A Physical Geographer Would Likely Not Study

question 48

Multiple Choice

A physical geographer would likely not study

• A) the impact of Hurricane Sandy's landfall along the U.S. East Coast.
• B) the effects of the removal of dams on the Elwha River in Washington.
• C) the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011.
• D) The diffusion of various religions from the so-called Middle East.

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Definitions:

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, hindering problem-solving abilities.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one’s preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Base-Rate Information

Statistical information about the relative frequency of events or characteristics within a given population.