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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) A physical geographer would likely NOT study 1)
A) the effects of the removal of dams on the Elwha River in Washington.
B) the impact of Hurricane Sandyʹs landfall along the U.S. East Coast.
C) the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011.
D) The diffusion of various religions from the so-called Middle East.
2) Geography is described as 2)
A) a spatial science. B) an Earth science.
C) a human science. D) a physical science.
3) The word spatial refers to 3)
A) eras of time.
B) things that are unique and special.
C) items that relate specifically to society.
D) the nature and character of physical space and the distribution of phenomena within it.
4) Which is NOT true of geographers? 4)
A) They are Earth systems scientists.
B) They use spatial analysis.
C) They are concerned with spatial and temporal relationships.
D) They are primarily concerned with place names.
5) Geography 5)
A) does not use systems analysis.
B) does not consider process in explaining systems.
C) is not a science.
D) is derived from geo and graphein; literally, ʺto write Earth.ʺ
6) ʺGeographyʺ literally means 6)
A) map making. B) to write (about) Earth.
C) the study of rocks. D) place memorization.
7) The main methodology governing geographic inquiry 7)
A) involves spatial analysis. B) uses chronological organization.
C) is field work. D) is behavioral analysis.
8) Which of the following best describes the field of physical geography? 8)
A) Understanding soil development.
B) The spatial analysis of all the physical elements, processes, and systems that make up the
environment.
C) The study of weather.
D) Mapping of rock types.
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, 9) Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, communication and diffusion refer to 9)
A) location.
B) place.
C) regions.
D) human-Earth relationships.
E) movement.
10) Which of the following most accurately characterizes the goal of geography? 10)
A) Memorization of the names of places on world and regional maps.
B) Memorization of the imports and exports of a country.
C) The production of maps.
D) Understanding distributions and movements across Earth.
11) Which of the following terms characterizes the discipline of geography? 11)
A) Unscientific B) Integrative
C) Eclectic D) Both eclectic and integrative
12) Which of the following comprise the fundamental duality in the field of geography? 12)
A) Political versus environmental B) Economic versus political
C) Physical versus human/cultural D) Physical versus economic
13) Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, resource management and sustainable 13)
growth refer to
A) location.
B) place.
C) human-Earth relationships.
D) movement.
E) regions.
14) Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, latitude and longitude refer to 14)
A) location.
B) place.
C) human-Earth relationships.
D) movement.
E) regions.
15) Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, areas that display uniform characteristics 15)
refer to
A) location.
B) place.
C) human-Earth relationships.
D) movement.
E) regions.
16) Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, characteristics of a site refers to 16)
A) location.
B) place.
C) human-Earth relationships.
D) movement.
E) regions.
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, 17) Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, the Cienega de Santa Clara, an ecotourism 17)
destination on the Colorado River delta, is best described within which of the five themes?
A) location
B) place
C) human-Earth relationships
D) movement
E) regions
18) Shale gas extraction using hydraulic fracturing falls within which of the five themes? 18)
A) location
B) place
C) human-Earth relationships
D) movement
E) regions
19) Which of the following is the most strongly supported by extensive hypothesis testing? 19)
A) Educated guess B) Speculation C) Theory D) Dogma
20) Which of the following is NOT true of scientific theories? 20)
A) They are broad in scope because they unify known facts about the world.
B) They are based on natural laws (such as those pertaining to gravity, relativity, atomic theory,
etc.).
C) They are based on hypothesis testing.
D) They are absolute truths and can never be proven wrong.
21) The key idea behind the scientific method is 21)
A) unbridled speculation about the world.
B) the use of intuition in testing theories.
C) the testing of ideas through controlled observations and experiments.
D) an appeal to supernatural explanations when natural explanations have not yet been found
for a phenomenon.
22) The scientific method is described by which of the following? 22)
A) A single, definitive method for doing science.
B) Irreproducible results accepted as theory.
C) The development of hypotheses for testing and prediction.
D) The acceptance of supernatural explanations for phenomenon until science proves otherwise.
23) ________ is mass that assumes a physical shape and occupies space. 23)
A) Entropy B) A system C) Energy D) Matter
24) The capacity to change the motion of, or to do work on, matter is the definition of 24)
A) acceleration.
B) plasma.
C) thermodynamics.
D) system.
E) energy.
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