Polders, found in The Netherlands are:

pieces of land created by training water from an area

All of the following describe parallels of latitude except:

are used to determine time zone changes every 15 degrees

According to Rubenstein, critics of sustainability argue that:

Earth has enough resources&new tech improves our use of them

Site characteristics are

physical features of a location that impact settlement

In geographic terms, "scale" refers to:

relationship of size on map to size on Earth

Possibilism is a more modern geographic theory stating that:

people have the ability to modify their natural environments

process by which a characteristic spreads from across space

A functional/nodal region is:

an area organized around a node/focal point

Seeing Christmas decorations all over homes and city streets is a way to read/interpret:

the cultural landscape of an area

What is an ecosystem?

group of organisms & abiotic spheres they interact with

Which is NOT an example of a uniform region?

areas that get Vikings games on radio/TV

According to Rubenstein, human geographers ask these two questions:

Where are people and activities found? Why are they there?

What is the biggest drawback to using a small globe?

it's not big enough to show much detail

The primary benefit of an equal area projection is

relative size/shape of land-masses are the same as on Earth

Which is not a site characteristic?

the most important city in a region

Relocation diffusion is:

an idea spreads through the migration of people

To geographers, place is distinct from location because...

places having special meanings to people

Cultural landscape can also be thought of as

what you can tell about a culture by looking at land-use

According to Rubenstein, geography is:

the study and explanation of the location of things on Earth

Which of the following could be considered a formal region?

areas where Buddhism is the main religion

frequency with which something occurs in space

some form of inaccuracy created by stretching/cutting

Situational characteristics are useful when

giving directions; determining the importance of a place

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1
Polders, found in The Netherlands are:
pieces of land created by training water from an area
channels dug through land to connect two waterways
mounds of earth created for burial purposes
none of the above
2
A functional region is also called a
formal region
uniform region
nodal region
perceptual region
3
A classic, widely shared example of an American vernacular region is
Independence, Iowa
6 degrees south latitude, fifteen degrees west longitude
Mountain Brook High School
The South
4
An arc drawn between the North and South poles is called a(n):
longitude
parallel
meridian
latitude
5
All of the following describe parallels of latitude except:
are used to determine time zone changes every 15 degrees
are parallel to the Equator
run east-west, rather than north-south
run at right angles to meridians
6
The level of details and amount of area covered on a map depend upon its:
location
situation
spatial interaction
map scale
7
According to Rubenstein, critics of sustainability argue that:
Environmental activists are just paranoid.
Human happiness is more important than the health of Earth.
The ability of future generations to survive is unimportant.
Earth has enough resources&new tech improves our use of them
8
The sustainable use & management of Earth's natural resources for human needs/wants is called:
conservation
development
preservation
industry
9
The use of Earth's resources in ways that ensure resource availability in the future is called:
preservation
sustainability
globalization
development
10
Site characteristics are
a location amenable to human settlement
the intersection of meridians & parallels
physical features of a location that impact settlement
where a place is in relation to other places
11
In geographic terms, "scale" refers to:
internal characteristics of a location/place
connections between regions
relationship of size on map to size on Earth
relationship of a location/place to other locations/places
12
Possibilism is a more modern geographic theory stating that:
technology has allowed people to produce more food, faster
you can "read" a culture's values by how they use the land
a culture can't help but conform to its natural environment
people have the ability to modify their natural environments
13
Increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core and regions in the periphery:
uneven development
demographic transition
communism
distance decay
14
All of the following are site characteristics except
a housing development
50 miles from Des Moines
a major river
a railroad line
15
Diffusion is:
the ratio of farmers to arable land
synonymous with migration
process by which a characteristic spreads from across space
how clustered or dispersed something is over space
16
A graphic scale compares map-to-Earth using:
words
bar graph/line
none of the above
ratios/numbers
17
A functional/nodal region is:
an area organized around a node/focal point
an area that people believe exists
an area within which everyone shares one or more traits
none of the above
18
Seeing Christmas decorations all over homes and city streets is a way to read/interpret:
the gendered spaces of an area
the cultural landscape of an area
19
The location of origin for any phenomenon is called:
situation
site
diffusion
hearth
20
If historians organize material/information chronologically, then geographers organize info...
aerially
demographically
environmentally
spatially
21
How many times zones are there in the world?
360
2
15
24
22
What degree of latitude is the North Pole?
zero deg. latitude
90 deg. north latitude
90 deg. south latitude
30 deg. north latitude
23
What is an ecosystem?
19th century theory attributing culture to natural enviro
group of organisms & abiotic spheres they interact with
scientific study of biotic-abiotic interactions
geographic approach emphasizing human-enviro interactions
24
A music app created by Company A is modified by Company B. This illustrates (BEST CHOICE):
emigration
expansion diffusion
stimulus diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
25
Which 19th century theory was used to perpetuate racist stereotypes about colonized peoples?
environmental determinism
GIS
possibilism
Neo-Malthusian Theory
26
When you cross the International Date Line, you move the clock ahead/behind by how much time?
1 hour
24 hours
2 hours
15 hours
27
Perceptual/vernacular regions are often best seen through:
scientific/mathematical data on a map
political maps
remote sensing
peoples' mental maps
28
A small scale map shows a ______________ amount of area but a _______________ amount of detail.
small(er); small(er)
large(r); small(er)
small(er); large(r)
large(r); large(r)
29
Which is NOT an example of a uniform region?
the state of Wisconsin
areas where Russian is the dominant language spoken
areas that get Vikings games on radio/TV
states that voted Republican in the last election
30
According to Rubenstein, human geographers ask these two questions:
How have cultures changed over time? Why?
Where are people and activities found? Why are they there?
How can we protect the environment? How controls resources?
How do people use resources? How do people get resources?
31
What is the biggest drawback to using a small globe?
it's too cumbersome to carry around all the time
it's simply not accurate
it has no disadvantages
it's not big enough to show much detail
32
Which type of diffusion is broken down further into three sub-types of diffusion?
relocation
expansion
hierarchical
contagious
33
The primary benefit of an equal area projection is
relative size/shape of land-masses are the same as on Earth
directions are inaccurate
it provides a large amount of detail
distance across oceans is accurate/preserved
34
Which is not a site characteristic?
arid
the most important city in a region
temperate climate
fertile soil
35
Which is an example of a nodal/functional region?
all of the above
areas that share the service of a cell phone provider
a state capital
people who live in an area and travel to the same store
36
Getting directions on your smartphone using Google Maps is a form of:
mash-up
GIS
GPS
aerial photography
37
Relocation diffusion is:
rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic
process by which a characteristic spreads across space
an idea spreads through the migration of people
spread of an idea from persons/nodes of authority
38
The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 created townships that were typically:
60 miles by 60 miles
not geometrically patterned
controlled by Native American groups
6 miles by 6 miles
39
To geographers, place is distinct from location because...
location is used to describe the uniqueness of an area
places having special meanings to people
places do not have special cultural meaning to people
locations are more meaningful to people
40
Cultural landscape can also be thought of as
what you can tell about a culture by looking at land-use
what shared characteristics you can see between areas
the interplay between atmosphere & water systems
a group of people with a shared culture
41
A map of which geographic area shows the largest scale of analysis?
the Atlanta Metro area
AL
Birmingham, AL
Mountain Brook High School
42
The arrangement of a feature in space in broadly defined as:
dispersed
clustered
density
distribution
43
According to Rubenstein, geography is:
the study of human interaction with the earth
the study and explanation of the location of things on Earth
the study of human land use
the graphing of demographic information
44
"Clustered" and "dispersed" are further descriptions of which property of distribution?
physiological density
concentration
arithmetic density
pattern
45
Which of the following could be considered a formal region?
a dangerous neighborhood
an interstate highway system
a milkshed
areas where Buddhism is the main religion
46
A formal region is synonymous with a(n)...
nodal region
perceptual region
political region
uniform region
47
Density is the...
frequency with which something occurs in space
extent of a feature's spread over space
geometric arrangement of objects in space
none of the above
48
Distortion means
some form of inaccuracy created by stretching/cutting
a very accurate 3D representation of a 2D surface
a representation of a 2D surface on a 3D model
the same thing as "map projection"
49
The International Date Line is a line of longitude at which degree?
15 degrees
360 degrees
180 degrees
0 degrees
50
According to Rubenstein, a geographer's most important tool for understanding the Earth is:
a map
aerial photography
GIS
GPS
51
Situational characteristics are useful when
describing why people choose to live in a place
giving directions; determining the importance of a place
describing what is special about a place
deciding where to locate a town/city
52
All of the following area properties of distribution across space except:
concentration
density
pattern
region
53
According to Rubenstein, geographers broadly define "culture" as being:
what people care about and take care of
a people's shared beliefs & practices
a people's religion & language
how people interact with the natural environment
54
Geographic Information System(s) (GIS) is different than GPS in that:
GIS uses latitude/longitude to pinpoint locations
GIS doesn't use remote sensing
GIS uses computers to layer maps/data
GIS is less sophisticated than GPS
55
A formal/uniform region is a region in which:
voting districts have been rigged to favor a political party
everyone/almost everyone shares a characteristic
some sort of activity links different places
outsiders have a stereotyped view about the region/people
56
In a functional region, the "node" is a/the:
stereotype/belief/misconception
hub/central point/center
least important point of the region
none of the above
57
The spatial phenomenon of diminishing contact/connectivity between people as distance increases
time-space convergence
distance decay
unequal access
space-time compression
58
Data about Earth's surface using satellites orbiting Earth/other images taken from a distance:
demographic data
remote sensing
census data
map projections
59
The Equator was created because:
it has the largest circumference & access to the Sun
it is where most people live
it is the part of Earth that tilts furtherest from the Sun
it ran through a powerful world center when it was created
60
Which shows an INCREASE in scale?
Mtn. Brook --> AL
Mtn. Brook-->USA
AL --->Mtn. Brook
Alabama-->North America
61
Which is an example of a feature within a cultural landscape?
all of the above
a mosque built in a city
underground houses built into the sod
irrigation systems in agriculture
62
Any type of diffusion process radiates from a:
primate city
hearth
core area
peripheral area
63
Which is the best example of relocation diffusion?
Ukrainian immigrants opening a restaurant in Chicago
youtube video footage of civil war in Syria reaching MN
the spread of the Ebola virus
a Chinese band playing covers of American pop music
64
A map of which of the following examples would show the smallest scale of spatial association?
the Eastern Hemisphere
blueprints for a house
Canada
Central America
65
Hierarchical, expansion, and stimulus diffusion are all types of:
relocation diffusion
expansion diffusion
density
migration
66
All of the following are examples of "place," in geographic terms, except:
The Summit (Shopping mall)
the Equator
Atlanta
The Alabama State Fair
67
A large scale map shows a ___________ amount of detail.
large
small
68
If historians ask when and why, then geographers ask:
where and why
what and why
where and how
how and why
69
Which map projection greatly distorts Earth's polar regions while preserving other land areas?
Mercator
Robinson
Peter's
Azimuthal
70
What term is defined as, "a two-dimensional or flat-scale model of Earth's surface"?
a cartogram
a reference tool
a map
a communications tool
71
Which term is not/less associated with "geographic grid"/"geographic grid system"?
imaginary arcs
distortion
longitude
latitude
72
People tend to feel a sense of personal identity in connection with all of the following except
regions
places
locations
nations
73
Male-dominated sports fields taking up more space than female-dominated ballet studios...
agricultural density
discrimination
globalization
gendered spaces
74
The long-term average weather conditions/patterns of a particular area/region/location:
weather
seasons
climate
ecosystem
75
Which is not an example of a perceptual/vernacular region?
people there love the outdoors
a majority of people there voted for Democrats in 2006
rich people live there
smart people go to school there
76
A renewable resource is one that is:
produced in nature more rapidly than it's consumed by humans
produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans
less expensive to use than other resources
protected by use/development by the government
77
A tree farmer who plants equal numbers of trees as s/he sells each year is demonstrating:
non-renewable resources
conservation
globalization
preservation
78
What does "cultural landscape" mean?
a set of shared values, beliefs, and practices
an approach that focuses on human-environment interaction
the scientific study of ecosystems
the fashioning/modification of a natural landscape by people
79
A region can consist of...
only shared cultural traits (e.g. language, religion)
only shared climate/weather patterns
any area larger than a point and smaller than the globe
only shared cultural features
80
In a map scale ratio of "1: 24,000", the "1" refers to the size of a feature on:
in reality
the Earth's surface
the map
in space
81
Which example best illustrates a patriarchal cultural landscape?
lots of space devoted to parks, open-air markets, cafes
all male universities, office buildings, places of worship
many public murals and private art galleries
no places of worship, many hospitals and schools
82
When determining how much of Earth's surface to represent on a map, a cartographer considers:
scale
projection type
regions
globalization
83
A topographic map is one that shows (primarily):
elevation
location of natural resources
demographic information
political boundaries
84
Zero degrees latitude is known as:
the Prime Meridian
the International Date Line
the Equator
the Tropic of Capricorn
85
Because Earth is very nearly spherical in shape, the best/most accurate way to represent it is:
a globe
the Goode's Homosoline projection
a map
a conical projection
86
The Mercator Projection fails to show that:
meridians do not intersect
the International Date Line
meridians come together at the poles
parallels actually aren't parallel
87
Which is not a site characteristic?
near the Canadian border
a hilltop
a peninsula
an archipelago
88
A reduction in time needed for one person/item/idea to reach another place due to technology:
break-in-bulk point
contagious diffusion
space-time compression
distance decay
89
Which is not true of the Prime Meridian?
it could have been located anywhere in the world
it is a major line of longitude
it runs through Greenwich, England
it is the same thing as the International Date Line
90
Cartography is:
a type of map projection
the science of making maps
the art of making maps
the study of human-environment interaction
91
In comparison to houses in Wyoming, houses in Birmingham are likely to be described as:
clustered
dispersed
patterned
geometric
92
What is a toponym?
a type of boundary
a place name
a type of terrain
the name of a country
93
Ideas that spread via the internet are most likely being diffused through:
stimulus diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
relocation diffusion
94
Geographers define three main types of regions; which is not a main types of region?
vernacular
functional
formal
ethnic
95
Which is the best example of hierarchical diffusion?
creating a fashion line modeled off of 1920s fashion
a principal training teachers who in turn train students
everyone with an iPhone having instant access to iTunes
moving to a new country and bringing your native language
96
A popular film premieres in New York City, a week later opens in Chicago and LA. This is:
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
relocation diffusion
stimulus diffusion
97
Which is not describing the situation of a place?
Mountain Brook is 10 minutes from Hoover.
Montgomery is 75 miles south of Birmingham.
Minneapolis & St. Paul are across the river from each other.
New Orleans is located on the Mississippi River.
98
Which is not an example of a transnational/multinational corporation?
Dreamland BBQ
Starbucks
Nike
McDonald's
99
One problem with small scale maps is:
details are omitted due to space constrictions
scale of analysis is too zoomed in; context is lost
formal regions cannot be observed
very little surface area is depicted
100
An area of Earth defined by one or more shared traits/characteristics is called a(n)
region
perceptual region
place
state

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