GEO 2000 Spring 2011

1st Mid-Term Test Review Questions

Chapter 1: Introduction

1. Spatial interaction is affected by

2. Which of the following is not true of the natural landscape?

3. A street address is an example of

4. The location of Chicago at 41° 49´ N latitude and 87° 37´ W longitude is an example of

5. Geography as a discipline

6. As geographers use the term, scale tells us

7. An example of a formal region is

8. Absolute location

9. The word geography is derived from Greek words meaning

10. When real estate agents say that "location matters" they are referring to

11. The relationship between the size of an area on a map and its actual size on the earth's surface is called
the

12. Geography differs from disciplines such as geology, meteorology, and cultural anthropology in that it

13. Geography is BEST described as

14. Which one of the following best identifies the cultural landscape?

15. Which of the following distance measures refers to absolute distance?

16. What do geographers call an area that throughout its extent possesses similar characteristics?

Chapter 2: Maps

1. Every projection has some degree of distortion because

2. All of the following are key reference points in the grid system EXCEPT the

3. Which one of the following correctly lists the four main properties of maps?

4. All of the following statements about small-scale maps are true EXCEPT that they

5. Which of the following features is NOT commonly found on topographic maps?

6. Which of the following is NOT a way to show a quantity at a point on a map?

7. Which of the following is the largest scale map? [i.e., 1:10,000; 1:50,000, etc.]

8. Which of the following statements about latitude is true?

9. A contour interval

10. A map drawn at which of the following scales would provide the greatest level of detail?

11. The prime meridian

12. A map scale of 1 : 24,000 means that

13. Which of the following statements about topographic maps is NOT correct?

14. Under the survey system established by the Land Ordinance of 1785, land is divided into

15. Given a map scale of 1 : XX,XXX, how many inches on the map would be needed to represent X miles
on the ground?

16. Contour lines

17. Which of the following statements about longitude is correct?

18. The federal agency that makes most of the topographic maps in the United States is

19. Maps that adjust the size of area units based on the values of the data they depict are called

20. When one travels one fourth of the distance around the world along the same parallel of latitude, the
number of time zones traversed is likely

21. If it is X p. m. at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, what time is it at XX° W/E longitude?

22. Which one of the following sets of coordinates corresponds with a place on the earth?

23. As one crosses the International Date Line going westward, the calendar day should be moved

24. What is the angle of intersection of all parallels and meridians on the earth?

Chapter 3: Physical Geography: Landforms

1. The earth is approximately __________ billion years old.

2. An intrusive igneous rock is formed from

3. The separation of South America from Africa was caused by [plate boundary type]

4. A large destructive sea wave resulting from an earthquake is called a

5. The breaking up of rock by freezing and thawing is the result of

6. This depositional feature is created in arid regions when a stream exits the mountains and enters a flat
lowland.
7. The landform often formed at the mouth of a heavily silted stream is called

8. Which of the following statements about karst topography is NOT true?

9. The theory of continental drift was formulated because

10. The world's tallest mountains were formed by

11. Which of the following rock types is formed by heat, pressure or chemical reactions within the earth's
crust acting on the other two major types of rocks?

12. Earthquakes result from

13. If a land surface where a mountain once stood is now a low, flat plain, __________ have been at work.

14. Which of the following groups contains processes caused only by mechanical weathering?

15. The most important erosional agent is

16. Longshore currents are responsible for the creation of

17. Karst topography is created by chemical weathering of ___________ rocks.

18. For millions of years the Atlantic Ocean has been widening at the rate of about

19. Glaciers move because

20. Continental glaciers exist today in

21. The sand grains that make up beaches originated mainly from

22. Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in the rock cycle?

23. A zone of subduction is associated with the occurrence of

24. The major volcanic belt is located near the major earthquake and fault zones because

25. Sharp ridges and U-shaped valleys are characteristic features of mountains that have undergone

Chapter 4: Physical Geography: Weather and Climate

1. The three most important elements that make up weather are

2. The layer of the earth's atmosphere that contains virtually all air, clouds and precipitation is called the

3. The amount of incoming solar radiation available at various places on the earth depends mainly on

4. The pattern of average July temperatures is influenced most strongly by

5. The earth's axis is tilted about __________ away from the perpendicular.

6. When neither the Northern nor the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, the noon sun's vertical
rays are felt at
7. Proceeding from the equator toward the North/South Pole in the Northern/Southern Hemisphere summer,
the [daylight/darkness hours]

8. Which statement is most accurate regarding temperatures at a given latitude in marine environments
versus continental environments?

9. If sea level temperature is X°F (X°C), what is the temperature at an alt itude of XX feet (XXm)? (Use the
lapse rate.)

10. The Coriolis effect means that wind appears to deflect toward the

11. The world's major ocean currents are set into motion by

12. Which statement is NOT true of the world's hot deserts?

13. Which statement about El Niño is NOT true?

14. The particles around which condensation nuclei are formed are

15. The type of precipitation that is associated with hills and mountains is called

16. The boundary between two different air masses is called

17. The name given to the nearly treeless zone to the north of the forested subarctic region of the Northern
Hemisphere is

18. Which statement is NOT true of a sea breeze?

19. The seasons are the result of the earth's

20. The earth's atmosphere is heated primarily by the process of