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The tradition of geography which allows for the simplest and most easily delimited regions is: |
| | A) | earth-science |
| | B) | culture-environment |
| | C) | locational |
| | D) | area-analysis |
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An example of a functional region is: |
| | A) | a boreal forest |
| | B) | the Delmarva Peninsula |
| | C) | a newspaper circulation area |
| | D) | a vernal pool |
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Which of the following statements with respect to regions is incorrect? |
| | A) | All formal regions are functional regions as well. |
| | B) | All regions have some type of boundary. |
| | C) | Regions have a spatial component. |
| | D) | Regions are hierarchically arranged. |
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Which type of region is usually used as a planning tool? |
| | A) | climate |
| | B) | economic |
| | C) | landform |
| | D) | political |
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With the end of British rule on the Indian subcontinent in 1947, the countries of India and Pakistan were created based upon: |
| | A) | economic differences |
| | B) | language differences |
| | C) | race |
| | D) | religious differences |
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The most immediate feature which distinguishes the Black Hills as a separate region from the surrounding area is: |
| | A) | rainfall |
| | B) | topography |
| | C) | sandstones |
| | D) | water gap |
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The retention or creation of regionally distinctive or even externally unintelligible languages is due primarily to: |
| | A) | discrimination |
| | B) | isolation |
| | C) | regional bias |
| | D) | spatial diffusion |
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For which region is the three-dimensional component important? |
| | A) | climate |
| | B) | landform |
| | C) | natural resource |
| | D) | urban |
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Among the formal cultural regions, the most rigorously defined is the: |
| | A) | culture hearth |
| | B) | ecosystem |
| | C) | megalopolis |
| | D) | national state |
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Which of the following is the most sharply defined physical region with naturally defined boundaries? |
| | A) | climate |
| | B) | landform |
| | C) | soil |
| | D) | vegetation |
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Continental Polar, Maritime Polar, Maritime Tropical, and Continental Tropical are designations for what type of region? |
| | A) | air mass |
| | B) | temperature |
| | C) | climate |
| | D) | precipitation |
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Which tradition of geography recognizes and defines the widest array of regional types? |
| | A) | earth-science |
| | B) | culture-environment |
| | C) | locational |
| | D) | area-analysis |
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Cultural realms are best defined as: |
| | A) | informal regions |
| | B) | multifactor regions |
| | C) | nodal regions |
| | D) | single factor regions |
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Areal relationships to industrial concentrations are an important aspect of which region type? |
| | A) | resource |
| | B) | mental |
| | C) | religious |
| | D) | political |
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The classification of Appalachia as a distinct region by the locational tradition would define it in what terms? |
| | A) | population statistics |
| | B) | economic activities |
| | C) | linguistic |
| | D) | physiographic |
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Regional names such as Midwest and Far East emphasize the importance of: |
| | A) | function |
| | B) | absolute location |
| | C) | relative location |
| | D) | hierarchy |
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Functional regions are most likely to be expressed in which form? |
| | A) | ecosystem regions |
| | B) | religious regions |
| | C) | resource regions |
| | D) | urban regions |
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In any analysis of settlement, the regional patterns identified can be most closely associated with: |
| | A) | the spatial distribution of people |
| | B) | characteristics of site |
| | C) | spatial relationships to wildlife |
| | D) | census figures |
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An example of a classic, culturally based region would be the region in the United States where: |
| | A) | English is spoken |
| | B) | Krio is spoken |
| | C) | Slang is spoken |
| | D) | Gullah is spoken |
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An example of an ecosystem as a region would be: |
| | A) | Appalachia |
| | B) | Sunbelt |
| | C) | Vale of Kashmir |
| | D) | The Everglades |
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The study of spatial relationships from the standpoint of systems analysis emphasizes: |
| | A) | the spatial dominance of the phenomenon giving definition to the region |
| | B) | the organization, structure, and functional dynamics within an area and provides for the quantification of the linkages between the things in space |
| | C) | the bringing of clarity to the seeming confusion of the observable physical and cultural features of the world we inhabit |
| | D) | that regions are spatial expressions of ideas or summaries useful to the analysis of the problem at hand |
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The largest area over which a valid generalization of attribute uniformity may be made is a: |
| | A) | functional region |
| | B) | bounded region |
| | C) | formal region |
| | D) | culture region |
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An example of a region which is independent of human influence and unaffected by time on the human scale is the: |
| | A) | language region |
| | B) | political region |
| | C) | landform region |
| | D) | ecosystem region |
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An example of a region which can be both formal and functional in nature is the: |
| | A) | city |
| | B) | air mass |
| | C) | mental region |
| | D) | language region |
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Which of the following does not qualify as a multifactor formal region? |
| | A) | air mass |
| | B) | culture realm |
| | C) | urban region |
| | D) | landform region |
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Which of the following is an example of the hierarchical arrangement of regions? |
| | A) | Rio Grande, Lake Michigan, Pacific Ocean |
| | B) | Great Britain, Australia, Canada |
| | C) | Chicago, Illinois, the United States |
| | D) | New York, Los Angeles, Chicago |
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Which of the following thematic maps would not exemplify earth-science regional study? |
| | A) | Road map |
| | B) | Weather map |
| | C) | Soil map |
| | D) | Vegetation map |
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According to Donald Meinig, what term refers to the zone of broadest but least-intensive expression of the regional character? |
| | A) | core |
| | B) | sphere |
| | C) | domain |
| | D) | periphery |
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Sense of place is generally associated with which type of region? |
| | A) | formal region |
| | B) | functional region |
| | C) | territorial region |
| | D) | vernacular region |
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A distinctive feature of the spatial arrangement of population in Latin America is: |
| | A) | its basis in language differences |
| | B) | its strongly nucleated character |
| | C) | its lack of a hierarchy |
| | D) | its distribution along transportation lines |
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Which statement about regions and boundaries is not true? |
| | A) | Linear boundaries are arbitrary divisions. |
| | B) | Regional boundaries in reality are rarely as sharply defined as found on maps. |
| | C) | Boundaries are based on the areal spread of the features selected for study. |
| | D) | Boundaries are permanent features on the landscape. |
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Which of the following would be an appropriate match of geography study for a particular profession? |
| | A) | Banker: Locational tradition |
| | B) | Meteorologist: Culture-Environment tradition |
| | C) | Urban Planner: Culture-Environment tradition |
| | D) | Linguist: Earth Science tradition |
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The concept of the economic region as a tool for planning was introduced during what period of American history? |
| | A) | the Industrial Revolution |
| | B) | the Civil War |
| | C) | the Great Depression |
| | D) | the Civil Rights Era of the 1960s |
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The Yurok World View is classified in the text as a: |
| | A) | mental region |
| | B) | cultural region |
| | C) | language region |
| | D) | population region |
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The term "megalopolis" is best associated with which type of regional study? |
| | A) | Political |
| | B) | Economic |
| | C) | Urban |
| | D) | Cultural |
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