8. What is the difference between absolute and relative distance?

b. Absolute distance is measured in terms of feet, miles, meters, or kilometers, while relative distance is measured in terms that can fluctuate, like time and money.

a. Absolute distance is measured in terms of time and money, while relative distance is measured in terms of feet, miles, meters, or kilometers.

c. Absolute distance is related to another subject, while relative distance is fixed.

d. Absolute distance is used to describe where things are in relation to each other, while relative distance is used to measure the distance between two locations.

9. How does elevation impact climate?

a. Elevation influences agriculture.

b. Elevation determines the spatial patterns observed.

c. Elevation affects the distribution of data.

d. Elevation is not related to climate.

10. What does distribution refer to in geography?

a. The arrangement of geospatial data.

b. The accuracy of remote sensing methods.

c. The organization of cultural traits.

d. The connection between functional regions.

11. How are clustered or agglomerated phenomena arranged?

a. In a group or concentrated area.

c. Spread out over a large area.

d. Equally spaced from a central point.

12. What type of phenomena are arranged in a straight line?

a. Clustered or agglomerated phenomena.

13. What is the advantage of using GIS?

c. It allows for relation and connection to occur.

a. It helps determine the precise position on Earth.

b. It collects data through tracking stations and receivers.

d. It provides directions for navigation.

14. What is the purpose of the Global Positioning System (GPS)?

a. To determine the precise position of something on Earth.

b. To store, analyze, and display geospatial data.

c. To collect qualitative and quantitative data.

d. To measure the spread of data over an area.

15. What is remote sensing?

a. The acquisition of data about the Earth's surface from a satellite or other long-distance methods.

b. The process of using GPS to determine precise locations.

c. The analysis of spatial patterns.

d. The collection of geospatial data.

16. What is a geographic model?

a. A visual representation of data.

b. A formal boundary that defines a region.

c. A communication or transportation node.

d. A method for measuring spatial patterns.

17. What does GIS stand for?

a. Geographic Information System

What do geographers study when analyzing land use patterns?

a. Cultural traits like language and religion

b. Economic features like economic activities

c. Physical features like climate and land

What is the term used to describe the combination of cultural traits, economic features, and physical features that create unique cities around the world?

b. Human-environment interactions

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of human-environment interactions?

d. Relocation of the environment

a. Dependence on the environment

c. Modification of the environment

What is the difference between adaptation and modification of the environment?

b. Modification refers to changing ourselves for our environment, while adaptation refers to changing the environment around us.

a. Adaptation refers to changing ourselves for our environment, while modification refers to changing the environment around us.

c. Both adaptation and modification refer to changing ourselves for our environment.

d. Both adaptation and modification refer to changing the environment around us.

What does dependence on the environment include?

b. The use of non-renewable natural resources for energy

What is the concept of time-space compression?

c. The interconnectedness created by technology, making distant places feel closer

a. The shrinking of physical space between two places

b. The shrinking of time between two places

d. The concept of globalization

What is distance decay?

c. The decrease in interaction as two things get further apart from each other

a. The lack of communication between two areas due to a lack of technology

b. The increased likelihood of interaction as two things get closer to each other

d. The spreading of cultural traits from place to place

What is the main characteristic of expansion diffusion?

a. The cultural feature stays strong where it originated

b. The spread of culture from influential classes to other classes

c. The spread of an idea through a group of people or an area equally

d. The spread of an underlying idea to other cultural groups

What is hierarchical diffusion?

a. The spread of culture from influential and higher classes to other classes

b. The spread of culture from lower classes to higher classes

c. The spread of culture without regard to social class or economic position

What is the opposite of hierarchical diffusion?

c. Reverse hierarchical diffusion

What is contagious diffusion?

c. The spread of an idea through a group of people or an area equally

a. The spread of an idea from its hearth to other cultural groups

b. The spread of culture without regard to social class or economic position

What is stimulus diffusion?

c. The spread of an underlying idea to other cultural groups

a. The spread of culture from influential and higher classes to other classes

b. The spread of culture without regard to social class or economic position

d. The spread of an idea from its hearth to other cultural groups

1. Who is credited with creating the word "geography" and what does it mean?

c. Eratosthenes - the study of land use and civilizations

a. Gerardus Mercator - the study of land use and civilizations

b. Arno Peters - the study of land use and civilizations

d. Arthur Robinson - the study of land use and civilizations

2. What does map scale refer to?

b. The relationship of a ratio of a distance on the map to its actual size on Earth

a. The numerical ratio between distances on the map and Earth's surface

c. The bar line used to measure distance

d. The relationship between distances on the map and Earth's surface described in words

4. What is the main purpose of meridians?

a. To identify precise locations on Earth's surface

b. To measure distances on the map

c. To indicate the size of different areas on the map

d. To represent the relationship between map scale and Earth's surface

9. What are the distortions caused by drawing the Earth on a flat piece of paper?

c. Relative size of different areas

11. What is a con of the Mercator Projection?

c. Distorted shape of continents

a. Direction is true everywhere on the map

b. Size is truly represented along the equator

d. Better representation of continent size

12. What is a pro of the Peters Projection?

b. Better representation of continent size

a. Distorted shape of continents

d. True representation of size along the equator

14. What is a pro of the Robinson Projection?

b. True representation of size along the equator

c. Distorted shape of continents

d. Better representation of continent size

15. What do reference maps emphasize?

b. Unique identifiers of geographic areas, such as states or countries

a. Spatial patterns of geographic data

c. The specific location and distribution of something

d. Variations in data across space

16. What do thematic maps emphasize?

d. Spatial patterns of geographic data

a. Unique identifiers of geographic areas, such as states or countries

b. The specific location and distribution of something

c. Variations in data across space

17. What do dot disruption maps show?

c. Spatial patterns of geographic data

a. Unique identifiers of geographic areas, such as states or countries

b. Variations in data across space

d. The specific location and distribution of something

18. How do isoline maps depict variations in data across space?

a. Using lines that connect points of equal value

b. Using dots to represent a specified quantity

c. Showing the sizes of countries according to a specific statistic

d. Showing a person's internal perception of space

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. What is a region?

a. A place with different traits that make it unique from other areas.

b. An area with one or more common traits that distinguish it from other areas.

c. An entire continent or planet.

d. A point on a map.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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2. Which type of region has a formal boundary and shares distinctive characteristics?

a. Formal region

b. Functional region

c. Vernacular region

d. Geographic region

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

3. What defines a functional region?

a. It is organized around a node or focal point and connected through communication or transportation.

b. It has a formal boundary and shares distinctive characteristics.

c. It is an area people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.

d. It covers an entire continent or planet.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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4. Which type of data includes information that can be tied to a specific location?

a. Geospatial data

b. Qualitative data

c. Quantitative data

d. Spatial data

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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5. What is qualitative data?

a. Information expressed by numbers.

b. Descriptive information typically in the form of text.

c. Data collected using remote sensing methods.

d. Data related to spatial patterns.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. What is a spatial pattern?

a. An analytical tool to determine the distance between two or more physical locations or items.

b. An arrangement of data spread out over an area.

c. A precise point found using the Global Positioning System.

d. A method for collecting geospatial data.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. How is direction used in geography?

a. To describe where things are in relation to each other.

b. To measure the distance between two locations.

c. To determine the elevation of a specific area.

d. To analyze spatial patterns.

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