Other Geography Answers

A rising salty water table is known as...

15. Which one of the following statements regarding map projections is true? 

(1) By using modern GIS technology, it is possible to draw a map that has no distortion.

(2) The Mercator projection is conformal implying that it preserves shapes of features.

(3) A projection that distorts shape is not associated with distortions in orientation as 

well.

(4) Shapes of features are preserved on equivalent projections.

(5) The distortion in size associated with the Mercator projection decreases poleward.

(3) names of countries

(4) borders between countries

(5) names of cities and the streets in them

15. Which one of the following statements regarding map projections is true? 

(1) By using modern GIS technology, it is possible to draw a map that has no distortion.

(2) The Mercator projection is conformal implying that it preserves shapes of features.

(3) A projection that distorts shape is not associated with distortions in orientation as 

well.

(4) Shapes of features are preserved on equivalent projections.

(5) The distortion in size associated with the Mercator projection decreases poleward.

A small scale is usually appropriate for a map of a relatively … of land and could have a 

ratio comparable to … .

(1) small area; 1:100

(2) large area; 1:250 000

(3) small area; 1:250 000

(4) large area; 1:100

A characteristic of the spatial distribution pattern and use of fossil energy resources is that 

... .

(1) world coal reserves are less abundant than for oil and natural gas

(2) fossil fuel reserves are unevenly distributed over the world

(3) renewable energy resources make a much bigger contribution to the world’s energy 

supply than fossil fuels

(4) consumption of fossil fuels is evenly distributed over the world

(5) all existing known fossil fuel deposits will be exhausted by 2030

According to the economic principles governing resource use, ... .

(1) the price consumers are willing to pay for a commodity based on a resource is 

unrelated to their desire to have it

(2) the greater the demand for a commodity based on a resource, the lower its price will 

be

(3) the costs of pollution control should be carried by end-consumers and not by 

producers or manufacturers

(4) the relative value placed by society on different uses of resources is reflected in the 

prices of resource commodities

Which one of the following observations on the occurrence of the phenomenon of 

undernourishment in the world is false?

(1) Worldwide the total number of undernourished people increased significantly over 

the past few decades.

(2) Since Sub-Saharan Africa is struggling to keep food production ahead of population 

growth, the threat of famine is particularly severe in this region.

(3) Although enough food is produced on average to meet the world’s dietary needs, 

some developing countries lack food security and are undernourished.

(4) India has by far the largest share of the world’s approximate 800 million 

undernourished people.

In which one of the following regions is shifting cultivation a prominent form of 

agriculture?

(1) South Asia

(2) East Asia

(3) Sub-Saharan Africa

(4) North Africa

(5) Central America 

Which one of the following alternatives presents an aspect of sustainable agriculture?

(1) increased use of chemicals

(2) ridge tillage

(3) single-product (monoculture) farms

(4) elimination of all cattle farming

(5) large farms and many machines

Developing countries are generally characterised by ... compared to developed countries.

(1) a higher share of tertiary sector workers

(2) a smaller share of primary and secondary sector workers

(3) people completing fewer years of school

(4) a higher expenditure on health care

(5) a longer life expectancy of people