Question 1

A snowball that rolls down a hill,gradually gaining more and more mass and rolling faster and faster as it continues,would be an example of a(n)

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A)  positive feedback system.
B)  negative feedback system.
C)  open system.
D)  closed system.

Question 2

The significance of any great circle is that it always

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A)  connects two points on the surface of a sphere with the shortest distance.
B)  follows the same line of latitude.
C)  passes through the point where the equator intersects with the Prime Meridian.
D)  passes through the North or South Pole.

Question 3

When you shake fish food into an aquarium,you are contributing to a(n)

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A)  open system.
B)  negative feedback system.
C)  positive feedback system.
D)  closed system.

Question 4

One of the main roles of plants in biogeochemical cycles is to

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A)  reduce the rate of weathering.
B)  decrease the amount of time that water remains in contact with rocks and soils.
C)  extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
D)  harden the soils.

Question 5

Global positioning systems (GPS) can "know" their location by

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A)  measuring the time required for radio signals from four or more satellites to reach the receiver.
B)  relating changes in detected radiation to changes in the position of the Sun.
C)  continually measuring changes in angle to a stationary reference point,such as a streetlight,in the area of the receiver.
D)  relating slight changes in magnetism and gravity to changes in the distance and direction of movement from the point at which the location of the receiver was last calibrated.

Question 6

Which of the following were factors to consider in the Chapter 1 Investigation?

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A)  Wind directions
B)  How much sunlight reaches the ground
C)  Type of rocks,sediment,and soil
D)  Streams,lakes,and glaciers
E)  All of these choices are correct

Question 7

Which of the following is not a type of spatial distribution that can be assessed using geographic information systems (GIS) ?

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A)  Clustered
B)  Random
C)  Regular
D)  Irregular

Question 8

In the topographic map below,the place with the greatest relief among the four choices is at

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A)  A.
B)  B.
C)  C.
D)  D.

Question 9

The "sphere" that intersects with all of the other spheres is the

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A)  atmosphere.
B)  biosphere.
C)  hydrosphere.
D)  lithosphere.

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a small circle?

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A)  Prime Meridian
B)  Tropic of Cancer
C)  Equator
D)  International Date Line

Question 11

What type of data did geographers use to determine and study the location and movement of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010?

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A)  Satellite images
B)  Topographic maps
C)  Shaded relief maps
D)  Microwave images

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT shown in the figure accompanying the Chapter 1 Investigation?

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A)  Snow-covered mountains
B)  A coastline
C)  Ocean current flowing parallel to the coast
D)  A city
E)  Destruction caused by a tornado

Question 13

The use of stereopairs is important in creating maps because they

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A)  allow the scale to become smaller.
B)  remove the distortions introduced by the map projection.
C)  reveal the three-dimensional features of a landscape.
D)  penetrate through the clouds that may have been present on the day when the aerial photograph was taken.

Question 14

When the lithosphere and biosphere interact,

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A)  plants remove nutrients from the soil but return few if any nutrients to the soil.
B)  plants return nutrients to the soil but remove few if any nutrients from the soil.
C)  plants remove nutrients from the soil and return nutrients to the soil.
D)  plants acquire their nutrients directly from the air so that they do not disturb the nutrient structure in the soil.

Question 15

The most likely and direct consequence of a reduced rate of "burial" of sediment in the rock cycle would be

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A)  the delayed rate of formation of rock.
B)  slower rates of uplift of rocks back to the surface.
C)  more rapid deposition of more sediment.
D)  increased rates of rock deformation.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of meridians?

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A)  Meridians run from east to west.
B)  The highest degree label for meridians is 90°.
C)  Meridians are always parallel to each other.
D)  Meridians always follow great circles.

Question 17

What was the focus of the Chapter 1 Investigation?

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A)  The effects of rising sea level due to climate change
B)  The effects of melting glaciers due to climate change
C)  How air pollution can cause climate change
D)  The impacts of deforestation of the land
E)  All of these choices are correct

Question 18

If you need to show the entire Earth on a map,which of the following projections would not be a possibility?

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A)  Mercator
B)  Sinusoidal
C)  Polar stereographic
D)  Robinson

Question 19

The hydrologic cycle includes all of the following processes except

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A)  evaporation.
B)  precipitation.
C)  runoff.
D)  uplift.

Question 20

The geographic perspective that distinguishes geography from other fields of study means that

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A)  geographers use computers only after they examine maps.
B)  geographers examine how the spatial features affect and are affected by nonspatial issues.
C)  geographers use field work to report results.
D)  geographers do not need to follow the scientific method when they solve research problems.

Exam 1: The Nature of Physical Geography

In the topographic map below,the place with the greatest relief among the four choices is at

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Which of the following is not a type of spatial distribution that can be assessed using geographic information systems (GIS) ?

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What was the focus of the Chapter 1 Investigation?

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Which of the following was NOT shown in the figure accompanying the Chapter 1 Investigation?

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One of the main roles of plants in biogeochemical cycles is to

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The geographic perspective that distinguishes geography from other fields of study means that

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The use of stereopairs is important in creating maps because they

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The "sphere" that intersects with all of the other spheres is the

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What type of data did geographers use to determine and study the location and movement of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010?

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A snowball that rolls down a hill,gradually gaining more and more mass and rolling faster and faster as it continues,would be an example of a(n)

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When the lithosphere and biosphere interact,

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The most likely and direct consequence of a reduced rate of "burial" of sediment in the rock cycle would be

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Which of the following is an example of a small circle?

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Global positioning systems (GPS) can "know" their location by

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Which of the following is true of meridians?

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If you need to show the entire Earth on a map,which of the following projections would not be a possibility?

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When you shake fish food into an aquarium,you are contributing to a(n)

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The significance of any great circle is that it always

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Which of the following were factors to consider in the Chapter 1 Investigation?

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The hydrologic cycle includes all of the following processes except

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