Exam 1: Essentials of Geography

Around the Grand Canyon the predators of deer were largely exterminated by people.The deer population grew rapidly as a result of the lack of predators until the deer exhausted their food supply.This led to a massive die-off (known as a population crash)and hundreds of deer died of starvation.The point at which the food supply no longer supported the large deer population can best be considered a

As the distance from a line of tangency increases,the amount of distortion on a map also increases.

Which of the following possesses all of Earth's properties of area,shape,direction,proximity,and distance,correctly?

A geographic information system (GIS)is capable of which of the following?

In order to preserve area at high latitudes on a map,________ must be used,and this requires that meridians and parallels ________.

Photosynthesis in a plant leaf is an example of an open-system operation.

In plotting true magnetic compass readings (i.e. ,rhumb lines)between two points,which map projection is generally used?

A Landsat or weather satellite image is an example of passive remote sensing.

GIS can create dynamic maps.

Which of the following terms characterizes the discipline of geography?

Which of the following describes the property of equal area on a map?

A value for Earth's circumference was first calculated by

Modern cartographers of this century were the first to lay out a map using grid coordinates,place north at the top of the map,and locate several thousand places on their maps.

Susan has to create a map to display the route of a new bicycle path for approval.She has drawn the map using a computer program and printed it on letter size paper.She now has to have the map enlarged for display at the committee meeting.Which type of map scale would be appropriate for her to use?

Use examples to distinguish positive and negative feedback loops.

Which of the following statements regarding the development of models by scientists is true?

Cylindrical map projections,such as the Mercator,have a rectangular grid i.e. ,parallels and meridians cross at right angles.

A great circle route is the shortest distance between any two points on Earth's surface.

If a clock on a ship indicates that it is 2:00 P.M.in its home port,while another clock on the ship indicates that it is 12:00 noon at the ship's present location,what is the difference in longitude between the ship's position and its home port?

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 ________.