GEOG 101 Test 1-Ch 1
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If you traveled from the location 45oN, 130oW to the location 45oS, 130oW you would experience a time change of:
0 hours
The time difference between the prime meridian and the international dateline is:
12 hours
The world time zones are centered on meridians that are spaced ____ degrees apart.
15
If it was currently 11:00 am in Oregon, what time would it be in Maine?
2 pm
One degree of latitude or longitude can be subdivided into:
60 minutes
If it was currently 4:00 pm in Los Angeles, California what time would it be in Miami, Florida?
7:00 pm
There are ____ degrees of latitude (north and south) and ____ degrees of longitude (east and west).
90; 180
A map projection is a system of parallels and meridians representing the earth's curved surface drawn on a three-dimensional, spherical surface.
F
A map projection is an enlarged picture of the spherical world projected on a screen.
F
Daylight savings time is used in the winter to lengthen the short days.
F
Latitude is the arc of a parallel between the prime meridian and a given point on the globe.
F
Longitude is the arc of a meridian between the equator and a given point on the globe.
F
Longitude is used to identify positions north and south of the prime meridian.
F
Solar noon can occur simultaneously at locations with the same latitude.
F
The Earth is perfectly spherical.
F
The Earth's polar diameter is larger than its equatorial diameter.
F
The Goode projection is composed of horizontal parallels and vertical meridians.
F
The Mercator projection is an equal-area map useful for displaying information such as soil type and climate.
F
When one crosses the international dateline traveling from west to east, the date becomes one day later.
F
A map projection that accurately portrays the size of different areas on the earth's surface, but distorts the shape, is the:
Goode projection
An interrupted map projection that uses horizontal parallels and a combination of sine curves and ellipses to represent meridians is the:
Goode projection
Of the following, the map projection that would be most useful for comparing the sizes of regions is the:
Goode projection
The prime meridian passes through
Greenwich, England
A map projection composed of horizontal parallels and vertical meridians is the:
Mercator projection
A map projection where a straight line will give a constant compass direction (though this direction doesn't represent the shortest distance between two points), is the:
Mercator projection
Of the following, the map projection that would be most useful for determining the compass direction between two locations is the:
Mercator projection
A map projection that can portray the entire surface of the earth without any distortion is the:
NOT: A) Mercator projection B) Goode projection C) Winkel Tripel Projection
Daylight savings time was instituted to give us an extra hour of daylight
NOT: A) in the morning when people wake up B) in the evening when people are active C) at noon when people take their lunch break
The shape of the earth most resembles a(n):
Oblate spheroid
The country that covers the largest number of time zones is:
Russia
A map projection is a tool used to represent a three-dimensional sphere on a flat, two-dimensional surface.
T
Latitude is used to identify positions north and south of the equator.
T
Meridians are lines that run north-south around the earth and connect the poles.
T
Parallels are circles that run east-west around the earth in planes parallel to the equator.
T
Since the earth rotates 360 degrees over 24 hours, standard meridians are usually 15 degrees apart.
T
Since we often wake up after sunrise and continue activities after sunset, we use daylight savings time to transfer an hour of sunlight from morning to evening.
T
The Earth's axis is an imaginary line running straight through its center and poles.
T
The Earth's shape is closer to an oblate ellipsoid than a sphere.
T
The Goode projection is an equal-area map useful for displaying information such as soil type and climate.
T
The Mercator projection is composed of horizontal parallels and vertical meridians.
T
The North and South Poles are defined as the points on the earth's surface where the axis of rotation emerges.
T
The disappearance of the lower portion of a ship as it sails over the horizon is evidence that the world is round.
T
The earth's rotation is responsible for the division of time into days and nights.
T
The illumination of the clouds by the sun after it has sunk below the horizon is evidence that the world is round.
T
Without standardized time zones, every meridian could be at a different time.
T
Of the following, the map projection that has parallels that are nearly straight, curving slightly toward the edges of the map, and meridians that are increasingly curved farther from the central meridian is known as the:
Winkel Tripel projection
A map projection is:
a system of meridians and parallels that represent the curved Earth on a flat surface
If you take a plane flight from San Francisco, CA to Seoul, South Korea, as you cross the international dateline the time will:
advance by one day
Solar noon occurs simultaneously:
at places with the same longitude
The imaginary straight line that passes through the center of the earth and the poles is known as the:
axis
If you walked directly north or south, you would:
be following a meridian
If you walked directly east or west, you would:
be following a parallel
When the international date line is crossed time:
changes by one day
World Standard Time was developed because of:
difficulties in travel and transportation
Longitude values designate positions:
east and west of the prime meridian
Parallels run ______ around the globe and _______ the poles.
east-west; do not connect
A value of zero degrees latitude occurs at the:
equator
The parallel that lies midway between the poles is the:
equator
The network of parallels and meridians used to describe locations on the earth's surface is called the:
geographic grid
A logical explanation for a process or phenomenon that allows prediction or testing by experiment is known as a(n):
hypothesis
Which of the following provide evidence of the earth's shape?
illumination patterns of clouds during sunset, disappearances of ships below the ocean horizon, and photos from space
The arc of a meridian between the equator and a given point on the globe is:
latitude
The equatorial diameter of the earth is _________ than the polar diameter.
less than 1% larger
Which of the following includes the structural rock formation of the earth's surface?
lithosphere
The arc of a parallel between the prime meridian and a given point on the globe is:
longitude
Lines connecting points of the same longitude are also called:
meridians
Latitude values designate positions:
north and south of the equator
Meridians run ______ around the globeand _______ the poles.
north-south; connect
The world time zones are generally separated in time by:
one hour
Lines connecting points of the same latitude are called:
parallels
The geographic grid is composed of
parallels and meridians
A value of zero degrees longitude occurs at the:
prime meridian
The ratio that tells us how to convert distances on a map to distances on the real world is called the:
scale fraction
Which of the following shapes cannot be made to lie flat?
sphere
The international date line is located at:
the 180 degree meridian
A hypothesis that has been tested and is strongly supported by experimentation, observation, and scientific evidence is known as a:
theory
Which one of the following is NOT one of the five essential themes of Geography?
time, the 5 essential themes are: location, place, region, movement, and relationships
At the equator, the rotation of the earth is:
west to east
At any given location, solar noon occurs:
when the sun is at its highest point in the sky
The poles are defined as the points on the earth's surface:
where the axis of rotation emerges
