Landforms Ch 1

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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


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