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1 Unit 1 Exam Version A PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THIS EXAM BOOKLET! 1) The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows A) the arrangement and organization of things on the surface of the earth B) the history of a region C) human activity on the physical landscape D) the political impact of boundaries on individual countries E) the loss of cultural uniqueness as a result of global interactions 2) Scale is A) the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area. B) the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map. C) the difference in elevation between two points in an area. D) the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape. E) the ratio of the largest to smallest areas on a map. 3) Which map would have the largest scale? A) state B) county C) continent D) city E) world 4) A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is A) GPS. B) GIS. C) remote sensing. D) USGS. E) topographic analysis 5) The first person to use the word geography was A) Eratosthenes. B) Aristotle. C) Zheng He. D) Plato. E) Socrates. 6) The science of making maps is A) demography. B) topography. C) cartography. D) meteorology. E) geomorphology. 7) An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a A) ecosystem. B) uniform unit. C) region. D) landscape. E) biome. 1

2 8) The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by A) low high school graduation rates. B) climate. C) the Baptist Church. D) high cotton production. E) all the above 9) The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is A) spatial association. B) climate. C) cultural relativism. D) environmental determinism. E) possibilism. 10) A hearth is A) perimeter of a regional feature. B) a region from which a phenomenon originates. C) the modification of a culture as a result of contact with a more powerful one. D) an area defined by one or more distinctive features or trends. E) the process by which a feature or trend spreads. 11) The map below represents what kind of projection? A) A Mercator projection with distorted land areas. B) A planar projection with diverging lines at the poles. C) A homolosine projection with continuity of landmasses. D) A Robinson projection with distortions at the equator. E) A gnomonic projection with distortions of bodies of water. 2

3 12) The below map is an example of what type of thematic map? A) Cartogram B) Choropleth C) Dot D) Isoline E) Proportional symbol 13) The below map is an example of what type of thematic map? A) Cartogram B) Choropleth C) Dot D) Isoline E) Proprotional symbol 3

4 14) According to the figure below, which of the following choices best describes the changes in interaction as distance increases? A) It remains unchanged. B) It increases at first and then decreases. C) It increases. D) It changes randomly. E) It decreases. 15) According to the theory of environmental determinism, which of the following areas would have the most productive settlements? A) tropical regions B) temperate regions C) mountainous regions D) arctic regions E) arid regions 16) Cultural landscape can be defined as A) the types of art, music, dance, and theater practiced in a particular region B) the ways that people in differing cultures perceive the environment C) the forms superimposed on the physical environment by the activities of humans D) the diversity of distinctive cultures within a particular geographic area E) a particular area within a geographic region dedicated to cultural activities 17) The term "cultural diffusion" refers to the A) modification of Earth's surface by human actions B) integration of behavioral traits within a group C) spread of an idea or innovation from its source D) relationship between human cultures and their physical environment E) assimilation of a minority culture into the host society 18) Which of the following is an example of cultural landscape? A) coastal wetland B) cloud forest C) stand of mangrove trees D) eroded shoreline E) old factory ruins 4

5 19) Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans? A) diffusion of popular culture B) adoption of unique folk culture C) impact of high income on clothing habits D) lack of barriers in communist countries E) need for durable clothing 20) Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place? A) Its site features B) Its absolute location C) Its relative location D) Its situation E) Its elevation 21) Cultural ecology studies the A) interactions between human societies and the physical environment B) interactions between places over space C) relationship between media and diffusion D) relationship between language and land use E) relationship between politics and policy 22) Every map projection has some degree of distorition because A) a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion B) parellels and meridians never cross at right angles on a globe C) the grid system is two-dimensional, while the real world is three-dimensional D) Earth is not a perfect sphere E) latitude lines are shorter than meridian lines 23) An example of an important physical site characteristic is a A) major airport B) grid street pattern C) major central park D) natural harbor E) public sports facility 24) The "why of where" refers to A) geography's emphasis on landscape features B) spatial patterns on the landscape C) a definition of geography that is simply locational D) the idea that the explanation of a spatial pattern is crucial E) the depiction of a regioin's physical features 25) A formal culture region differs from other regions in that it A) has a focal point or node B) is one that people believe exists C) has a selected feature or internal uniformity D) does not contain gradations such as core, domain, and sphere E) applies only to linguistic and religious regions 5

6 26) The branch of geography that focuses upon natural phenomena such as landforms, climage, soils and vegetation of the Earth is A) cultural geography B) human geography C) physical geography D) economic geography E) medical geography 27) The notion that cultural factors are the product of environmental conditions (e.g. the hunter-gatherers of Papua New Guinea are lazy and ignortant because of their tropical climate), is an example of A) cultural ecology B) environmental prejudice C) environmental psychology D) environmental determinism E) environmental possibilism 28) The lack of penetration of alcoholic beverages in Islamic countries illustrates the affect of what concept on cultural diffusion? A) cultural taste B) inadequate transportation C) cultural barriers D) genetic differences E) psychological barriers 29) The spread of influenza would most likely be associated with which form of diffusion? A) relocation B) hierarchical C) contagious D) neolithic E) stimulus 30) Pizza delivery areas are examples of what type of regions? A) vernacular B) statistical C) formal D) perceptual E) functional 31) What is the term for the phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from the hearth, the less dominant it is? A) central place B) sequent occupation C) agglomeration D) distance decay E) time-space compression 32) The term for the phenomenon that the world seems be be getting ever smaller as a result of innovations in communication and transportation is A) central place B) distance decay C) agglomeration D) time-space compression E) sequent occupation 33) Downtown is an example of a A) functional region B) nodal region C) perceptual region D) formal region E) uniform region 6

7 34) If you wanted to see the location of UF Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, you would need a A) large-scale map B) small-scale map C) topographic map D) graduated circle map E) choropleth map 35) Human geography is the study of A) the physcial processes on the Earth. B) who lives where, how they live, and why they live there. C) the psychology of the human race using maps. D) the culture of the human race minus environmental influences. E) how humans evolved over time. 36) The religion of Christianity first spread in South America by A) stimulus diffusion B) relocation diffusion C) contagious diffusion D) hierarchical diffusion E) force 37) The belief that our physical environment is the chief factor influencing human thoughts, behaviors, and actions is called A) environmental perception B) possibilism C) environmental determinism D) environmentalism E) a culture system 38) Most scientists agree that the Egyptian pyramids and the Mayan temple pyramids were most likely caused by the process of A) relocation diffusion B) stimulus diffusion C) contagious diffusion D) hierarchical diffusion E) independent invention 39) The belief that people, not their surroundings, are the forces behind cultural development is called A) environmental perception B) possibilism C) environmental determinism D) environmentalism E) a culture system 40) The emotional attachments we have to a specific location and its characteristics is called A) placelessness B) sense of place C) location D) cultural landscape E) connectivity 7

8 41) The relationship between the size or length of a map attribute and the same attribute on Earth's surface is called a A) mental map B) projection C) scale D) density E) model 42) The distance north and south of the equator is the A) global grid system B) Prime Meridian C) latitude D) longitude E) scale 43) Of these, the map using the smallest scale would be the map of A) the world B) Atlanta, Georgia C) Main Street, Small Town, Ohio D) Pennsylvania E) South America 44) A map that presents a single class of statistics is called a A) general purpose map B) thematic map C) reference map D) mental map E) location map 45) The increasing interconnectedness of different parts of the world through economic, political, and cultural interactions is called A) culture B) core-periphery C) globalization D) development E) diffusion 46) This approach to geography has been discredited for being racist and discriminatory to certain groups of people. A) Possibilist approach B) Environmental determinism approach C) Cultural ecology approach D) Central place theory E) Weber's least-cost approach 47) What geographical feature usually distinguishes time zones? A) 5 degrees latitude B) 5 degrees longitude C) 15 degrees latitude D) 15 degrees longitude E) 30 degrees longitude 48) The Greenwich meridan is what degree of longitude? A) 0 degrees B) 45 degrees C) 90 degrees D) 120 degrees E) 180 degrees 8

9 49) The delivery area of the Florida Times-Union is an example of what type of region? A) Functional region B) Formal region C) Vernacular region D) Statistical region E) Urban realm 50) A fad is started by a television personality of wearing shorts with a shirt and tie. The trend spreads throughout the United States. This is an example of what type of diffusion? A) Expansion B) Contagious C) Stimulus D) Relocation E) Hierarchical 9