Quiz 2

If it is 10:00 AM in Miami, Florida (Eastern time zone), what time is it in Los Angeles, California located 3 time zones to the west in the Pacific Time zone?

7:00 am

A principal methodology governing geographic inquiry

involves spatial analysis

What was the cause of the "sickness of the Andes" from Suzuki?

lack of oxygen

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

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

negative

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.

Geography is described as

XXX

The increase in meltponds in Arctic regions is an example of

XXX

The larger the scale of a map, the ________ the area covered by the map and the ________ detail it provides.

XXX

The scientific method is described by which of the following?

XXX

Suzuki says, "Thus __________ and __________ are constantly interacted, altering each other in a dynamic process of perpetual change".

air, life

The part of geography that embodies map making is known as

cartography

the science that specifically attempts to determine Earth's shape and size by surveys and mathematical means is called

geodesy

The flooding of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina falls within which of the five themes?

human-Earth relationships

Which of the following compose the fundamental duality in the field of geography?

physical vs human/cultural

Relative to the fundamental themes of geography, the Taj Mahal in India and Ayers Rock in Australia are best described within which of the five themes?

place

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 temperature 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