Exam 1: Introduction to Earth

Our solar system is known as the Milky Way.

The highest numbered latitude used in the geographic grid is ________.

The graticule of the Earth is also known as ________.

The response to Earth's rotation is ________.

In science, the term "theory" is ________.

The Sun's rays are directly overhead at the ________ on or about December 21.

Previous to the 1880s, the United States had more than 20 time zones.

Pluto is now classified as a ________.

At the time of the aphelion, Earth is ________ million kilometers from the Sun.

The ________ is the name of the orbital plane on which the Earth revolves.

The fact that the Earth is round has been known for more than 2,000 years.

Which of the following is NOT defined by latitude?

The farthest north the vertical rays of the Sun ever reach north of the equator, occurs on or about ________.

Which of the below takes the LONGEST time?

Of the following, which is the first day of spring in the southern hemisphere?

Which of the following is NOT a major topic taught in a course of introductory physical geography?

The geographic grid line 180 degrees of longitude from the Prime Meridian is the ________.

The Mariana Trench of the Pacific Ocean is the deepest depth of the ocean.

On both the Spring and Fall equinoxes in the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, the Sun's rays are vertically overhead at the ________.

Explain the progression of the dates and latitudes of the declination of the Sun through the calendar year.