Fundamentals of Geography Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Fundamentals of Geography introduces students to the basic concepts, principles, and methods that form the foundation of geographical thought and analysis. The course explores both physical and human geography, examining topics such as landforms, climate, ecosystems, population distribution, cultural landscapes, and global interconnections. Students will develop an understanding of spatial relationships, map interpretation, and geographic information systems (GIS), equipping them with essential skills to observe, analyze, and interpret the world around them. Through case studies and practical exercises, the course highlights how geography influences environmental patterns, society, and contemporary global issues.
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Introduction to Geography 14th Edition by Arthur Getis
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) An example of a formal region is
A)the hub and spoke network for a particular airline.
B)100,000 square kilometers.
C)Dixie.
D)the area of France where the Breton language is spoken.
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is not true of the natural landscape?
A)It provides the setting for human action.
B)It is perceived,interpreted,and used in different ways by different cultures.
C)It determines how people live in a particular place.
D)It is shaped by human action into a cultural landscape.
Answer: C
Q3) A street address is an example of A)relative position.
B)conformality.
C)absolute location.
D)situation.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Techniques of Geographic Analysis
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Q1) A geographic information system (GIS)is primarily based on the use of
A)the electromagnetic spectrum.
B)remote sensing.
C)a computer.
D)a thermal scanner.
Answer: C
Q2) What are the trade-offs in choosing between equivalent,conformal,and equidistant map projections for small-scale display maps?
Answer: An equal area map should be used for maps showing a real extent of a phenomenon; however equal area maps are not conformal and are not equidistant.
Q3) Which of the following statements about proportional dot symbols is correct?
A)They can be easily misinterpreted.
B)The size of the symbol is constant.
C)They are used when the range of the data is small.
D)They are used in vector but not raster formats.
Answer: A
Q4) What is the name of the parallel from which latitude is measured?
Answer: Equator
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Chapter 3: Physical Geography: Landforms
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Q1) What is the name of the broad,flat area near a stream in which the stream channel meanders?
Answer: Floodplain
Q2) Which of the following groups contains processes caused only by mechanical weathering?
A)frost action,root action,development of salt crystals
B)hydrolysis,oxidation,carbonation
C)frost action,carbonation,root action
D)development of salt crystals,oxidation,carbonation
Answer: A
Q3) Terrain created by an underground solution of limestone creating sinkholes and caverns is known as
A)karst topography.
B)knob and kettle topography.
C)belted topography.
D)gradational topography.
Answer: A
Q4) What are the two principal categories of tectonic processes that shape the earth's surface?
Answer: Volcanism and diastrophism
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Chapter 4: Physical Geography: Weather and Climate
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Q1) Characteristic vegetation of the steppe climate is A)tundra.
B)deciduous forest.
C)coniferous forest.
D)grass and desert shrubs.
Q2) What is the name applied to the type of climate and vegetation of high latitude areas of shrubs,mosses,and grasses?
Q3) A temperature inversion is of concern in Los Angeles because
A)it causes a sudden drop in temperature.
B)the normal diurnal cycle of cool mornings and warm afternoons is reversed.
C)it leads to record breaking high temperatures and wildfires.
D)smog can increase to dangerous levels in the stagnant air.
Q4) Characteristic features of the marine west coast climate are
A)cool year round temperatures,wet summers,and dry winters.
B)wet year round,warm summers,and cold winters.
C)wet year round,cool summers,and cool winters.
D)cool year round,dry summers,and wet winters.
Q5) A typical tornado is less than 10 feet (3.1m)in diameter.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Population Geography
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Q1) What is the number of years required for a country's population to double,assuming a growth rate of approximately 20 people per 1,000 each year?
A)20 years
B)25 years
C)30 years
D)35 years
Q2) A wide bottom on a population pyramid suggests a country is in the __________ stage of the demographic transition.
A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth
Q3) Malthus' predictions of overpopulation were rejected in the 19<sup>th</sup> Century and did not influence population policy in the 20<sup>th</sup> Century.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What term has reference to permanently populated portions of the earth as distinguished from the unpopulated regions?
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Chapter 6: Cultural Geography
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Q1) Significant human alteration of the natural landscape has occurred only since the Industrial Revolution of the 18<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup> centuries.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The North-South Brandt line divides the world based on degree of industrialization and per capita wealth.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _________ is an amalgam of languages,usually a simplified form of one of them,such as English or French,with borrowing from another,perhaps non-European local language.
A)Pidgin
B)Creole
C)Lingua franca
D)Standard language
Q4) Buddhism in China and Japan has completely obliterated the local indigenous traditions.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Human Interaction
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Q1) What is psychological distance? Illustrate with an example.
Q2) During the 20<sup>th</sup> Century,nearly all countries experienced
A)rural to urban migration.
B)suburbanization.
C)refugee displacements.
D)forced migration.
Q3) Distance decay implies that
A)long distances erode hierarchical diffusion.
B)short distances erode hierarchical diffusion.
C)short-distance interactions are more likely than long-distance interactions.
D)long-distance interactions are more likely than short-distance interactions.
Q4) When a product or an idea disperses outward from a center of origin,the process is known as
A)the critical distance.
B)contagious diffusion.
C)the push factor.
D)hierarchical migration.
Q5) What is the term that refers to the spread of a culture trait from its place of origin to new areas?
Q6) What is territoriality?
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Chapter 8: Political Geography
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Q1) The decentralization of political control is known as A)complementarity.
B)devolution.
C)geopolitics.
D)reapportionment.
Q2) Discuss the problems created by the fragmentation of political power in metropolitan areas.What different problems are created by the reduction of such fragmentation?
Q3) Compare and contrast the acts and intents of redistricting and gerrymandering.
Q4) Environmental justice is
A)the fair treatment of all people so that no group bears a disproportionate burden of environmental pollution.
B)the practice in which polluting facilities are located where there is the least political resistance.
C)the concept that the needs of all living organisms and ecosystems be equally respected.
D)the doctrine that no country should be allowed to export wastes to another.
Q5) Discuss the potential sources of conflicts along boundaries that a hypothetical state might experience.
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Chapter 9: Economic Geography: Agriculture and Primary Activities
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Q1) Which of the following are examples of tertiary activities?
A)Finance and insurance
B)Fishing and mining
C)Manufacturing and processing
D)Agriculture and business services
Q2) The production of metallic minerals in market economies is strongly influenced by the
A)quantity of ore available,restrictive practices of mining cartels,and desire to limit markets for Communist-bloc producers.
B)richness of ore,quantity available,and monopoly control of market.
C)richness of ore,ownership of deposits,and tariff barriers.
D)quantity of ore available,richness of the ore,and distance to market.
Q3) Which one of the following characteristics is most unique to intensive subsistence agriculture?
A)production geared to international markets
B)use of the plow
C)large input of labor on small plots of land
D)high capital intensity
Q4) Explain how the tragedy of the commons applies to open seas fishing.
Q5) Which countries benefited most from the Green Revolution?
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Chapter 10: Economic Geography: Manufacturing and Services
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Q1) Summarize in words and a diagram the Weberian least-cost industrial plant location solution to minimize transportation costs with two raw material inputs and a market,all in different locations.
Q2) Because of the strength of its farm and mining sectors,the service industries are less important in the United States than in other advanced economies.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The world leader in the value of world trade in services is
A)the United States.
B)the United Kingdom.
C)Germany.
D)China.
Q4) Business services depend on providing
A)Services for other servicers
B)Raw materials for industry
C)Transportation corridors for key cities
D)Computer hardware for software engineers
Q5) What are some well-known high technology clusters in the United States?
Q6) What advantages do firms gain from clustering by other similar firms?
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Chapter 11: An Urban World
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Q1) Situation refers to the relative location of a settlement.
A)True
B)False
Q2) All of the following statements about primate cities are true EXCEPT that they
A)are often the national capital.
B)are more than twice as large as the second largest city in the country.
C)are located close to the geographic center of the country.
D)attract low-income migrants from rural areas.
Q3) Central place theory assumes
A)everyday goods such as groceries have a low threshold while specialized goods have a larger threshold.
B)there is a decline in land values with increasing distance from the peak value intersection.
C)that the rural population is unevenly dispersed.
D)that people have different tastes,demands,and incomes in different places.
Q4) Compare and contrast general city form in two of the following regions: North America,Western Europe,Eastern Europe,Latin America,Asia,and Africa.
Q5) What is the name of the continuous belt of urban area extending from Washington D.C.to Boston?
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Chapter 12: The Geography of Natural Resources
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Q1) Coal differs from oil or natural gas as an energy source,in that coal
A)cannot be liquefied or moved by pipeline.
B)is generally clean,efficient,and nonpolluting.
C)exists in quantities that will last for centuries.
D)is uniform in thermal value wherever found commercially.
Q2) The percentage of the world's original tropical rain forest that has already been either cleared or degraded is approximately A)90%.
B)75%.
C)50%.
D)25%.
Q3) Electricity generated from heat energy beneath the earth's surface is called
A)hydroelectric power.
B)geothermal power.
C)tidal power.
D)biomass power.
Q4) A commodity is a resource only when a culture recognizes it as such.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the term that refers to plant and animal material used as fuel?
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Chapter 13: Human Impact on the Environment
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Q1) The ozone layer is being depleted because of increasing agricultural activities in the Amazon Basin of South America where rainforests are being cleared to make room for farmers and ranchers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Projected increasing levels of water consumption pose potential problems of
A)overload of disposal systems and shift of industrial activity to seacoast locations.
B)overload of groundwater supplies and growing demand for bottled water.
C)regional water shortages and limitations on agricultural and urban expansion.
D)reduction in precipitation and increased desertification.
Q3) What has happened to the Aral Sea in the last 50 years?
Q4) Acid rain
A)can cause problems hundreds of kilometers downwind of its source.
B)occurs when heated wastewaters are returned to the environment.
C)occurs because water expands as its temperature increases.
D)refers to oxygen-deficient water.
Q5) Explain the formation of acid rain,where it occurs,and its consequences.
Q6) What factors are missing from the IPAT equation that might help explain a culture group's level of environmental impact?
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