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Chapter 1 Homework Assignments
Instructions: Hand-write the answers on the blank space, the back, or on a separate sheet of
paper and staple to the question sheet. For multiple choice questions circle the correct
response.
ASSIGNMENT 1
Multiple-Choice:
1. The science of making maps is
a. demography.
b. cartography.
c. topography.
d. geomorphology.
e. meteorology.
2. The first person to use the word geography was
a. Aristotle.
b. Eratosthenes.
c. Strabo.
d. Thales of Miletus.
e. Thucydides.
3. Scale is
a. the system used by geographers to transfer locations from a globe to a map
b. the extent of spread of a phenomenon over a given area.
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.
4. 1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?
a. bar line
b. metric scale
c. graphic scale
d. written scale
e. fractional scale
5. If the scale of a map is 1:24,000, then 1 inch on the map represents ________
FEET on Earth's surface.
a. 1
b. 2,000
c. 2,400
d. 24,000
e. 240,000
6. Which map would have the smallest scale?
a. world
b. continent
c. state
d. city
e. county
7. A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is
a. distribution.
b. interruption.
c. rendition
d. scale.
e. projection.
8. Distortion is especially severe on
a. globes.
b. small-scale maps.
c. large-scale maps.
d. topographic maps.
e. all maps.
10. Which of the following map projections shows the continents most accurately?
a. gnomonic
b. homosoline equal-area
c. Mercator
d. planar
e. Robinson
11. Which of the following map projections shows the oceans most accurately?
a. gnomonic
b. homosoline equal-area
c. Mercator
d. planar
e. Robinson
ASSIGNMENT 2
Answer the following multiple choice questions:
1. The name given to a portion of Earth’s surface is known as
a. location.
b. site.
c. situation.
d. toponym.
e. jargon.
2. Situation identifies a place by its
a. location relative to other objects.
b. mathematical location on Earth's surface.
c. nominal location.
d. unique physical characteristics.
e. primary dimensions.
3. Site identifies a place by its
a. location relative to other objects.
b. mathematical location on Earth’s surface.
c. nominal location.
d. unique physical characteristics.
e. primary dimensions.
4. New York City’s ________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100
miles southwest of Boston.
a. location
b. site
c. situation
d. toponym
e. jurisidiction
5. Which is true?
a. Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a line.
b. Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end.
c. Every parallel begins and ends at the poles.
d. Every parallel is the same length.
e. Every meridian is distorted by magnetic declination.
6. A ship’s position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. W e can
conclude from this information that the ship is located
a. on the equator.
b. at the North or South Pole.
c. on the Prime Meridian.
d. astride the International Date Line.
e. equidistant between the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line.
7. The hulk of a ship lies on the ocean floor at 41º46'N and 50º14'W. These coordinates
tell us that the ship is located in the
a. Straits of Magellan.
b. Indian Ocean.
c. North Sea.
d. Pacific Ocean.
e. Atlantic Ocean.
8. Santa Fe, New Mexico is in the Mountain Time Zone, whereas Tampa, Florida, is in the
Eastern Time Zone. If it is 1 A.M., Monday, in Tampa, what time is it in Santa Fe?
a. 3 A.M. Sunday
b. 11 P.M. Sunday
c. 3 A.M. Monday
d. 11 P.M. Monday
e. 10 P.M. Sunday
9. A business executive calls from New York (which is located at 75ºW) at 6 P.M. on
Tuesday to Sydney, Australia (which is located at 150ºE). W hat time is it in Sydney?
a. 9 A.M. Tuesday
b. 9 P.M. Tuesday
c. 9 A.M. Wednesday
d. 9 P.M. Wednesday
e. 6 P.M. Tuesday
10. Greenwich Mean Time is measured from
a. 0 degrees latitude.
b. 0 degrees longitude.
c. 90 degrees latitude.
d. 180 degrees longitude.
e. 90 degrees longitude.
11. The International Date Line is measured approximately from
a. 0 degrees latitude.
b. 0 degrees longitude.
c. 90 degrees latitude.
d. 180 degrees longitude.
e. 90 degrees longitude.
ASSIGNMENT 3
Answer the following questions:
1.
What is meant by “cultural landscape”?
2. Define each of the following and provide an example from where you live: formal region,
functional region, and vernacular region.
4.
5.
Define each of the following in sentences: culture, cultural ecology,
Define globalization and transnational corporation, distribution
6.
How do time zones allow banking to operate worldwide, 24 hours per day?
7.
What is uneven development and what are some reasons for it?
8.
Define concentration, density, and pattern
9. Give one example of where each of the following groups might cluster: husbands, wives,
ethnic groups.
10. Define each of the following: space-time compression, distance decay, diffusion, and
hearth.
11. Define relocation diffusion and explain how the euro is an example of it.
12. Define hierarchical diffusion and explain how hip hop and rap music are examples of it.
13. Define contagious diffusion and explain how the spread of ideas through the World Wide
Web is an example of it.
14. Define stimulus diffusion and explain how the sale of Apple products is an example of it.
Assignment 4
Define each of the following and explain how each can be used by geographers:
a. GPS
b. remote sensing
c. township and range
d. GIS
2.
Explain the relationship between globalization and local diversity.
3.
What is the difference between human geography and physical geography?
4.
Define each of the following and explain how each can be used by geographers:
a.
map
b.
place
c.
region
d.
scale
e.
space
f.
connections
5. Define: climate regions, environmental determinism, possibilism, erosion, polder, ecosystem
6. How do the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere interact with the biosphere and why
would maps of these systems be important in the quest for sustainability?
7. Compare ecosystems in the Netherlands and Southern Louisiana