1. Chapter 01

2. 01.01 Which map would have the largest scale? 1. country 2. continent 3. state 4. city 5. world

3. 01.01 Which map would have the largest scale? 1. country 2. continent 3. state 4. city 5. world

4. 01.02 A place’s location relative to other objects or places is called its 1. Absolute location 2. Situation 3. Site 4. Relative location 5. Dimension

5. 01.02 A place’s location relative to other objects or places is called its 1. Absolute location 2. Situation 3. Site 4. Relative location 5. Dimension

6. 01.03 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is 1. At the North Pole 2. On the equator 3. At the Tropic of Cancer 4. At the Tropic of Capricorn 5. Closer to Australia than to Europe

7. 01.03 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is 1. At the North Pole 2. On the equator 3. At the Tropic of Cancer 4. At the Tropic of Capricorn 5. Closer to Australia than to Europe

9. 01.05 The International Date Line is approximately ___ degrees from the Prime Meridian. 1. 0 2. 45 3. 90 4. 180 5. 360

10. 01.05 The International Date Line is approximately ___ degrees from the Prime Meridian. 1. 0 2. 45 3. 90 4. 180 5. 360

11. 01.06 An area with one or more unique and distinguishing characteristics is called a: 1. Locality 2. Situation 3. Site 4. Location 5. Region

12. 01.06 An area with one or more unique and distinguishing characteristics is called a: 1. Locality 2. Situation 3. Site 4. Location 5. Region

13. 01.08 Globalization 1. Decreases consumer preferences 2. Promotes the maintenance of traditional cultures 3. Benefits some countries more than others 4. Decreases communication across borders 5. Is tightly controlled by the United States

14. 01.08 Globalization 1. Decreases consumer preferences 2. Promotes the maintenance of traditional cultures 3. Benefits some countries more than others 4. Decreases communication across borders 5. Is tightly controlled by the United States

15. 01.09 The frequency an object appears in a given area is its 1. Distribution 2. Density 3. Relative location 4. Dispersion 5. Diffusion

16. 01.09 The frequency an object appears in a given area is its 1. Distribution 2. Density 3. Relative location 4. Dispersion 5. Diffusion

17. 01.10 That the physical environment causes social development is the core concept of 1. Cultural relativism 2. Possibilism 3. Cultural ecology 4. Environmental determinism 5. Stimulus diffusion

18. 01.10 That the physical environment causes social development is the core concept of 1. Cultural relativism 2. Possibilism 3. Cultural ecology 4. Environmental determinism 5. Stimulus diffusion

19. 1.09 If an area has objects in it that are tightly arranged, it is said to be what? 1.Dense 2.Clustered 3.Dispersed 4.Scattered 5.Regionalized

20. 1.09 If an area has objects in it that are tightly arranged, it is said to be what? 1.Dense 2.Clustered 3.Dispersed 4.Scattered 5.Regionalized

21. The spread of something over a given study area is 1.Concentration 2.Density 3.Distribution 4.Pattern 5.Diffusion

22. The spread of something over a given study area is 1.Concentration 2.Density 3.Distribution 4.Pattern 5.Diffusion

23. The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth’s surface is 1.Regional analysis 2.Spatial analysis 3.Spatial association 4.Spatial distribution 5.Regional dissociation

24. The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth’s surface is 1.Regional analysis 2.Spatial analysis 3.Spatial association 4.Spatial distribution 5.Regional dissociation

25. The spatial distribution created by the U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example of 1.Concentration 2.Density 3.Distribution 4.Category 5.Pattern

26. The spatial distribution created by the U.S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example of 1.Concentration 2.Density 3.Distribution 4.Category 5.Pattern

27. What is the term for the phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is? 1.Central place 2.Concentric circle 3.Regional analysis 4.Distance decay 5.Sequent occupance

28. What is the term for the phenomenon that the farther a feature moves from a hearth, the less dominant it is? 1.Central place 2.Concentric circle 3.Regional analysis 4.Distance decay 5.Sequent occupance

29. Space-time compression The reduction in time it takes for something to reach another place Distant places seem less remote and more accessible to us. We know more about what’s happening in the world, and we know sooner.

30. Space-Time Compression, 1492-1962 Fig. 1-20: The times required to cross the Atlantic, or orbit the earth, illustrate how transport improvements have shrunk the world.

31. Airline Route Networks Fig. 1-21: Continental Airlines, like many others, has configured its route network in a “hub and spoke” system.

32. 01.04 This climate is not found in the continental United States: 1. Humid subtropical 2. Humid continental 3. Humid tropical 4. Mediterranean 5. Marine west coast

33. 01.04 This climate is not found in the continental United States: 1. Humid subtropical 2. Humid continental 3. Humid tropical 4. Mediterranean 5. Marine west coast

35. 01.07 The movement of money from one country to another and one currency to another has primarily been facilitated by 1. The leadership of the United States 2. Advances in electronic communications 3. The World Trade Organization 4. Transnational corporations 5. Global agreements brokered by the United Nations

36. 01.07 The movement of money from one country to another and one currency to another has primarily been facilitated by 1. The leadership of the United States 2. Advances in electronic communications 3. The World Trade Organization 4. Transnational corporations 5. Global agreements brokered by the United Nations