Chapter 1 Flashcards
(14 cards)
The longitude of a plane is represented by:
an angle measured east or west of the Prime Meridian
The plane of ecliptic and the equator do not coincide. This is because…
the Earth’s axis is tilted 23.5 from vertical
During a Northern hemisphere winter solstice the:
North Pole is tilted away from the sun
____ involves obtaining information about a place without being in physical contact with the area:
remote sensing
_______ combine digital maps and intelligent date to allow query,analysis, and display of spatial data.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
The environmental sphere which represents the solid, rocky, inorganic portion of the Earth is:
Lithosphere
The best description of the Earth shape:
Oblate spheroid
The range of lines of latitude in one hemisphere is:
0-90
The range of longitude lines is:
0-180
The speed of rotation of the Earth’s surface is highest at the:
equator
Northern hemisphere summer solstice is experienced on June 21. On this date the sun is directly overhead at the:
Tropic of Cancer
The international date line corresponds with what line of longitude?
180 degrees
Which of the following locations is likely to celebrate New Years Day first?
150 degrees East
Isolines connect points of equal value or something. Isolines joining places of equal elevationare known as:
contour lines
