Human Geography Quiz
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What is the main focus of human geography?

  • Interrelationships between physical and social sciences
  • Spatial organization and processes shaping the lives of people (correct)
  • Interactions between people and nature
  • Spatial and environmental processes shaping the natural world

    • How does human geography differ from physical geography?

  • It focuses on environmental processes that shape the natural world
  • It examines the spatial organization of natural environments
  • It draws on the social sciences and humanities for its scientific underpinnings and methods of investigation (correct)
  • It is more aligned with natural and physical sciences

    • What does human geography study?

  • The physical characteristics of different regions
  • Interactions between animals and their habitats
  • Interrelationships between people, place, and environment (correct)
  • The geological processes of the Earth

    • Which scientific fields are more closely associated with human geography?

    <p>Social sciences and humanities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary concerns of human geography?

    <p>Spatial organization and processes shaping the lives and activities of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the Earth's water is salt water?

    <p>97%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the majority of the Earth's fresh water found?

    <p>frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the natural sources of fresh water?

    <p>surface water, under river flow, groundwater, frozen water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some artificial sources of fresh water?

    <p>treated wastewater (wastewater reuse) and desalinated seawater</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some human uses of water resources?

    <p>agricultural, industrial, household, recreational and environmental activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the Earth's water is salt water?

    <p>97%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the majority of the Earth's fresh water found?

    <p>Frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are natural sources of fresh water?

    <p>Surface water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are human uses of water resources?

    <p>Agricultural, industrial, household, recreational, and environmental activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are artificial sources of fresh water?

    <p>Treated wastewater (wastewater reuse) and desalinated seawater</p> Signup and view all the answers

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