Test Bank For Human Geography Places And Regions in Global Context 4th Canadian Edition by Paul L. Knox

Test Bank Human Geography Places And Regions in Global Context 4th Canadian Edition by Paul L. Knox

Human Geography, Cdn. 4e (Knox, et al.)

Chapter 1   Geography Matters

1) Human geography can best be defined as:

A) the study of the spatial organization of human activity and relationships with their environment

B) the mapping of distinct human settlements and cultural landscapes

C) the study of human groups and the spatial diffusion of their cultures

D) the study of the spatial relationships between human and social structures

E) the study of the spatial forms of environmental development

Answer:  A

Diff: 2    Type: MC      Page Ref: 5

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Applied

2) These refer to large-scale geographic divisions based on continental and physiographic settings that contain major groupings of peoples with broadly similar cultural attributes.

A) subnational regions

B) states

C) world regions

D) world systems

E) supranational regions

Answer:  C

Diff: 2    Type: MC      Page Ref: 11

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Recall

3) This scale is of interest to geographers because it represents the operational scale for cognition, perception, imagination, free will, and behaviour.

A) community

B) home

C) self

D) city

E) family 

Answer:  C

Diff: 2    Type: MC      Page Ref: 12

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Recall

4) This ancient Chinese practice-paid close attention to the location of sites in the landscape.

A) zen

B) feng shui

C) Confucianism 

D) Taoism

E) Shinto

Answer:  B

Diff: 2    Type: MC      Page Ref: 17

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Recall

5) According to a 2005 Royal Canadian Geographic survey, what percent of Canadians are considered geographically illiterate?

A) 33 percent

B) 10 percent

C) 50 percent

D) 25 percent

E) 40 percent

Answer:  A

Diff: 2    Type: MC      Page Ref: 5

Topic:  Why geography matters

Skill:  Recall

6) The first people to develop geographic knowledge significantly were the

A) Chinese.

B) Romans.

C) Mayans.

D) Phoenicians.

E) Greeks.

Answer:  E

Diff: 1    Type: MC      Page Ref: 14

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Applied

7) As sites of innovation and change, places are often conflated with the movements they inspire. For instance, the ‘hippie’ lifestyle of the 1960s is most associated with this U.S. city:

A) Las Vegas

B) Seattle

C) Los Angeles

D) New York

E) San Francisco

Answer:  E

Diff: 1    Type: MC      Page Ref: 9

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Recall

8) In the centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, geographic knowledge was advanced primarily by

A) Greek scholars.

B) Middle Eastern and Chinese scholars.

C) Scandinavian scholars.

D) Charlemagne’s scholars.

E) Early Christians.

Answer:  B

Diff: 1    Type: MC      Page Ref: 14

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Applied

9) Supranational organizations often challenge this aspect of states.

A) sovereignty

B) militarization

C) bureaucracy 

D) imperialism

E) nationalism

Answer:  A

Diff: 2    Type: MC      Page Ref: 12

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Applied

10) The European Union, North American Free Trade Association, and the Association of South East Asian Nations are examples of 

A) global networks. 

B) intra-state organizations. 

C) inter-state organizations. 

D) supranational organizations.

E) subnational organizations. 

Answer:  D

Diff: 2    Type: MC      Page Ref: 12

Topic:  Why places matter

Skill:  Recall