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Introduction: Some Background Basics
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1

Regional interrelationships demonstrate a spatial system.
A)True
B)False
2

He is attributed with coining the term, "geography."
A)Hipparchus
B)Strabo
C)Ptolemy
D)Eratosthenes
3

Idrisi, a Muslim scholar, provided a major geographic treatise for Roger II, the Christian king of Sicily. That such interaction could take place reflects in part this locational attribute of 12th century Sicily:
A)site
B)situation
4

The cardinal direction of north is this type of direction:
A)absolute
B)relative
5

Two stores are equally spaced in linear distance from your residence. However, you choose to shop at the store that it takes less time to reach. Your decision reflects using a temporal measure of distance that also can be called _______.
A)absolute
B)relative
6

There are two routes between your residence and the library which are equal in both mileage and in the time it takes to cover that distance. One route, however, is perceived as being less safe than the other one and is avoided by you. Such a decision demonstrates this type of transformation of distance:
A)linear
B)relative
C)psychological
D)imagined
7

Scale is not important within the study of human geography.
A)True
B)False
8

Overcoming the friction of distance between two places exemplifies dealing with _________.
A)location
B)distance
C)connectivity
D)accessibility
9

A network of places implies the existence of connectivity.
A)True
B)False
10

Density is the same as dispersion when analyzing a spatial distribution.
A)True
B)False
11

Stating that a county has 100 persons per square mile is a measure of ____________.
A)pattern
B)dispersion
C)concentration
D)density
12

A geographic distribution's pattern which emphasizes items agglomerated around a single node is said to be ___________.
A)linear
B)clustered
C)centralized
D)random
E)"B" and "C"
13

A region is characterized by which of these attributes?
A)location
B)spatial extent
C)boundaries
D)hierarchical arrangement
E)all
14

Determining a region according to the distribution of a single physical or human feature or by the distribution of a small number of such features is indicative of this type of region:
A)nodal
B)perceptual
C)uniform
D)functional
15

Using a spatial system's interconnections and network as criteria results in this type of region:
A)functional
B)vernacular
C)uniform
D)formal
16

A perceptual region is rigorously structured and based upon highly objective data.
A)True
B)False
17

The larger the scale of a map, the smaller an area is covered and generally with greater detail.
A)True
B)False
18

The smaller the scale of a map, the larger an area is covered and generally with lesser detail.
A)True
B)False
19

Latitude measures distance east and west of the prime meridian.
A)True
B)False
20

Distance measured north and south of the equator utilizes latitude.
A)True
B)False
21

A highway map is this type of map:
A)thematic
B)location
C)cartogram
D)all
22

An isometric map is based upon _________.
A)graduated circles
B)isolines
C)dots
D)choropleths
23

Can you lie with maps?
A)Yes
B)No
24

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is the same as computer-assisted cartography.
A)True
B)False
25

Your ability to navigate from your residence to your campus and from building to building on your campus is part of your internalized mental map.
A)True
B)False