Test Bank for Elemental Geosystems, 9th Edition

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Elemental Geosystems, 9e (Christopherson/Birkeland)
Chapter 1 Essentials of Geography
1) A physical geographer would likely NOT study
A) the impact of a hurricane's landfall along the U.S. East Coast.
B) where pollutants move in the atmosphere.
C) the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
D) the spread of various religions.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.
2) Geography is different from other sciences such as geology and biology because it is
A) an Earth science.
B) a human science.
C) a physical science.
D) a spatial science.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.
3) The word spatial refers to
A) the nature and character of physical space and the distribution of phenomena within it.
B) items that relate specifically to society.
C) things that are unique and special.
D) eras of time.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.

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4) Which is NOT true of geographers?
A) They are Earth systems scientists.
B) They are primarily concerned with place names.
C) They are concerned with spatial and temporal relationships.
D) They use spatial analysis.
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.
5) Geography
A) is not a science.
B) does not use systems analysis.
C) does not consider process in explaining systems.
D) is derived from geo and graphein; literally, "to write Earth."
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.
6) "Geography" literally means
A) place memorization.
B) the study of rocks.
C) map making.
D) to write (about) Earth.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.

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7) The main methodology governing geographic inquiry
A) is behavioral analysis.
B) involves spatial analysis.
C) uses chronological organization.
D) is field work.
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.
8) Which of the following best describes the field of physical geography?
A) Understanding soil development
B) Mapping of rock types
C) The study of weather
D) The spatial analysis of all the physical elements, processes, and systems that make up the
environment
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.
9) Which of the following most accurately characterizes the goal of geography?
A) The production of maps
B) Memorization of the names of places on world and regional maps
C) Memorization of the imports and exports of a country
D) Understanding distributions and movements across Earth
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.

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10) Geography is often divided into the two subfields of
A) physical geography and human/cultural geography.
B) physical geography and economic geography.
C) economic geography and political geography.
D) political geography and environmental geography.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.
11) Which of the following is NOT true of scientific theories?
A) They are based on hypothesis testing.
B) They are broad in scope because they unify known facts about the world.
C) They are based on natural laws (such as those pertaining to gravity, relativity, atomic theory,
etc.).
D) They are absolute truths and can never be proven wrong.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of scientific inquiry.
LO: 1.3 Summarize the scientific process.
12) The key idea behind the scientific method is
A) the use of intuition in testing theories.
B) an appeal to supernatural explanations when natural explanations have not yet been found for
a phenomenon.
C) the testing of ideas through controlled observations and experiments.
D) unbridled speculation about the world.
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of scientific inquiry.
LO: 1.3 Summarize the scientific process.

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13) The scientific method is described by which of the following?
A) A single, definitive method for doing science
B) The acceptance of supernatural explanations for phenomenon until science proves otherwise
C) The development of hypotheses for testing and prediction
D) Irreproducible results accepted as theory
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of scientific inquiry.
LO: 1.3 Summarize the scientific process.
14) Which of the following is TRUE of human population trends?
A) Most of the growth in population is in the more developed countries (MDCs).
B) World population reached 8 billion in 1999.
C) World population reached 7 billion in 2012.
D) 83% of the world lives in a more developed country (MDC).
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.4 Discuss human population growth as it relates to geographic science.
15) Which of the following is TRUE of human population trends?
A) People in more developed countries (MDCs) have more impact per person than people in less
developed countries (LDCs).
B) 5% of the world's population lives in a less developed country (LDC).
C) Almost all of the population growth is occurring in the more developed countries (MDCs).
D) 83% of the world lives in a more developed country (MDC).
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.4 Discuss human population growth as it relates to geographic science.

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16) ________ is mass that assumes a physical shape and occupies space.
A) Energy
B) Entropy
C) Matter
D) A system
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 7. Demonstrate the ability to make connections across geography.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
17) The capacity to change the motion of, or to do work on, matter is the definition of
A) energy.
B) plasma.
C) thermodynamics.
D) acceleration.
E) system.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
18) Which of the following is an example of a closed system?
A) A forest
B) A river drainage basin
C) An automobile
D) Earth (in terms of matter)
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.

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19) In terms of matter and resources, Earth is essentially a(n) ________ system; In terms of
energy, Earth is a(n) ________ system.
A) closed; closed
B) closed; open
C) open; open
D) open; closed
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
20) Which of the following is INCORRECT?
A) Earth represents a vast integrated system.
B) Earth represents an open system in terms of energy.
C) Earth represents a closed system in terms of matter.
D) Large amounts of new matter are being added to Earth's systems all the time.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
21) Systems encountered in nature at Earth's surface, such as a forest, are
A) open systems in terms of energy.
B) closed systems in terms of energy.
C) open systems in terms of matter.
D) both open systems in terms of energy and open systems in terms of matter.
E) both closed systems in terms of energy and open systems in terms of matter.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.

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22) With respect to air, water, and material resources, which of the following is TRUE?
A) A forest is a closed system.
B) A forest is an open system.
C) A forest is an open system in terms of air, but closed in terms of material resources.
D) A forest is an open system in terms of water, but closed in terms of energy resources.
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
23) What type of feedback maintains stability in a system; i.e., what type of feedback keeps a
system functioning properly?
A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Neutral
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
24) Which type of feedback encourages change in a system?
A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Neutral
D) Not enough information is given to indicate what type of feedback has occurred.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.

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25) Which of the following is CORRECTLY matched?
A) Threshold—balance of inputs and outputs
B) Steady state equilibrium—feedback encourages change
C) Dynamic equilibrium—large fluctuations that change abruptly over time
D) Tipping point—same as steady state equilibrium
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
26) Which of the following best describes the condition of steady-state equilibrium?
A) System inputs always exactly balance outputs so the system never changes.
B) System inputs and outputs fluctuate around a stable average so the system does not move far
from its average condition.
C) System inputs produce large, random fluctuations in output, forcing the system into a new
state of equilibrium.
D) Systems slowly adjust to long-term changes in input and output.
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
27) As arctic temperatures rise, summer sea ice and glacial melt accelerates; lighter color
surfaces are thereby replaced with darker-colored surfaces leading to more absorption and
surface heating. This is an example of a(n) ________ feedback.
A) negative
B) positive
C) reverse
D) dynamic
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.

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28) If increased levels of carbon dioxide lead to further increases in temperature by promoting
the release of even more carbon dioxide from the oceans, this means that ________ feedback has
occurred and that the planet is ________.
A) positive; in equilibrium
B) positive; out of equilibrium
C) negative; in equilibrium
D) negative; out of equilibrium
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
29) The carbon dioxide absorbed by plants is an example of an ________ to a forest and an
________ from the atmosphere.
A) input; input
B) input; output
C) output; output
D) output; input
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
30) A large flood in a river may cause abrupt shifts leading to the carving of a new channel. The
point when change occurs is a(n)
A) type of dynamic equilibrium condition.
B) type of metastable equilibrium.
C) threshold.
D) input.
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.

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31) If global temperatures increased and caused more water vapor to enter the air and more snow
to fall in cooler latitudes, then the initial increase in snowfall would be a ________ feedback,
whereas a sustained increase in the temperatures could lead to the loss of snow cover even at
those latitudes and cause a ________ feedback.
A) positive; positive
B) positive; negative
C) negative; positive
D) negative; negative
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 3/4 Application/Analysis
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
32) Which of the following is TRUE of models?
A) They complicate our understanding of Earth system science.
B) They perfectly replicate the real world, but at a different scale.
C) They are simplified, idealized representations of the real world.
D) They are never used in physical geography because of their inherent limitations.
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.1 The Science of Geography
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
33) According to the text, the three inorganic Earth realms are the
A) hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere.
B) thermosphere, lithosphere, and heterosphere.
C) atmosphere, geoid, and homosphere.
D) stratosphere, magnetosphere, and troposphere.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.

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34) Living systems are called
A) biotic.
B) inorganic.
C) part of the lithosphere.
D) abiotic.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.5 Describe open and closed systems, feedback, and equilibrium concepts as they relate to
Earth systems.
35) Which of the following is TRUE of the biosphere?
A) It is never referred to as the ecosphere.
B) It is static, never to rarely changing.
C) It is not connected to the overlapping inorganic spheres.
D) It extends from the floor of the oceans to 8 km (5 mi.) into the atmosphere.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.
36) Which of the following is TRUE of the biosphere?
A) It is more a hypothetical concept than an actual "sphere" in physical geography terms.
B) Life processes generally are shaped to the abiotic spheres.
C) It is the least important of the four "spheres."
D) It only occurs in the hydrosphere.
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.2 Earth Systems Concepts
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.1 Define geography and physical geography.

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37) The realization that Earth was a sphere
A) did not occur in Europe until the first voyages of Columbus.
B) had to wait until the modern era (1800s).
C) was first made by Pythagoras, 580—500 B.C.
D) was made by Isaac Newton.
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.3 Location and Time on Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.6 Explain Earth's shape and reference grid: latitude, longitude, latitudinal geographic
zones, and time zones.
38) Which of the following statements about Earth is CORRECT?
A) It is elongated.
B) Earth is the second largest planet in the solar system.
C) The equatorial diameter is approximately 42 km (26 mi.) greater than the polar diameter.
D) Earth is perfectly spherical.
Answer: C
Chapter/Section: 1.3 Location and Time on Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.6 Explain Earth's shape and reference grid: latitude, longitude, latitudinal geographic
zones, and time zones.
39) The oblateness of Earth occurs at the
A) poles.
B) equator.
C) subtropics.
D) prime meridian.
Answer: A
Chapter/Section: 1.3 Location and Time on Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.6 Explain Earth's shape and reference grid: latitude, longitude, latitudinal geographic
zones, and time zones.

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40) The diameter of Earth is largest when measured around the
A) poles.
B) equator.
C) subtropics.
D) prime meridian.
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.3 Location and Time on Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.6 Explain Earth's shape and reference grid: latitude, longitude, latitudinal geographic
zones, and time zones.
41) Who divided the circumference of Earth into 360°, with each degree comprising 60 minutes,
and each minute comprising 60 seconds.
A) Pythagoras—in the sixth century B.C.
B) Sir Isaac Newton—in the seventeenth century A.D.
C) Magellan—in the sixteenth century A.D.
D) Ptolemy—in the second century A.D.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.3 Location and Time on Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.6 Explain Earth's shape and reference grid: latitude, longitude, latitudinal geographic
zones, and time zones.
42) A parallel of latitude
A) is used to measure distances east and west of the prime meridian.
B) measures longitude.
C) is called a meridian.
D) is used to measure distances north or south of the equator.
E) is a line which passes through both poles.
Answer: D
Chapter/Section: 1.3 Location and Time on Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.6 Explain Earth's shape and reference grid: latitude, longitude, latitudinal geographic
zones, and time zones.

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43)
The horizontal lines used to measure angles north and south are
A) parallels of longitude.
B) parallels of latitude.
C) zenith of longitude.
D) meridians of latitude.
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.3 Location and Time on Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.6 Explain Earth's shape and reference grid: latitude, longitude, latitudinal geographic
zones, and time zones.
44) An angular distance measured north or south of the equator is termed
A) longitude.
B) latitude.
C) zenith.
D) Greenwich distance.
Answer: B
Chapter/Section: 1.3 Location and Time on Earth
Bloom's Taxonomy: 1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
Geo Standard: 01. How to use maps and other geographic representations, geospatial
technologies, and spatial thinking to understand and communicate information.
Global Sci. LO: 2. Demonstrate the ability to think critically and employ critical thinking skills.
LO: 1.6 Explain Earth's shape and reference grid: latitude, longitude, latitudinal geographic
zones, and time zones.

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