Test Bank for Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, 18th Edition by Jan Nijman, Muller
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Test Bank for Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts 18e 18th Edition by Jan Nijman, Peter O. Muller. This document includes Multiple Choice questions for all Chapters. Pictures are also given in MCQS questions. Chapter names are given below
1 Introduction: World Regional Geography
2 The N...
Test Bank for Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, 18th Edition by Peter O
Muller, Jan Nijman, Michael Shin
Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Regions 18e
Chapter Number: 01 All Chapters ✅
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) A large-scale map shows _______________.
a) a small area
b) a large area
c) no relationship between the scale on a map and the size of the area shown
d) an unbalanced area
e) the entire world
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain spatial perspectives, spatial patterns, and the importance of scale.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective
2) The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance is known as the ____________.
a) map legend
b) map scale
c) map revolution
d) cartographic rule
e) purpose of the map
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain spatial perspectives, spatial patterns, and the importance of scale.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective
,3) Which of the following statements concerning map scale is false?
a) The fractional scale 1:1,000,000 means one inch on the map represents one million inches on
the ground.
b) If the linear scale of a map is twice another, its areal representation is four times larger.
c) To represent a large area on a small map, a small scale is used.
d) Larger-scale maps allow for greater detail in depicting regions and subregions.
e) A map with the fractional scale 1:103,000,000 has a larger scale than one of 1:1,000,000.
Answer: e
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: Explain spatial perspectives, spatial patterns, and the importance of scale.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective
4) In Figure 1-3, which of the maps has the largest scale?
,a) Map A
b) Map B
c) Map C
d) Map D
e) They all have the same scale.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain spatial perspectives, spatial patterns, and the importance of scale.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference: Geography’s Perspective
5) The area that surrounds and is served by a city is known as its _____________.
a) periphery
b) formal region
c) hinterland
d) core
e) relative location
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Discuss regions and how they relate to realms and explain the difference
between formal and functional regions.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference: Regions within Realms
6) In regional geography, relative location _______________.
a) is more meaningful and practical than absolute location
b) refers to the latitude of a place
c) refers to the longitudinal position of a place
d) can only be found using a GIS
e) is a type of transition zone
Answer: a
, Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: Discuss regions and how they relate to realms and explain the difference
between formal and functional regions.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference: Regions within Realms
7) A functional region _______________.
a) is defined on the basis of some variable, such as the area where wheat is grown
b) is exemplified by a city and its hinterland
c) is also known as a formal region
d) has a transition zone at its center
e) is the same as a uniform region
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Discuss regions and how they relate to realms and explain the difference
between formal and functional regions.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference: Regions within Realms
8) Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
a) Regions marked by internal homogeneity are classified as formal regions.
b) Regions conceptualized as “spatial systems” are collectively identified as functional regions.
c) A country likely constitutes a formal political region because within its boundaries certain
conditions of nationality, law, and political tradition prevail.
d) Functional regions are generally more static and internally immobile than formal regions.
e) Functional regions have a core and a periphery.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: Discuss regions and how they relate to realms and explain the difference
between formal and functional regions.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference: Regions within Realms
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