MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) A physical geographer would likely NOT study
A) the effects of the removal of dams on the Elwha River in Washington.
B) the impact of Hurricane Sandyʹs landfall along the U.S. East Coast.
C) the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011.
D) The diffusion of various religions from the so-called Middle East.

2) Geography is described as
A) a spatial science. B) an Earth science.
C) a human science. D) a physical science.

3) The word spatial refers to
A) eras of time.
B) things that are unique and special.
C) items that relate specifically to society.
D) the nature and character of physical space and the distribution of phenomena within it.

4) Which is NOT true of geographers?
A) They are Earth systems scientists.
B) They use spatial analysis.
C) They are concerned with spatial and temporal relationships.
D) They are primarily concerned with place names.

5) Geography
A) does not use systems analysis.
B) does not consider process in explaining systems.
C) is not a science.
D) is derived from geo and graphein; literally, ʺto write Earth.ʺ