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GEO 1200 Exam 1 Questions And Answers Latest Update
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GEO 1200 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
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Which term properly describes the shape of Earth? ANS✔✔ Oblate Spheroid
The South Pole is nearest the Sun during which of these events? ANS✔✔
December Solstice
If Earth rotated at one-half its current rotational speed, which of the
following would be true? ANS✔✔ Days would be exactly 48 hours
Lines of longitude have the greatest distance between each other at which
of the following location(s)? ANS✔✔ Equator
If the time is 12:00 A.M. in Greenwich, England, what time is it in New York
City, New York (EST)? ANS✔✔ 7:00 P.M.
The Sun's heating ability over Earth gets stronger when ANS✔✔ the Sun's
rays strike Earth perpendicularly (at a 90° angle).
If you fly west from Australia to the United States, departing on April 1, what
day is it when you arrive in the United States? ANS✔✔ April 1
Northern Hemisphere summer solstice is experienced on June 21. On this
date, at solar noon, the Sun is directly overhead at the ANS✔✔ Tropic of
Cancer.
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The speed of rotation of Earth's surface is
highest at the ANS✔✔ Equator.
The solid, inorganic portion of Earth is represented by which of the four
primary spheres? ANS✔✔ Lithosphere
A map scale which says "1 in. = 21 mi" is a ANS✔✔ verbal map scale.
_____________ are automated systems for the
capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display
of spatially referenced data. ANS✔✔ Geographic Information systems
Radar systems use radio waves as a means for remote sensing. Radio
waves are shorter than which of these waves in the electromagnetic
spectrum? ANS✔✔ Radio waves are the longest waves
Isoline is a generic term that refers to lines joining
places of equal value or something. Isolines
joining places of equal elevation are known as ANS✔✔ contour lines
Map projections that preserve the correct shapes
of places and compromise area are known as ANS✔✔ conformal
Globes are less frequently used than maps
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