GEOG 1210

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Soil is ______ .

-a mixture of mineral particles, organic materials, water, and air -formed through a combination of physical, chemical, and biologic processes -. locally variable

During the twentieth century, the Earth's atmospheric temperature increased by about ________ degrees Celsius.

1

Most of the world's tropical rainforests lie within ______ .

10°N and 10°S

The axis of rotation of the Earth is inclined _______ degrees away from being perpendicular to the sun's rays.

23.5

In Koppen climate system, Humid Tropical type is designated as ______ .

A

Marine west-coast climates ______ .

A ave a small annual temperature range B. have plentiful moisture year round C. can be found in places like Juneau, Alaska

Permafrost occurs in _______ climate areas.

ET

During the vernal equinox, _______ receives the greatest amount of insolation

Equator

Coniferous forests are the dominant vegetation type in the tundra biome.

F

Desertification is usually accompanied by decreased erosion

F

Evapotranspiration has no significant effect on the hydrologic cycle.

F

Respiration is a process whereby carbohydrates and water are converted to oxygen and carbon dioxide.

F

GIS, one of the most rapidly growing industries in the US, stands for ______ .

Geographic Information Systems

_______ studies the shape of Earth's surface and the processes that modify it.

Geomorphology

England is warmer than Labrador of Canada, even though they are at similar latitudes, because of influence of ________ .

Gulf Stream

_______ climate is influenced by the ITCZ most of the year.

Humid tropical

On _______, Bowling Green, OH (about 41°N) receives the largest amount of daylight of the year.

June 21

At the Tropic of Cancer the sun is directly overhead at noon on the ______

June solstice

If you are told you are in a BW climate, your location might be in ________

Libya

Which of the following map projection is good for educational uses? A. Mercator B. Robinson C. Clinton D. Zhou

Robinson

______ rocks result when rocks eroded from higher elevations (mountains, hills, plains) accumulate at lower elevations (such as swamps and ocean bottoms).

Sedimentary

Most of the world's deserts occur in the __________ Zone.

Subtropical High Pressure

Areas of humid tropical climate generally have higher net primary productivity than areas of semiarid climate.

T

Prairie is related to mid-latitude semiarid climate.

T

Trees in rainforests can have a substantial impact on weather.

T

Tropical Savanna is related to seasonal dry tropical climate.

T

Which of the following statements about map scale is incorrect? A. A RF of 1:1,000,000 means 1 inch on the map equals 1,000,000 inches on the ground. B. To show a large area on a small map, a small scale is used. C. Larger scale maps show greater detail of places. D. The map scale 1:100,000,000 is a larger scale than one of 1:2,000,000.

The map scale 1:100,000,000 is a larger scale than one of 1:2,000,000.

Which of the following statements about latitude is incorrect? A. The north pole is located at 180 degrees north latitude. B. Lines of latitude are also known as parallels. C. Lines of latitude are not all the same length. D. The equator is a line of latitude.

The north pole is located at 180 degrees north latitude

______ are not results of post glaciation.

V-shaped valleys

A "large-scale map" shows _____ .

a small are

n the tropical area, rainfall is most likely to occur in the ______ .

afternoon

Which of the following roles do streams play in shaping landforms?A. erosion B. transportation C. deposition D. all of the above

all of the above

Earthquakes are most likely to occur near ______ .

areas where two tectonic plates meet

The world's longest mountain range is ______ .

beneath the ocean

A large region of Earth's surface characterized by particular plant and animal types is a(n) ______ .

biome

An interrelated collection of plants and animals and the physical environment with which they react is a(n) ______

biosphere

Geographic skills ______

can lead to employment in varied fields such as cartography, resource management, planning, intelligence, industrial development, and etc

Seafloor spreading ______ .

can occur at divergent plate boundaries

Atmospheric ________ is absorbed by the biosphere during photosynthesis, stored in living organisms and in the soil, and released through respiration.

carbon

In ______ boundary, material from the crust very slowly forced downward, back into the mantle.

convergent

All map projections ______ .

distort one or more properties of the map.

The boundary where Earth's plates are spreading apart is _______ boundary.

divergent

When climbing up a mountain, the temperature will ________

drop about 3°F for every 1000 feet

The place where Earth's crust actually moves is the ________ of an earthquake.

focus

Alpine glaciers are ______

formed near the peaks of individual mountains -rivers of ice that flow from colder places to warmer places

The growing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political, and cultural change is called ________ .

globalization

What type of vegetation is dominant in savannas?

grass and shrub

A small scale map might ______

have a scale of 1:5,000,000

If cold ocean currents hit the coast of a continent, it is likely that the coastal area will ______ .

have extensive precipitation have higher levels of evaporation

Shields, which usually contain rich concentrations of minerals are located ________ of large continents such as Africa, Asia, and North America.

in the core

Exogenic processes are _______ .

including running water

Terrestrial biomes reflect these two especially visible features: ______

limate and vegetation type

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of geographical analysis? A. spatial analysis C. cartography B. analysis at multiple scales D. lithography

lithography

Earth's rocks, soils, and surface landforms together comprise the _______ .

lithosphere

Which of the following sphere is the least dynamic?

lithosphere

Geographers study ________.

location human-environment interactions place region

The ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance is known as ______ .

map scale

Lines of longitude are also known as ______.

meridians

The eastern United States falls under this terrestrial biomes

mid-latitude broadleaf and mixed forest

In ________ , potential evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation.

northern Africa

Which of the following would contain the largest quantities of water?

oceans

Geography as a discipline links the ______ with the ______

physical sciences; social sciences

Cartographers solve the problem of showing the 3D Earth on a flat paper by using ______ .

projection

Transferring a globe to a flat map creates distortions. Distortions affect ________ (properties) of a map.

shape, direction, distance, area

Which of the following does not describe endogenic processes?

shapes Earth's surface externally

The fuel driving the atmosphere is ______

solar energy

Geography studies the relationships between people, places, and environments in a _____ context.

spatial

In drier areas, such as central Asia, the biome called short-grass prairie is also known as ______ .

steppe

Taiga forests are associated with ________ climate.

subarctic

Photosynthesis ______ .

takes place in green plants

A ridge of material deposited at the end of a glacier is a(n) ______ .

terminal moraine

Zero degrees of longitude is also referred to as _______

the Prime Meridian

The San Andreas Fault, where two plates slide past one another, is a famous example of ______ boundary.

transform

Which highly diverse biome is dominated by tall, broad-leafed trees that retain their leaves all year?

tropical rainforest

An extremely long ocean wave created by an underwater earthquake that may travel hundreds of kilometers per hour is a ______ .

tsunami

Which of the following is a "systematic" subfield of geography?

urban geography

On most of Earth's land surface, ______ is the most important agent in moving weathered rock fragments downhill.

water

The only substance that can exist as a gas, liquid, and solid at common Earth temperatures is ______ .

water

Central to the study of geography are the questions __________ and __________

where; why

In southern France, you are expecting more precipitation in ________ .

winter


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