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Review Quiz 1: The Geographic Perspective
1.
Venice, the old world city of bridges and canals, is sinking faster than anyone expected. In the early 2000s, a grand engineering project began in an attempt to protect Venice from high tides, as well as the rising Adriatic Sea. A series of 79 inflatable pontoons are being installed on the seabed around Venice.
This statement is an example of which theme of geography? [Select the best answer.]
a.
human-environment interaction
b.
movement
c.
place
d.
location
2. You are working for a marketing research company and they have asked you to analyze and track the average household expenditure on tissues from major pharmacies during the month of
January. You are provided with the total number of boxes of tissues purchased and dollars spent by tissue brand in January. The data you are given is considered geographic information.
a)
False. You were not given locations, therefore, it is not geographic information.
b)
False. You were given geographic data, not geographic information.
c)
True. You should be able to determine the location of pharmacies based on this information.
3. You are camping in a valley and you want to get a good view of the land from above. Of the places shown on your topographic map, which of the following describes the best place to do this?
a)
The contour lines form pointed "V"s.
b)
The contour lines are closed with hatch marks.
c)
The contour lines are evenly spaced and far apart.
d)
The contour lines form closed circles.
4. You have returned to the office after conducting field research on the occurrence of drug-
related shootings in United States urban areas. Which of the following geospatial technologies would be the most useful for you to analyze the spatial data that you have collected from the field and other data sources?
a)
GPS
b)
Cartography
c)
GIS
d)
Remote Sensing
5. While camping, you could use a topographic map to do all of the following, EXCEPT:
a)
avoid the hardest bedrock when pitching your tent.
b)
locate sources of water, including streams and lakes.
c)
find the most level area to set up your campsite on.
d)
circumnavigate mountains and wetlands while hiking.
6. MapQuest is an online web mapping service, owned and operated by American Online, Incorporated. When MapQuest is used to identify the location of an address, which geographic tool is being used to provide you with the map?
a)
remote sensing
b)
a geographic information system
c)
a global position system
d)
volunteered geographic information
7. The distribution and pattern of the most dominant tree species across Michigan would best be
displayed and visualized on a ________________ map.
a)
thematic
b)
topographic
c)
reference
d)
Mental
8. A large aluminum smelting plant is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River, just east of
North Bay. This statement is an example of which theme of geography? (Note: Select the best answer.)
a)
movement
b)
human-environment interaction
c)
place
d)
Location
9. You are planning to meet up with your friends at a local coffee shop. When you ask for directions, you are told that the coffee shop is located on the north side of Grand River Avenue, one block west of Hagadorn Road, across from University Apartments. You have been given:
a)
not much, as a street address is needed to determine the coffee shop's location.
b)
the absolute location of the coffee shop.
c)
the relative location of the coffee shop.
d)
a mental map to the coffee shop.
10. True or false? Relative to one another, a map of the state of Indiana is a large scale map, while a map of Indianapolis, Indiana, is a small scale map.
a)
True
b)
False
11. Thinking spatially means considering, "What?"; "Where?"; and "Why there?" for a particular phenomenon. Identify "What?" (that is, the phenomenon) in the following example:
Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, spoken in some form, by nearly all of the country's inhabitants. This is the result of the colonization of the country in the 1500s by the Portuguese people who imposed their language, culture, and customs on the people they colonized.
a)
the 1500s
b)
Portugal and Brazil
c)
the Portuguese language
d)
the country's inhabitants
12. Geography is fundamentally characterized by its concern with:
a)
patterns of spatial development.
b)
phenomena in a spatial context.
c)
humans and the environment.
d)
the human condition across space.
13. A key feature of Volunteered Geographic Information is:
a)
rural-based mapping.
b)
continuous coverage.
c)
more accurate information.
d)
user-generated content.
14. We know that the geographic coordinates of Beijing, China are 39 degrees North latitude, 116 degrees East longitude and those of San Francisco are 37 degrees North latitude, 122 degrees West longitude. Given this information, which of the following coordinates would be nearest the halfway point if traveling from Beijing east to San Francisco?
[Tip: Be sure to pay close attention to the location descriptors provided.]
a)
38 degrees South latitude, 12 degrees East longitude
b)
29 degrees North latitude, 167 degrees West longitude
c)
45 degrees North latitude, 94 degrees West longitude
d)
51 degrees South latitude, 110 degrees East longitude
15. Only one of the following sets of coordinates describes a real location on Earth. Use your knowledge of the latitude/longitude coordinate system to choose the correct response. Look closely at the choices.
a)
74 degrees, 17 minutes North, 126 degrees, 44 minutes West
b)
112 degrees, 5 minutes South, 62 degrees, 31 minutes East
c)
42 degrees, 12 minutes East, 80 degrees, 17 minutes West
d)
23 degrees, 45 minutes South, 181 degrees, 46 minutes East
16. Quebec has taken advantage of its rivers and the grade (that is, the slope) of those rivers by
constructing hydroelectric dams for electricity generation.
This statement is an example of which theme of geography? (Note: Select the best answer.)
a)
location
b)
human-environment interaction
c)
movement
d)
place
17. Thinking spatially means considering, "What?"; "Where?"; and "Why there?". Identify "
Where
?" in the following example:
a)
Brazil
b)
the country's inhabitants
c)
Portugal
d)
language, culture, and customs
18. Thinking spatially means considering, "What?"; "Where?"; and "Why there?". Identify "
Where
? " in the following example:
Boiling Lake in Roseau, Dominica is a flooded basin associated with an opening in the Earth's crust from which heat and gases can escape.
a)
Boiling Lake
b)
Roseau, Dominica
c)
an opening in the Earth's crust
d)
heat and gases can escape
19. It is spring and the Mississippi River is at flood stage. Levees meant to protect communities
and people have been breached and the water level continues to rise. You are working for the Federal Emergency Management Administration and need to gauge the exact extent of the flooding along a large stretch of the river. Which of the following tools would be most helpful?
a)
a geographic information system
b)
a global positioning system
c)
volunteered geographic information
d)
remote sensing
20. The primary value of a Geographic information system (GIS) is its ability to:
a)
capture high-res imagery of the earth's surface.
b)
pinpoint a location using three satellites.
c)
store, display, and analyze geographic information.
d)
collect geographic information from crowds.
Review: Population and Demography:
1.
A country that is concerned with issues like social security and health care for their elderly citizens is most likely in either __________ of demographic transition.
a.
Stage 4 or 5
b.
Stage 3 or 4
c.
Stage 1 or 2
d.
Stage 1 or 5
2.
If a demographer uses only the Crude Birth Rate and the Crude Death Rate to determine whether a population is increasing, she is calculating the:
a.
Crude Growth Rate.
b.
Doubling Time.
c.
Rate of Natural Increase.
d.
Fertility Rate.
3.
In your lesson, you were asked to watch a video clip from the documentary Affluenza. This particular video clip can best be summarized as a discussion of:
a.
the shrinking middle class, or growing income gap between rich and poor.
b.
the impact of overconsumption on resources such as water and oil.
c.
the chemical changes that occur in our brain when we purchase goods.
d.
the ill effects of a consumer-driven society on people and the planet.
4.
A large percentage of people in the fictional city of Roundville live below the poverty line,
and many engage in subsistence farming or low-wage factory jobs. While vaccine programs have decreased the death rate, life expectancy remains low and other social problems such as illiteracy are prevalent. It is most likely that Roundville is located in:
a.
a more developed country.
b.
an urban area.
c.
a rural area.
d.
a less developed country.
5.
Which of the following pyramids represents Stage 2 of Demographic Transition
a.
1
b.
2
c.
3
6. True or false? If you are forced to move from your home to a new location and have no choice in whether you stay or go, it is NOT considered migration.
a.
True
b.
False
7.Of the revolutions listed below, which led to population growth by improving and increasing the food supply?
a.
Industrial revolution
b.
Agricultural revolution
c.
Medical revolution
8. Which of the following statements about historical population growth is FALSE?
a.
Life expectancy increased as an indirect result of the industrial revolution.
b.
Advances in medicine and health care decreased death rates.
c.
Advances in technology slowed population growth.
d.
Advances in agriculture increased the Earth's carrying capacity.
9. Malthus believed that the one dominant factor that would reduce the Earth's carrying capacity
and limit the world's population is:
a.
lack of food.
b.
natural disasters.
c.
overcrowding.
d.
illness and disease.
10. True or False? Most refugees move from less developed countries to more developed countries in search of job opportunities.
a.
True
b.
False
11. Which of the following statements about population growth is TRUE?
a.
The population of all countries is increasing, just at varying rates.
b.
The global population growth rate is larger than the rate of natural increase.
c.
The global population growth rate has declined since 1970.
d.
The doubling time for the global population is lower than it has ever been.
12. Bre Pettis is the cofounder of Makerbot, an open-source machine that allows users to manufacture their own designs and inventions, nearly as easily as they would print a document.
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