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Semster 1 and 2 (2017) Assignment 1 Questions and Answer
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Semester 1Assignment 01
1. This spatial pattern forms when there are transport routes
such as roads, railways, rivers and canals. One of its main
advantages is that it makes access to transport routes and
livelihood sources, such as water, easy for all the people living
nearby. From the list below identify which pattern the statement
above refers to:
(1) Dense pattern
(2) Linear pattern
(3) Scattered/dispersed pattern
(4) Regular pattern
(5) Radial pattern
2. ________ patterns develop when phenomena are far apart;
when they are in close proximity to each other, they form a
_______ pattern.
(1) Sparse ……… dense
(2) Dense ……. sparse
(3) Dense …….. regular
(4) Linear …….. dense
(5) None of the above
3. During the practice of services provision various spatial
processes occur. From the list below identify the process that
cannot be regarded as a spatial process.
(1) Densification of the city
(2) Movement of people, goods
(3) Soil erosion and associated processes
(4) Music and art
(5) Urban sprawl
4. Which one of the following is a type of map that represents
an accurate and detailed description of physical and cultural
landscapes?
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, (1) sketch maps
(2) choropleth maps
(3) topographical maps
(4) satellite images
(5) thematic maps
5. Which one of the following combinations of spatial
components is the odd one out?
(1) Location and connections
(2) Shape and size
(3) Density and water
(4) Linkages and time
(5) Density and shape
6. Remote sensing is the process of detecting and monitoring
changes in the physical landscape. In the list below, which can
be done using remote sensing?
(1) Cloud tracking for weather prediction
(2) Land use changes (growth of a city)
(3) Mapping of large forest fires
(4) All of the above
(5) None of the above
7. Which one of the following is the odd one out?
(1) Remote sensing
(2) Spatial development initiatives
(3) Spatial development frameworks
(4) Spatial patterns
(5) None of the above
8. The description of a location of a place based on a fixed point
on Earth, usually by using coordinates such as latitude and
longitude is regarded as _______.
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