Chapter 1 Clickers

The Cultural LandscapeEleventh Edition

Basic Concepts

John Conley

Saddleback College

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a) the leadership of the United States.b) advances in electronic communications.c) the World Trade Organization.d) transnational corporations.e) global agreements brokered by the United Nations.

The movement of money from one country to another and one currency to another has primarily been facilitated by

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Explanation:While all of these factors have played a role, electronic communications have made it possible to move money around the world.

a) the leadership of the United States.b) advances in electronic communications.c) the World Trade Organization.d) transnational corporations.e) global agreements brokered by the United Nations.

The movement of money from one country to another and one currency to another has primarily been facilitated by

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A place’s location relative to other objects or places is called its

a) situation.b) site.c) absolute location.d) topography.e) functional region.

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A place’s location relative to other objects or places is called its

a) situation.b) site.c) absolute location.d) topography.e) functional region.

Explanation:Situation is the location of a place relative to other objects and places.

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Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?

a) Worldb) Continentc) Countryd) Statee) City

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Which of the following maps would have the largest scale?

a) Worldb) Continentc) Countryd) Statee) City

Explanation:Large scale maps are used to show smaller areas in greater detail, e.g., city streets and neighborhoods.

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An object at 90 degrees north latitude is located

a) at the North Pole.b) on the equator.c) at the Tropic of Cancer.d) at the Tropic of Capricorn.e) closer to Australia than to Europe.

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An object at 90 degrees north latitude is located

a) at the North Pole.b) on the equator.c) at the Tropic of Cancer.d) at the Tropic of Capricorn.e) 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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The frequency an object appears in a given area is its

a) density.b) diffusion.c) dispersion.d) distribution.e) region.

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The frequency an object appears in a given area is its

a) density.b) diffusion.c) dispersion.d) distribution.e) 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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Looking at a world map, choose the most correct location for this pair of latitude and longitude coordinates (expressed in degrees): 0,0.

a) Central Australiab) Northwest Brazilc) Southwest of Africa in the Atlantic Oceand) Near the South Pole in Antarcticae) London, England

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Looking at a world map, choose the most correct location for this pair of latitude and longitude coordinates (expressed in degrees): 0,0.

a) Central Australiab) Northwest Brazilc) Southwest of Africa in the Atlantic Oceand) Near the South Pole in Antarcticae) 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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Lines of ________ are drawn as east and west circles on the globe and yet they measure distances north and south of the ________.

a) longitude, Prime Meridianb) longitude, equatorc) latitude, Prime Meridiand) latitude, equatore) latitude, Date Line

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Lines of ________ are drawn as east and west circles on the globe and yet they measure distances north and south of the ________.

a) longitude, Prime Meridianb) longitude, equatorc) latitude, Prime Meridiand) latitude, equatore) 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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Meridians of longitude on the globe

a) are the same length north to south.b) converge at the poles.c) terminate at the poles.d) intersect the equator.e) All of the above are correct.

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Meridians of longitude on the globe

a) are the same length north to south.b) converge at the poles.c) terminate at the poles.d) intersect the equator.e) 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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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?

a) 90 degrees west of Greenwichb) 90 degrees east of Greenwichc) 180 degrees west of Greenwichd) 180 degrees east of Greenwiche) 30 degrees east of Greenwich

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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?

a) 90 degrees west of Greenwichb) 90 degrees east of Greenwichc) 180 degrees west of Greenwichd) 180 degrees east of Greenwiche) 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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Which of the following is not a formal culture region?

a) The distribution network for USA Today newspaper

b) A wheat-growing county in Kansasc) A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Floridad) The part of Italy called “Lombardy”e) A French-language region in Canada

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Which of the following is not a formal culture region?

a) The distribution network for USA Today newspaperb) A wheat-growing county in Kansasc) A Haitian neighborhood in Miami, Floridad) The part of Italy called “Lombardy”e) A French-language region in Canada

Explanation:Formal regions are characterized by a degree of homogeneity while functional regions are marked by a node-and-periphery pattern.

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What continent does not have an area located in an ‘A’ Climate?

a) Africab) South Americac) Australiad) Europee) Asia  

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What continent does not have an area located in an ‘A’ Climate?

a) Africab) South Americac) Australiad) Europee) Asia

Explanation: No portion of Europe is located in the tropics because the continent is too far north.

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It is 7:00 P.M. on December 24 at 60 degrees west longitude. What time and day is it at 30 degrees east longitude? a) 1:00 P.M. on December 24b) 11:00 P.M. on December 24c) 1:00 A.M. on December 25 d) 3:00 A.M. on December 25e) 5:00 A.M. on December 25

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It is 7:00 P.M. on December 24 at 60 degrees west longitude. What time and day is it at 30 degrees east longitude?

a) 1:00 P.M. on December 24b) 11:00 P.M. on December 24c) 1:00 A.M. on December 25d) 3:00 A.M. on December 25e) 5:00 A.M. on December 25  

Explanation:30 degrees east longitude is 6 hours later than 60 degrees west longitude.

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