Geography of North America, The: Environment, Culture, Economy 2nd Edition by Susan Hardwick test ba

GeoStandard2:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
 
37) The word "geography" comes from the Greek roots "geo" and "graph" and literally means ________.
Answer:  writing about the earth
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Putting Geography Back on the Map
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Define
GeoStandard1:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 
38) Geographic analysis generally focus on three broad topics, people, cultures, and cultural landscapes; political economies; and ________.
Answer:  physical geography/studies of the earth's physical systems
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Putting Geography Back on the Map
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Paraphrase
GeoStandard1:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 

39) In comparison to the U.S. states, Canadian regional and provincial governments are ________ self-sustaining.
Answer:  more
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Why Study North America?
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Recall
GeoStandard1:  13. How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth's surface.
40) Two examples of thematic geography topics are ________ and ________.
Answer:  physical geography, cultural geography, political economy, historical geography
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Name
GeoStandard1:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 
41) Looking at the map (1.9) of landform regions of North America, ________ and ________ take up the largest amount of land in Canada and the United States.
Answer:  the Interior Plains, the Canadian Shield
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Estimate
GeoStandard1:   5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
GeoStandard2:   4. The physical and human characteristics of places.
 
42) Prior to the 20th century, geography was closely associated with ________.
Answer:  exploration
Diff: 1
Chapter Section:  Putting Geography Back on the Map
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Recall
GeoStandard1:  17. How to apply geography to interpret the past.
GeoStandard2:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 
43) An example of a ________ or nodal region is the Chicago metropolitan region, which shares a variety of economic, political, and other functions.
Answer:  functional
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy:  1 Knowledge - Name
GeoStandard1:   5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
GeoStandard2:  11. The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.
 

44) One example of a formal region is ________.
Answer:  French Canada. Agricultural regions, cultural regions
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Give Examples
GeoStandard1:   5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
GeoStandard2:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
 
45) Two different ways to divide North America into regions are ________ and ________.
Answer:  cultural regions, landform regions, agricultural regions, climate regions
Diff: 2
Chapter Section:  Approaches Used in This Book
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Give Examples
GeoStandard1:   3. How to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface.
GeoStandard2:   5. That people create regions to interpret Earth's complexity.
46) Explain the "geographic perspective" and how geographers use that perspective to address real world problems.
Diff: 3
Chapter Section:  Putting Geography Back on the Map
Bloom's Taxonomy:  2 Comprehension - Explain
GeoStandard1:  14. How human actions modify the physical environment.
GeoStandard2:  15. How physical systems affect human systems.
 
47) Why do people create regions? How are different types of regions constructed? (Use an example to illustrate your point.)