Unit 1

A nongovernmental organization is planning a new international elementary education program. Based on the map shown, which of the following groups of countries would be the best candidates to receive funding?

• Brazil, Bolivia, Peru

• Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand

• Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador

• Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia

• Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan

Which of the following best describes the spatial pattern of adult literacy rates presented in the map?

• It provides an economic perspective on the productivity of each country’s workforce.

• It provides an economic perspective on earnings for each country’s population.

• It provides a political perspective on each country’s level of civic participation.

• t provides a political perspective on each country’s system of government.

• It provides a perspective on each country’s level of social development.

The darkest shading on the map indicates the areas with the highest population densities. Which of the following statements best describes the pattern of population density shown?

• Manhattan appears to have the lowest population density at all three scales.

• New York City’s hinterlands have the highest population density.

• Population densities appear to be uniform at all three scales.

• New York City and New York State have similar population densities.

• Manhattan appears to have the highest population density at all three scales.

Which spatial patterns on the maps shown would be most helpful to someone selecting the location for a new coffee shop?

Responses

• The map of New York State, because it shows the least and most densely populated counties in the state.

• The map of New York City, because it shows which boroughs have the greatest number of people.

• The map of the Borough of Manhattan, because it shows both population density and the pattern of streets.

• The map of the state of New York, because it shows where the largest cities are located.

• The map of the Borough of Manhattan, because it shows the shoreline of the island of Manhattan.

Which of the following geospatial technologies is typically used to analyze the data layers such as those shown in the maps?

• Aerial photography interpretation

• Satellite navigation systems

• Remote sensing satellites

• Geographic information systems (GIS)

• Global positioning systems (GPS)

The maps show data most likely collected through

• election results

• census surveys

• satellite imagery

• informal observation

• interviews

Which of the following types of information is shown in the table?

• Tax records

• Military enlistments

• Census data

• Diplomatic records

• School enrollments

Which of the following statements best explains the concept of sustainability?

• Natural resources are the domain of humans because of the ability of humans to take appropriate action for their use without fear of resource depletion.

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  Natural resources should be used until they become too scarce or too expensive because of the immediate need for human survival.

• Natural resource use should be balanced with the needs of the environment and future generations because many resources are nonrenewable.

• Natural resources will be replaced by technological goods because of concerns that all natural resources will become obsolete within the next generation.

• Natural resource use should generate economic profits because of the new technologies that make procuring the resources cost effective.

In 1854, London physician Dr. John Snow mapped the spatial relationship between deaths from the waterborne disease cholera and the locations of water pumps which brought in water directly from tunnels connected to the River Thames. From Snow’s research it was determined that a public water pump had been contaminated by sewage.

What geographic principle explains the significance of Snow’s research?

• As cities remove natural resources from the landscape, those resources become insignificant.

• Even in areas of urban land use, there is a significant relationship between nature and society.

• Once water enters an area of urban land use, that water is no longer considered a natural resource.

• The prosperity of a society is determined by environmental factors, such as the availability of natural resources.

• Societies leave a cultural imprint on the land, such as the pattern of streets and water systems.

Which of the following questions must be answered in order to identify a functional region?

• What specific characteristic defines a region?

• What general characteristics define the area’s identity?

• What do people call the region?

• What languages are spoken in the area?

• What area is influenced by a node?