The word geography comes from the Greek, meaning
Earth Description
Geography is what kind of science
a combination of physical and social sciences
The solid, inorganic portion of the Earth system is known as the
lithosphere
Which of the following subsystems includes all living things on Earth?
Biosphere
Know Careers you can have with a degree in geography
Urban planner, educator, demographer
Know the 5 spacial themes of geography
Location, place, movement, region & human and earth relationships
The size of the Universe is the best described as
beyond human comprehension
Earth's diameter is
12,000km
The response to Earth's rotation is
Polar flattening, giving an oblate shape
The best description of the actual shape of Earth is
Oblate Spheroid
What is the deepest spot in the ocean?
Mariana Trench
A cross section of Earth cut from pole to pole would reveal what shape?
An Elipse
The earth rotates about its
axis
The Greenwich Meridian is also known as the
Prime Meridian
Know the 7 parallels
Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, North Pole, South Pole
An example of perceived obsolescence would be
...
Planned obsolescence is
designed for the dump
What is not defined by latitute
meridian
The "natural" baseline which serves as the baseline to measure longitude
Prime Meridian
If you are in the southern hemisphere on July 2nd, what season would YOU be experiencing?
winter
The speed of earths rotation is fastest at the
equator
If you are at 70 degrees north latitude during the June solstice, what would you most likely be experiencing
summer
the most important physical aspect of the Earths rotation is
day & night
What date marks the beginning of the Northern hemisphere's Vernal Equinox (Spring)
March 20th
What is the angular inclination of earths axis
23.5 degress
the perihelion is during the month of
January
The Antarctic circle will see its first sunset on which date?
Jule 21st
The north end of the Earths axis points towards
the north star polaris
Know the causes of earths seasons
tilt, polarity,revolution, rotation, shape TPRRS
What is the dirtiest city on earth?
Linfen
Know the elements of weather and climate
temperature, moisture, pressure, wind TMPW
Know the atmospheric layers and their order
Troposphere , Stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, Exosphere TSMTHE
The non gaseous particles in the atmosphere are called
particulates and aerosoles
What are examples of atmospheric aerosols and particulates?
dust, smog, volcanic ash