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1 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.Introduction to Contemporary Geography (Rubenstein) Chapter 1 Thinking Geographically
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) ________ concentrates on the distribution of natural features, such as landforms and vegetation.
- Environmental Geography
- Cultural Geography
- Physical Geography
D) GIS
- Remote sensing
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geo Standard: 3
Glob Sci Outcome: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.Learning Outcome: 1.1.1: Define human and physical geography.
2) To explain where things are, one of the most important tools Geographers use is a:
- cell phone
B) GPS
- map
- textbook
E) GIS
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geo Standard: 3
Glob Sci Outcome: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.Learning Outcome: 1.3.1: Explain what maps are and what purposes they serve.
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2 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.3) A ________ is an area of Earth distinguished by a unique combination of cultural and physical features.
- place
- country
- society
- region
- state
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.7
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geo Standard: 6
Glob Sci Outcome: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.4) To explain why different places are interrelated, geographers have three basic concepts. These
are:
- scale, space, and connection
- country, region, and town
- railroads, shops and markets
- distance, area and location
- maps, GPS and GIS
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analysis
Geo Standard: 4
Glob Sci Outcome: 4. Demonstrate the quantitative skills needed to succeed in Introductory Geography.
5) ________ refers to relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.
- Connection
- Interrelationship
- Situation
- Space
- Globalization
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geo Standard: 3
Glob Sci Outcome: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
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3 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.6) In map projections, which of the following is NOT one of the possible distortions that can result?
- location
- shape
- distance
- relative size
- direction
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Section: 1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geo Standard: 1
Glob Sci Outcome: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.Learning Outcome: 1.3.2: Describe the role of map scale and projections in making maps.7) The level of detail and the amount of area covered on a map depends on the ________, which is the relationship of a feature's size on a map to its actual size on Earth.
- map shape
- map scale
- map projection
- map legend
- none of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section: 1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geo Standard: 1
Glob Sci Outcome: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.Learning Outcome: 1.3.2: Describe the role of map scale and projections in making maps.
8) This was one of the first maps to show the considerable extent of the Western Hemisphere.
- Ptolemy's map
- Ortelius' map
- Mercator's map
- ibn Batuta's map
- al-Idrisi's map
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Section: 1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geo Standard: 1
Glob Sci Outcome: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.Learning Outcome: 1.2.1: Summarize the development of geography in the ancient world and in the Middle Ages. 3 / 4
4 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.9) In order to find a location on Earth, one could use coordinates of
- longitude and latitude
- distance and direction
- north/south and east/west
- time zone and contour maps
- time zone and distance from the poles
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geo Standard: 1
Glob Sci Outcome: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.Learning Outcome: 1.4.2: Explain how latitude and longitude are used to locate points on Earth's surface.10) Using standard time zones, if a country is 60 degrees to the east of you, theoretically, it
would be:
- four hours behind you
- four hours ahead of you
- three hours ahead of you
- three hours behind you
- the same time as your location
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Geo Standard: 1
Glob Sci Outcome: 4. Demonstrate the quantitative skills needed to succeed in Introductory Geography.Learning Outcome: 1.4.3: Identify time zones.
11) London, UK is on the Prime Meridian. Using the 90 degrees West longitude for Chicago, what is the time in London if Chicago's time is 8 AM?
A) 3 AM
B) 2 PM
- Noon
- Midnight
E) 5 PM
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Section: 1.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
Geo Standard: 2
Glob Sci Outcome: 4. Demonstrate the quantitative skills needed to succeed in Introductory Geography.Learning Outcome: 1.4.3: Identify time zones.
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