Test Bank for World Regional Geography 6th Edition Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher

Test Bank for World Regional Geography 6th Edition Lydia Mihelic Pulsipher

1. Central to the study of geography are the questions ________ and ________.

a) who; when

b)why; how

c) where; why*[Pg. 2]

d)how many; when

2. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of geographical analysis?

a)spatial analysis

b)multiple scales of analysis

c) cartography

d)lithography*[Pg. 2]

3. Which of the following is NOT an example of a geographic inquiry?

a)How did a group of people come to occupy a particular place?

b)How have people modified the physical aspects of a place to suit their needs?

c) How have people contributed to a particular environmental problem?

d)All of the above are examples of geographical inquiry.*[Pg.3]

4. Geography as a discipline links the _________________ with the _____________________.

a)city; state

b)physical sciences; social sciences* [Pg. 3]

c) study of biology; study of sociology

d)people; government

5. Lines of longitude are also known as:

a)meridians.* [Pg. 4]

b)parallels.

c) poles.

d)positional lines.

6. Which of the following refers to the relationship between the distances shown on the map and the actual distances on Earth’s surface?

a)scale* [Pg.4]

b)spatial analysis

c) cartography

d)regional geography

7. Which of the following terms refers to the study of how people, objects, or ideas are, or are not, related to one another across space?

a)regional geography

b)physical geography

c) cartography

d)spatial analysis* [Pg. 2]

8. Which of the following terms refers to the making of maps?

a)scale

b)spatial analysis

c) cartography* [Pg. 2]

d)regional geography

9. The prime meridian runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through:

a)New York City, USA.

b)Berlin, Germany.

c) London, England.

d)Greenwich, England.* [Pg. 4]

10. Through which ocean does the longitude line at 180° run?

a)Atlantic

b)Pacific* [Pg. 5]

c) Indian

d)Arctic