Test Bank For Atmospheric Processes And Patterns 2nd Edition by Reynolds

Chapter 1   The Nature of Physical Geography

 

1) Which of the following is not a feature of what physical geographers study?

1. A) Impacts of spatial distributions of the natural environment on people
2. B) Processes that created and changed the spatial distributions of natural features
3. C) Interconnections between different aspects of the natural environment
4. D) All of these are features of what physical geographers study.

 

Answer:  D

Section:  01.01 What Is Physical Geography?

Topic:  Physical Geography and its Influence on Life; Investigation of Geographic Problems

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

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2) Which of the following topics of study would best incorporate the holistic perspective?

1. A) The impact of political policies on soil erosion
2. B) The examination of soil grains under a microscope to identify the amount of air space between grains
3. C) The degree to which soil particles expand when they are wet and contract when they dry out
4. D) Identifying the soil type from a sample collected in the field

 

Answer:  A

Section:  01.01 What Is Physical Geography?

Topic:  Physical Geography and its Influence on Life; Investigation of Geographic Problems

Bloom’s:  3. Apply

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3) Geography is considered to be

1. A) a natural science.
2. B) a social science.
3. C) both a natural and social science.
4. D) neither a natural nor a social science.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  01.01 What Is Physical Geography?

Topic:  Physical Geography and its Influence on Life

Bloom’s:  1. Remember

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

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

 

Answer:  B

Section:  01.01 What Is Physical Geography?

Topic:  Physical Geography and its Influence on Life

Bloom’s:  3. Apply

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5) Which of the following clues would the steepness of a slope, by itself, be most directly able to provide to a geographer in understanding a place?

1. A) It suggests the ethnicity of human settlement that may have lived on the slope.
2. B) It suggests the type of rock that might be present to form soils.
3. C) It suggests how far the location is from the equator.
4. D) It suggests the strength of the wind at the location.

 

Answer:  B

Section:  01.01 What Is Physical Geography?

Topic:  Physical Geography and its Influence on Life; Geographic Information Systems

Bloom’s:  3. Apply

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6) The relationship between mountains and precipitation can be generalized by saying that

1. A) mountaintops tend to have more precipitation in summer but less precipitation in winter than the surrounding lowlands.
2. B) mountaintops tend to have more precipitation in winter but less precipitation in summer than the surrounding lowlands.
3. C) mountaintops generally experience more precipitation than the surrounding lowlands.
4. D) mountaintops generally experience less precipitation that the surrounding lowlands.

 

Answer:  C

Section:  01.01 What Is Physical Geography?

Topic:  Physical Geography and its Influence on Life; Earth’s Natural Systems

Bloom’s:  3. Apply

Gradable:  automatic

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