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01-01 A place’s location relative to other objects or places is called its A. B. C. D. E. situation. site. absolute location. topography. functional region. 01-01 A place’s location relative to other objects or places is called its A. B. C. D. E. situation. site. absolute location. topography. functional region. Explanation: Situation is the location of a place relative to other objects and places. 01-02 Which of the following maps would have the largest scale? A. B. C. D. E. World Continent Country State City 01-02 Which of the following maps would have the largest scale? A. B. C. D. E. World Continent Country State City Explanation: Large scale maps are used to show smaller areas in greater detail, e.g., city streets and neighborhoods. 01-03 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is located A. B. C. D. E. at the North Pole. on the Equator. at the Tropic of Cancer. at the Tropic of Capricorn. closer to Australia than to Europe. 01-03 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is located A. B. C. D. E. at the North Pole. on the Equator. at the Tropic of Cancer. at the Tropic of Capricorn. closer to Australia than to Europe. Explanation: Latitude measures distance north and south from the Equator as an angle. It ranges from 0 to 90 degrees. 01-03 01-04 The frequency an object appears in a given area is its A. B. C. D. E. density. diffusion. dispersion. distribution. region. 01-04 The frequency an object appears in a given area is its A. B. C. D. E. density. diffusion. dispersion. distribution. region. Explanation: Density and concentration are not synonymous. Density is specified by the number of objects in a given area. Concentration describes the dispersal of those objects. 01-05 Lines of ________ are drawn as east and west circles on the globe and yet they measure distances north and south of the ________. A. B. C. D. E. longitude, Prime Meridian longitude, Equator latitude, Prime Meridian latitude, Equator latitude, Date Line 01-05 Lines of ________ are drawn as east and west circles on the globe and yet they measure distances north and south of the ________. A. B. C. D. E. longitude, Prime Meridian longitude, Equator latitude, Prime Meridian latitude, Equator latitude, Date Line Explanation: Latitude measures distance north and south from the Equator as an angle. It ranges from 0 to 90 degrees. 01-05 01-06 Meridians of longitude on the globe A. B. C. D. E. are the same length north to south. converge at the poles. terminate at the poles. intersect the Equator. All of the above are correct. 01-06 Meridians of longitude on the globe A. B. C. D. E. are the same length north to south. converge at the poles. terminate at the poles. intersect the Equator. All of the above are correct. Explanation: Lines of longitude measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian in angles ranging from 0 to 180. 01-07 Which of the following is NOT a formal culture region? A. B. C. D. E. The distribution network for USA Today newspaper A wheat-growing county in Kansas A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida The part of Italy called “Lombardy” A French-language region in Canada 01-7 Which of the following is NOT a formal culture region? A. The distribution network for USA Today newspaper B. A wheat-growing county in Kansas C. A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida D. The part of Italy called “Lombardy” E. A French-language region in Canada Explanation: Formal regions are characterized a degree of homogeneity while functional regions are marked by a node-and-periphery pattern. Type of map? 01-09: Who was the first person to use the word “geography”? A. B. C. D. E. Aristotle Plato Erastosthenes Socrates Strabo 01-09: Who was the first person to use the word “geography”? A. B. C. D. E. Aristotle Plato Erastosthenes Socrates Strabo 01-10: Which geographer viewed cultural hearths in the context of time and space? A. B. C. D. E. Sauer Hagerstrand White Springer Aristotle 01-10: Which geographer viewed cultural hearths in the context of time and space? A. B. C. D. E. Sauer Hagerstrand White Springer Aristotle