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1. Theoldestfieldofgeographyis..

a. Physicalgeography
b. Location
c. Culturalgeography
d. Cartography
2. WhichoftheseisNOToneofthethemesofgeography
a. Location
b. Space
c. Region
d. Place
3. Whichoftheseistrueaboutregions?
a. Theyallhavedefinedboundaries
b. Theyarefigmentsoftheimagination
c. Theyareconceptual
d. Theyaremathematicallydefined
4. Whichoftheseregions,ifmapped,wouldhaveasmallerscale?
a. Country
b. Town
c. Farm
d. Continent
5. WhichoftheseisNOTanexampleofrelativedistance?
a. 30feet
b. 20seconds
c. 523footsteps
d. $18.30
6. WhichmapprojectionpreservestheshapeofEarthslandmasses?
a. Mercator
b. Robinson
c. Fuller
d. Azimuthal
7. ThediffusionofhiphopfromNewYorktoChicagoandLosAngelesisanexampleof
a. Contagiousdiffusion
b. Relocationdiffusion
c. Stimulusdiffusion
d. Hierarchicaldiffusion
8. Whichofthesestatesthathumanbehaviorisdeterminedbythephysicalenvironment?
a. Environmentaldeterminism
b. Possibilism
c. Populationdeterminism
d. Environmentalpredestination
9. Whichofthefollowingisnotanexampleofabsolutelocation?
a. 5501NKedzieAve.Chicago,IL6062
b. 42N,88W

c. 15minutesfrommyhouse
d. 18N,178W
10. Whichoftheseislayersofspatialdatacombinedtoanalyzechangesinacertainarea?
a. GIS
b. GPS
c. GSI
d. GOS
11. WhichoftheseisNOTanexampleofaformalregion?
a. Frenchspeakingarea
b. CentralAmerica
c. SanFranciscoBayArea
d. BeverlyHills
12. WhichisnotaGeneralTraditionasdefinedbyW.D.Pattinson?
a. Earthsciencetradition
b. Areastudiestradition
c. Manlandtradition
d. Spaceinteractiontradition
13. Thisisapictureofa________projection?
a. Fuller
b. Mercator
c. Azimuthal
d. Richards

14. Whatisachoroplethmap?
a. Amapthatusesgradeddifferencesinshadingorcolorortheplacingofsymbols
insidedefinedareasonthemapinordertoindicatetheaveragevaluesofsome
propertyorquantityinthoseareas
b. Amapthatshowstheabsolutelocationofbusinessesinvolvedincartography
c. Amapthatshowsthegeographicdistributionofthemonthlyorannualaverage
valuesofclimaticvariables
d. Amapthatusesaspecialtypeofline,calledacontourline,toshowdifferent
elevationsonamap
15. Readthefollowingpromptandanswerquestion15.Maryisaresearcherwhois
currentlytravelinginCentralAmerica.Whilethere,shestudiesthelivingconditionsand
customsoftheciviliansinCostaRica.Shenotesthattheyoftenbringumbrellawith
themwherevertheygo,astheclimateisveryrainy.Doesthispromptdescribesiteor
situation?
a. Site

b. Situation
16. Whichofthefollowingtermsdescribesthewayweimagineaspaceasdeterminedby
ourimpression,perception,andknowledgeofthatspace?
a. Mentalmap
b. Perceptionspace
c. Activityspace
d. Relativelocation
17. WhichoftheseisNOTanexampleofculturallandscape?
a. Architecture
b. Tilledsoil
c. Railroadtracks
d. Swamp
18. WhichoftheseisNOTacauseofsoilerosion?
a. Flatteningofland
b. Steeperslopes
c. Winderosion
d. Livestockgrazing
19. Whichofthefollowingisarenewableresource?
a. Coal
b. Uranium235
c. Air
d. Naturalgas
20. Whatisasanitarylandfill?
a. Alandfillthatisemptiedoften.
b. Aholethathasbeendugforwastewithmaterialsatthebottommeanttotreat
seepingliquids.
c. Wastestoredinbagsandkeptinalarge,sanitarybuilding.
d. Alandfillinwhichallofthewasteistreatedwithsanitizingchemicalsandthen
compactedintocubesinordertominimizethespaceused.

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