Understanding Physical Geography — Unit test Answers

Which of the following statements about the International Date Line is false? A. The International Date Line roughly follows 180º longitude. B. The International Date Line shows the point at which the Eastern and Western Hemispheres are in different days. C. The International Date Line roughly follows 0º latitude. D. The International Date Line twists and turns to incorporate territories so that neighboring islands in the same countries aren’t experiencing different days. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

In geography, “scale” refers to __________. a. the depth of inquiry or the amount of details b. an instrument used to weigh things c. how someone perceives or understands something d. the way that someone looks at something Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Human systems, one of the six essential elements of geography, can be compared to human/environment interaction and __________, two of the five themes of geography. A. place B. movement C. location D. region Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following examples best illustrates absolute location? A. It’s next to the World Cup stadium. B. It’s between Siemert Road and Beit Road. C. It’s in Gauteng, South Africa, at 26.2° S, 28.1° E. D. It’s near Johannesburg, South Africa. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Claudia got lost several times on the way to her first day at her new school and had to ask for directions. This most likely occurred because __________. a. Claudia did not have a cell phone with GPS to help her find the different classrooms b. Claudia can’t follow directions c. Claudia did not yet have a mental map established for her new school d. Claudia could not access the Internet to use a mapping website Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Which of the following sets of coordinates are for the city of Antananarivo? A. 25° S, 32° E B. 18° S, 47° E C. 13° S, 33° E D. 22° S, 17° E Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. Which type of plate movement does the image above represent? A. divergent B. convergent C. transform D. subduction Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. Which of the Earth's layers is represented by the number three (3) on the image above? A. the mantle B. the outer core C. the inner core D. the crust Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Climate affects human culture and human behaviors. What do low-latitude climate zones have in common with each other? Describe two common qualities you see and discuss how these common qualities might affect the people who live in these regions.

A researcher is going to Hawaii to study Japanese immigration to the United States. Which of the five themes of geography would the researcher most likely use? A. human-environment interaction B. location C. movement D. region Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following measurements helps us determine distance from the Prime Meridian? A. longitude B. latitude C. altitude D. elevation Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

If geography is all about studying where things happen and why they happen there, how is meteorology a part of geography? In a short paragraph, define meteorology. Explain how meteorology is about studying geography's key questions, "where?" and "why there?"

Our environments can change human behavior. Describe some ways that environment changes the choices we make. What does the connection between humans and environment have to do with the study of geography?

Though it experiences freezing temperatures, much of Antarctica is considered a desert because it shares a key quality in common with other deserts: like all deserts, it has __________. A. flora and fauna in common with the Sahara B. extreme temperatures that make settlement difficult C. large ice caps and ice sheets D. an average of less than 10 inches of precipitation per year Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. Image by Mdf The Goode projection distorts the Earth in some ways, but presents it accurately in others. Which of the following statements about this map projection is false? A. This projection originally was designed by John Paul Goode. B. This is not an equal-area map projection. C. This projection shows the Earth’s continents at proportionate sizes. D. This map distorts distance and splits the world’s oceans. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.