is not using a GIS because she is not using all of the systems potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data E) she is still utilizing a GPS although she may not be using all of its potential the store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data
a
New York's city *BLank* is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston A)situation B)site C)jurisdiction D)location E)toponym
a
Polders are most closely associated with which country A) The Netherlands B) Belgium C) Luxembourg D) Greece E). Germany
a
The acquisition of data about earths surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped hi - altitude balloon is A) Remote sensing B) GPS C) USGS D) GIS E) aerial photography
a
The increasing gap in economic conditions between regions is described as A) uneven development B) balance of power C) trade theory D) resource exploitation E) capitalism
a
The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because A) the same state laws apply everywhere in the region B) it is a part of the United States C) only one language is spoken in most of the cities in the region D) transportation systems coverage in the major highways of the region E) religion is the same everywhere in the region
a
Which of the following pairs of resources and renewability is incorrect A) Petroleum- renewable B) bamboo - renewable C) natural gas - nonrenewable D) Solar - renewable E) call- nonrenewable
a
Without looking at a map, we might deduce that the coordinates 170 W longitude, 11 S latitude are likely A) just east of the International Date Line and just south of the equator. B) just east of the prime meridian and just south of the equator C) just west of the international date line and just north of the equator D) just south of the international date line and just east of the equator E) just south of the equator and just east of the prime meridian
a
A geographer might use a GPS to A). Make a map or find a route to a favorite store, but not to log the locations where photographs were taken over the course of a research project B). Find the best route to a store or a log of the locations where photographs were taken C). Record toponyms and the terra centric calculations D) log the locations where photographs were taken, but not to find the best route to a store E) make a map but not to drive a car
b
A map projection may distort a continent, making it appear stretched in some areas and smashed in others in order to store A) distort the shapes of other continents B) depict accurately the physical area of a country or continent C) distort the distances and relative sizes of countries and continents D) depict accurately the shape of the same continent E) depict a map that accurately represents a globe in every detail
b
If NASA sends a space probe into orbit around mars, and that probe transmits images of the Martian surface back to earth we could say that A) The USGS has program to the space probe to mimic the work of earth satellites B) The space probe is engaging in remote sensing, although it is gathering data from a planet other than earth C) The space probe is generating data for GPS D) The probe is engaging in aerial photography although it is taking it's "pictures" from outer space E)The space probe is gathering surface
b
The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is related to the location of other phenomena is A) regional association B) spatial association C) spatial distribution D) Geographic analysis E) spatial analysis
b
The historic diffusion of HIV/AIDS in the United States is an example of which type of diffusion A) hierarchical B) relocation C) stimulus D) contagious E) geospatial
b
Using the above map observe that A). There is only one tropical rainy climate which is found in Brazil B) semi arid lands largely border arid lands C) the subarctic climate encompasses the entire Russian Federation D) marine west coast climates are only found on the west coast of countries E) The only place in which arid and semi arid lands are found is in Africa
b
Which of the following is not true A) place is a specific point on earth distinguished by specific qualities B) Space and place are the same thing C) scale is the relationship between a portion of the earth being studied and the whole earth D) Scale may be represented by a city block, A neighborhood, a city boundary or an entire metropolitan area E) spacers refers to the physical gap between two objects
b
Which of the following pairs is incorrect A) restrictions on oil drilling in the arctic - preservation B) recycling - preservation C). Water rationing - conservation D) fuel efficiency mandates - conservation E) Yosemite national Park - preservation
b
the township and range system A) was used for navigation by early pioneers, traders, and explorers in North America. B)established a gridlike pattern for much of present-day land use in the United States C)Was used throughout Europe until the mid-1800's,which after the united states adopted it D) established a gridlike pattern for much of present-day Europe and the United States E)is in use nearly everywhere in the world.
b
1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale A) A written scale B). A graphic scale C) A ratio or fraction D) A bar line E). A metric scale
c
Global culture is often described as centered on these three core cities which are A) Paris, Berlin, Tokyo B) New York city, Paris, Beijing C) New York City, London, Tokyo D) London, New York City, shanghai E) London, Los Angeles, shanghai
c
Moving toward the south western border of the United States, Spanish is increasingly spoken in addition to English. What type of region does the gradual change of language reflect? A) geo - linguistic B) formal C) functional D) bilingual E) vernacular
c
The dutch have responded to the challenge of global warming by A) converting to geothermal energy B) converting to food imports only C) embracing alternative renewable energy sources such as the wind and solar power D) building extensive Sea walls E) building extensive dams is further from the shore to protect the coastline
c
The mantle and crust are associated with A). The atmosphere B) The geosphere C) The lithosphere D) The biosphere E) The hydrosphere
c
USGS Topographic maps reveal details A) of an area's physical landscape B). Of an area's water resources C) of both physical features and cultural landscapes of an area D) of an areas cultural landscape E) of an area is elevation of variation
c
Which of the following are forms of expansion diffusion A)contagious and eponymous B)relocation and stimulus C)contagious and hierarchical D) economic and relocation E) hierarchical and formal
c
the appearance of different people dressed in sarongs, saris, hijabs, business suits or blue jeans and t-shirts on the streets of New York suggests A) Assimilation B)hierarchical diffusion C)acculturation D) stimulus diffusion E) syncretism
c
which of the following is not correct A) humans pollute and degrade renewable resources B) Consumer choices can support sustainability C) Society's values are consistently held by all members of society D) society's values are the basis for choosing which resources to use E) Humans deplete nonrenewable resources
c
Among the elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward A) maintaining local traditions B) uniform consumption preferences, slower communications, unequal access to resources, greater access to entertainment, and a mixture of uniformity and variety in cultural forms C)maintaining local traditions along with uniformity of cultural beliefs and forms D) enhanced communications, heterogeneity communications, and unequal access to resources E) uniform consumption, preferences, enhanced communications, unequal access to resources and uniformity in cultural forms
e
Over *blank* percent of the earth's water is in the oceans A) 87 B)50 C)75 D)60 E)97
e
Site identifies a place by its A) mathematical location on Earth's surface B) primary dimensions C) Location relative to other objects and places D) nominal location E) unique physical characteristics
e
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is A) concentration B) dispersion C) distribution D) pattern E) density
e
The south is a stab list as a vernacular region of the United States by A) high cotton production, high church attendance, the prevalence of right - wing talk radio stations, and limits placed on the civil rights of ethnic and racial minorities B) climate, low high Dash school graduation rates, and the Roman Catholic and Baptist churches C) Low high school graduation Šwèét rates - climate - cotton and corn (maize) production - and abuses of the rights of voters and minority D) climate, low educational attainment, cotton production, and the pre elands of talk radio stations. E). Climate, low educational attainment, cotton production, and the pre eland of Bapstist churches
e