Physical Geography: Chapter 1 Practice Test Questions

The carbon dioxide that is being added to the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels is an example of an ________ variable to the atmosphere and an ________ variable from the lithosphere.

input; output

Relative to the fundamental themes of geography, your home address is best described within which of the five themes?

location

What type of feedback maintains stability in a system, i.e., what type of feedback keeps a system functioning properly?

negative

Latitude is:

the angular distance measured north or south of the equator

Which of the following best describes the current emphasis in the field of physical geography?

understanding how Earth's systems interact to produce natural phenomena

The basis for defining the length of a day is the fact that

Earth rotates on its axis in 24 hours, i.e., it rotates 15 degree of longitude per hour

If it is 10:00 PM on July 3rd at 30 degrees west, what date and time is it at 15 degrees east?

July 4th; 1:00 AM

Which of the following statements about Earth is correct?

The equatorial diameter is 42 km (26 mi.) greater than the polar diameter.

The wind-blown soot, hydrocarbons, and sulfur compounds from the oil-well fires that burned in Kuwait during 1991 fall within which of the five themes?

human-Earth relationships

The three inorganic Earth realms are the

hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere

If a system responds to a change in input by moving further away from its equilibrium condition, what type of feedback has occurred?

positive