Geog 101 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

American Military University GEOG 101 Week 6 Quiz

Geography - spatial science Themes of Geography - location, place, human-environmental interactions, regions, movement Formal Regions - internal homogeneity Functional Regions - Connectivity Perceptual Regions - boundaries are fluid -- "mental maps" Absolute location - geographical coordinates Relative location - spatial interconnection and interdependence site - characteristics of the place itself situation - how a place is related to other areas (relative location) ...

1. Additions: precip, organic matter, nutrients 2. Transformation: organic matter to humus. Primary (unaltered rock) to secondary minerals (chemically altered, original rock not apparent) by chemical change, dissolution and reprecipitation and biological change. 3. Translocation: Eluviation, Illuviation. 4. Losses: erosion: Leaching. - Soil formation process 1. Cation exchange capacity (CEC): the ability of soil colloids to exchange cations between the surface and the soil solution. This ...

Geog 101 Midterm Questions and answers latest update

abrasion - The grinding away of rock by other rock particles carried in water, ice, or wind absolute direction - north, south, east, west absolute distance - spatial separation between two points on the earth's surface Absolute location - geographical coordinates alluvial fans - sand and mud build up in the lakes and at lower elevations; are formed along hillsides alluvium - material that is transported and deposited by streams Antarctic Circle - 66.5°S Applications of GIS - spatial an...

GEOG 101 introduction to Geography Human Environment IUP EXAM ONE Questions and answers latest update

Clemson GEOG 1010 Exam 1 Latest Update 100% Pass Geography the physical and human processes that shape and reshape the surface of the earth Possibilism 1960s-1970s The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives The environment can have an impact on human activity BUT humans are the primary determinants BOTH Cultural Approach 1920s-1960s Humans di...

GEOG 101 Introduction to Geography - Exam 2 Questions and answers latest update

GEOG 101 Week 5 Quiz North Africa/Southwest Asia 2023/2024 Graded A+. Which of the following countries is not a major oil producer?  A. Azerbaijan  B. Iraq  C. Turkey  D. Kuwait Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following statements about the Maghreb states is false?  A. In Algeria, oil revenues have replaced farm produce as the major export.  B. Morocco became embroiled in a territorial dispute when it annexed Western Sahara.  C. Thrivi...

GEOG 101 Week 8 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Graded A+. Australia and New Zealand have a wide area of plants and animals found nowhere else because those organisms evolved in _____.  A. long-term isolation  B. conditions of extreme interspecies competition  C. harsh environmental conditions  D. in the Southern Hemisphere Question 4 of 25 4.0/ 4.0 Points Which of the following is false about Fiji?  A. Almost a million people live on over 100 islands.  ...