GEO 207 WEEK 8 QUIZ I Question Points 1. Geography is united by the __________ perspective, which is common to all its fields. a. temporal b. institutional c. spatial d. functional e. sexual 2. The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance is known as: a. the map legend b. a map scale c. a point symbol d. a or b above e. a functional region 3. The process by which water circulates from the ocean

GEO 207 WEEK 8 QUIZ II 1 The UNCLOS allows states to claim all resources within a(n) _____________ that extends up to 200 nautical miles from their coasts. a. Special Administrative Region b. Exclusive Economic Zone c. Underwater Protrusion d. Extraterritorial Zone e. Territorial Sea 2. A territorial sea is: a. an adjacent area of the ocean where all of the rights of a coastal state prevail b. a body of water completely

GEO 207 WEEK 8 Knowledge Check Global Geography Match the Key Term with the proper definition: 1. Territorial sea 1. An oceanic zone extending up to 200 nautical miles from a shoreline, within which the coastal state can control fishing, mineral exploitation, and additional activities by all other countries. 2. Maritime boundary 2. Beyond the coastlines of many landmasses, the ocean floor declines very gently until the depth

GEO 207 WEEK 8 DISCUSSION What are the cultural and linguistic characteristics of the people and countries in the pacific realm? What sets them apart from the other realms?

GEO 207 WEEK 7 QUIZ 1 The animals found in Australia who carry their young in pouches are collectively known as: a. Eucalyptuses b. Kangaroos c. Marsupials d. Outbacks e. Anzacs 2. _______is the study of fauna in spatial perspective. a. Ecology b. Zoogeography c. Phytogeography d. Botanical geography e. Plant geography 3. For many years, Australia had an immigration policy that: a. allowed only white peop

GEO 207 WEEK 7 Knowledge Check Match the Key Term with the proper definition 1. Outback 1. The study of flora (plant life) and fauna (animal life) in spatial perspective. 2. Federation 2. The zoo geographical boundary proposed by Alfred Russel Wallace that separates the marsupial fauna of Australia and New Guinea from the non marsupial fauna of Indonesia. 3. Bio geography 3. The name given by Australians to the vast,

GEO 207 WEEK 7 Homework Assignment 1 Both Australia and New Zealand are plural societies, and there were indigenous people in both countries when the European settlers arrived. In virtually every respect, however, the historical geographies of contact and interaction in the two countries have progresses in very different ways. The differences relate to contrasts in indigenous as well as immigrant cultures, divergent population numbers, contras

GEO 207 WEEK 7 DISCUSSION Where does the word Austral come from? Is there also a language by the same name? Who speaks it?

GEO 207 WEEK 6 QUIZ 1 The country located immediately northwest of India is: a. Iran b. Kashmir c. Bangladesh d. Afghanistan e. Pakistan 2. The major river of Pakistan is the: a. Tigris b. Ganges c. Brahmaputra d. Indus e. Irrawaddy 3. The area known as the "land of the five rivers" is: a. the Double Delta b. Asom c. the Eastern Ghats d. Bangladesh e. Punjab 4. The caste system is most asso

GEO 207 WEEK 6 Knowledge Check Global Geography Match the Key Term with the proper definition 1. Marchland 1. A political boundary that existed before the cultural landscape emerged and stayed in place while people moved in to occupy the surrounding area. 2. Intervening opportunity 2. One of the burgeoning beehive countries of the western Pacific Rim. Following Japan's route since 1945, these countries have experienced signi