Understanding Geography: Basic Concepts and Tools for Analysis

1. Clicker Questions Chapter 1 This Is Geography Tim ScharksGreen River College

2. Basic concepts geographers use to explain relationships between places are • scale, space, and connection. • place and region. • GIS and remote sensing. • projection, meridian, and parallel. • toponym, site, and situation.

3. Basic concepts geographers use to explain relationships between places are • scale, space, and connection. • place and region. • GIS and remote sensing. • projection, meridian, and parallel. • toponym, site, and situation.

4. Which of the following geographic terms is a tool used to analyze geographic data? • global positioning system (GPS) • projection • geographic information system (GIS) • remote sensing • globalization

5. Which of the following geographic terms is a tool used to analyze geographic data? • global positioning system (GPS) • projection • geographic information system (GIS) • remote sensing • globalization

6. Which of the following is not one of the types of distortion a cartographer must choose between when selecting a projection? • relative size of different areas • scale of map units to ground units • shape of an area • direction from one place to another • distance between two points

7. Which of the following is not one of the types of distortion a cartographer must choose between when selecting a projection? • relative size of different areas • scale of map units to ground units • shape of an area • direction from one place to another • distance between two points

8. Time zones approximately correspond with • latitude. • world regions. • globalization. • scale. • longitude.

9. Time zones approximately correspond with • latitude. • world regions. • globalization. • scale. • longitude.

10. Which way of describing place is the best for understanding the importance of its location? • toponym • region • site • situation • place name

11. Which way of describing place is the best for understanding the importance of its location? • toponym • region • site • situation • place name

12. A vernacular region is defined as • one that exists in people’s minds. • an area organized around a central point. • an area with a specific dialect, or style of speech. • where something is located relative to other places. • the name a place is given.

13. A vernacular region is defined as • one that exists in people’s minds. • an area organized around a central point. • an area with a specific dialect, or style of speech. • where something is located relative to other places. • the name a place is given.

14. A geographer investigating the ‘what people take care of’ definition of culture would be likely to ask • why ethnic conflict is more pronounced in somecountries. • how house sizes and styles vary around the world. • when a particular population experienced many conversions to a new religion. • what factors aid the geographic growth or decline of a language. • how followers of a religion mark sacred space.

15. A geographer investigating the ‘what people take care of’ definition of culture would be likely to ask • why ethnic conflict is more pronounced in somecountries. • how house sizes and styles vary around the world. • when a particular population experienced many conversions to a new religion. • what factors aid the geographic growth or decline of a language. • how followers of a religion mark sacred space.

16. _____________ serve(s) as a counterpoint to cultural and economic globalization. • Increased connections • Spatial interaction • Density • Transnational corporations • Local diversity

17. _____________ serve(s) as a counterpoint to cultural and economic globalization. • Increased connections • Spatial interaction • Density • Transnational corporations • Local diversity

18. What changes in distribution of MLB teams occurred from 1952 to 2015? • increased density and more dispersed concentration • decreased density only • none of the above • increased density and more clustered concentration • decreased density and more clustered concentration

19. What changes in distribution of MLB teams occurred from 1952 to 2015? • increased density and more dispersed concentration • decreased density only • none of the above • increased density and more clustered concentration • decreased density and more clustered concentration

20. Geography is particularly interested in cultural identity because • the level of equality some groups face variesacross space. • culture is part of “what people care about.” • cultural identity determines a country’s level ofeconomic development. • geography studies a lot of different things. • all of the above

21. Geography is particularly interested in cultural identity because • the level of equality some groups face variesacross space. • culture is part of “what people care about.” • cultural identity determines a country’s level ofeconomic development. • geography studies a lot of different things. • all of the above

22. In which region would it be statistically “best” to be born into poverty?

23. In which region would it be statistically “best” to be born into poverty?

24. Which of the following represents more of a spread than a growth? • stimulus diffusion • contagious diffusion • hierarchical diffusion • relocation diffusion • expansion diffusion

25. Which of the following represents more of a spread than a growth? • stimulus diffusion • contagious diffusion • hierarchical diffusion • relocation diffusion • expansion diffusion

26. Sustainability includes consideration of all but which of the following? • social values and choices • changing definitions of resources mean there is no absolute limit • the use of renewable resources • whether conservation of a resource is possible • the impact of economic activities

27. Sustainability includes consideration of all but which of the following? • social values and choices • changing definitions of resources mean there is no absolute limit • the use of renewable resources • whether conservation of a resource is possible • the impact of economic activities

28. Human geography considers the physical environment because • geography is primarily a physical science. • people can live in large numbers anywhere on Earth. • the physical environment serves as the basis for all definitions of region. • globalization could not occur without physicalgeography. • climate, water, and landforms influence humanactivities.

29. Human geography considers the physical environment because • geography is primarily a physical science. • people can live in large numbers anywhere on Earth. • the physical environment serves as the basis for all definitions of region. • globalization could not occur without physicalgeography. • climate, water, and landforms influence human activities.

30. Stating Seattle is a world center for coffee roasting because of its rainy, cool climate is an example of • possibilism. • environmental determinism. • sustainability thinking. • cultural ecology. • renewable resources.

31. Stating Seattle is a world center for coffee roasting because of its rainy, cool climate is an example of • possibilism. • environmental determinism. • sustainability thinking. • cultural ecology. • renewable resources.

32. California and the Netherlands both have • a shortage of water. • too many people for the amount of land. • considerable areas of land devoted to agriculture. • sustainable ecosystems. • unsustainable ecosystems.

33. California and the Netherlands both have • a shortage of water. • too many people for the amount of land. • considerable areas of land devoted to agriculture. • sustainable ecosystems. • unsustainable ecosystems.