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Example Questions
Example Question #21 : Geography
What computer program stores geographical data and creates maps out of said data?
Geocaching
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Earth Viewer 3D
Remote sensing (RS)
Urban Green Council
Geographic information systems (GIS)
A geographic information system (GIS) is designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, and present numerous types of spatial and/or geographical data.
Example Question #3 : Geospatial Technologies
What is a GPS?
Geographic Preparation of Systems
Geospatial Persuasion of Sectors
Geospatial Positioning Service
Geographic Pattern Seeker
Geographic Positioning System
Geographic Positioning System
GPS stands for Geographic Positioning System. This system uses data from satellites to pin-point a location on earth and help people find their way to a destination.
The other are made up terms and do not exist.
Example Question #1 : Major Geographical Terminology
Which of the following describes the internationally agreed upon official time reference?
Universal Standard Time
Central Time
British Standard Time
Universal Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT, is Earth's internationally agreed upon official time reference.
Example Question #2 : Major Geographical Terminology
The summit of the tallest mountain on Earth is located at the border of which two nations?
Nepal and China
Argentina and Chile
China and Pakistan
United States and Canada
Italy and Switzerland
Nepal and China
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth. Its summit, more than 29,000 feet high, is located at the border of Nepal and China.
Example Question #3 : Major Geographical Terminology
The area of the earth known as "the torrid zone" is located between __________.
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle
the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator
the Equator and the Antarctic Circle
the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
The "torrid zone" is another name for the tropics, which describes the areas between the Northern Hemisphere's Tropic of Cancer and the Southern Hemisphere's Tropic of Capricorn. These lines of latitude mark the points furthest from the Equator where the sun can still be directly overhead at any point during the year. The areas within the "torrid zone" are the warmest places on earth, featuring rainforests and other tropical environments.
Example Question #4 : Major Geographical Terminology
In geographic terminology the term “idiographic” most closely describes __________.
The use of geospatial technologies to better inform policy making in local or regional government
The belief that the physical geography of a region deeply impacts the culture and society of that region
A feature or theory that is universally applicable across a multitude of regions
A feature that is unique to a certain geographic region
A theory that is unproven or that relies on partially conclusive data, and is thus not widely accepted
A feature that is unique to a certain geographic region
The term “idiographic” is used to describe or refer to a feature that is unique to a particular geographic region. It is distinct from “nomothetic” which means a feature or theory that is universally applicable across a multitude of regions.
Example Question #4 : Major Geographical Terminology
Climate change and global warming are best described using the term __________.
Sustainability
Nomothetic
Anthropogenic
Diffusion
Idiographic
Anthropogenic
Climate change and global warming are environmental changes caused by human actions. The term used to describe this phenomenon is “anthropogenic.”
Example Question #3 : Major Geographical Terminology
The cultural-geography theory of possibilism is concerned with the relationship between culture and __________.
None of these
religion
politics
the economy
the environment
the environment
Possibilism is a cultural-geography theory that evolved from the racially informed theory of environmental determinism. Environmental determinism argues that environmental conditions provide constraints on the growth of culture in many parts of the world. On the other hand, possibilism concedes that environmental conditions provide a broad range of cultural limitations and advantages for various regions of the world; however, it contends that culture is otherwise determined by the environment's social conditions.
Example Question #5 : Major Geographical Terminology
The concept of “placelessness” is most associated with which of these geographers?
Arno Peters.
George Perkins Marsh.
Carl Sauer.
Edward Relph.
W.D. Pattinson.
Edward Relph.
The concept of “placelessness” refers to the homogenizing effect of cultural diffusion, particularly in the modern world. It was developed by the cultural geographer Edward Relph in the 1970s. According to Relph, the spread of pop culture and globalization was leading to an inevitable breakdown of the individual identity of communities, causing one place to closely resemble another place, and, eventually all other places.
Example Question #433 : Ap Human Geography
In geographic terminology the term “nomothetic” most closely describes __________.
a theory that is unproven or that relies on partially conclusive data, and is thus not widely accepted
the belief that the physical geography of a region deeply impacts the culture and society of that region
a feature or theory that is universally applicable across a multitude of regions
a feature that is unique to a certain geographic region
the use of geospatial technologies to better inform policy making in local or regional government
a feature or theory that is universally applicable across a multitude of regions
The term “nomothetic” means a feature that is universally applicable across a multitude of regions. It is distinct from “idiographic” which describes a particular feature that is unique to a certain geographic region. The idiographic is usually the concern of local or regional geographers who are concerned with a narrow, but deep, understanding of a relatively small geographic region. Whereas nomothetic is usually the concern of systematic geographers who are concerned with universal features and aspects of Earth’s geography.
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