CL10e_CRS_Ch01

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The Cultural Landscape An Introduction to Human
Geography10th Edition Classroom Response
System Questions Chapter 1
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• 01-01 The movement of money from one country to
  another and one currency to another has primarily
  been facilitated by
• the leadership of the United States.
• advances in electronic communications.
• the World Trade Organization.
• transnational corporations.
• global agreements brokered by the United
  Nations.

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• 01-01 The movement of money from one country to
  another and one currency to another has primarily
  been facilitated by
• the leadership of the United States.
• advances in electronic communications.
• the World Trade Organization.
• transnational corporations.
• global agreements brokered by the United
  Nations.
• Explanation While all of these factors have
  played a role, electronic communications have
  made it possible to move money around the world.

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• 01-02 A places location relative to other
  objects or places is called its
• situation.
• site.
• absolute location.
• topography.
• functional region.

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• 01-02 A places location relative to other
  objects or places is called its
• situation.
• site.
• absolute location.
• topography.
• functional region.
• Explanation Situation is the location of a place
  relative to other objects and places.

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• 01-03 Which of the following maps would have the
  largest scale?
• World
• Continent
• Country
• State
• City

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• 01-03 Which of the following maps would have the
  largest scale?
• World
• Continent
• Country
• State
• City
• Explanation Large scale maps are used to show
  smaller areas in greater detail, e.g., city
  streets and neighborhoods.

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• 01-04 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is
  located
• at the North Pole.
• on the Equator.
• at the Tropic of Cancer.
• at the Tropic of Capricorn.
• closer to Australia than to Europe.

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• 01-04 An object at 90 degrees north latitude is
  located
• at the North Pole.
• on the Equator.
• at the Tropic of Cancer.
• at the Tropic of Capricorn.
• closer to Australia than to Europe.
• Explanation Latitude measures distance north and
  south from the Equator as an angle. It ranges
  from 0 to 90 degrees.

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• 01-05 The frequency an object appears in a given
  area is its
• density.
• diffusion.
• dispersion.
• distribution.
• region.

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• 01-05 The frequency an object appears in a given
  area is its
• density.
• diffusion.
• dispersion.
• distribution.
• region.
• Explanation Density and concentration are not
  synonymous. Density is specified by the number of
  objects in a given area. Concentration describes
  the dispersal of those objects.

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• 01-06 Looking at a world map, choose the most
  correct location for this pair of latitude and
  longitude coordinates (expressed in degrees)
  0,0.
• Central Australia
• Northwest Brazil
• Southwest of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean
• Near the South Pole in Antarctica
• London, England

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• 01-06 Looking at a world map, choose the most
  correct location for this pair of latitude and
  longitude coordinates (expressed in degrees)
  0,0.
• Central Australia
• Northwest Brazil
• Southwest of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean
• Near the South Pole in Antarctica
• London, England
• Explanation The coordinates 0,0 mark the point
  at which the Equator intersects the Prime
  Meridian in the Atlantic Ocean.

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• 01-07 Lines of ________ are drawn as east and
  west circles on the globe and yet they measure
  distances north and south of the ________.
• longitude, Prime Meridian
• longitude, Equator
• latitude, Prime Meridian
• latitude, Equator
• latitude, Date Line

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• 01-07 Lines of ________ are drawn as east and
  west circles on the globe and yet they measure
  distances north and south of the ________.
• longitude, Prime Meridian
• longitude, Equator
• latitude, Prime Meridian
• latitude, Equator
• latitude, Date Line
• Explanation Latitude measures distance north and
  south from the Equator as an angle. It ranges
  from 0 to 90 degrees.

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• 01-08 Meridians of longitude on the globe
• are the same length north to south.
• converge at the poles.
• terminate at the poles.
• intersect the Equator.
• All of the above are correct.

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• 01-08 Meridians of longitude on the globe
• are the same length north to south.
• converge at the poles.
• terminate at the poles.
• intersect the Equator.
• All of the above are correct.
• Explanation Lines of longitude measure distance
  east and west of the Prime Meridian in angles
  ranging from 0 to 180.

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• 01-09 Imagine that you are aboard a ship on
  September 21 sailing along the Equator. Glancing
  upward you notice that the sun is directly
  overhead. Your watch is set to Greenwich time and
  reads 6 P.M. What is your longitude?
• 90 degrees west of Greenwich
• 90 degrees east of Greenwich
• 180 degrees west of Greenwich
• 180 degrees east of Greenwich
• 30 degrees east of Greenwich

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• 01-09 Imagine that you are aboard a ship on
  September 21 sailing along the Equator. Glancing
  upward you notice that the sun is directly
  overhead. Your watch is set to Greenwich time and
  reads 6 P.M. What is your longitude?
• 90 degrees west of Greenwich
• 90 degrees east of Greenwich
• 180 degrees west of Greenwich
• 180 degrees east of Greenwich
• 30 degrees east of Greenwich
• Explanation September 21 is the date of the
  Autumnal Equinox. The sun appears directly
  overhead at noon. The difference in hours between
  local time (noon) and Greenwich (6 P.M.) is six
  hours. For every hour, add fifteen degrees of
  longitude, placing the ship at ninety degrees
  west of Greenwich

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• 01-10 Which of the following is NOT a formal
  culture region?
• The distribution network for USA Today
  newspaper
• A wheat-growing county in Kansas
• A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida
• The part of Italy called Lombardy
• A French-language region in Canada

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• 01-10 Which of the following is NOT a formal
  culture region?
• The distribution network for USA Today
  newspaper
• A wheat-growing county in Kansas
• A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Florida
• The part of Italy called Lombardy
• A French-language region in Canada
• Explanation Formal regions are characterized a
  degree of homogeneity while functional regions
  are marked by a node-and-periphery pattern.