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Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context, 6e (Knox/Marston)

Chapter 1 Geography Matters

1.1 Minimal Choice

1) Given the convergence of time and space over the last century, our grandparents' general sense of the cognitive distance between places was most likely ________ than ours.

• greater
• less

Answer: A

Diff: 3

Bloom's: 3 Applying

PS GlobalOutcome: G2 Critical thinking

NG Standards: 03 Analyzing spatial organization of things

Section Headings: 1.5 Spatial Analysis

2) Eckert IV, Bartholomew's Nordic and Mollweide are all examples of

• equal area map projections.
• earth-orbiting satellites providing satellite imagery.

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Bloom's: 1 Remembering

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

3) In a cartogram, ________ is distorted for effect.

• area
• location

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Bloom's: 1.5 Remembering/Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

4) For data to be meaningful for GIS, it is critical that

• the data's specific location in space can be identified.
• the data can be seen in satellite images.

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Bloom's: 2 Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

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2 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.5) Isopleth maps rely heavily on

• lines.
• dots.

Answer: A

Diff: 3

Bloom's: 1.5 Remembering/Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

6) Topographic maps are examples of

• isopleth maps.
• choropleth maps.

Answer: A

Diff: 3

Bloom's: 1 Remembering

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

7) Small-scale maps cover a ________ portion of the Earth's surface on a page.

• large
• small

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Bloom's: 2 Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

8) Representative fractions are ________ that indicate the ratio between linear distance on a map and actual distance on the Earth's surface.

• map scales
• proportional charts

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Bloom's: 1 Remembering

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

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3 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.9) As socially constructed representations of the world around us, all maps are

• subjective.
• objective

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Bloom's: 2 Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.2 Why Places Matter

10) Geographers warn that GIS can be used to help create a surveillance society in which people are judged by

• where they live.
• lifestyle and beliefs.

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Bloom's: 1.5 Remembering/Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G5 Science & society

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

11) Say that one has a series of maps of the same place but that they vary by scale. They are arranged from the largest scale map on the left to the smallest scale on the right. Thus, going left to right, the features on the map are getting

• farther apart.
• closer together.

Answer: A

Diff: 3

Bloom's: 4 Analyzing

PS GlobalOutcome: G3 Maps, graphs & data

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

12) Geographic information systems can be a powerful and controlling tool in a

• surveillance society.
• mundane society.

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Bloom's: 1 Remembering

PS GlobalOutcome: G5 Science & society

NG Standards: 01 Maps & spatial thinking to communicate info

Section Headings: 1.4 Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers

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4 Copyright © 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.13) Physical geographers study things like weather, soil formation and animal ecology. Human geographers are more likely to study

• landscapes.
• landforms.

Answer: A

Diff: 1

Bloom's: 2 Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G5 Science & society

NG Standards: 07 Physical processes

Section Headings: 1.3 Studying Human Geography

14) People's relationships with their environments are more likely to be studied by

• physical geographers.
• human geographers.

Answer: B

Diff: 3

Bloom's: 2 Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G5 Science & society

NG Standards: Numerous Standards

Section Headings: 1.3 Studying Human Geography

15) Agricultural production, food security, resource management, population change, ecology of human disease, environmental pollution and the symbolism of place and landscape are studied by

• human geographers.
• physical geographers.

Answer: A

Diff: 2

Bloom's: 2 Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G5 Science & society

NG Standards: Numerous Standards

Section Headings: 1.3 Studying Human Geography

16) Those who study climate, weather patterns, soil formation, plant and animal ecology and other such topics related to Earth's natural processes and outcomes are called

• regional geographers.
• physical geographers.

Answer: B

Diff: 2

Bloom's: 2 Understanding

PS GlobalOutcome: G5 Science & society

NG Standards: 08 Ecosystems and biomes

Section Headings: 1.3 Studying Human Geography

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