Geo Ch. 1
The scientific method is described by which of the following
-The application of common sense -a series of procedures developed by Sir Isaac Newton -the development of hypothesis for testing and predicting (All of these answers are correct)
Which of the following is an example of a system
-a leaf -a river drainage basin -a midlatitude cyclonic storm (all of these examples are correct)
A map scale of 1:24,000 means that
-one inch on the map equals 24,000 inches on the ground -one centimeter on the map equals 24,000 centimeters on the ground -one foot on the map equals 24,000 feet on the ground
An angular distance measured east or west of a prime meridian from the center of Earth is termed
longitude
A line connecting all points alone the same longitudinal angle is called a
meridian
What type of feedback maintains stability in a system, i.e., what type of feedback keeps a system functioning properly
negative
If a clock on a ship indicates that it is 2:00 PM in its home port, while another clock on the ship indicates that it is 12:00 noon at the ship's present location, what is the difference in longitude between the ship's position and its home port?
the ship is 30 degrees west of its home point
The realization that earth was a sphere
was first made by the Pythagoras, 580-599 BC
Which of the following is false
New resources and matter are being added to Earth's systems all the time
The increase in melt ponds in Arctic regions is an example of:
Positive feedback, because the melt ponds absorb more solar energy that the ice did
Geography is described as
A spatial science
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 degrees of longitude per hour
A value for Earth's circumference was first calculated by
Eratosthenes
A principle methodology governing geographic inquiry:
Involves spatial analysis
An angular distance measured north or south of the equator from the center of Earth is termed
Laitidue
Which of the following is easily determined using the position of the sun or stars?
Latitude
How far north you live from the equator is measured as your ______, whereas an imaginary line marking all those places at that same distance north of the equator is called a ________
Latitude; parallel
Which of the following best describes the condition of steady-state equilibrium?
System inputs and outputs fluctuate around a stable average so the system does not move far from its average condition
The word spatial refers to
The nature and character of physical space
The inductive method of reasoning used by Earth scientists to discern patterns in nature
The specific to the general
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the goal of geography
Understanding why a place has the characteristics it does
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the goal of geography
Understanding why a place has the characteristics that it does
The letters AM stand for
ante meridiem
Standard time zones
are 15 degrees wide because earth rotates through that distance in one hour
A battery can be best described as a/an _______ energy system and a/an _______ material system
open; closed
If a system responds to a change in input by moving further away from its equilibrium condition, what type of feedback has occurred?
positive
If increased levels of carbon dioxide lead to further increases in temp by promoting the release of even more carbon dioxide from the oceans, this means that ______ feedback has occurred and that the planet is ______.
positive; out of equilibrium
The letters PM stand for
post meridiem