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Global Geography test review for test 1
Multiple Choice/True or false/Matching
1. An inclination or preference that makes it difficult to judge fairly in a particular situation is
known as ______________________.
2. The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including
human life, the effects of human activity on the environment and on other humans and the
physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area is known as ________.
3. Define Global Village?
4. What does the acronym NIMBY stand for?
5. __________ made rock formations come together as one while the Earth was being created. It
also helped to develop Earth’s iron core.
6. For millions of years Earth had rings similar to __________.
7. Geography is an _________ blending research from different fields of study
8. What is the geographic method?
9. _____ provides the starting point for many types of geographic study.
10. What is a region?
11. A region is based on ___________.
12. What is spatial distribution?
13. _____________ is when geographers can find a pattern of the same event in places that are far
apart.
14. What is spatial interaction?
15. List 3 examples of global interactions that can affect more than one location.
16. Some spatial interactions are the result either of the impact ______________has on humans or
the impact humans have on __________________.
17. Different __________ have different views on environment, the use of natural resources, and
the best way of living in human communities
18. Culture differences exist even among people living in the same __________.
19. _________ have a majority of the wealth, highest standard of living, and the greatest industrial
development, but less of the population
20. _________ have a large population, less wealth, low standards of living and less industrial
development
21. Technological advances have led to a growing gap between _______.
22. In earlier systems what were first world countries?
23. In earlier systems what were second world countries?
24. In earlier systems, less affluent, less industrialized (low economic development, widespread
poverty, high population growth, low standard of living) countries are known as __________.
25. In today’s system, rich industrialized nations are known as _________.
26. What does the term less developed countries mean?
27. In today’s system, very low per capita GDP, low literacy rates, little manufacturing industries are
known as __________.
28. What is a threshold?
29. What are natural thresholds?
30. Our world is _______ and the effects of these changes might not be known for years.
31. _______ refer to levels of economic development and growth.
32. What are early warning systems?
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Short answers
1. Provide four reasons why we should study geography.
2. The Earth has been struck by asteroids 25 times more often than the Moon, and yet there are
very few craters today on Earth compared to the Moon. Explain why.
3. Geography deals with the spatial relationship between people and the Earth with it being looked
at in three different ways. List those three ways.
4. List and explain the five steps involved in the geographic method.
5. Explain the difference between relative location and absolute location.
6. Explain what the term global village means and who came up with the term?
7. On a world map locate and label 3 MDC, 3 LDC, and 3 LLDC.
8. Explain how a gas shortage could be positive and negative for Yarmouth.
Positive
Negative
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Bias
Geography
The world is a single community connected through media, the internet and technology.
Not in my back yard
Gravity
Saturn
integrative discipline
The geographic method is a method of inquiry used to explore spatial relationships between
humans and their environment and vice versa. It follows a logical sequence of steps seeking
answers to certain questions or solve particular problems
Location
A region can be defined as an area of land that has consistent or easily recognizable features
Region is not only based on physical features. Some regions are defined by cultural traits like
religion (the Muslim world), language (the English-speaking world), income (LDC’s – less
developed countries and MDC’s – more developed countries) and political boundaries
Most of the events that geographers study can be found in more than one location or region in
the world− this is what is referred to as spatial distribution.
Spatial pattern
The idea that an event in one location or region can lead to a change in another location or
region some distance away.
Gas shortage, wildfires, erupting volcano, nuclear meltdown
Environment; environment
Cultures
Region
Northern countries
Southern countries
Technological advances has led to a growing gap between the haves (rich) and the have- nots
(poor)
Industrialized and democratic nations of the Western world.
communist countries (China, USSR)
Third world countries
More developed countries
little industrial development, little wealth high population growth
Least developed countries
A threshold is a critical level or points of stability in any system
They refer to critical levels necessary to maintain equilibrium in the natural environment – for
example, the number of fish in our oceans.
Constantly changing
Economic Thresholds
Allow us to detect when we are approaching key natural thresholds so we could take immediate
steps to avoid crossing a threshold.
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Short Answers
1. To learn from our mistakes, To know who we are and where we come from, To put things in
context, To help us understand people and societies, To learn how to research, defend, argue,
support, make predictions, and increase critical thinking skills
2. Earth is much bigger than the moon. The moon is stable, nothing is moving on the surface of the
moon. Plate tectonics of erosion have destroyed craters on Earth.
3. As the distinctive physical body called earth, An interconnected physical, chemical, and
biological environment, A place where human beings live
4. 1. Ask appropriate questions about the feature or activity being studied - Where is it?Why is it
there?
2. Collect and acquire geographic information that will help to answer these questions; Can be
obtained by conducting: Surveys, Field Studies
3. Organize, summarize and display the geographic information gathered; Can be done by:
Drawing maps, Taking photos, Using tables/graphs to display statistics
4. Analyze and interpret the data you have collected and summarized; Can be done by:
Analyzing patterns, Making historical comparisons, Projecting future conditions based upon past
trends, Compare and contrast different situations
5. Formulate a reasonable answer to the geographic questions based on your analysis and
interpretation of the information gathered.
5. Location can be either absolute (45° 34’ 44” N & 65° 21’ 57” W) or relative (approximately 40 km
west of Halifax) Absolute is the exact latitude and longitude of a location. Relative is the
approximate location in relation to something else.
6. Marshall McLuhan coined the term Global Village to describe the world all being one community
or village through the connection of the internet and media. We have the ability to receive
information 24/7 at our fingertips about any part of the world.
7. On map
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Positive
Using alternative transportation
Buying vehicles that include alternative types
of power (electric)
Less pollution
Spending more time with family/at home
Carpooling
Raising awareness of global warming
Negative
Less money for gas stations
People out of work at oil fields
People not being able to travel
Emergency situations
People becoming more greedy