Exam 1: Essentials of Geography

When Daylight Saving Time is in effect,clocks "spring forward" one hour in the Spring (Example: 1:00 A.M.becomes 2:00 A.M. )and "fall back" one hour in the Fall (Example: 2:00 A.M.becomes 1:00 A.M. ).

If City A is located west of City B,the time at City A is ________ than that at City B because Earth rotates from ________ when viewed from above the North Pole.

If Earth warmed up,and more snow fell because of more water vapour in the atmosphere,and that snow then reduced Earth's temperature,which increased snow cover,then the initial increase in snow fall would be ________ feed back,while the continued increase in snow fall would be ________ feed back.

Observers in the southern hemisphere use the North Star (Polaris)to determine their latitude.

The science of physical geography is based on the realization that

Satellite images are based on

The key idea behind the scientific method is

List the 6 tasks the International Boundary Commission is charged with.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

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 ________.

Society's relationship to the environment is described by the geographic theme of location.

Which of the following is an example of an intermediate map scale?

Theinductive method of reasoning used by Earth scientists to discern patterns in nature involves reasoning from

If we burn fossil fuels,which release carbon dioxide and warm the atmosphere,as the oceans warm they will release more carbon dioxide,which warms the atmosphere.This is an example of ________ feedback.If the increased atmospheric carbon dioxide causes increased plant growth which removes carbon dioxide and cools the atmosphere,this is an example of ________ feedback.

On which one of the following projections do great circle routes appear as straight lines?

The main methodology governing geographic inquiry

The letters A.M.stand for

Which of the following best describes the condition of steady-state equilibrium?

What is a hypothesis? How does it differ from a theory?

Geography is described as