Chapter 1: Introduction, study of Geography and the power of Geography

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Chapter 1Introduction, study of Geography and
the power of Geography

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• 01.01 Which of these would be considered a world
  region?
• 1. Scandinavia
• 2. Midwest
• 3. Latin America
• 4. Japan
• 5. Micronesia

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• 01.01 Which of these would be considered a world
  region?
• 1. Scandinavia
• 2. Midwest
• 3. Latin America
• 4. Japan
• 5. Micronesia
• Explanation World regions are large-scale
  geographic divisions based in part on continental
  settings.

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• 01.02 This graph best illustrates which concept?
• 1. space-time convergence
• 2. friction of distance
• 3. complementarity
• 4. spatial diffusion
• 5. intervening opportunity

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• 01.02 This graph best illustrates which concept?
• 1. space-time convergence
• 2. friction of distance
• 3. complementarity
• 4. spatial diffusion
• 5. intervening opportunity
• Explanation The friction of distance reflects
  the inhibiting effect of distance on human
  activity the farther people have to travel, the
  less likely they are to do so.

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• 01.03 The transferability of coal is greater in
  two places that are connected by rail than in two
  places connected by road. Why?
• 1. coal cannot be shipped by road
• 2. coal cannot be shipped by rail
• 3. it is cheaper to move coal by rail than by
  road
• 4. it is faster to ship coal by rail
• 5. coal is not transferable

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• 01.03 The transferability of coal is greater in
  two places that are connected by rail than in two
  places connected by road. Why?
• 1. coal cannot be shipped by road
• 2. coal cannot be shipped by rail
• 3. it is cheaper to move coal by rail than by
  road
• 4. it is faster to ship coal by rail
• 5. coal is not transferable
• Explanation As a bulk cargo, coal is cheaper to
  ship by rail. Shipping coal by road would be too
  expensive to sell it successfully, diminishing
  its transferability.

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• 01.04 The branch of geography that is concerned
  with the way that unique combinations of
  environmental and human factors produce
  territories with distinctive landscapes and
  cultural attributes is known as
• 1. physical geography
• 2. human geography
• 3. regional geography
• 4. environmental geography
• 5. cultural geography

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• 01.04 The branch of geography that is concerned
  with the way that unique combinations of
  environmental and human factors produce
  territories with distinctive landscapes and
  cultural attributes is known as
• 1. physical geography
• 2. human geography
• 3. regional geography
• 4. environmental geography
• 5. cultural geography

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• 01.05 Irish nationalists in the early twentieth
  century saw landscapes such as this as
• 1. ordinary landscapes
• 2. symbolic landscapes
• 3. physical landscapes
• 4. derelict landscapes
• 5. boring landscapes

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• 01.05 Irish nationalists in the early twentieth
  century saw landscapes such as this as
• 1. ordinary landscapes
• 2. symbolic landscapes
• 3. physical landscapes
• 4. derelict landscapes
• 5. boring landscapes
• Explanation Irish nationalists saw these
  landscapes as symbolic of Ireland because they
  contrasted with the more manicured landscapes of
  rural England.

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• 01.06 The hearth region of HIV (the virus that
  causes AIDS) is in which region?
• 1. Southeast Asia
• 2. Central Africa
• 3. Russia
• 4. South America
• 5. United States

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• 01.06 The hearth region of HIV (the virus that
  causes AIDS) is in which region?
• 1. Southeast Asia
• 2. Central Africa
• 3. Russia
• 4. South America
• 5. United States

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• 01.07 Which of these is a supranational
  organization?
• 1. Royal Australian Navy
• 2. World Wildlife Fund
• 3. Sierra Club
• 4. American Association of Retired Persons
• 5. European Union

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• 01.07 Which of these is a supranational
  organization?
• 1. Royal Australian Navy
• 2. World Wildlife Fund
• 3. Sierra Club
• 4. American Association of Retired Persons
• 5. European Union
• Explanation A supranational organization is
  one, like the European Union, that is a
  collection of individual states with common
  economic or political goals.

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• 01.08 In economies of scale, when the volume of
  production increases, what happens to the price
  per unit?
• 1. it increases
• 2. it decreases
• 3. there is no change in price
• 4. all of the above
• 5. none of the above

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• 01.08 In economies of scale, when the volume of
  production increases, what happens to the price
  per unit?
• 1. it increases
• 2. it decreases
• 3. there is no change in price
• 4. all of the above
• 5. none of the above
• Explanation High-volume production allows for
  specialization and division of labor, which can
  increase efficiency and therefore lower costs.

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• 01.09 If you were standing at 0 degrees
  latitude, where would you be?
• 1. at the North Pole
• 2. at the South Pole
• 3. near Greenwich, England
• 4. somewhere on the Equator
• 5. somewhere in Australia

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• 01.09 If you were standing at 0 degrees
  latitude, where would you be?
• 1. at the North Pole
• 2. at the South Pole
• 3. near Greenwich, England
• 4. somewhere on the Equator
• 5. somewhere in Australia

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• 01.10 Today, the highest rates of HIV/AIDS
  infection are in
• 1. North Africa
• 2. Southern Africa
• 3. Southeast Asia
• 4. North America
• 5. Europe

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• 01.10 Today, the highest rates of HIV/AIDS
  infection are in
• 1. North Africa
• 2. Southern Africa
• 3. Southeast Asia
• 4. North America
• 5. Europe