Chapter 1 and 11 Review Quiz

The starting line at 0 degree for the measurement of latitude is the ______ and the parallel at 66.5 degrees North is ________.

Equator; Arctic Circle

Contour lines that are closer together mean an elevation change is occurring _________.

Rapidly

What makes most earth systems dynamic (energetic, in motion)?

Sun

The principal which states rock and sediment are always arranged with the youngest bed on the top of a rock formation and the oldest at the base, if they have not been disturbed.

Superposition

An example of a closed system would be....

The Earth (Materialistically)

Which of the following statements about Earth is correct?

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

Which of the following pertains to lines of latitude (parallels)?

They extend in an east-west direction and measures distances north and south

Which of the following possesses all of Earth's properties of area, shape, direction, proximity, and distance, correctly?

a world globe

Plate tectonic processes include_____.

all of the above

The part of geography that embodies map making is known as

cartography

A non-rechargeable battery can best be described as a/an __________ energy system and a/an __________ material system.

closed; closed

What layers of the earth are responsible for the magnetic field?

core

Which of the following gives the correct sequence of layers in earth, from surface to center?

crust, asthenosphere, lower mantle, core

The capacity to change the motion of, or to do work on, matter is the definition of

energy

If we burn fossil fuels, which release carbon dioxide and warm the atmosphere, as the oceans warm they will release more carbon dioxide, which warms the atmosphere. This is an example of __________ feedback. If the increased atmospheric carbon dioxide causes increased plant growth which removes carbon dioxide and cools the atmosphere, this is an example of __________ feedback.

positive; negative

The meridian/line of longitude at 0 degrees is the ___________ and the one at 180 degrees is the ___________.

prime meridian; international date line

Which of the following is an example of an active remote sensing device?

radar

Which of the following is an exogenic process?

weathering

If you wanted a map with a lot of detail of a small area you would want a...

A large scale map