UNIT 1 Practice

Which of the following statements best describes human geography?

• The study of the physical processes and features on Earth
• The study of how humans understand and use Earth
• The study of human development and achievements
• The study of the psychological effects of place on people
• The study of the economic and cultural relationships among people

Which of the following is an example of absolute location?

• At 36°S and 58°W
• 14 miles south of Amsterdam
• In the northeastern part of Brazil
• On the banks of the Ganges River
• At the intersection of Main Street and Poplar Avenue

Which term describes the number of people per a given unit of area (such as a square mile)?

• Density
• Distribution
• Flow
• Pattern
• Situation

Which of the following would be used to describe a city’s situation as opposed to its site characteristics?

• Landforms
• Climate
• Natural resources
• Longitude and latitude
• Proximity to transportation routes

Read the description of Shanghai. Then answer the question: "Shanghai is located on the coast of the East China Sea. Its maritime location has a mild climate year-round. The municipality radiates from the confluence of the Suzhou and Huangpu rivers outward to the north, west, and south." This description provides information about which aspect of Shanghai?

• Site
• Situation
• Landscape
• Physical features
• Relative location

Which of the following best explains the geographic principle of time-space compression?

• Places seem to all look alike
• Places seem like they are closer together.
• Places are closer in space but not in time.
• People in different places are making a greater effort to work together.
• People in different places are more concerned about maintaining their traditions.

What is a primary argument against environmental determinism?

• It undermines the principles of sustainability.
• It ignores past civilizations in North Africa and Asia.
• It underestimates the importance of genetic factors.
• It emphasizes physical geography over human geography.
• It overlooks the impact of new technologies in Europe and the Americas.

Which of the following geographic theories suggests that humans have an ability to affect their environment?

• Humanism
• Probability
• Possibilism
• World system theory
• Environmental determinism

The term geographic scale refers to which of the following?

• The area of the world being studied
• The sense of distance as it relates to time
• The ways in which people define regions
• The ratio between distance on a map and distance on Earth’s surface
• The economic interrelationship between core and peripheral countries

Which of the following scales of analysis would be most appropriate for examining migration patterns within a country?

• Regional
• Global
• National
• Local
• State