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Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A ship's position is given as 0 degrees latitude and 27 degrees west longitude. We can conclude from this information that the ship is located | on the equator. |
| A system for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is | projection |
| The township and range system | resulted in a gridlike pattern for much of present-day land use in the United States. |
| Diffusion of AIDS is an example of which type of diffusion? | contagious |
| 1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale? | fractional scale |
| Culture means to | • care about something. • take care of something. |
| The global movement of money has been enhanced primarily by | improvements in electronic communications. |
| Which is a form of expansion diffusion? | • contagious • hierarchical • stimulus • all of the above |
| The science of making maps is | cartography |
| The barrier islands of Florida are | • attractive locations for homes and recreation. • large sandbars that shield the mainland from flooding and storm damage. |
| A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data in layers is | GIS |
| The division of the United States into nine regions by the Census Bureau is an example of a | formal region. |
| An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a | region |
| In Maryland, high rates of cancer are found in the | eastern rural areas. |
| Economic development through international trade is an example of what type of diffusion? | relocation |
| Which statement is true? | Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end |
| Globalization of the economy has | heightened economic differences among places |
| The spread of something over a given study area is | concentration |
| Examining maps of cancer death rates drawn at different scales reveals that | a region with an overall low cancer death rate may have some areas with high cancer death rates |
| The frequency of something within a given unit of area is (think ________ PER unit of measure) | density. |
| A hearth is | a region from which a phenomenon originates. |
| The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth's surface is | spatial distribution |
| According to environmental determinism, | the physical environment causes social development |
| Elements of globalization of culture include all but | maintaining local traditions |
| A business executive calls from New York (which is located at 75°W) at 6 P.M. on Tuesday to Sydney, Australia (which is located at 150°E). What time is it in Sydney? | 9 A.M. Wednesday |
| Rechannelling the Kissimmee River in Florida produced an increase of which of the following adverse environmental impacts? | • pollution of drinking water • runoffs from cattle grazing • disruption of wildlife habitats |
| The concept that the distribution of one phenomenon is scientifically RELATED TO the location of other phenomena is | spatial association |
| The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is | possibilism |
| The spread of something over a given study area is (think about making some orange juice from a frozen can) | concentration. |
| Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting geographic case study because | its effects are an intersection of human and physical geography. |
| The population of the United States is approximately 290 million, and the land area is approximately 9 million square kilometers. The arithmetic density of the United States is approximately | 30 persons per square kilometer. |
| Which of the following is a fundamental element of culture? | • customary beliefs • material traits • social forms |
| A polder is | a piece of land created by draining water from an area. |
| You are given the coordinates 128 E longitude, 45 N latitude. This is an example of | mathematical location |
| Which map would have the smallest scale? | world |
| The spatial distribution created by the U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example of | pattern |
| Which of the following best describes the idea of a cultural landscape? | A landscape where human activity has modified the natural environment in any way. |
| The hulk of a ship lies on the ocean floor at 41°46'N and 50°14'W. These coordinates tell us that the ship is located in the | Atlantic Ocean. |
| Distortion is especially severe on (think about the number in the denominator and how it rates to scale/pizza) | small-scale maps. |
| Situation identifies a place by its | location relative to other objects. |
| Holland converted the Zuider Zee into a fresh water lake by using | dikes |
| To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents | economic and cultural globalization. |
| The South is established as a vernacular region of the United States by | • climate. • the Baptist Church. • low high school graduation rates. • high cotton production. • all of the above |
| Scale is best defined as | the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape |
| The name given to a portion of Earth's surface is known as | toponym |
| Global Positioning Systems reference what type of location? | mathematical |
| The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of | • townships. • ranges. • sections. • quarter sections. • all of the above |
| If a group of people migrated from Papua, New Guinea to North America and adopted Western cultural habits, this would be an example of | acculturation. |
| The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is | remote sensing |
| The study of how humans and the environment interact is called | cultural ecology |
| Greenwich Mean Time is measured from | 0 degrees longitude. |
| The first person to use the word geography was | Eratosthenes |
| The state of Texas is best considered a formal region because | the same state laws apply everywhere in the region |
| Driving around to gather information for street navigation devices is called | ground truthing |
| Which is not a common practice of transnational corporations? | relocate command centers from more developed countries |
| Which is NOT an example of a functional region? | the area dominated by a particular crop |
| Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the origins of geography? | Humans have practiced geography at least since the time of ancient Greek civilization. |
| If the scale of a map is 1:24,000, then 1 inch on the map represents ________ FEET on Earth's surface. | 24,000 |
| Moving toward the Southern border of the United States, English becomes less common and Spanish is more often spoken. What TYPE OF REGION does this gradual change of language reflect? | functional |
| 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? | 11 P.M. Sunday |
| The International Date Line is measured approximately from | 180 degrees longitude |
| Site identifies a place by its | unique physical characteristics. |
| New York City's ________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston. | situation |
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