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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Geography

A

Study of the distribution patterns in the landscape

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2
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Biosphere

A

Living oraginsms on earth

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3
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Meteoroly

A

Short term weather

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4
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Climatetilogy

A

Long term weather study

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5
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Pedeology

A

Study of soils

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6
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Human Geography

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Human polotical and exomonic people pactors in the Earth

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7
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Greek figure who first calculated circumference

A

Eratosthenes

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8
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Great circles

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The circle formed by the intersection of earths surface with any plane that passes through Earths center. Shortest distance between 2 points

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9
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4 speres

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Lithosphere- Earths Core
Atmosphere- surrounds earth
Biosphere- living things
Hydrosphere

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10
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Includes equator and expressed as N or S. Parallel

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Latitude

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11
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Includes International Date Line and PM. Expressed as E or W. not paralled

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Longitude

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12
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Tropics are found at what degree?

Polar?

A
  1. 5

66. 5

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13
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Babalonyn 360’

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1 degree is = to 60’ = 60”

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14
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Parahelion

Ephelion

A

Closest to the sun in January

Farthest from the sun in July

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15
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Equinox Dates

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March 21 and Sept 23

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16
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Solstices

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July 21 and Dec 21

17
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Seasons in relation to hemispheres

A

Opposite

18
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Latatitude of Tangent Rays

A

66.5^

19
Q

90^-AD = SD

Ex: latitude in Question = 30^
Januray 10 Declination of the sun = 43^

A

90- Arc Distance = Solar Altitude

30+ 43
90-73= 17^

20
Q

How many feet in a mile?

A

5,280

21
Q

MM= 3,000

CM?
M?
KM?

A

CM= 300
M=30
KM= 3

22
Q

Scale = 1/30,000

28 in

Answer in miles

A

13.3

23
Q

International Date Line

West –> East

East –> West

A

180^

PM is at 0^

One day earlier

One Day Later

24
Q

How far apart are time zones and how many minutues?

A

4 min for every 15^

25
Q

GreenWich Mean Time and

Zulu Time are?

A

Starts at 180^ International Date Line

expressed as 1300 1 pm

26
Q

2 types of maps

A

Tangible and Mental

27
Q

Steps to designing a map

A

Data Collection–> cartographic design–>cartographic distribution

28
Q

Tangible Maps

A

Genral Ref Map- location

Thamatic Map- Who what Why

29
Q

Equivelence vs Conformality

A

Preserves size and loses shape

Merideans and Parallels cross at 90^

No map can be both

30
Q

GIS

A

Geographic information system

Link between data tables and maps

31
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Lines on maps that express elevation change and need to be estimated between lines

A

Isoline Mapping

32
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Photosynthesis

A

Co2 + water = oxygen biproduct

33
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Cycle involving evaporation and transpiration. Sends warm air and water to old areas

A

Hydrolic

34
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Coriolis Effect

A

The apparent deflection of free moving objects. Right in the northern hemisphere and left in the southern

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