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Questions from the chapter 1 test

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show Fractional scale  
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show Projection  
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show Small-scale maps  
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MC: The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long-distance method is...   show
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MC: A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is...   show
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MC: 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?   show
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MC: Greenwich Mean Time is measured from...   show
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MC: The U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of...   show
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show Dikes  
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show Formal region  
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show Eastern rural areas  
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MC: The spatial distribution created by the U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example of   show
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MC: If a group of people migrated from Papua, New Guinea to North America and adopted Western cultural habits, this would be an example of   show
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show Maintaining local traditions  
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MC: Culture means to   show
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MC: According to environmental determinism   show
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show A piece of land created by draining water from an area.  
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MC: Globalization of the economy has   show
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show Attractive locations for homes and recreation & Large sandbars that shield the mainland from flooding and storm damage.  
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show A)Runoffs from cattle grazing B)Pollution of drinking water C)Disruption of wildlife habitats  
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TF: Parallels converge at the North and South Poles.   show
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show False  
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TF: A new piece of land created by draining the area is called a polder   show
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TF: Geographers reject environmental determinism for possibilism   show
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show True  
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TF: The spread of new fashion first in large cities, and later to smaller towns is an example of expansion diffusion   show
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SA: The frequency of occurrence of a phenomenon in a given unit of area is defined as   show
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SA: Assume that the scale o a map is 1:24,000. This means that one INCH on the _________ represents ______ FEET on the ______.   show
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SA: Written scale and Representative fraction are two ways to express map scale. What is the third way to indicate scale?   show
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SA: If someone said that human occupation is limited in the desert because of intense heat, but that humans have adapted to living in the desert through the use of air conditioning, this would be an example of what geographic approach?   show
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SA: Geographers draw two types of lines (or arc) on maps to indicate location. The lines (or arcs) drawn between the North and South Poles are known as _____. The circles drawn parallel to the equator are known as _____.   show
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