Chapter 1:
Introduction, study of Geography
and the power of Geography
01.01 Which of these would be considered a
world region?
1. Scandinavia
2. Midwest
3. Latin America
4. Japan
5. Micronesia
01.01 Which of these would be considered a
world region?
1. Scandinavia
2. Midwest
3. Latin America
4. Japan
5. Micronesia
Explanation: World regions are large-scale
geographic divisions based in part on
continental settings.
01.02 This graph best illustrates which concept?
1. space-time convergence
2. friction of distance
3. complementarity
4. spatial diffusion
5. intervening opportunity
01.02 This graph best illustrates which concept?
1. space-time convergence
2. friction of distance
3. complementarity
4. spatial diffusion
5. intervening opportunity
Explanation: The friction of distance reflects the
inhibiting effect of distance on human activity:
the farther people have to travel, the less likely
they are to do so.
01.03 The transferability of coal is greater in two
places that are connected by rail than in two
places connected by road. Why?
1. coal cannot be shipped by road
2. coal cannot be shipped by rail
3. it is cheaper to move coal by rail than by road
4. it is faster to ship coal by rail
5. coal is not transferable
01.03 The transferability of coal is greater in two places
that are connected by rail than in two places connected
by road. Why?
1. coal cannot be shipped by road
2. coal cannot be shipped by rail
3. it is cheaper to move coal by rail than by road
4. it is faster to ship coal by rail
5. coal is not transferable
Explanation: As a bulk cargo, coal is cheaper to ship by
rail. Shipping coal by road would be too expensive to sell
it successfully, diminishing its transferability.
01.04 The branch of geography that is
concerned with the way that unique
combinations of environmental and human
factors produce territories with distinctive
landscapes and cultural attributes is known as:
1. physical geography
2. human geography
3. regional geography
4. environmental geography
5. cultural geography
01.04 The branch of geography that is
concerned with the way that unique
combinations of environmental and human
factors produce territories with distinctive
landscapes and cultural attributes is known as:
1. physical geography
2. human geography
3. regional geography
4. environmental geography
5. cultural geography
01.05 Irish nationalists in the early twentieth century saw
landscapes such as this as:
1. ordinary landscapes
2. symbolic landscapes
3. physical landscapes
4. derelict landscapes
5. boring landscapes
01.05 Irish nationalists in the early twentieth
century saw landscapes such as this as:
1. ordinary landscapes
2. symbolic landscapes
3. physical landscapes
4. derelict landscapes
5. boring landscapes
Explanation: Irish nationalists saw these
landscapes as symbolic of Ireland because they
contrasted with the more manicured landscapes
of rural England.
01.06 The hearth region of HIV (the virus that
causes AIDS) is in which region?
1. Southeast Asia
2. Central Africa
3. Russia
4. South America
5. United States
01.06 The hearth region of HIV (the virus that causes
AIDS) is in which region?
1. Southeast Asia
2. Central Africa
3. Russia
4. South America
5. United States
01.07 Which of these is a supranational
organization?
1. Royal Australian Navy
2. World Wildlife Fund
3. Sierra Club
4. American Association of Retired Persons
5. European Union
01.07 Which of these is a supranational
organization?
1. Royal Australian Navy
2. World Wildlife Fund
3. Sierra Club
4. American Association of Retired Persons
5. European Union
Explanation: A supranational organization is one,
like the European Union, that is a collection of
individual states with common economic or
political goals.
01.08 In economies of scale, when the volume
of production increases, what happens to the
price per unit?
1. it increases
2. it decreases
3. there is no change in price
4. all of the above
5. none of the above
01.08 In economies of scale, when the volume of production
increases, what happens to the price per unit?
1. it increases
2. it decreases
3. there is no change in price
4. all of the above
5. none of the above
Explanation: High-volume production allows for specialization and
division of labor, which can increase efficiency and therefore lower
costs.
01.09 If you were standing at 0 degrees latitude,
where would you be?
1. at the North Pole
2. at the South Pole
3. near Greenwich, England
4. somewhere on the Equator
5. somewhere in Australia
01.09 If you were standing at 0 degrees latitude, where
would you be?
1. at the North Pole
2. at the South Pole
3. near Greenwich, England
4. somewhere on the Equator
5. somewhere in Australia
01.10 Today, the highest rates of HIV/AIDS
infection are in:
1. North Africa
2. Southern Africa
3. Southeast Asia
4. North America
5. Europe
01.10 Today, the highest rates of HIV/AIDS infection are
in:
1. North Africa
2. Southern Africa
3. Southeast Asia
4. North America
5. Europe