(Human Geography Landscapes of Human Activities 13e Mark Bjelland, Daniel Montello, Jerome Fellmann,
Arthur Getis, Judith Getis )
(Test Bank, Answer at the end of each Chapter)
Chapter 1
1. Every map projection has some degree of distortion because
A. a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion.
B. parallels and meridians never cross at right angles on a globe.
C. the grid of latitude and longitude cannot be accurately measured.
D. a sphere is a developable surface.
2. All regions have the following characteristics EXCEPT
A. relative location.
B. derived location.
C. spatial extent.
D. boundaries.
3. A street address is an example of
A. relative position.
B. prime position.
C. absolute location.
D. situation.
4. Which of the following statements about latitude is NOT true?
A. Latitude is a measure of distance north and south of the equator.
B. Latitude lines are always parallel to each other.
C. Latitude is always written as some number between 0 degrees and 180 degrees.
D. On a globe, lines of latitude intersect meridians of longitude at right angles.
5. Which of the following is NOT a type of quantitative thematic map?
A. isometric map
B. choropleth map
C. topographic map
D. cartogram
6. The location of a place described by its local physical characteristics is called its
A. relative position.
B. site.
C. normative locale.
D. situation.
7. A contour is an isoline showing
A. points of equal elevation.
B. points equidistant from a known, central location.
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, C. average value of an item studied per unit area of its occurrence.
D. the degree of small area distortion on thematic maps.
8. Which of the following is NOT true about the globe grid?
A. All meridians are one-half the length of the equator.
B. Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles.
C. Parallels increase in length as one nears the poles.
D. The scale on the surface of the globe is the same in every direction.
9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of regions?
A. hierarchical arrangement
B. spatial extent
C. historical sequence
D. defined boundaries
10. Density and dispersion are independent statements about the location of things within a defined area. They
are different in that
A. density is the number of items in the area and dispersion describes their proximity.
B. dispersion reports the mobility or changeability of items in an area and density reports
their degree of permanence.
C. density is a perceived relationship of things in space and dispersion is the mathematical
relationship of spatial data.
D. dispersion is a spatial statement valid for functional regions and density has meaning only
for formal regions.
11. The elements common to all spatial distributions are
A. site, situation, and localization.
B. accessibility, connectivity, and pattern.
C. concentration, dissonance, and connectivity.
D. density, dispersion, and pattern.
12. Perceptual regions
A. reflect personal or popular impressions of territory and spatial divisions.
B. are perceived through the application of well-defined spatial criteria.
C. have boundaries of clearly visible, self-evident physical or cultural change.
D. have meaning only in physical geography, which deals with perceivable objects.
13. An isoline on a map
A. measures the concentration of the mapped item.
B. measures dispersion of the mapped item.
C. connects points of equal value to the mapped item.
D. outlines the area of the map with no globe grid distortion.
14. Which one of the following correctly lists the four main properties of maps?
A. area, direction, latitude, longitude
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, B. equivalence, shape, latitude, longitude
C. conformality, equivalence, direction, symbols
D. area, shape, distance, direction
15. All of the following are key reference points in the grid system EXCEPT the
A. North and South Poles.
B. polar circumference.
C. equator.
D. prime meridian.
16. Map scale defines the
A. type of region that can be depicted by a dot or line.
B. relationship between the size of an earth feature and its size on the map.
C. line pattern used by cartographers to draw boundaries.
D. the angle between degrees of latitude and longitude shown on the map.
17. A GIS database
A. is usually presented as a descriptive article or gazetteer entry.
B. contains digitized place-specific information.
C. is a randomly accessible set of descriptive place-specific photographs.
D. is the raw information needed to coordinate airline routes and schedules.
18. A functional or nodal region is defined by
A. internal patterns of interaction and connection.
B. significant topographic change at its margins.
C. the characteristics assigned to it by the government.
D. the physical or cultural characteristic common throughout.
19. The situation of a place
A. remains constant and defined by the globe grid.
B. remains constant and is controlled by environmental forces.
C. can change over time as external relations of the place change.
D. can change over time as the globe grid is adjusted.
20. Geography as a discipline
A. originated in ancient Greek interest in the physical structure of the earth and in the nature
and activities of different people.
B. developed as an outgrowth of the "Age of Discovery" beginning in the 15th century.
C. developed out of a tradition of cave painting and story telling.
D. was developed in response to a national need to map and describe the American West.
21. The physical attributes of a place
A. represent the current state of continuing processes of change and development.
B. are determined by natural processes and remain unchanged over time.
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, C. determine the resource endowments of that place and thus also determine the cultural
attributes of its inhabitants.
D. are the active agents in the continual interplay of environmental and cultural forces.
22. Absolute location
A. describes a place in terms of its real-world circumstances.
B. is a temporary and changing characteristic of place.
C. cannot be defined with precision in a world of relative spatial relationships.
D. is a precise position on the surface of the globe.
23. The raster approach to GIS data presentation
A. presents data that are specific to the precise location of each object.
B. describes data stemming from a cell of the partitioned area under study.
C. is the process of detecting the nature of an object from a far distance.
D. creates a list, or roster, of data points to be presented on a map.
24. You have to get across town before rush hour. You plan your route based upon your expectations of traffic.
Your plan is referred to as
A. a relative location.
B. a pattern.
C. a mental map.
D. an isometric map.
25. The US federal government is proposing a new interstate highway between Charleston, WV and Knoxville,
TN. Which of the following would occur if this interstate is completed?
A. Accessibility and connectivity will decrease between the cities.
B. Accessibility will increase but connectivity will decrease between the cities.
C. Accessibility will decrease but connectivity will increase between the cities.
D. Accessibility and connectivity will increase between the cities.
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26. Look at the diagrams above. Which of the following is true?
A. The observations with regions X and Y are equivalently dispersed.
B. Region X indicates a linear density while region Y exhibits a central density.
C. Region X has a linear pattern and region Y has a centralized density.
D. The density of observations within each region are equal.
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