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FREE GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

GEOGRAPHY - INTRO EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -82 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance is known as:

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a map scale Question 2: Relative location has less relevance in geography than absolute location.

Answer:

False

Question 3: Transition zones mark the place where geographic realms meet.

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True Question 4: The islands of the Caribbean Sea belong to which of the following realms:

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Middle America

Question 5: Culture is totally genetically predetermined; it is completely instinctive.

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False Question 6: Which of the following is not one of the world's three largest population concentrations?

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eastern Africa Question 7: In 1999, more than ____ percent of the world's population lived in urban areas.

Answer:

40

Question 8: Which of the following is a systematic subfield of geography?

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urban geography

Question 9: A state constitutes a political region.

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True Question 10: The process by which water circulates from the oceans to the landmasses is

known as:

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Hydrologic cycle Question 11: The area around a city is known as its:

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Hinterland Question 12: The second world:

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is the socialist world

Question 13: The three largest population agglomerations in the world today all lie on a single

landmass: Eurasia.

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True

Question 14: Besides location, a region must also have area.

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True

Question 15: A classification system is known as a taxonomy.

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True Question 16: Middle and South America together are sometimes called "Latin" America.

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True Question 17: A large scale map shows:

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A small area Question 18: Complicating the possibility of global warming is the possibility of:

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Glaciation

Question 19: Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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The smaller the representative fraction the larger the scale of the map Question 20: A map which uses a special transformation so that the areas of states reflect

population size is called a(n):

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cartogram

Question 21: The large cluster of population in the northeastern United States is known as:

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megalopolis Question 22: The prevailing climatic type in the southeastern United States, Western Europe, southern Brazil and northern Argentina, south coastal South Africa and Australia, eastern China

and southern Japan is the mid-latitude or:

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humid temperate Question 23: The two perspectives on geography are:

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regional and systematic

Question 24: Which of the following statements concerning map scale is false?

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A map with the fractional scale 1:103,000,000 has a larger scale than one of 1:1,000,000.Question 25: Australia is included as part of the same region as Indonesia because of the cultural similarities.

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False

Question 26: Alfred Wegener developed the hypothesis of continental drift.

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True Question 27: A function region:

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includes a core of activity and the surrounding hinterland

Question 28: Pangaea is the name of Wegener's supercontinent.

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True