Geo 220 - Chapter 1

T/F Culture is learned.

TRUE

If the greenhouse effect did not exist, what would happen to earth?

Earth would be too cold to support life as we know it.

Computer models predict that average global temperatures will increase by how much?

4 degrees F

Anthropogenic pollution is caused by what?

People

The trapping of solar radiation in Earth's lower atmosphere is called what?

The greenhouse effect

T/F According to the text, globalization is the most fundamental reorganization of the planet's social and economic structures since the Renaissance.

FALSE

T/F Italy and Japan are countries that have moved into the 5th stage of the demographic transition. (death rate > birth rate)

TRUE

If all climatic controls except latitude were held constant, which of these cities would be warmest?

Singapore at about 2 degrees north latitude

T/F In the demographic transition, birthrates and death rates are both high in Stage 1.

TRUE

Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most commonly found?

Along tectonic plate boundaries

T/F Scale is not a synonym for size when used by geographers.

FALSE

What is El Nino?

A distinctive weather pattern

What are some regional scales?

Global, National, Local
NOT individual

Why were China, Brazil, and India exempt from meeting emissions reductions in the Kyoto Treaty?

Because they argued that most pollution was created by already industrialized countries.

What are some of Earth's climate controls?

Latitude, incoming solar energy, global pressure systems and wind patterns, interaction between land and water.

What substance accounts for more than half of the human generated greenhouse gases?

Carbon dioxide

What are the potential benefits of volcanoes?

Tourism, increased soil fertility, and geothermal energy.