1. Robert W. Christopherson Tim Schultz Chapter 1 Essentials of Geography

2. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Review: The Science of Geography In general, geography is concerned with A.world cultures. B.physical systems. C.biological systems. D.all of these and their spatial relationships.

3. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Review: Systems and Equilibrium Positive feedback to a system A.moves the system back toward equilibrium. B.moves the system farther away from its equilibrium. C.increases the good behaviors of the system. D.moves the equilibrium to a higher location.

4. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Review: Systems and Equilibrium A system with a stable average that increases or decreases over time is A.in dynamic equilibrium. B.at risk of crossing a threshold. C.in steady-state equilibrium. D.receiving negative feedback.

5. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Review: Earth’s Spheres Earth can be divided into four spheres because A.the spheres demonstrate very little interaction with one another and are basically independent. B.the fifth sphere is outer space and isn’t considered part of Earth. C.the spheres are a model of Earth systems to help understand physical geography. D.Earth is spherical and therefore its systems must be, too.

6. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Review: Latitude and Longitude Which of the following is true? A.Latitude can be determined using a very accurate clock. B.Longitude can be easily measured using the Sun’s position in the sky. C.Lines of latitude are all equal in length. D.It took much longer in history to accurately measure longitude than latitude.

7. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Review: Scale Which of the following statements is most accurate about the scale of this image of Earth? A.It is large scale. B.It is medium scale. C.It is small scale. D.Its scale is not determined.

8. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Prentice Hall, Pearson Education, Inc. Review: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Which statement best describes a GIS? A.Geographically referenced data is stored and analyzed in a computer. B.Satellites or planes gather remote information actively or passively. C.Volcanologists “see” through eruptions using radar. D.No projection is a perfect representation of Earth’s surface, as they all distort some characteristic.