Unit Test — Unit test Answers

What type of map might represent the population distribution in your state with lighter and darker shading for population density?

Many people use relative location on a daily basis by using __________. A. coordinates on a GPS-enabled device B. their mental maps of an area C. a location's exact address D. the Internet Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Hoyt's theory of urban land use and development emerged in response to changes in __________. A. agriculture B. transportation C. manufacturing D. communication Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements about maps and how they work is false? A. Maps often are used to represent information other than location. B. Lines of latitude and longitude on maps organize the Earth on an imaginary grid. C. Political maps show boundaries and divisions between countries. D. Map projections always create undistorted representations of the Earth's surface. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Look at this map.

The von Thunen and Burgess models of land use both assume that __________. A. growth expands in zones along highways and railroads B. climate and soil quality are the same throughout C. the wealthy live in the outermost ring D. intensive dairying and farming happen closest to the city center Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following is not one of the six essential elements of geography? A. human systems B. movement C. places and regions D. environment and society Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows. At which of the following sets of coordinates is the city of Lilongwe located? 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.

This is a map of South Korea, which is located north of the Equator.

This map shows precipitation levels in South America.

Analyze the image below and answer the question that follows. Photos by National Museum of American History Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Currier & Ives, Dorothea Lange, and the US Army Corps of Engineers When studying the Calumet region of Illinois and Indiana, Alfred Meyer noted four stages of development as new groups occupied this land. In stage 4, __________, new cities spread across new territory and grew toward one another. A. fur trading B. subsistence agriculture C. conurbanization D. commercial agriculture Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Giving an address, such as “1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA,” is an example of describing the __________ of a place. A. human-environment interaction B. environmental impact C. relative location D. absolute location Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Analyze the images below and answer the question that follows. Photos by National Museum of American History Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Currier & Ives, Dorothea Lange, and the US Army Corps of Engineers When studying the Calumet region of Illinois and Indiana, Alfred Meyer noted four stages of development as new groups occupied this land. In stage 1, __________, Native American communities made use of natural resources. A. fur trading B. conurbanization C. subsistence agriculture D. commercial agriculture Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Look at this map.

Which of the five themes of geography would a person most likely use to study the importation of Chinese goods into the United States? A. places and regions B. movement C. human systems D. physical systems Please select the best answer from the choices provided.