GEO 207WEEK 1 QUIZ

GEO 207WEEK 1 QUIZ
1	The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground is known as:
a.   the map legend
b.   the map scale
c.   the map revolution
d.   the cartographic rule
e.   a functional region
	
2.	A classification system is known as a:
a.   dichotomy
b.   taxonomy
c.   hierarchy
d.   phylum
e.   none of the above

3.	The area that surrounds and is served by a city is known as its:
a.   periphery
b.   formal region
c.   hinterland
d.   core
e.   relative location

4.	In regional geography, relative location:
a.   is more meaningful and practical than absolute location
b.   refers to the latitude of a place
c.   refers to the longitudinal position of a point on the Earth's surface
d.   a and b above
e.   all of the above
	
5.	A functional region:
a.   is defined on the basis of some variable, such as the area where corn is grown.
b.   is exemplified by a city and its hinterland
c.   is also known as a formal region
d.   has a transition zone at its center
e.   is the same as a homogenous region
	
6.	The difference between formal and functional regions is:
a.   the nature of the unifying properties: static homogeneity vs. functional cohesion
b.   the area involved: formal areas are very large, while functional areas are smaller
c.   the formal region is urban in nature, the functional region is rural.
d.   the age of the regions: the functional region is normally much older than the formal
e.   the formal region characterizes the non-Western world, the functional region is typically European or North American
	
7.	All regions possess all of the following except:
a.   location
b.   area
c.   homogeneity
d.   boundaries
e.   regions possess all of the above
	
8.	Wegener's supercontinent is known as:
a.   Tectonica
b.   Atlantis
c.   Eurasia
d.   Pangaea
e.   Wegneria
	
9.	Water covers about_____percent of the earth's surface.
a.   5
b.   10
c.   50
d.   70
e.   85
	
10.	Savanna environments belong to the general climate type known as:
a.   dry
b.   humid cold
c.   humid temperate
d.   humid equatorial
e.   polar
	
11.	The Mediterranean climate is classified under which of the following Köppen-Geiger letters?
a.   B
b.   H
c.   Med
d.   C
e.   A
	
12.	Which of the following statements about B climates is incorrect?
a.   B climates only occur in the low latitudes
b.   B climates may be divided into BW (true desert) and BS (semiarid steppe) subtypes.
c.   A pervasive characteristic of the world's dry areas is a large daily temperature range.
d.   An example of an area exhibiting the BW climate type is the central Sahara
e.   B climates occur in Australia
	
13.	The prevailing mid-latitude climatic type in the southeastern United States, western Europe, southern Brazil and northern Argentina, and eastern China is the:
a.   humid cold
b.   semiarid moderate
c.   humid temperature
d.   dry winter tundra
e.   dry summer savanna
	
14.	The large cluster of population in the northeastern United States is known as:
a.   the urban heartland
b.   Megalopolis
c.   the world-region
d.   the global core
e.   Greater New York
	
15.	Which country is not located within one of the world's three largest population clusters:
a.   Japan
b.   the United States
c.   Pakistan
d.   France
e.   China
	
16.	The downtown of an American city, which is usually characterized by a square-grid layout, is called the:
a.   Core-periphery interface
b.   Urban townscape
c.   Central business district
d.   Hinterland
e.   Functional region
	
17.	The World Bank ranks countries within four groups.  Which of the following is not one of those groups?
a.   High-income countries
b.   Upper-middle income countries
c.   Lower-middle income countries
d.   Middle-income countries
e.   Low-income countries
	
18.	Which of the following is not an example of globalization?
a.   McDonald's opening in France
b.   NAFTA
c.   The expanding use of English
d.   Japanese cars being made in Thailand
e.   Tariffs imposed on automobiles
	
19.	The gradual reduction of regional contrasts resulting from increasing cultural, economic, political, and other types of exchange is known as:
a.   Regional disparity
b.   Regional equalization
c.   Core-periphery widening
d.   The European trade model
e.   Globalization

20.	Which of the following is a systematic subfield of geography?
a.   Regional geography
b.   Cartography
c.   Geographic Information Science
d.   Urban geography
e.   Geology