Landforms Ch 1
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
An angular distance measured east or west of a prime meridian from the center of Earth is termed
Longitude
The science of physical geography is based on the realization that
Nature can best be described and understood as a set of interrelated components through which matter and energy flow
Geography literally means
to write (about) earth
Geography is not
unscientific
A Large scale map
usually has more detail, but less area than a small scale map
GOES is what
A geostationary satellite
A geographic info system is
a computer based, Processing tool for analyzing geographic data
Coordinated universal times is the same as
greenwich mean time
On the Mercator projection, areas at high latitudes appear __________.
larger than areas of the same size located nearer to the equator
latitude is
the angular distance measured north or south of the equator
if two cities are located seven hours apart in time, how far apart are they in space
105 degrees
Although the widths of time zones vary depending on political boundaries, the approximate distance across time zone is
15 degrees
The Tropic of Cancer is located at
23.5 Degrees N
A great circle is
a circle of circumference whose center coincides with the center of Earth.
Remote sensing is
the monitoring of a distant object without physical contact
The word spatial refers to
the nature and character of physical science
Longitude is
an angular distance measured east or west of a prime meridian.
The oblateness of Earth occurs at the
poles
A planimetric map
shows horizontal positions of various features such as boundaries and land uses
The larger the scale of a map, the __________ the area covered by the map and the __________ detail it provides
smaller; more
The diameter of Earth is largest when measured around the
Equator
Feedback information that encourages change is
Positive feedback
Because of the type of distortion that occurs on a Mercator map, which of the following must be true? A. The map scale changes from one part of the map to another. B. One inch near the equator does not cover the same amount of distance as one inch near the poles. C. One square inch near the equator does not cover the same amount of area as one square inch near the poles. D. All of these are true. E. None of these are true-there is no distortion in a Mercator projection.
D. All of these are true
Which of the following is true of models? A. They are abstract representations of the world B. They are idealized representations of the world C. They are simplified representations of the world D. all of these are true E. They are abstract representations of the world and they are idealized representations of the world only
D. all of these are true
Travelers flying west from Los Angeles (118° W) to Tokyo (139° E) will cross the __________ and, as a result, they will __________ when crossing this meridian.
International Dateline; lose a day (Example: Saturday becomes Sunday.)
What is Earths true shape
Oblate ellipsoid
Which of the following describes the property of equal area on a map?
equivalence
As we burn fossil fuels and release carbon dioxide, the temperature of our planet and the oceans will increase. When the oceans warm they will release more carbon dioxide, further warming the planet and oceans. If this occurs rapidly and causes a sudden rise in temperature, a(n) __________ has been crossed and that the planet has moved into a state of __________.
threshold; disequilibrium
