Human Geography, Practice Quiz: Chapter 02

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. Feudalism is a social and economic system in which ________.

a) land, resources, and the means of production and distribution are communally owned correct incorrect

b) land is owned by a monarch and controlled by lords, to whom peasants are bound and work the land correct incorrect

c) free-market competition defines the means of production and distribution and emphasizes individual ownership correct incorrect

d) None of the above correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. A thematic map using colour (or shading) to indicate density of a particular phenomenon in a given area is called ________.

a) a choropleth map correct incorrect

b) an isopleth map correct incorrect

c) a not-to-scale correct incorrect

d) a line-based map correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. Absolute space is ________.

a) objective correct incorrect

b) subjective correct incorrect

c) a location correct incorrect

d) an idea correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. Positivism ________.

a) is a scientific method correct incorrect

b) employs hypotheses, theories, and facts correct incorrect

c) is typically rejected by Marxist and humanist scholars correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

e) Both A and B correct incorrect

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. An isopleth map depicts ________.

a) data using tonal shadings proportional to the density of phenomena in the defined aerial units correct incorrect

b) lines that link points having the same value correct incorrect

c) a scale of 1:250,000 correct incorrect

d) a Robinson projection correct incorrect

e) positions of all of the earth's spherical surface correct incorrect

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. ________ refers to landscapes that are particularly esteemed by an individual or a group.

a) Sacred space correct incorrect

b) Sense of space correct incorrect

c) A landmark correct incorrect

d) A symbolic space correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

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. Most satellites have been launched by the ________ Space Agency.

a) Canadian correct incorrect

b) Japanese correct incorrect

c) US correct incorrect

d) European correct incorrect

e) Both C and D correct incorrect

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. Some advances in remote sensing include ________.

a) the use of telescopes correct incorrect

b) visual recording devices correct incorrect

c) electromagnetic radiation for data transfer correct incorrect

d) the use of satellites correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. A geographic information system (GIS) ________.

a) is a tool which stores, displays, analyses, and maps spatially referenced data correct incorrect

b) uses vectors to represent spatial data correct incorrect

c) describes the location of points, lines, and areas correct incorrect

d) is rooted in cartography correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

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. Humanistic geographers can make use of the following forms of data: ________.

a) popular music correct incorrect

b) cartoons correct incorrect

c) correlation tests correct incorrect

d) Both B and C correct incorrect

e) Both A and B correct incorrect

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. Postmodernism emerged as a reaction to ________.

a) modernism correct incorrect

b) humanistic geography correct incorrect

c) empiricism correct incorrect

d) constructionism correct incorrect

e) essentialism correct incorrect