SDSU geog 101 exam 1 Rem 2024/2025 with 100% correct answers
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SDSU Geog 101 E1 Rem
Lines of longitude run east and west across the earth - correct answers False
The highest numbered latitude used in the geographic grid is - correct answers 90
Angular distance north and south of the Equator is measured using lines of - correct answers latitude
A circle whose center coinci...
Lines of longitude run east and west across the earth - correct answers ✔✔False
The highest numbered latitude used in the geographic grid is - correct answers ✔✔90
Angular distance north and south of the Equator is measured using lines of - correct answers ✔✔latitude
A circle whose center coincides with the center of the Earth is a - correct answers ✔✔Great Circle
The portion of the earth system that includes all life on earth is the - correct answers ✔✔biosphere
The Earth moves around the sun in a clockwise direction - correct answers ✔✔False
The plane of the earth's orbit is the plane of the - correct answers ✔✔ecliptic
The earth revolves around the sun in a - correct answers ✔✔counterclockwise
Arrange the major layers of the earth's structure in sequence from the surface to the center - correct
answers ✔✔1. crust
2. mantle
3. core
The densest one of the Earth's layers is the - correct answers ✔✔The core
The point in the Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the sun is - correct answers ✔✔aphelion
The blanket of air that surrounds the Earth is the - correct answers ✔✔Atmosphere
,All lines of latitude are Great Circles - correct answers ✔✔False
Which of the following is NOT possible within Earth's system of latitude and longitude - correct answers
✔✔a longitude of 185°E
Angular distance east and west of the Prime Meridian is measured using lines of - correct answers
✔✔longitude
The angle at which the sun's rays strike a particular location on the Earth's surface is the angle of -
correct answers ✔✔Incidence
The farthest south the subsolar point gets on Earth is - correct answers ✔✔the Tropic of Capricorn
At 45 degrees north, the longest day of the year is - correct answers ✔✔June 21
The reason we have seasons on Earth is because the distance from the Earth to the sun varies over the
course of the year - correct answers ✔✔False
The latitude of the Arctic Circle is - correct answers ✔✔66 ½ degrees north
The farthest north the subsolar point gets on Earth is - correct answers ✔✔the Tropic of Cancer
The latitude of the Tropic of Cancer is - correct answers ✔✔23 ½ degrees north
The point in the Earth's orbit when it is closest to the sun is - correct answers ✔✔perihelion
A latitude of 5 degrees, 30 minutes south is the same as - correct answers ✔✔5.5 degrees south
, Santiago, Chile, is located at 33 degrees south latitude, while Salvador, Brazil, is at about 12 degrees
south. Which city will have a longer daylength on Dec 21 - correct answers ✔✔Santiago
At the Equator, the length of daylight is always about 12 hours - correct answers ✔✔True
At the Equator, the sun's rays always strike the ground at a 90 degree angle at noon - correct answers
✔✔False
Santiago, Chile, is located at 33 degrees south latitude, while Lima, Peru, is at 12 degrees south. Which
city will have a shorter daylength on June 21 - correct answers ✔✔Santiago
At 45 degrees north, the longest day of the year is - correct answers ✔✔June 21
The point in the Earth's orbit when it is farthest from the sun is - correct answers ✔✔Aphelion
In the image below, the circle of illumination is passing through the South Pole. How long is the
daylength in Lima Peru (12 degrees south) on this day - correct answers ✔✔12 hours
The Equator is an example of a great circle in the geographic grid - correct answers ✔✔True
At the December Solstice, the subsolar point is - correct answers ✔✔the Tropic of Capricorn
In the image below, the circle of illumination is passing through the South Pole. This day is - correct
answers ✔✔the Equinox
It is 4 PM at 30 degrees east. What time is it at 15 degrees east (using sun time)? - correct answers ✔✔3
PM
How many degrees does the Earth rotate in one hour? - correct answers ✔✔15
The International Date Line is in the middle of a time zone - correct answers ✔✔True
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