Question 1

For what purpose was Bufo marinus introduced into rural Florida in the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A)   to mate with other similar toad species
B)   to eat the growing mosquito pest problem
C)   to eat the larvae of poisonous caterpillars
D)   to provide food for Native Americans in the Everglades
E)   to eat beetles devouring sugar caneF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Cases of domestic pets dying and cases of humans getting sick from bites by Bufo marinus have been reported for years in Florida.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

From which discipline did geography most directly emerge in American universities?

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A)   anthropology
B)   sociology
C)   economics
D)   physics
E)   geologyF) B) and E)
G) C) and D) E

Question 4

De-colonization is the only significant reason for large increases in the number of countries in the world since World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If the Ukraine is blessed in some ways geographically, it would have to be in its:

Accepted Answer

A)   topography
B)   location
C)   natural resources
D)   size
E)   soilF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Nauru's source of ecological wealth consisted of:

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A)   monitor lizards
B)   natural gas
C)   oil
D)   coral reefs
E)   bird guanoF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which country has the biggest deposits of oil:

Accepted Answer

A)   Ukraine
B)   Libya
C)   Russia
D)   United States
E)   CanadaF) A) and E)
G) D) and E) C

Question 8

The status of geography as a discipline is considerably higher among fellow social scientists today than was the case at the end of World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Karl Haushofer is considered the father of geography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The "geography of power" has run a straight line from north to south for 4,000 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 11

Of the various related bodies of knowledge, to which is geography closest in content?

Accepted Answer

A)   natural sciences
B)   humanities
C)   business
D)   education
E)   fine artsF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The last Ice Age occurred about 100,000 years ago. The next one is predicted for 100,000 years in the Earth's future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The English language was brought to Britain by the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians
B)   Angles, Saxons, Jutes
C)   Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Georgians
D)   French, Germans, Swiss
E)   Irish, Celts, ScotsF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

The foreign policy of which country best illustrates the effect of geography on policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Switzerland's neutrality
B)   Sweden's aggression
C)   Finland's isolation
D)   Brazil's economy
E)   Ireland's potato famineF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Approximately twelve billion humans live on the face of the Earth today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which tool led to solving the spread of London's nineteenth-century cholera epidemic?

Accepted Answer

A)   land management
B)   social Darwinism
C)   mapping
D)   geopolitics
E)   spatial sensingF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Which culture was destroyed by the climatological and oceanic event known as El Nino?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aztecs of Mesoamerica
B)   Mecho Indians of Peru
C)   Yanomamo Indians of Brazil
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the aboveF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

Identify those factors relevant as geographic contributors to national power:

Accepted Answer

A)   size, topography, climate
B)   location, natural resources, size
C)   climate, topography, natural resources
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the aboveF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The Mercator Projection map works well as a navigational tool but has shortcomings as a symbolic representation of the size of the world's major land masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The xenophobia often attributed to the Russian character results most directly from:

Accepted Answer

A)   permafrost
B)   northern latitude
C)   having been invaded many times
D)   having invaded many other countries
E)   irredentismF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Exam 3: Geography and Spatial Analysis

For what purpose was Bufo marinus introduced into rural Florida in the 1940s?

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Cases of domestic pets dying and cases of humans getting sick from bites by Bufo marinus have been reported for years in Florida.

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From which discipline did geography most directly emerge in American universities?

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De-colonization is the only significant reason for large increases in the number of countries in the world since World War II.

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If the Ukraine is blessed in some ways geographically, it would have to be in its:

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Nauru's source of ecological wealth consisted of:

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Which country has the biggest deposits of oil:

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The status of geography as a discipline is considerably higher among fellow social scientists today than was the case at the end of World War II.

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Karl Haushofer is considered the father of geography.

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The "geography of power" has run a straight line from north to south for 4,000 years.

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Of the various related bodies of knowledge, to which is geography closest in content?

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The last Ice Age occurred about 100,000 years ago. The next one is predicted for 100,000 years in the Earth's future.

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The English language was brought to Britain by the:

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The foreign policy of which country best illustrates the effect of geography on policy?

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Approximately twelve billion humans live on the face of the Earth today.

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Which tool led to solving the spread of London's nineteenth-century cholera epidemic?

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Which culture was destroyed by the climatological and oceanic event known as El Nino?

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Identify those factors relevant as geographic contributors to national power:

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The Mercator Projection map works well as a navigational tool but has shortcomings as a symbolic representation of the size of the world's major land masses.

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The xenophobia often attributed to the Russian character results most directly from:

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