Geography Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Geography
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Geography
Geography Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Summer temperatures are high in arid climates because - CORRECT ANSWER- high sun
angle and low relative humidity
The formation of freezing rain involves - CORRECT ANSWER- snow passing through a
fairly thick layer of above-f...
Geography Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Summer temperatures are high in arid climates because - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔high sun
angle and low relative humidity
The formation of freezing rain involves - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔snow passing through a
fairly thick layer of above-freezing air before passing through a thin layer of subfreezing
temperatures near the surface.
The magnitude of water in a store can have units of - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cubic
meters.
A tornado blows walls from homes. The likely EF categorization of the tornado producing
this damage is - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔EF3
he Coriolis effect is the apparent deflection in the path of a moving object due to -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the rotation of the Earth.
Which of the following is most similar in volume to an acre-foot of water? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Most of a football field covered to a depth of 1 foot
This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows land cover, with green being
vegetation and tan and brown being bare rock and sand. The areas with the least vegetation
(they are light on a black and white version) correlate most clearly with which aspect? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Low specific humidity, water vapor, and precipitation
Which of the following was mentioned in the opening two-page spread of Chapter 1 (The
Nature of Physical Geography)? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔All of these choices are correct
Which of the following statements is true regarding high or low pressure for a parcel of air at
the surface? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lower temperature, higher density, cold air sinks,
higher pressure at surface
, If you add 541 calories of heat to 1 gram of water whose temperature is 100 Co the resultant
temperature of the water will be around: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔100 C
A hypothesis is a - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔proposed explanation developed before formal
investigation.
Correct
The weather system most likely to produce the strongest tornadoes is generally associated
with - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔cold fronts.
Which of the following surfaces has the lowest albedo? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔D -
water with a small zenith
Which wind belt is located at letter B? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Westerlies
To what event does the following quote by Edward Munch refer? "Suddenly the sky turned
blood red," - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The eruption of Krakatoa
The fact that zone 9 extends well north up the California coast is an example of the effect of-
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔continentality
The specific humidity of air changes when there is a change in - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔the addition or removal of water vapor.
Where is the least and greatest amount of outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) located? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A and C
Which of the following would not be true regarding the urban heat island? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Retention of rain water
Fog in the United States is least likely to occur in the __________ when vapor pressure is
higher and temperatures are __________ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔summer; higher
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