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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION: GEOGRAPHY AND HUMANGEOGRAPHY
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.
The branch of geography that focuses upon natural landforms, climate, soils, and vegetation of the Earth is:a. cultural geography b. human geographyc. locational geographyd. physical geography
2.
The importance of the
spatial
 approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:a. the arrangement and organization of things on the surface of the Earth b. the history of an areac. human activity only d. the political impact of boundaries
3.
Alfred Wegener developed a hypothesis explaining the jigsaw-like fit of the continental land masses on opposite sides of the North and South Atlantic Oceans called:a. plate tectonics b. plate distributionc. continental driftd. crustal spreading
4.
Which of the following is
not
 one of the "four traditions of geography" as originally developed by W.D. Pattison in 1964?a. earth-science b. paleontologicc. culture-environmentd. locational
5.
Physical geography remains one of the cornerstones of geography. In times past it was called:a. locational tradition b. area-analysis traditionc. earth-science traditiond. environmental tradition
6.
The reason W.D. Pattison described the locational tradition as being the heart of all geography is that:a. it is the spatial focus of the discipline b. locational interest was a new conceptc. locational focus is essential for map-makingd. physical geography requires it
7.
Which of the traditions of geography listed below has given rise to regional science?a. culture-environment b. earth-sciencec. locational traditiond. area-analysis
 
8.
In 1986 the National Geographic Society published "Five Themes" of geography that differed from Pattison's "four traditions" in several ways, one of which was the
omission
 of an important tra-dition that Pattison included. The omitted tradition was:a. earth-science b. placec. physical geographyd. movement of people
9.
The "Five Themes" of geography, published by the National Geographic Society in 1986, added two themes to the four traditions identified by W. D. Pattison in 1964. One of these was
 place
 and the other was:a. numbers b. movementc. distributiond. densities
10.
 The concern of geography with space puts ? at the center of its agenda.a. patterns b. distancec. scaled. places
11.
 The country of Rwanda is located on the continent of:a. South America b. Australiac. Asiad. Africa
12.
The coordinates of absolute location are useful mainly in determining exact:a. distances b. directionsc. distances and directionsd. elevations
13.
The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is properly called the:a. relative location b. absolute locationc. central locationd. referenced location
14.
The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:a. absolute location b. sitec. relative locationd. actual location
15.
If a place has a relative location that is centrally located to people, raw materials, markets, and the ability to transport goods then the place is said to have:a. centrality b. sitec. referenced location
 
d. advantaged location
16.
Chicago's absolute location has not changed but its
relative
 location changed markedly in 1959  because:a. Lake Michigan shrank  b. O'Hare international airport opened c. the St. Lawrence Seaway opened d. a new railroad was completed 
17.
During the past century which one of the following Asian countries experienced a dramatic change in their relative location?a. China b. Indiac. Indonesiad. Japan
18.
Physical geography is important to the study of human geography because:a. the Earth's surface forms the physical setting for creating the human imprint. b. human activities are shaped by physical conditionsc. the Earth's surface constantly changes and humans need to be aware of thisd. by knowing the physical features of an area human geographers will know where to look for  people
19.
A vital rule that maps demonstrate in geography is:a. geography is not always spatial b. places on the Earth have their own distinctive propertiesc. a map is worth many pages of written textd. geographic studies do not necessarily need maps
20.
When Japan decided to embark on the road to industrialization, they chose which of the following countries as their model?a. the United States b. Germanyc. Franced. Britain
21.
Except for South and Southeast Asia, what ocean influences the moistest areas of the world?a. Pacific b. Indianc. Arcticd. Atlantic
22.
The spread of ideas, cultural traits, knowledge, and skills from their places of origin to other areas where they are adopted is called:a. diffusion b. adjustmentc. spreadingd. expansion

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