Exam 1

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

Study of the distribution patterns in the landscape

Question 2

Biosphere

Answer 2

Living oraginsms on earth

Question 3

Meteoroly

Answer 3

Short term weather

Question 4

Climatetilogy

Answer 4

Long term weather study

Question 5

Pedeology

Answer 5

Study of soils

Question 6

Human Geography

Answer 6

Human polotical and exomonic people pactors in the Earth

Question 7

Greek figure who first calculated circumference

Answer 7

Eratosthenes

Question 8

Great circles

Answer 8

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

Question 9

4 speres

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Includes equator and expressed as N or S. Parallel

Answer 10

Latitude

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Longitude

Question 12

Tropics are found at what degree?

Polar?

Answer 12

23. 5

66. 5

Question 13

Babalonyn 360’

Answer 13

1 degree is = to 60’ = 60”

Question 14

Parahelion

Ephelion

Answer 14

Closest to the sun in January

Farthest from the sun in July

Question 15

Equinox Dates

Answer 15

March 21 and Sept 23

Question 16

Solstices

Answer 16

July 21 and Dec 21

Question 17

Seasons in relation to hemispheres

Answer 17

Opposite

Question 18

Latatitude of Tangent Rays

Answer 18

66.5^

Question 19

90^-AD = SD

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

Answer 19

90- Arc Distance = Solar Altitude

30+ 43
90-73= 17^

Question 20

How many feet in a mile?

Answer 20

5,280

Question 21

MM= 3,000

CM?
M?
KM?

Answer 21

CM= 300
M=30
KM= 3

Question 22

Scale = 1/30,000

28 in

Answer in miles

Answer 22

13.3

Question 23

International Date Line

West –> East

East –> West

Answer 23

180^

PM is at 0^

One day earlier

One Day Later

Question 24

How far apart are time zones and how many minutues?

Answer 24

4 min for every 15^

Question 25

GreenWich Mean Time and | Zulu Time are?

Answer 25

Starts at 180^ International Date Line expressed as 1300 1 pm

Question 26

2 types of maps

Answer 26

Tangible and Mental

Question 27

Steps to designing a map

Answer 27

Data Collection--> cartographic design-->cartographic distribution

Question 28

Tangible Maps

Answer 28

Genral Ref Map- location Thamatic Map- Who what Why

Question 29

Equivelence vs Conformality

Answer 29

Preserves size and loses shape Merideans and Parallels cross at 90^ No map can be both

Question 30

GIS

Answer 30

Geographic information system Link between data tables and maps

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Isoline Mapping

Question 32

Photosynthesis

Answer 32

Co2 + water = oxygen biproduct

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Hydrolic

Question 34

Coriolis Effect

Answer 34

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