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GEO 1200 Final Exam Questions And Answers Latest Update
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GEO 1200 Final Exam Questions And Answers
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What is the ultimate goal of Physical Geography? ANS✔✔ To better
understand and appreciate earth/landscapes
What is the topics of study in a Physical Geography course? ANS✔✔
Landforms, climate, atmosphere, soil horizons
What is the fundamental question of geographic inquiry? ANS✔✔ Why is
what where, and then so what?
What is scientific theory? ANS✔✔ A scientific theory (preponderance of
evidence) is the highest order of understanding
Description of Earth's shape. ANS✔✔ Oblate spheroid
The function of the four spheres. ANS✔✔ Cryosphere: ice (part of
hydrosphere)
Lithosphere: inorganic material
Atmosphere: air & gases
Biosphere: all living things (flora & fauna)
What are the results of the Earth's rotation? ANS✔✔ Coriolis Effect, night &
day, temperature variations, tides, etc.
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What are the Milankovitch Cycles? ANS✔✔ Wobble of the Earth (eccentricity
of orbit)
Review map projections, their intended use, and how to interpret each map.
ANS✔✔ Conformal maps: show same shape, distorts size
Legend: tells you how to interpret the map
Equal area maps: shows correct size, distorts shape
Globe most accurate but harder to use because it's cumbersome
Review the atmospheric gases and their location in the atmosphere. ANS✔✔
Oxygen, nitrogen (lower atmosphere), carbon dioxide, water vapor,
methane etc
What are the controls of weather and climate? ANS✔✔ Wind, temperature,
moisture/precipitation, distribution of land & water, elevation
Wind, temperature, moisture/precipitation, distribution of land & water,
elevation ANS✔✔ Warm ocean currents change climate of regions
What is the significance of orographic precipitation? ANS✔✔ Drops rain on
one side of mountains because mountains will not let storms pass
What process adds oxygen to the atmosphere and how does it work?
ANS✔✔ Flora produces oxygen through photosynthesis.
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