Question 1

According to the text, the three inorganic Earth realms are the

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere. 
B)  thermosphere, lithosphere, heterosphere. 
C)  atmosphere, geoid, and homosphere. 
D)  stratosphere, magnetosphere, and troposphere.

Question 2

Latitude is the angular distance measured north or south of the equator from the center of Earth and it describes a parallel line on the surface.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

UTC is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  very precise pendulum motion in Greenwich, U.K. 
B)  Big Ben 
C)  average time calculations from atomic clocks collected worldwide 
D)  the pulse rate of pulsar stars.

Question 4

An angular distance measured east or west of a prime meridian from the center of Earth is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  longitude. 
B)  latitude. 
C)  zenith. 
D)  Greenwich distance.

Question 5

An equivalent map projection preserves true shape.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Negative feedback tends to stabilize a system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the four classes of map projections?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Longitude is conveniently determined at sea using

Accepted Answer

A)  a clock without a pendulum (i.e. a marine chronometer). 
B)  noon Sun angles. 
C)  magnetic compasses. 
D)  sextants.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of an active remote sensing device?

Accepted Answer

A)  film 
B)  infrared sensor 
C)  video camera 
D)  LiDAR

Question 10

An angular distance measured north or south of the equator from the center of Earth is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  longitude. 
B)  latitude. 
C)  zenith. 
D)  Greenwich distance.

Question 11

Which of the following terms characterizes the discipline of geography?

Accepted Answer

A)  eclectic 
B)  integrative 
C)  unscientific 
D)  both eclectic and integrative

Question 12

Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, latitude and longitude refer to

Accepted Answer

A)  location. 
B)  place. 
C)  human-Earth relationships. 
D)  movement. 
E)  regions.

Question 13

If you were standing at 60° north latitude you would be within which latitudinal geographic zone?

Accepted Answer

A)  subantarctic 
B)  midlatitude 
C)  antarctic 
D)  subarctic 
E)  subtropical

Question 14

GIS can create dynamic maps for visualization purposes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not true of scientific theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are based on several hypotheses. 
B)  They are broad in scope because they unify several known facts about the world. 
C)  They are based on natural laws (such as those pertaining to gravity, relativity, atomic theory, etc.) 
D)  They are absolute truths and can never be proven wrong.

Question 16

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 a ________ feedback has occurred and that the planet is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive; in equilibrium 
B)  positive; out of equilibrium 
C)  negative; in equilibrium 
D)  negative; out of equilibrium

Question 17

Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, the Cienega de Santa Clara, an ecotourism destination on the Colorado River delta, is best described within which of the five themes?

Accepted Answer

A)  location 
B)  place 
C)  human-Earth relationships 
D)  movement 
E)  regions

Question 18

Isaac Newton reasoned that Earth was not perfectly spherical because of

Accepted Answer

A)  centrifugal force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the equator. 
B)  centrifugal force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the poles. 
C)  gravitational force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the equator. 
D)  gravitational force created by Earth's more rapid rotation at the poles.

Question 19

Which of the following is not true of meridians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They cross parallels at right angles. 
B)  They are lines that run in an east-west direction. 
C)  All meridians are the same length. 
D)  They are used to measure east-west angular distances.

Question 20

A model is essentially a simplification of natural systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Essentials of Geography

According to the text, the three inorganic Earth realms are the

Latitude is the angular distance measured north or south of the equator from the center of Earth and it describes a parallel line on the surface.

UTC is based on

An angular distance measured east or west of a prime meridian from the center of Earth is termed

An equivalent map projection preserves true shape.

Negative feedback tends to stabilize a system.

What are the four classes of map projections?

Longitude is conveniently determined at sea using

Which of the following is an example of an active remote sensing device?

An angular distance measured north or south of the equator from the center of Earth is termed

Which of the following terms characterizes the discipline of geography?

Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, latitude and longitude refer to

If you were standing at 60° north latitude you would be within which latitudinal geographic zone?

GIS can create dynamic maps for visualization purposes.

Which of the following is not true of scientific theories?

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 a feedback has occurred and that the planet is .

Relative to the five fundamental themes of geography, the Cienega de Santa Clara, an ecotourism destination on the Colorado River delta, is best described within which of the five themes?

Isaac Newton reasoned that Earth was not perfectly spherical because of

Which of the following is not true of meridians?

A model is essentially a simplification of natural systems.