Unit 1.1 Quiz

Which of the following is the primary assumption of environmental determinism?

• Human destiny is controlled by the cultural environment

• The physical environment has little influence on humans

• Many human adaptations are possible within a specific physical environment .

• The physical environment controls human culture .

• Humans have complete control over the physical environment .

Market research reports and profiles of voting districts like those shown are examples of spatial analysis products. Which of the following data sources is most frequently used to create the spatial analysis products shown in the examples?

• School enrollment records

• Census surveys

• Tax receipts

• Loan applications

• Utility bills

Which of the following terms best describes regions that make up the political geographic divisions within a country?

• Cultural

• Perceptual

• Vernacular

• Physical

• Formal

Which of the following best describes the data presented in the image?

• Coordinates for a satellite navigation system

• Political map of a region

• Series of geographic information systems layers

• Remote sensing satellite image of land use

• Cartogram of quantitative spatial information

Latitude and longitude may be used to determine which of the following characteristics of a place?

• Its site features

• Its absolute location

• Its relative location

• Its situation

• Its elevation

Choropleth maps use

• Maps that show human created boundaries countries, cities, capitals, and states.

• Colors and shades of one color to show location and distribution of data.

• Lines to connect points of equal value to depict variations of data across space.

• Different sizes of countries are shown relative to their population.

• Specific location and distribution of something, each dot represents something

Quantitative Data

• Is all data that can be tied to a specific place.

• Data that is represented through interviews and observation.

• Data that is represented numerically.

• Data that has been gathered and is presented in 2D or 3D maps.

• Data gathered by geographers doing fieldwork through observation and recording the information.

You being able to travel in less time to a new city due to airplanes is an example of what spatial concept?

• Distance

• Time-Space Compression

• Sense of Place

• Toponyms

• Friction of distance

Which of the following best describes the type of information provided in the directions?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Cultural landscape

• Geographic information systems

• Cartographic principles

In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment, the term “environmental determinism” implies that

• the physical environment exclusively shapes humans and their actions 

• humans by their actions and technologies alter the physical environment to suit their needs

• determination of environmental limitations is a primary task of geographers

• capitalist economies do not contribute to global environmental degradation 

• there exists no interacting relationship between people and their surrounding physical environment