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2) Situation identifies a place by its A) mathematical location on Earth’s surface. B) unique physical characteristics. C) primary dimensions. D) location relative to other objects. E) nominal location. 3) Site identifies a place by its A) location relative to other objects. B) mathematical location on Earth’s surface. C) unique physical characteristics. D) primary dimensions. E) nominal location. 4) New York City’s ________ is approximately 100 miles northeast of Philadelphia and 100 miles southwest of Boston. A) situation B) jurisidiction C) site D) toponym
E) location 5) Which is true? A) Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end. B) Every meridian is actually a circle rather than a line. C) Every parallel begins and ends at the poles. D) Every parallel is the same length. E) Every meridian is distorted by magnetic declination. 6) Santa Fe, New Mexico is in the Mountain Time Zone, whereas Tampa, Florida, is in the Eastern Time Zone. If it is 1 A. M. , Monday, in Tampa, what time is it in Santa Fe? A) 3 A. M. Sunday B) 11 P. M. Monday C) 11 P. M. Sunday D) 10 P. M. Sunday E) 3 A. M. Monday ) A business executive calls from New York (which is located at 75??W) at 6 P. M. on Tuesday to Sydney, Australia (which is located at 150??E). What time is it in Sydney? A) 9 A. M. Wednesday B) 9 P. M. Wednesday C) 6 P. M. Tuesday D) 9 A. M. Tuesday E) 9 P. M. Tuesday 8) The International Date Line is measured approximately from A) 0 degrees longitude. B) 0 degrees latitude. C) 90 degrees latitude. D) 180 degrees longitude. E) 90 degrees longitude. 9) The U. S. Land Ordinance of 1785 divided much of the country into a system of A) ranges. B) sections. C) quarter sections. D) townships. E) all of the above 0) Holland converted the Zuider Zee into a fresh water lake by using A) dikes. B) a delta plan. C) a polder. D) solar desalination. E) canals. 11) The arrangement of a phenomenon across Earth’s surface is A) spatial distribution. B) spatial analysis. C) regional analysis. D) spatial association. E) regional dissociation. 12) In Maryland, high rates of cancer are found in the A) upper Chesapeake Bay. B) eastern rural areas. C) mountains. D) suburbs. E) all of the above 13) The spatial distribution created by the U. S. Land Ordinance of 1785 is an example of A) density. B) pattern. C) distribution.
D) category. E) concentration. 14) The population of the United States is approximately 290 million, and the land area is approximately 9 million square kilometers. The arithmetic density of the United States is approximately A) 30 square kilometers per person. B) 30 persons per square kilometer. C) 300 persons per square kilometer. D) 0. 03 square kilometers per person. E) 0. 03 persons per square kilometer. 15) Diffusion of AIDS is an example of which type of diffusion? A) contagious B) osmosis C) hierarchical D) relocation E) stimulus 16) Which is not a common practice of transnational corporations?
A) organize production according to a spatial division of labor B) relocate command centers from more developed countries C) identify the distinctive economic assets of each region in the world D) move factories from high wage regions to low wage regions E) relocate nonessential employees to locations outside command centers 17) Culture means to A) take care of something. B) care about something. C) develop new variations. D) discard effective practices. E) both A and B 18) Globalization of the economy has A) drained resources from more developed countries. B) heightened economic differences among places.
C) decreased regional specialization of production. D) leveled economic differences between places. E) decreased investment in less developed countries. 19) The barrier islands of Florida are A) attractive locations for homes and recreation. B) large sandbars that shield the mainland from flooding and storm damage. C) low lying coastal reefs. D) A and B E) A and C 20) Rechannelling the Kissimmee River in Florida produced an increase of which of the following adverse environmental impacts? A) runoffs from cattle grazing B) disruption of wildlife habitats C) pollution of drinking water D) A and B E) A, B, and C