Which of the following statements concerning spatial systems is not correct?
A)Spatial systems may be the basis for regional identification
B) Maps cannot be used to measure and analyze systems, only models can.
C) The analysis of the role of each component helps reveal the operation of the
entire system.
D)They function as units because their component parts are interdependent
The essential perspective used by geographers in forming their concepts is:
A) Absolute
B) Human
C) Relative
D) Spatial
The statement that "the journey to work is 15 minutes by bus" is an example of:
A) Absolute discretion
B) Absolute distance
C) Relative direction
D) Relative distance
Which of the following adjectives is not commonly used to describe geographic
patterns?
A) Centralized
B) Distributive
C) Linear
D) Random
The spatial separation between two points on the earth’s surface
A)Absolute distance
B) Absolute direction
C) Absolute location
D) Relative distance
Lloyd is a tourist, he ask the local person about the nearby Mcdonalds
restaurant. The local person you have asked answered, " It is at the corner of 5th
and Main, 200 Main Street, about 5 minutes walk from here." Which of the
following pairs are indicative of the local's response?
A) Absolute Location
B) Distributive
C) Relative
D) Both A and C
The branch of natural science which deals with the processes and patterns in the
natural environment such as the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and geosphere
A) Environmental geography
B) Human geography
C) Physical geography
D) Urban geography
The Empire State Building is 365 kilometers (227 miles) north of America's White House
in Washington, D.C. It is also about 15 blocks from New York's Central Park. This is an
example of:
A) Absolute location
B) Distributive
C) Relative location
D) Both A and C
Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The larger the scale of the map, the larger the area it covers
B) The larger the scale of the map, the more
generalized are the data it portrays.
C. The smaller the scale of the map, the larger the area it covers
D) The smaller the scale of the map, the more
accurately can its content be displayed
Which of the following statements concerning longitude is not correct?
A) longitude is depicted by north-south lines called meridians
B) Longitude is the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian.
C) Meridians are parallel to the equator.
D Meridians converge at the poles.
Modern geography traces its origins to the:
A) 17th century.
B) 18th century.
C) 19th century.
D) 20th century.
The characteristics of places today are the result of:
A) current inhabitants
B) constantly changing past and present conditions
C) technology
D) level of education
The "turfs" of the urban clubs or gangs is an example of which type of region?
A) Formal
B) Functional
C) Nodal
D) Perfeptual
The distance between the North and South Poles is:
A) 0 degrees
B) 90 degrees
C) 180 degrees
D) 360 degrees
Which of the following is not true with respect to "places"?
A) They cannot interact with other places
B) They have location
C) They may be large or small
D) They have both physical and cultural characteristics
It is a study of the history and development of cities and towns and the people in
them.
A) Cultural Geography
B) Demographic Geography
C) Physical Geography
D) Urban Geography
These are the lumps of rock that orbit around the sun and are too small to be
considered planets. They are small rocky celestial bodies.
A) Asteroids
B) Galaxy
C) Meteorids
D) Satellite
A celestial body that moves around the planets in the same way as the planets
move around the sun.
A) Asteroids
B) Galaxy
C) Meteoroids
D) Satellite
It is a small, rocky or metallic celestial body travelling in outer space.
A) Asteroids
B) Galaxy
C) Meteoroids
D) Satellite
The largest star in the universe is the VY Canis Majoris which is about 2,000
times the size of the sun.
A) False
B) True
Exoplanets are planets that revolve around other stars.
A) False
B)True
It is the largest city on Earth, with a population of 37.4 million people, which is
over four times the population of New York City, USA.
A) Delhi, India
B) Mexico City
C) Shanghai, China
D) Tokyo City
How does a magma make space for itself in order to rise through the crust?
A) by wedging open the overlying rock
B) by melting the surrounding rocks
C) by breaking off large blocks that sink into the magma chamber
D) all of these
Pyroclastic rocks form by:
A) A lava cooling on the surface of the Earth
B) Violatent, explosive volcanic eruption
C) A magma cooling slowing in the subsurface
D) Two phases of cooling, one fast and one slow
It is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away
from each other.
A) Convergent Boundary
B) Divergent Boundary
C) Plate boundaries
D) Transform Boundary
Deep trenches, mountain ranges, volcanic activities are the features caused by
plate what type of plate movement?
A) Convergent boundary
B) Divergent boundary
C) Tranform boundary
D) Niether A and B
It is a type of plate movement which occurs when two tectonic plates move past
one another?
A) Convergent boundary
B) Divergent boundary
C) Tranform boundary
D) Niether A and B
The largest polulation in the world as of 2024 with a total of 1,441,719,852
people.
A) China
B) India
C) Philippines
D) South Africa
It is a mechanical wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or
another planetary body?
A) P waves
B) Seismic waves
C) Surface waves
D) Rayleigh waves
What specific date did tsunami occured in japan with a maximum wave height of
almost 40 meters (130 feet)?
A) March 11 2010
B) March 10 2010
C) March 10 2010
D) March 11 2011