Preview (16 of 712 Pages)100%Purchase to unlockPage 1Loading page ...ExamName___________________________________MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.1) AphysicalgeographerwouldlikelyNOTstudyA) theeffectsoftheremovalofdamsontheElwhaRiverinWashington.B) theimpactofHurricaneSandyʹslandfallalongtheU.S.EastCoast.C) the9.0magnitudeearthquakeinJapanin2011.D) Thediffusionofvariousreligionsfromtheso-calledMiddleEast.1)2) GeographyisdescribedasA) aspatialscience.B) anEarthscience.C) ahumanscience.D) aphysicalscience.2)3) ThewordspatialreferstoA) erasoftime.B) thingsthatareuniqueandspecial.C) itemsthatrelatespecificallytosociety.D) thenatureandcharacterofphysicalspaceandthedistributionofphenomenawithinit.3)4) WhichisNOTtrueofgeographers?A) TheyareEarthsystemsscientists.B) Theyusespatialanalysis.C) Theyareconcernedwithspatialandtemporalrelationships.D) Theyareprimarilyconcernedwithplacenames.4)5) GeographyA) doesnotusesystemsanalysis.B) doesnotconsiderprocessinexplainingsystems.C) isnotascience.D) isderivedfromgeoandgraphein;literally,ʺtowriteEarth.ʺ5)6)ʺGeographyʺliterallymeansA) mapmaking.B) towrite(about)Earth.C) thestudyofrocks.D) placememorization.6)7) ThemainmethodologygoverninggeographicinquiryA) involvesspatialanalysis.B) useschronologicalorganization.C) isfieldwork.D) isbehavioralanalysis.7)8) Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefieldofphysicalgeography?A) Understandingsoildevelopment.B) Thespatialanalysisofallthephysicalelements,processes,andsystemsthatmakeuptheenvironment.C) Thestudyofweather.D) Mappingofrocktypes.8)1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Page 11Page 12Page 13Page 14Page 15Page 16Preview ModeThis document has 712 pages. Sign in to access the full document!Download Now!Report