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01-01 A place’s location relative to other objects or
places is called its
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
situation.
site.
absolute location.
topography.
functional region.
01-01 A place’s location relative to other objects or
places is called its
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
situation.
site.
absolute location.
topography.
functional region.
Explanation: Situation is the location of a place relative
to other objects and places.
01-02 Which of the following maps would have the largest
scale?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
World
Continent
Country
State
City
01-02 Which of the following maps would have the largest
scale?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
World
Continent
Country
State
City
Explanation: Large scale maps are used to show smaller
areas in greater detail, e.g., city streets and neighborhoods.
01-03 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is located
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B.
C.
D.
E.
at the North Pole.
on the Equator.
at the Tropic of Cancer.
at the Tropic of Capricorn.
closer to Australia than to Europe.
01-03 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is located
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
at the North Pole.
on the Equator.
at the Tropic of Cancer.
at the Tropic of Capricorn.
closer to Australia than to Europe.
Explanation: Latitude measures distance north and south
from the Equator as an angle. It ranges from 0 to 90
degrees.
01-03
01-04 The frequency an object appears in a given area
is its
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
density.
diffusion.
dispersion.
distribution.
region.
01-04 The frequency an object appears in a given area
is its
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
density.
diffusion.
dispersion.
distribution.
region.
Explanation: Density and concentration are not
synonymous. Density is specified by the number of
objects in a given area. Concentration describes the
dispersal of those objects.
01-05 Lines of ________ are drawn as east and west
circles on the globe and yet they measure distances north
and south of the ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
longitude, Prime Meridian
longitude, Equator
latitude, Prime Meridian
latitude, Equator
latitude, Date Line
01-05 Lines of ________ are drawn as east and west
circles on the globe and yet they measure distances north
and south of the ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
longitude, Prime Meridian
longitude, Equator
latitude, Prime Meridian
latitude, Equator
latitude, Date Line
Explanation: Latitude measures distance north and
south from the Equator as an angle. It ranges from 0 to
90 degrees.
01-05
01-06 Meridians of longitude on the globe
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B.
C.
D.
E.
are the same length north to south.
converge at the poles.
terminate at the poles.
intersect the Equator.
All of the above are correct.
01-06 Meridians of longitude on the globe
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
are the same length north to south.
converge at the poles.
terminate at the poles.
intersect the Equator.
All of the above are correct.
Explanation: Lines of longitude measure distance east
and west of the Prime Meridian in angles ranging from
0 to 180.
01-07 Which of the following is NOT a formal culture
region?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The distribution network for USA Today newspaper
A wheat-growing county in Kansas
A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida
The part of Italy called “Lombardy”
A French-language region in Canada
01-7 Which of the following is NOT a formal culture
region?
A. The distribution network for USA Today
newspaper
B. A wheat-growing county in Kansas
C. A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida
D. The part of Italy called “Lombardy”
E. A French-language region in Canada
Explanation: Formal regions are characterized a degree
of homogeneity while functional regions are marked by a
node-and-periphery pattern.
Type of map?
01-09: Who was the first person to use the word
“geography”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Aristotle
Plato
Erastosthenes
Socrates
Strabo
01-09: Who was the first person to use the word
“geography”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Aristotle
Plato
Erastosthenes
Socrates
Strabo
01-10: Which geographer viewed cultural hearths in the
context of time and space?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Sauer
Hagerstrand
White
Springer
Aristotle
01-10: Which geographer viewed cultural hearths in the
context of time and space?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Sauer
Hagerstrand
White
Springer
Aristotle