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Example Question #31 : Major Geographical Terminology
What term describes the relationship between culture and the environment?
cultural ecology
geography
cultural pluralism
environmental merging
cultural ecology
Cultural ecology is the relationship between culture and the environment, dealing with human adaptations to various environments.
Example Question #41 : Major Geographical Terminology
What is the term for a country whose government is ruled by complete anarchy?
misrepresented state
failed state
struggling state
ruling state
failed state
When a government falls and anarchy results, the country becomes known as a failed state.
Example Question #42 : Major Geographical Terminology
Which of the following is not part of the atmosphere?
troposphere
mesophere
stratosphere
inosphere
inosphere
The troposhere, stratosphere, and mesophere are all parts of the atmosphere. The inosphere, however, is not.
Example Question #43 : Major Geographical Terminology
What is the usage of part of a river to grow and harvest sea-based animals called?
basin
water-based culture
culture
aquaculture
aquaculture
The usage of a river or part of it to grow sea-based creatures and plant life is called aquaculture. It is used greatly in Japan.
Example Question #1 : Using Maps
Which country is bordered only by the two most populous nations on Earth?
Burma
Laos
Nepal
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Nepal
Nepal is a landlocked Asian country bordered only by China and India, which happen to be the two most populous nations on Earth. Nepal is bordered to the north by China, and to the south, east, and west, by India. Nepal is separated from Bangladesh by the narrow Siliguri Corridor, which is part of India.
Example Question #2 : Using Maps
Which term describes the angular distance of points north and south of the Equator?
Latitude
Longitude
Mercator
Poles
Planar
Latitude
Lines of latitude, also called "parallels," measure the angular distance of points north and south of the Equator. On maps, they appear as horizontal lines across the surface of the Earth.
Example Question #3 : Using Maps
If you wished to pinpoint and reveal the distribution of federal prisons across the United States, which of the following maps would best serve your purpose?
Conic map
Isoline map
Choropleth map
Dot map
Proportional map
Dot map
A dot map may easily be used to demonstrate the distribution of a particular item across a space. Here, dots may be used to represent each federal prison and its location across a map of the United States.
Example Question #2 : Using Maps
Which of these best describes why it is so difficult to produce an accurate map of the world?
It is impossible to project a two-dimensional object onto a three-dimensional surface without some distortion.
It is impossible to project a three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional surface without some distortion.
None of these answers is correct; the world can be perfectly mapped since the advent of geospatial technologies.
Technological limitations prevent geographers from agreeing on the shape and composition of the Earth’s landmasses.
Political concerns constantly interfere with the efforts of cartographers.
It is impossible to project a three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional surface without some distortion.
Whilst it is true that political concerns can sometimes impede the pursuit of an accurate depiction of the world this is not the primary reason why it is so difficult to produce an accurate map. The primary reason is that the world is a three-dimensional object (a sphere) and a map is a two-dimensional object (usually a rectangle). When a three-dimensional object is reproduced on a two-dimensional surface some aspects are naturally, and unavoidably, distorted. The challenge for many mapmakers is how to reduce this distortion, or rather how to provide the most accurate depiction of the world.
Example Question #4 : Using Maps
Which of the following terms best describes another name for lines of longitude?
Parallels
Lines of latitude
Meridians
Outliers
Perpendiculars
Meridians
Geographers use a coordinate system to describe the location of any particular place on Earth. The coordinate system is made up of lines of longitude and lines of latitude. Lines of longitude—also called “meridians”—begin at the North Pole and make their way “up and down” the Earth to the South Pole. All lines of longitude eventually meet at the poles (i.e. time zones such as Eastern Standard Time or Greenwich Mean Time). On the other hand, lines of latitude make their way around the Earth and never intersect with each other; they are often also called “parallels” (i.e. the equator).
Example Question #1 : Using Maps
Isolines are used to demonstrate ___________.
population distribution
cultural diffusion
climate
elevation
terrain
elevation
“Isolines” are used primarily in topographical maps. The topography of a region refers to its elevation and the changes in its elevation; therefore, isolines are used to demonstrate elevation.
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