Chap one

The word geography literally means

• Earth Writing

• Earth study

• People and nature

• Human ground

The cultural landscape can best be defined as

• The types of art music, dance, and theater practice in a particular region

• The imprint of human activity super impose on the physical environment

• The diversity of distinctive cultures within a particular geographic area

• A particular area within a geographic region dedicated to culture activities

Which of the following is an example of a cultural

• Coastal wetland

• Cloud forest

• Adobe ruins

• Stand of mangrove trees

The exact physical location of a place as described by the Earth, long latitude, longitude, township, and range, some other coordinate system called

• Relative location

• Absolute location

• Grid plane

• Reference location

Which of the following to find Chicago’s position in relation to the infrastructure of the United States

• Site

• Situation

• Absolute location

• Vernacular region

toponyms in southern California, reflect which of the following

• Cultural heritage of the settlers

• Importance of time space convergence

• Growing influence of globalization

• Significance of locational theory

In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment The term envormental 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

A straight line on a navigation map using the Mercator projection represents

• The shortest distance between two points

• A line of constant compass Bearing

• The distance from the prime median

On a Mercator projection map, where were you find the land masses most exaggerated in relative size

• Near the poles

• Near the equator

The branch of geography that focuses upon the topography climate soils, in vegetation of the Earth is

• Physical geography

• Human geography