Introduction: World Regional Geography: detailed test

Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Most cultural traits are inherited. B. Religion, politics and legal institutions are all components of culture. C. Culture includes all forms of human behavior. D. The composite of human imprints on the earth's surface is called the "cultural landscape." E. All of the above are correct.

A. Most cultural traits are inherited.

In 1999, more than ____ percent of the world's population lived in urban areas. A. 40 B. 60 C. 15 D. 10 E. 90

A. 40

Water covers about _____ % of the Earth's surface. A. 70 B. 50 C. 10 D. 90 E. 5

A. 70

Which of the following statements about "B" climate is incorrect? A. B climates only occur in the low latitudes. B. B climates may be broken into BW (true desert) and BS (semiarid steppe) subtypes. C. A pervasive characteristic of the world's dry areas is an enormous daily temperature range. D. An example of an area exhibiting the BW climate type is the central Sahara. E. B climates occur in Australia.

A. B climates only occur in the low latitudes.

Which of the following major rivers is not associated with one of the world's great population clusters? A. Mississippi B. Huang (Yellow) C. Indus D. Ganges E. Chang Jiang

A. Mississippi

A large scale map shows. A. a small scale B. a large area C. there is no relationship between the scale on a map and the size of the area shown D. an unbalanced area E. a great deal of weight

A. a small scale

In the eastern hemisphere, the mountain chains generally run in a(n) direction. A. east-west B. north-south C. north-west D. west-north E. polar

A. east-west

All regions have all of the following except: A. homogeneity B. area C. location D. boundaries E. regions have all of the above

A. homogeneity

Savanna environments belong to the general climate type known as: A. humid equatorial B. humid cold C. humid temperate D. dry E. polar

A. humid equatorial

The prevailing climatic type in the southeastern United States, Western Europe, southern Brazil and northern Argentina, south coastal South Africa and Australia, eastern China and southern Japan is the mid-latitude or: A. humid temperate B. semiarid moderate C. humid cold D. dry winter subtropical E. dry summer savanna

A. humid temperate

The process by which water circulates from the oceans to the landmasses is known as: A. hydrologic cycle B. evapotranspiration C. precipitation distribution D. water systems E. none of the above

A. hydrologic cycle

A functional region: A. includes a core of activity and the surrounding hinterland B. is defined on the basis of some variable, such as the area where corn is grown C. is located in Italy and served with spaghetti sauce D. is found in and around Romania E. is the same as a homogeneous region

A. includes a core of activity and the surrounding hinterland

The Mediterranean climate is classified under which of the following Köppen-Geiger letters? 1. C 2. H 3. R 4. B 5. M

1. C

In regional geography, relative location: A. is more meaningful and practical than absolute location B. refers to the latitude of a place C. refers to the longitudinal position of a point on the earth's surface D. a and b above E. all of the above

A. is more meaningful and practical than absolute location

The difference between "formal" and "functional" regions is: A. the nature of the unifying properties: static homogeneity vs. functional cohesion B. the area involved: formal areas are very large, while functional areas are smaller C. the formal region is urban in nature, the functional region is rural D. the age of the regions: the functional region is normally much older than the formal region E. the formal region characterizes the non-Western world, the functional region is typically European or North American

A. the nature of the unifying properties: static homogeneity vs. functional cohesion

Which statement below best characterizes the concept of culture? A. A civilized pattern of behavior, including an appreciation of serious music and good food. B. Learned patterns of thought and behavior characteristic of a population or society. C. An expression of the artistic qualities in a nation, such as painting and other fine arts. D. A combination of habits relating to the human body, including washing, eating methods, and cleanliness. E. None of the above are related to the concept of culture.

B. Learned patterns of thought and behavior characteristic of a population or society.

Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Although China and India have tremendously large populations, both countries still have extensive areas nearly devoid of permanent population. B. More than one-fourth of the world's population presently resides in India. C. Megalopolis includes all cities in the U.S. urban complex from Boston to Washington. D. The two largest population clusters are shrinking. E. All of the above are correct.

B. More than one-fourth of the world's population presently resides in India.

The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance is known as: A. the map legend B. a map scale C. a point symbol D. A or B above E. a functional region

B. a map scale

The process by which water returns to the atmosphere is known as: A. hydrologic cycle B. evapotranspiration C. precipitation distribution D. water systems E. none of the above

B. evapotranspiration

The large cluster of population in the northeastern United States is known as: A. metropolitan B. megalopolis C. a transition zone D. a cartogram E. the San-San corridor

B. megalopolis

A classification system is known as a: A. spatial B. taxonomy C. hierarchy D. phylum E. none of the above

B. taxonomy

Which of the following statements about "D" climates is incorrect? A. They are sometimes referred to as "snow climates." B. They are most frequently found within the interior of large landmasses. C. D climates are more common in the Southern Hemisphere than the Northern Hemisphere. D. Some of the world's most productive soils are found in areas with D climates. E. Parts of the northeastern United States have a D climate.

C. D climates are more common in the Southern Hemisphere than the Northern Hemisphere.

Which of the following statements about "A" climates is incorrect? A. They are referred to as humid equatorial climates. B. They are characterized by heavy precipitation and high year-round temperatures. C. In the Af climate, precipitation rates increase suddenly due to the arrival of the monsoons. D. The Aw subtype is identified as savanna. E. All of the above are correct.

C. In the Af climate, precipitation rates increase suddenly due to the arrival of the monsoons.

Which of the following statements is true? A. Desertification occurs only in the eastern hemisphere. B. Deserts are found on the eastern sides of the continents. C. Rainfall is least dependable in the drier portions of the world. D. Wegener is responsible for the theory of climatic regions. E. All of the above are false.

C. Rainfall is least dependable in the drier portions of the world.

Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Absolute location refers to the referencing of a location via a grid system. B. A culture realm is sometimes referred to as a "culture world." C. The smaller the representative fraction the larger the scale of the map. D. Culture realms may consist of multiple culture regions. E. All of the above are correct.

C. The smaller the representative fraction the larger the scale of the map.

Which of the following is not one of the world's three largest population concentrations? A. South Asia B. Europe C. eastern Africa D. East Asia

C. eastern Africa

A region arranged around a central urban core is known as a: A. one-variable formal region B. multivariable formal region C. functional region D. corn belt E. primate region

C. functional region

The area around a city is known as its: A. formal B. functional C. hinterland D. core E. relative location

C. hinterland

Which cartographic device, when deployed on a map, will tell you its scale? A. point symbol B. Legend C. representative fraction D. map projection E. Latitude

C. representative fraction

Geography is united by a perspective common to all its fields. This perspective is the _____ perspective. A. temporal B. institutional C. spatial D. functional E. sexual

C. spatial

Which of the following environmental types is grouped with the B climates? A. savanna B. tundra C. steppe D. rainforest E. polar

C. steppe

Which of the following statements is incorrect? A. Regions marked by internal homogeneity are classified as formal regions. B. Regions conceptualized as "spatial systems" are collectively identified as functional regions. C. A country likely constitutes a political region because within its boundaries certain conditions of nationality, law and political tradition prevail. D. Functional regions are generally more static and immobile than formal regions. E. Functional regions are the same as nodal regions.

D. Functional regions are generally more static and immobile than formal regions.

Wegener's supercontinent is known as: A. tectonic B. desertification C. Eurasia D. Pangaea E. none of the above

D. Pangaea

Which of the following statements concerning map scale is false? A. The fractional scale 1:1,000,000 means one inch on the map represents one million inches on the ground. B. If the linear scale of a map is twice another, its areal representation is four times larger. C. To represent a large area on a small map, a small scale is used. D. Larger scale maps allow for greater detail in depicting regions and subregions. E. A map with the fractional scale 1:103,000,000 has a larger scale than one of 1:1,000,000.

E. A map with the fractional scale 1:103,000,000 has a larger scale than one of 1:1,000,000.

Complicating the possibility of global warming is the possibility of: A. plate collisions B. volcanoes C. earthquakes D. hurricanes E. glaciation

E. glaciation

Rainfall patterns in humid tropical (A) climates are characterized by all but: A. substantial precipitation every month, year-round, in the Af (rainforest) subtype B. a sudden increase in rainfall resulting from the arrival of the monsoon in the Am (monsoon) subtype C. a "double maximum" sometimes involving "long rains" and "short rains" in the savanna (Aw) subtype D. the specter of hunger in savanna areas because of comparatively infertile soils and unreliable seasonal precipitation E. principally nighttime rainfall in rainforest (Af) areas, reducing evapotranspiration

E. principally nighttime rainfall in rainforest (Af) areas, reducing evapotranspiration