World Geography Chapter 1 Test

32) San Diego, California, is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone, while Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is in the Eastern Standard Time Zone. If it is 1 A.M., Monday, in Philadelphia, what time is it in San Diego? ______ A) 4 A.M. Monday B) 11 P.M. Monday C) 10 P.M. Sunday D) 4 A.M. Sunday

C) 10 P.M. Sunday

24) What meridian is opposite the Prime Meridian? ______ A) Tropic of Capricorn B) 90° meridian C) 180° meridian D) 320° meridian E) Tropic of Cancer

C) 180° meridian

2) The first book titled "Geography" was _______ A) Roman. B) Chinese. C) Greek. D) Mayan.

C) Greek.

36) A map that accurately portrays land shape is called a(n) ______ A) equal area projection. B) equidistant projection. C) conformal projection. D) azimuthal projection.

C) conformal projection.

8) A city and its metropolitan area form an example of a ______ A) climatic region. B) uniform region. C) functional region. D) nodal region.

C) functional region.

39) Distortion is least severe on ______ A) small-scale maps. B) all maps. C) globes. D) large-scale maps.

C) globes.

10) The geometrical arrangement of objects within an area is its ______ A) distribution. B) concentration. C) pattern. D) density.

C) pattern.

9) The study of the distribution of objects across Earth's surface and the processes by which human and environmental phenomena move from one place to another is ______ A) area analysis. B) community succession. C) spatial analysis. D) biodiversity.

C) spatial analysis.

7) Which is NOT an example of a formal region?______ A) the area where most people belong to a particular religion B) the area of dominance of a particular crop C) the market area of a supermarket D) the area where a particular language is spoken

C) the market area of a supermarket

22) Most of the International Date Line follows ______ A) 0 degrees longitude. B) 90 degrees latitude. C) 0 degrees latitude. D) 180 degrees longitude.

D) 180 degrees longitude.

3) In 1402, a world map was produced which was by far the most accurate representation for the times. This map was produced in which country? _______ A) Spain B) the United States C) England D) Korea E) China

D) Korea

28) The statement "1:24,000" is an example of ______ A) a map. B) a bar scale. C) a graphic scale. D) a fractional scale.

D) a fractional scale.

19) The Earth rotates about its ______ A) inclination. B) revolution. C) equator. D) axis. E) great circle.

D) axis.

20) Longitude and latitude are measured using the unit terms of ______ A) miles, feet, inches. B) degrees, hours, minutes, seconds. C) degrees, minutes. D) degrees, minutes, seconds.

D) degrees, minutes, seconds.

40) The original purpose of the Mercator projection was ______ A) to produce an accurate equal area map. B) to befuddle introductory physical geography students. C) for the guidance of intercontinental missiles. D) for ocean navigation. E) to make the first map of the world.

D) for ocean navigation.

17) Which of the following will NOT bring about changes in relative location? ______ A) a new tariff agreement between two countries B) the discovery of new trade routes C) the opening of a new highway D) latitude and longitude

D) latitude and longitude

6) An ecosystem is where ________ interact with each other through the exchange of matter, energy and stimuli.) _______ A) plant groups B) oceanic biota C) animal groups D) plants and animals E) rock types

D) plants and animals

44) How do maps communicate geographic information?

Maps provide a two dimensional simplified representation of features found on the earth. As a result, geographic information that is difficult to recognize when standing on the Earth often becomes apparent through the use of maps

42) Explain relative location and situation.

Relative location is locating a place by referencing it to another location. Situation refers to a site's location relative to other sites, and how those sites interact with each other.

35) A large-scale map represents a small portion of surface area at a high level of detail. Which fractional unit is NOT considered to be large-scale? ______ A) 1/10,000,000 B) 1/1,000 C) 1/10 D) 1/10,000

A) 1/10,000,000

4) The Greek word Geographicameans "earth description" and was first coined by ________, who at the time was the director of the library at Alexandria. ____ A) Erastosthenes B) Hipparchus C) Cadmus D) Polymethus

A) Erastosthenes

37) In the Mercator projection, which piece of Earth is portrayed extremely large in comparison to its actual size? ______ A) Greenland B) the continental U.S. C) Brazil D) low-latitude locations E) none of the above

A) Greenland

21) The meridian of 0 degrees longitude is also called the______ A) Prime Meridian. B) International Date Line. C) 90 degree meridian. D) equator.

A) Prime Meridian.

23) The 0° meridian is also known as the______ A) Prime Meridian. B) International Date Line. C) equator. D) perihelion. E) geographic grid.

A) Prime Meridian.

18) Regions ______ A) are defined by one or more distinctive characteristics or features. B) are never political. C) are recognized by scholars only. D) are delineated by groups that insist on total agreement.

A) are defined by one or more distinctive characteristics or features

14) Scientists found that the main cause of the diffusion of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa was ______ A) long-distance truck drivers. B) migrant workers. C) rhesus monkeys. D) people traveling to visit relatives.

A) long-distance truck drivers.

12) Which is an example of contagious diffusion? ______ A) the sharing of music preferences among a group of friends B) the introduction of tulip farms in Michigan by Dutch immigrants C) English colonists bringing their language to America D) the construction of Buddhist temples in Los Angeles

A) the sharing of music preferences among a group of friends

1) Geography is_______. A) the study of places, and how places interact spatially to form patterns. B) rivers and mountains. C) place names. D) maps.

A) the study of places, and how places interact spatially to form patterns.

43) Provide an example of each of the following: a) formal region; b) functional region; c) vernacular region.

An example of a formal region would be New York State. It is the area over which the government of New York State has jurisdiction. An example of a functional region would the area that can receive a radio station signal. An example of a vernacular region could be those areas where people have an allegiance to a particular sports team.

38) If the scale of a map is 1:36,000, then 1 inch on the map equals how many FEET on Earth's surface? ______ A) 1 B) 3,000 C) 36,000 D) 3,600

B) 3,000

25) How many time zones are shared by the 48 conterminous U.S. states and the Canadian provinces? ______ A) 6 B) 4 C) 5 D) 3

B) 4

30) The radius of the earth is about ______ A) 8000 mi. B) 4000 mi. C) 230,000 mi. D) 93,000,000 mi. E) 30,000 mi.

B) 4000 mi.

29) The highest numerical measurement when calculating latitude is ______________ A) 180 B) 90 C) 100 D) 360 E) 45

B) 90

31) The Greenwich Meridian is also known as the ______ A) aphelion. B) Prime Meridian. C) small circle. D) equator. E) perihelion.

B) Prime Meridian.

11) A culture hearth is ______ A) the material traits of a particular culture. B) a region from which innovative ideas originate. C) a region in which people of different origins live. D) the evolution of a landscape.

B) a region from which innovative ideas originate.

5) In The Tribute of Yu, the outermost geographical zone was inhabited by_______ A) peasants. B) barbarians. C) the army. D) the royal family.

B) barbarians.

34) Which map would have the largest scale? ______ A) continent B) city C) world D) state

B) city

33) The relationship between the size of an object on a map and its size on Earth's surface is ______ A) geography. B) scale. C) spatial analysis. D) relief.

B) scale.

13) Diffusion ______ A) terminates at a hearth. B) sometimes encounters barriers. C) is the result of relocation only. D) has decreased greatly in recent years due to advances in technology.

B) sometimes encounters barriers.

15) An interdependent group of items interacting in a regular way to form a unified whole is a ______ A) toponym. B) system. C) network. D) hearth.

B) system.

26) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the time at ______ A) the International Date Line. B) the Prime Meridian. C) the meridian traveling through Paris, France. D) the meridian traveling through Washington DC.

B) the Prime Meridian.

27) Maps are ______ A) designed to show all the information known about a location. B) two-dimensional representations of the earth. C) seldom used by geographers. D) exact replications of features found on the earth.

B) two-dimensional representations of the earth.

41) What does the term "scale" mean, in the context of maps?

The size of an object on the map in comparison to its size on Earth's surface.