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Lecture |
1. |
Which of the following questions best represents an
ontological questions: |
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a. |
Which happened first? |
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Can anyone know this for sure? |
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c. |
Can this place be reached? |
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Answer 1:
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All of these are ontological questions. |
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Lecture |
2. |
According to lecture, geography is divided into: |
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a. |
regional and local geography |
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b. |
historical and social scientific |
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c. |
scientific and humanistic geography |
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Answer 2:
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d. |
human and physical geography |
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Lecture |
3. |
If you were standing a 2 degrees west longitude on the
equator, then you could walk north and eventually wind up in ____________. |
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a. |
England |
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b. |
The United States |
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c. |
China |
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Answer 3:
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d. |
Russia |
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Lecture |
4. |
Which of the following lines of latitude is the reference
point for all the others? |
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a. |
the great circle |
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b. |
international date line |
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c. |
equator |
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Answer 4:
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d. |
prime meridian |
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Readings |
5. |
This California city has a massive military presence, thanks
in part to its excellent natural harbor: |
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a. |
Los Angeles |
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b. |
San Francisco |
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c. |
San Diego |
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Answer 5:
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d. |
Sacramento |
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Readings |
6 |
Which of these valleys was the ancestral home to the Miwok
Indians? |
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a. |
San Joaquin |
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b. |
Los Angeles |
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c. |
San Fernando |
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Answer 6:
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d. |
Sacramento |
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Readings |
7. |
In the picture captioned "Palm Springs Indians", it appears
that in 1900 at least, this tribe built structures made of what material: |
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redwood bark |
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b. |
bricks with clay roof tiles |
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c. |
wood and grass or thatch |
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Answer 7:
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earth and places dug from cliff faces |
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Readings |
8 |
About how much of virgin coastal redwood forest still exists? |
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about half |
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b. |
about 5 percent |
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c. |
only about 50 acres |
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Answer 8:
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d. |
none, it's all been forested once |
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Readings |
9. |
Most of San Francisco Bay is: |
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Over 200 feet deep |
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b. |
Over 100 feet deep |
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c. |
More than 50 ft deep |
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Answer 9:
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less than 12 feet deep |
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Readings |
10. |
Which of these mountains is the highest in the lower 48
states? |
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a. |
Pikes Peak |
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b. |
Mt. Shasta |
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c. |
Old Baldy |
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Answer 10:
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d. |
Mt. Whitney |
