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GEOG 2050, JillTrepanier, LSU, Exam 1
with 100% correct
answers 2025 latest
update
Geography - answer The study of spatial relationships among earth's
physical and cultural features and how they change and develop over time
Physical Geography - answer The study of Earth's living and non-living
physical systems and how they change through space and time naturally
or by human activity
System - answer A set of interacting parts or processes that function as a
unit
Open system - answer A system that receives resources from outside
itself
Closed system - answer A system that is self-contained and sustainable
Humans - answer ______________ are some of the biggest changers of
landscapes on our planet
Spatial scale - answer The physical size, length, distance, or area of an
object or the physical space occupied by a process
,Temporal scale - answer The window of time used to examine phenomena
and processes or the length of time over which they develop or change
Relativity - answer Scale provides ____________ to a situation
Large - answer A scale that represents a small or zoomed in area of
space is said to be _______ scale
Small - answer A scale that represents a large or zoomed out area of
space is said to be _______ scale
Matter - answer Any material that occupies space and has mass
Energy - answer Performs work on or can change the state of matter
The sun - answer Where does radiant energy come from?
Within the earth's core - answer Where does geothermal energy come
from?
It is released during chemical reactions - answer Where does chemical
energy come from?
Gravitational anomalies, relief (mountains), distortion from earths rotation
on its axis - answer Name 3 reasons why earth is not a perfect sphere,
but an imperfect one?
The equator - answer Where is the earth's rotation the fastest at?
Sea level - answer The level at which the sea exists
, The Dead Sea - answer What is the lowest area on Earth?
Mt. Everest - answer What is the highest point on Earth?
Marianna Trench - answer What is the lowest point in the oceans?
Atmosphere - answer The layer of gases surrounding Earth makes up the
____________
Biosphere - answer All life on Earth makes up the ________
Lithosphere - answer The rigid outer layer of Earth, called the crust, and
the heated layer beneath it down (also called the rock portion of the
earth) makes up the _________
The Sun - answer Where do tornadoes get their energy?
Photosynthesis - answer The process in which plants, algae, and some
bacteria convert sunlight energy in to chemical energy
Crust - answer The rigid outermost portion of the Earth is the _______
Erosion - answer The process of transporting rock fragments via flowing
water, flowing ice, and in blowing air
Evaporation - answer The process of turning liquid water in to water
vapor
Condensation - answer The process by which water vapor turns to a
liquid
Precipitation - answer Falling rain, sleet, snow, hail, etc. is known as
___________
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