Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture

customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms

What do human & physical geo have in common

concerned with where things occur & why they occur

The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of

townships, ranges, sections, quarters

Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape

landscape - human activity has modified the natural environment some way

To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents

economic & cultural globalization

relation. bet length of object on map & feature on landscape

The spread of Christianity in Africa suggests

relocation diffusion followed by expansion diffusion

Situation identifies a place by its

location relative to other objects/places

Which of the following is incorrect?

oxygen is the major element in the atmosphere

Site identifies a place by its

unique physical characteristics

Globalization of the economy has

heightened economic differences among places

Which of the following could be a vernacular region?

area of dominance of a certain worldview or philosophy

Which of the following does NOT distinguish Geographers from Historians according to Immanuel Kant?

Geog examine the world as a whole, historians segment world in regions

Which of the following is most likely to be a functional region

area of dominance of a TV station

Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture

customary beliefs, material traits & social forms

a region from which a phenomenon originates

The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because

the same state laws apply everywhere in the region

Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape

landscp - human activity has modified the natural enviro.

According to environmental determinism

phys environ causes diff. types of social & cultural develop

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1
Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture
customary beliefs, volcanic mountain ranges, & river settlements
customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms
social forms, material traits and physical environments
physical environments & material traits
2
What do human & physical geo have in common
dedicated to primarily managing park systems
taught or studied w/in same dept in universities, but rarely
focused primarily on managing the world's growing human pop
concerned with where things occur & why they occur
3
The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of
townships, ranges, sections, quarters
ranges, distances, scales, projections & map symbols
town-country boundaries
townships, towns, cities, municipalities & major urban
4
Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape
a landscape that has been completely modified, like a city center
landscape untouched by human activity with mountains, rivers and plants
landscape - human activity has modified the natural environment some way
landscape set aside for historical preservation, like a war battlefield
5
To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents
relocation diffusion of restaurants
unique taste in nearly every location
economic proliferation
economic & cultural globalization
6
Scale is
The spread of a phenomenon over a given area
the system used by geog. to transfer locations to a map
the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map
relation. bet length of object on map & feature on landscape
7
The historic diffusion of HIV/AIDS in the US is an example of which type of diffusion
stimulus
contagious
hierarchical
relocation
8
NY City's __is approx. 100 miles NE of Philadelphia & 100 miles SW of Boston
location
situation
site
toponym
9
The spread of Christianity in Africa suggests
relocation diffusion followed by expansion diffusion
expansion diffusion only
stimulus diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
10
Situation identifies a place by its
location relative to other objects/places
mathematical location on Earth's surface
primary dimensions
nominal location
11
The International Date Line is measure approx. from
0 degrees latitude
90 degrees longitude
90 degrees longitude
180 degrees longitude
12
Which of the following is incorrect?
oxygen is the major element in the atmosphere
the hydrosphere includes water in solid, gas and liquid forms
the biosphere is the only biotic sphere
All living organisms are part of the biosphere
13
Which of the following are forms of expansion diffusion
hierarchical & formal
contagious & eponymous
economic & relocation
contagious & hierarchical
14
Polders are most closely associated with which country?
Belgium
Germany
Luxemborg
The Netherlands
15
The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is
distribution
dispersal
spatial analysis
regional dissociation
16
Distortion is especially severe & apparent on
topographic maps
small scale maps
large scale maps
globes
17
The art & science of making maps is
geography
geomorphology
topography
cartography
18
The arrangement of phenomenon across Earth's surface is
distribution
spatial analysis
dispersal
spatial association
19
Site identifies a place by its
primary dimensions
unique physical characteristics
location relative to other objects or places
nominal location
20
the study of how humans & the environ interact is called
cultural ecology
cultural possiblism
cultural diffusion
environmental determinism
21
concept that phys environ sets limits on human actions, but people have ability to adjust phys
environmental determinism
cultural relatvism
climate
possibilism
22
The frequency of something within a given unit of area is
density
concentration
distribution
pattern
23
Globalization of the economy has
decreased investment in less developed countries
heightened economic differences among places
decreased regional specialization of production
leveled economic differences between places
24
Which of the following could be a vernacular region?
area of dominance of a certain worldview or philosophy
area where new ideas seem to circulate the fastest
area where people tend to be fans of a pro football team
area that a person regards as a hometown
25
1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale
metric scale
ratio or fraction
written scale
bar line
26
Which of the following does NOT distinguish Geographers from Historians according to Immanuel Kant?
Geog ask "where and why" & historians as "when and why"
Geog examine the world as a whole, historians segment world in regions
Geog say actions at 1 location can influence conditions, hist. looks @ past
Geog organize material spatially, historians organize chronologically
27
The relationship among people and across space is defined as
density
scale
diffusion
connection
28
Global Positioning System reference ____ location
relative
mathematical
toponymic
situational
29
Which of the following is most likely to be a functional region
area of dominance of a TV station
area that a person regards as a hometown
area of dominance of a particular church
area where people tend to be fans of a pro football team
30
A geographer might use GPS to
log locations where photos were taken
find the best route to a store
make a map or find a route but not to log locations
record toponyms & terracentric calculations
31
An area distinguished by 1 or more unique characteristics is a(n)
biome
landscape
region
uniform unit
32
Driving around to gather info for street navigation devices is called
GPS grounding
GIS programming
remote sensing
ground truthing
33
Which of the following are fundamental elements of culture
physical environments & material traits
customary beliefs, material traits & social forms
social forms, material traits & physical environments
volcanic mountain ranges & river settlements
34
Which of the following types of maps would have the largest scale
state
continent
world
city
35
Driving around to gather info for street navigation devices is called
GPS grounding
ground truthing
remote sensing
GIS programming
36
A hearth is
process by which a feature or trend spreads
perimeter or boundary marked by a regional feature
area defined by 1 or more distinctive features
a region from which a phenomenon originates
37
The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because
the climate is the same everywhere in the region
it is a part of the United States
transportation systems converge in the major highways
the same state laws apply everywhere in the region
38
Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape
landscp - human activity has modified the natural enviro.
landscape that has been completely modified, like a city ctr
land that has been developed with museums, concert halls etc
landscp untouched by human activity
39
Moving to the SW border of the US, Spanish is increasingly spoken in addition to English
vernacular
formal
bilingual
functional
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According to environmental determinism
phys environ causes diff. types of social & cultural develop
people determine the phys environment
people can't adjust to diff phys environ because of culture
phys environment sets loose limits on cultural & social acts

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