Exam #1

Question 1

Which of the following statements about latitude is true?

latitude is a measure of distance and of the equator

latitude lines are always parallel to each other on a globe

latitude varies from 0 degrees to 180 degrees

on a globe, lines of latitude intersect parallels of longitude at right angles

Answer 1

latitude lines are always parallel to each other on a globe

Question 2

The 24 time zones of the world are roughly centered on meridians at 15-degree intervals

T/F

Answer 2

True

Question 3

All of the following statements about small-scale maps are true EXCEPT that they

give a general idea of the relative locations of major features

show significantly less detail than do larger scale maps

typically smooth out such features as coastlines and rivers

permit the accurate measurement of major features

Answer 3

permit the accurate measurement of major features

Question 4

A relatively new remote sensing technology that utilizes an airborne laser to transmit light out to an object is known as

thermal scanning
radar
lidar
global positioning systems

Answer 4

lidar

Question 5

Which of the following statements about remote sensing is NOT true?

it is a faster means of reconnaissance than ground surveying

it began with data collected by the US space program

one of the most common sources of remotely sensed data is Landsat imagery

aerial photographs must be interpreted before maps can be made of them

Answer 5

it began with data collected by the US space program

Question 6

A digital record of geographic information is called a

geographic database
density slice
pixel
vertical axis

Answer 6

geographic database

Question 7

an equidistant projection

shows true distance in all directions from one or two central points

has parallels and meridians intersecting at right angles

shows true directions from a single point to all other points

it is almost always conformal

Answer 7

shows true distance in all directions from one or two central points

Question 8

All of the following are problems inherent in showing quantities in areas EXCEPT that

such maps imply uniformity within an area

such maps imply abrupt changes at boundaries that are unrealistic

color choice may impart more importance to some areas than others

such maps can show quantities but not rates, percentages, or densities

Answer 8

such maps can show quantities but not rates, percentages, or densities

Question 9

flowlines would not be used to represent

airline routes
political boundaries
migration patterns
ocean currents

Answer 9

political boundaries

Question 10

The equal-area map projection developed to reflect concern for the problems of the Third World by providing a less European-centered representation of the world is the

Mercator Projection
Peters Projection
Robinson Projection
Copernican Projection

Answer 10

Peters Projection

Question 11

The name of the supercontinent that broke apart as the seafloor began to spread hundreds of millions of years ago is

Eurasia
Thalassa
Pangaea
gaia

Answer 11

Pangaea

Question 12

Which of the following groups contain only landforms produced by glacial deposition

lateral moraines, fiords, permafrost

outwash plain, lateral moraines, fiords

lateral moraines, terminal moraines, outwash plain

fiords, outwash plains, terminal moraines

Answer 12

lateral moraines, terminal moraines, outwash plain

Question 13

the ability of running water to erode a surface does not depend on the

steepness of the slope
underlying bedrock
strength of the wind
amount of precipitation

Answer 13

strength of the wind

Question 14

volcanism is a gradational process

T/F

Answer 14

false

Question 15

Narrow columns of hot mantle rock that can form ‘hot spots’ of volcanism beneath centers of oceanic plates are known as

cutaways
pillars
coils
plumes

Answer 15

plumes

Question 16

granite, basalt, pumice, and obsidian are all _____ rocks

igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
diastrophic

Answer 16

igneous

Question 17

fine-grained, windblown silt deposits are known as

till
loess
drift
talus

Answer 17

loess

Question 18

the most important erosional agent is

groundwater flow
chemical oxidation
running water
wind

Answer 18

running water

Question 19

the scientist who first proposed the idea of the existence of one supercontinent prior to its breakup millions of years ago is

Alfred Wegener
Charles Darwin
Alexander von Humboldt
William Morris Davis

Answer 19

Alfred Wegener

Question 20

the ridge and valley region of the eastern United States is the result of what force of diastrophism

volcanism
warping
faulting
folding

Answer 20

folding

Question 21

in the northern hemisphere, the trade winds blow

from the southeast
between the subtropical high and equatorial low
from low to high pressure regions
from a generally westerly direction

Answer 21

between the subtropical high and equatorial low

Question 22

at the June solstice, the North Pole receives 24 hours of daylight

T/F

Answer 22

True

Question 23

The amount of available incoming solar radiation depends on cloud cover, day of year, time of day, and latitude

T/F

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Under average circumstances at sea level, the weight of a column of air 1 inch by 1 inch is about 6 miles into the atmosphere weight about

29.92 ounces
14.7 pounds
3.5 degrees
23.5 kilograms

Answer 24

14.7 pounds

Question 25

Proceeding from the equator toward the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere summer, the hours of darkness increase the number of hours in a day increases hours of daylight become fewer hours of daylight become greater

Answer 25

hours of daylight become greater

Question 26

Which statement about air pressure is correct? the greater the differences in air pressure between places, the greater the wind air pressure is lowest closer to the earth's surface high temperatures are associated with high air pressure if distances between high an low pressure zones are short, wind velocities diminish

Answer 26

the greater the differences in air pressure between places, the greater the wind

Question 27

Which of the following has not been suggested by scientists as an explanation of long-term climatic change? the changing shape of the earth's orbit around the sun the varying tilt of the earth's axis relative to the sun the changing direction of the earth in its revolution around the sun the gyration of the earth's rotation axis

Answer 27

the changing direction of the earth in its revolution around the sun

Question 28

the angle of the sun's rays at a given time and date is most influenced by a location's latitude longitude distribution of land and water cloud cover

Answer 28

latitude

Question 29

which of the following is not considered a natural factor in short-term climatic change volcanic eruptions sunspot activity earth's orbital shape oceanic circulation

Answer 29

earth's orbital shape

Question 30

If distances between high and low pressure zones are short, _____ are steep and ____ are great stopes, wind velocities pressure gradients, wind velocities lapse rates, convectional flows slopes, mountain and valley breezes

Answer 30

pressure gradients, wind velocities

Question 31

In the Cairo Plan, the United Nations International Conference on Population and Development endorsed government imposition of population control in the line of Chinese policy of one child per family giving women greater control over their lives, greater economic equality and opportunity and greater voice in reproductive decisions developed countries to send their delegates including Hollywood celebrities to promote the concept of small family and use of contraceptives for both men and women forced sterilization of men and women after the birth of their second child

Answer 31

giving women greater control over their lives, greater economic equality and opportunity and greater voice in reproductive decisions

Question 32

Urbanization is associated with declining birth rates T/F

Answer 32

True

Question 33

The idea that unchecked population increases geometrically while food production increases arithmetically is associated with which theory Malthusian Neo-Malthusian Cornucopian Green Revolution

Answer 33

Malthusian

Question 34

The second stage of the demographic transition is marked by high birth rates, and high but fluctuating death rates high birth rates, and low and stable death rates declining birth rates, and continuing high death rates high birth rates, and declining death rates

Answer 34

high birth rates, and declining death rates

Question 35

Overpopulation occurs at densities above 2,500 per square mile T/F

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Population growth is associated with which stages of the demographic transition model? 1 and 2 2 and 3 3 and 4 4 and 5

Answer 36

2 and 3

Question 37

The continent with the lowest total fertility rates overall is Africa Asia South America Europe

Answer 37

Europe

Question 38

One-quarter to one-third of global mortality is due to war malnutrition infectious and parasitic diseases cancer

Answer 38

infectious and parasitic diseases

Question 39

In recent years, the world population has grown annually by about 6 million 23 million 77 million 122 million

Answer 39

77 million

Question 40

Which statement is not true with regard to how the earth's population is distributed two-thirds of the earth's population live in the mid latitudes nearly fifty percent of the earth's population live within 200 kilometers (125 miles) of the ocean eighty percent of the earth's population live on 5 percent of the land more than fifty percent of the earth's population reside above 500 meters (1650 ft) elevation

Answer 40

more than fifty percent of the earth's population reside above 500 meters (1650 ft) elevation

Question 41

Of the four major world religions, the one which has experienced the most extensive worldwide dispersion is Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam

Answer 41

Christianity

Question 42

A shaman is generally associated with what type of religion? ethnic religion tribal religion universalizing religion secularism

Answer 42

tribal religion

Question 43

What is the language family that includes languages of both South Asia and Europe?

Answer 43

Indo-European

Question 44

Of the following major world religions, the newest is Buddhism Islam Judaism Hinduism

Answer 44

Islam

Question 45

The four languages spoken by the greatest number of people worldwide are Mandarin, Hindu/Urdu, Spanish, and Russian English, French, German, and Spanish Mandarin, Japanese, English, and Spanish Mandarin, English, Hindu/Urdu, and Spanish

Answer 45

Mandarin, English, Hindu/Urdu, and Spanish

Question 46

Which language is the most dominant in terms of number of speakers who use it as their primary of secondary tongue? Spanish Mandarin (China) English Arabic

Answer 46

Mandarin (China)

Question 47

When immigrants to a country give up many of their past cultural traits, lose their distinguishing characteristics and merge into the mainstream of the dominant culture, they are said to have acculturated amalgamated adapted assimilated

Answer 47

assimilated

Question 48

Religions with strong territorial and cultural group identification, such as Japanese Shinto, are known as universalizing religions tribal religions ethnic religions traditional religions

Answer 48

ethnic religions

Question 49

The term used to recognize socially created distinctions between males and females in duties assigned and rewards afforded to each is amalgamation syncretism vernacular gender

Answer 49

gender

Question 50

Language is part of which cultural subsystem? technological sociological material ideological

Answer 50

ideological

Question 51

the tendency for individuals in domestic relocations to move from small places to larger ones is known as counter migration channelized migration return migration hierarchial migration

Answer 51

hierarchial migration

Question 52

an example of a pull factor for migration is a desire to escape war and persecution a high paying job in another city overcrowding in major cities a reduction of rural farm workers

Answer 52

a high paying job in another city

Question 53

areas that dominate a locale's in-and-out migration patterns constitute the place of utility of the area spatial search required channelized pattern of flow migration field

Answer 53

migration field

Question 54

the spread of Wal-Mart in the United States is an example of relocation diffusion contagious diffusion activity space innovation decay

Answer 54

contagious diffusion

Question 55

when a product or an idea disperses outward from a center of origin, the process is known as the critical distance contagious diffusion the push factor herarchical migration

Answer 55

contagious diffusion

Question 56

New inventions and innovations are usually the result of isolated contemplation T/F

Answer 56

False

Question 57

The spatial extent of individual activity spaces depends on all of the following except means of mobility patterns of migration stage of the life course opportunity for interaction

Answer 57

patterns of migration

Question 58

The diffusion of Wal-Mart stores throughout the United States is an example of hierarchical diffusion reverse heirarcical diffusion contagious diffusion globalization

Answer 58

reverse heirarcical diffusion

Question 59

immigrants who are unhappy with their new homeland and move back to their native land are engaging in what type of migration? reluctant return relocation involuntary

Answer 59

return

Question 60

what is the term that refers to the spread of a culture trait from its place of origin to new areas?

Answer 60

diffusion