Geography Exam Zhou

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.

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 degrees North and 10 degrees South

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

Which of the following sphere is the least dynamic?

A. atmosphere B. biosphere C. hydrosphere ***D. lithosphere

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.

Which of the following map projection is good for educational uses?

A.Mercator ***B.Robinson C.Clinton D.Zhou

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

A.geology B.geography of Ohio ***C.urban geography D.sociology

Which of the following does not describe endogenic processes?

A.moves portions of Earth's surface horizontally and vertically B.earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and formation of mountain ranges ***C.shapes Earth's surface externally D.includes the force of plate tectonics

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of geographical analysis?

A.spatial analysis B.analysis at multiple scales C.cartography ***D.lithography

Permafrost occurs in _______climate areas.

ET

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

Zero degrees of longitude is also referred to as _______ .

Prime Meridian

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

Where; why

Soil is ______ .

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

In the tropical area, rainfall is most likely to occur in the______ .

afternoon

Earthquakes are most likely to occur near______ .

areas where two tectonic plates meet

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

be relatively arid

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

Geographic skills_______ .

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

Terrestrial biomes reflect these two especially visible features: ______ .

climate and vegetation type

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 degrees Fahrenheit for every 1000 feet

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

ecosystem

During the vernal equinox, _______receives the greatest amount of insolation.

equator

Which of the following roles do streams play in shaping landforms?

erosion, transportation, and deposition

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

focus

Alpine glaciers are ______ .

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

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

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

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

gulf stream

A small scale map might ______ .

have a scale of 1:5,000,000

Marine west-coast climates______ .

have a small annual temp. range, have plentiful moisture year round, can be found in places like Juneau, Alaska

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

humid tropical

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

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

lithosphere

Geographers study ________.

location, place, region, human-environment interactions

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 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

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

sedimentary

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

shape, direction, distance, area

A "large-scale map" shows

small area

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

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

subtropical high pressure

Photosynthesis______ .

takes place in green plants

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

terminal moraine

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

______ are not results of post glaciation.

v shaped valleys

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

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

winter