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Chapter 01 - Introduction Chapter 01 Introduction Multiple Choice Questions 1. Spatial interaction is affected by A. mobility, economics, and anticipation.B. the physical environment, the cultural landscape, and the interchange potential of places.C. distance, accessibility, and connectivity.D. absolute location, spatial parameters, and network design.
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Section: 01.03
2. Since humans are the active agents in human-environmental interactions, people in general A. have no contact with the physical landscape.B. are frequently unmindful of the dangers of inappropriate environmental exploitation.C. are immune from adverse natural events.D. alter the physical environment so that any potential dangers it holds are made harmless or removed totally.
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3. 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.
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Chapter 01 - Introduction 4. A street address is an example of A. relative position.B. conformality.C. absolute location.D. situation.
Bloom's Level: 3. Apply
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5. Geography as a discipline A. originated in ancient Greek interest in the nature of the universe and the varying character of the known parts of the earth.B. developed as an outgrowth of the "Age of Discovery," beginning in the 15 th century.C. emerged in the 20 th Century with the development of geographic information systems
(GIS).
D. was developed in response to a national need to map and describe the American West.
Bloom's Level: 1. Remember
Section: 01.02
6. As geographers use the term, scale tells us A. the weight of a given commodity.B. the intrinsic character of the object or area studied.C. the relationship between earth distance and map distance.D. the length of a degree of longitude along different parallels.
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