S. Graves - Geography

Quiz: Introductory Readings

The Geographer's Craft

After you have read, or as you read, chapter 1 in your text, please take the quiz below. The quizzes are designed to encourage you to read the articles and sometime to help you focus your attention on items that may be more important..

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Answer	Letter	Questions and Answer Options
Answer 1	1.	When you make a formal, scientific hypothesis and test the hypothesis with data, this style of research is called:
	a.	formalism
	b.	normativism
	c.	realism
	d.	positivism
Answer 2	2.	The kind of geographer who is suspicious of the scientific method and concentrates on how knowledge is produced may be labled:
	a.	poststructuralist
	b.	structuralist
	c.	postfeminist
	d.	postscientific
Answer 3	3.	A ________ is an assumption that is the basis for an investigation, that needs to be tested
	a.	moral
	b.	programme
	c.	hypothesis
	d.	analysis
Answer 4	4.	The strategy that uses different sources and perspectives on a single research question is sometimes called:
	a.	illumination
	b.	triangulation
	c.	intrageographic research
	d.	intergeographic research
Answer 5	5.	The author warns in the course of his discussion about the practicalities of research projects that it is best to begin by:
	a.	recognizing the limitations of your proposed study
	b.	thinking big and then getting bigger
	c.	making sure you have your data before you worry about your methods
	d.	knowing what your conclusions should be before you start.
Answer 6	6	A "large n" study seeks to apply general patterns of large samples to individual cases. This is called a(n) __________ research design.
	a.	intensive
	b.	extensive
	c.	scientific
	d.	statistical
Answer 7	7.	"Small n" studies emphasize detailed analyis of a small number of case studies and hope to find generalizations that can be applied to larger populations. This is called ___________ research
	a.	analytical
	b.	historic
	c.	intensive
	d.	extensive
Answer 8	8	Small N studies are always__________ and large n studies are always _______________
	a.	quantitative; qualitative
	b.	qualitative; quantitative
	c.	quantitative; quantitative (also)
	d.	both can be either quantitative or qualitative.
Answer 9	9.	One of key limitations of large n studies is:
	a.	it's difficult to get enough observations
	b.	ecological fallacies
	c.	statistical techniques are difficult to use
	d.	the intense case study can not be generalized to a larger group
Answer 10	10.	Which of these is an example of primary data?
	a.	census records
	b.	historical census records
	c.	UN health statistics
	d.	field observations

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Geography 300

Quiz: Introductory Readings

The Geographer's Craft

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