Geography 203 Exam 147 Midterm Questions|2024

_______ converge towards the North Pole, as opposed to ________, which are in fact parallel to one another. - ️️Meridians, Parallels _______ variations in energy gain and loss - ️️Latitudinal ______% of the solar radiation that strikes the atmosphere is absorbed. - ️️69 * western intensification, upwelling current, downwelling current, thermohaline circulation - ️️??? relevant ??? *cloud types* - ️️p. 181-183 *equatorial low (ITCZ), polar high, subtrop highs, subpolar lows, westerlies, polar front, polar easterlies, - ️️study sketch of earths wind directions *Land-water heating differences (5 specific differences) - ️️Evaporation: loss of energy at ocean surface Transparency: water is clear, soil is opaque; water can store more energy over a greater depth of volume Specific Heat: specific heat of water is 4x that of soil Movement: water is fluid & soil is solid. W's movement results in mixing of cooler & warmer currents, which spreads energy over an even greater volume Ocean Currents & Sea-Surface temperatures: ocean currents moderate air temp on land. 2 Major sources of additional carbon dioxide contributing to the greenhouse effect: - ️️Fossil fuel combustion (the main one) & Deforestation 4 Types of Atmospheric Lifting: (diagram p. 195) - ️️CONVERGENT: air from different directions enters the same low-pressure area, displacing air upwards. CONVECTIONAL: air passes into a warmer region; heating from the warmer land causes lifting & convection in air. OROGRAPHIC: air is forcibly lifted up-slope as it's pushed against a mountain; lifting air cools.