Chapter 01
01.01 Which map would have the largest scale?
1. country
2. continent
3. state
4. city
5. world
01.01 Which map would have the largest scale?
1. country
2. continent
3. state
4. city
5. world
01.02 A place’s location relative to other objects
or places is called its
1. Absolute location
2. Situation
3. Site
4. Relative location
5. Dimension
01.02 A place’s location relative to other objects
or places is called its
1. Absolute location
2. Situation
3. Site
4. Relative location
5. Dimension
01.03 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is
1. At the North Pole
2. On the equator
3. At the Tropic of Cancer
4. At the Tropic of Capricorn
5. Closer to Australia than to Europe
01.03 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is
1. At the North Pole
2. On the equator
3. At the Tropic of Cancer
4. At the Tropic of Capricorn
5. Closer to Australia than to Europe
01.04 This climate is not found in the continental
United States:
1. Humid subtropical
2. Humid continental
3. Humid tropical
4. Mediterranean
5. Marine west coast
01.04 This climate is not found in the continental
United States:
1. Humid subtropical
2. Humid continental
3. Humid tropical
4. Mediterranean
5. Marine west coast
01.05 The International Date Line is
approximately ___ degrees from the Prime
Meridian.
1. 0
2. 45
3. 90
4. 180
5. 360
01.05 The International Date Line is
approximately ___ degrees from the Prime
Meridian.
1. 0
2. 45
3. 90
4. 180
5. 360
01.06 An area with one or more unique and
distinguishing characteristics is called a:
1. Locality
2. Situation
3. Site
4. Location
5. Region
01.06 An area with one or more unique and
distinguishing characteristics is called a:
1. Locality
2. Situation
3. Site
4. Location
5. Region
01.07 The movement of money from one country
to another and one currency to another has
primarily been facilitated by
1. The leadership of the United States
2. Advances in electronic communications
3. The World Trade Organization
4. Transnational corporations
5. Global agreements brokered by the United
Nations
01.07 The movement of money from one country
to another and one currency to another has
primarily been facilitated by
1. The leadership of the United States
2. Advances in electronic communications
3. The World Trade Organization
4. Transnational corporations
5. Global agreements brokered by the United
Nations
01.08 Globalization
1. Decreases consumer preferences
2. Promotes the maintenance of traditional
cultures
3. Benefits some countries more than others
4. Decreases communication across borders
5. Is tightly controlled by the United States
01.08 Globalization
1. Decreases consumer preferences
2. Promotes the maintenance of traditional
cultures
3. Benefits some countries more than others
4. Decreases communication across borders
5. Is tightly controlled by the United States
01.09 The frequency an object appears in a
given area is its
1. Distribution
2. Density
3. Relative location
4. Dispersion
5. Diffusion
01.09 The frequency an object appears in a
given area is its
1. Distribution
2. Density
3. Relative location
4. Dispersion
5. Diffusion
01.10 That the physical environment causes
social development is the core concept of
1. Cultural relativism
2. Possibilism
3. Cultural ecology
4. Environmental determinism
5. Stimulus diffusion
01.10 That the physical environment causes
social development is the core concept of
1. Cultural relativism
2. Possibilism
3. Cultural ecology
4. Environmental determinism
5. Stimulus diffusion