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Human Geography Places and Regions in Global Context, 5th Canadian Edition. 5e Paul Knox, Sallie Marston, Michael Imort, Alan Nash (Test Bank)
Human Geography Places and Regions in Global Context, 5th Canadian Edition. 5e Paul Knox, Sallie Marston, Michael Imort, Alan Nash (Test Bank)
(Human Geography Places and Regions in Global Context, 5th Canadian Edition. 5e Paul Knox, Sallie Marston
Michael Imort, Alan Nash)
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Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context, Cdn. 5e (Knox et al.)
Chapter 1 Geography Matters
1.1 Minimal Choice
1) In a cartogram, ________ is distorted for effect.
A) space
B) location
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's: 1.5 Remembering/Understanding
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
2) For data to be meaningful for GIS, it is critical that
A) the data's specific location in space can be identified.
B) the data can be seen in satellite images.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's: 2 Understanding
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
3) Isopleth maps rely heavily on
A) lines.
B) dots.
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Bloom's: 1.5 Remembering/Understanding
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
4) GPS has drastically increased the accuracy and efficiency of collecting ________ data.
A) spatial
B) temporal
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's: 1.5 Remembering/Understanding
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
5) Topographic maps are examples of
A) isopleth maps.
B) choropleth maps.
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Bloom's: 1 Remembering
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
,6) Small-scale maps cover a ________ portion of the Earth's surface on a page.
A) large
B) small
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's: 2 Understanding
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
7) Representative fractions are ________ that indicate the ratio between linear distance on a map
and actual distance on the Earth's surface.
A) map scales
B) proportional charts
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's: 1 Remembering
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
8) As socially constructed representations of the world around us, all maps are
A) subjective.
B) objective
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's: 2 Understanding
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
9) Geographers warn that GIS can be used to help create a surveillance society in which people
are judged by
A) where they live.
B) lifestyle and beliefs.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's: 1.5 Remembering/Understanding
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
10) Say that one has a series of maps of the same place but that they vary by scale. They are
arranged from the largest scale map on the left to the smallest scale on the right. Thus, going left
to right, the features on the map are getting
A) farther apart.
B) closer together.
Answer: A
Diff: 3
Bloom's: 4 Analyzing
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
,11) Geographic information systems can be a powerful and controlling tool in a
A) surveillance society.
B) mundane society.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's: 1 Remembering
Section Headings: The Basic Tools and Methods of Human Geographers
12) Physical geographers study things like weather, soil formation and animal ecology. Human
geographers are more likely to study
A) landscapes.
B) landforms.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's: 2 Understanding
Section Headings: Studying Human Geography
13) People's relationships with their environments are more likely to be studied by
A) physical geographers.
B) human geographers.
Answer: B
Diff: 3
Bloom's: 2 Understanding
Section Headings: Studying Human Geography
14) Agricultural production, food security, resource management, population change, ecology of
human disease, environmental pollution and the symbolism of place and landscape are studied by
A) human geographers.
B) physical geographers.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's: 2 Understanding
Section Headings: Studying Human Geography
15) Those who study climate, weather patterns, soil formation, plant and animal ecology and
other such topics related to Earth's natural processes and outcomes are called
A) regional geographers.
B) physical geographers.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Bloom's: 2 Understanding
Section Headings: Studying Human Geography
, 16) The shared meanings that come from the lived experiences of daily life—those common &
routine interactions that allow us to become familiar with one another's vocabulary, humor, dress
codes, gestures, etc.—are known as
A) intersubjectivity.
B) spatial interaction.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's: 1.5 Remembering/Understanding
Section Headings: Regional Analysis
17) The scale of social interaction—of personal relationships and daily routine—for most people
is the scale of the
A) community.
B) national state.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Bloom's: 4 Analyzing
Section Headings: Why Places Matter
18) The prime meridian cuts through
A) Greenwich, England.
B) Quito, Ecuador.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's: 1 Remembering
Section Headings: Spatial Analysis
19) The prime meridian is a line of
A) latitude.
B) longitude.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Bloom's: 1 Remembering
Section Headings: Spatial Analysis
20) The Global Positioning System (GPS) used to help with location and navigation relies on
information broadcast from
A) a series of U.S. satellites.
B) the Royal Observatory in London, England.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Bloom's: 1 Remembering
Section Headings: Spatial Analysis
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