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Geography
Undergraduate 3
10/04/2009

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Geography is a _____ science?
Definition
Spatial
Term
Physical Geography studies...
Definition
Weather, landforms, and soil.
Term
How many timezones are on the earth?
Definition
24
Term
Parallels run___ and run ___ from the equator.
Definition
East to West and run North to South.
Term
3 types of map scales
Definition

1. Graphic scale

2. Verbal Scale

3. represenative fraction. (unitless)

Term
Which would be a small scale map?
Definition

a) Detroit

b) Michigan

c) US

***d) North America

Term
insolation
Definition
incoming solar radiation.
Term
Reasons for Seasons
Definition

1) Earths Shape

2) Earths Tilt

3) Rotation

4)Revolution

5) Parallelism of earths axis.

Term
Ophelion
Definition
far sun
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perihelion
Definition
close sun
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Autumnal Equinox
Definition
sept 21st
Term
Winter Solstice
Definition
Dec 21st
Term
Spring Equinox
Definition
March 21st
Term
Summer Solstice
Definition
June 21st
Term
The uneven distribution of Earths heating is primarily due to...
Definition
Shape
Term
If a baseball player wants to get the most daylight hours this day would be best...
Definition
Sept 21st
Term
The tropic of Cancer lies at
Definition
23.5 N
Term
The Arctic Circle lies at...
Definition
66.5 N
Term
The tropic of Capricorn lies at...
Definition
23.5 S
Term
The Antarctic circle lies at...
Definition
66.5 S
Term
The circle of illumination passes where on the winter solstice?
Definition
tangent to the arctic and antarctic circle.
Term
the subsolar point on the fall equinox is...
Definition
0 degrees
Term
Most abundant gas in the atmosphere
Definition

1. Nitrogen (78%)

2. 02 (21%)

3. Argon/ trace gasses (1%)

Term
Particulates
Definition
dust and ash = smog
Term
Classification
Definition

1. function (2 layers)

2. composition (2 layers)

3. Temperature (4 layers)

Term
wind chill is based on what two factors?
Definition
wind speed and temp.
Term
the single most influential variable on temperature is?
Definition
latitude
Term
the greatest anual range of temperatures occur over asia...?
Definition
true
Term
atmospheric pressure
Definition
weight of the atmosphere
Term
WIND
Definition

* High pressure to low

* Named after the direction they come from

Term
windward
Definition
facing into wind, coller, wetter.
Term
leeward
Definition
dryer, hotter
Term
Coriolis Force
Definition

least at equator

most at poles (omph)

 

apparent deflection to the right from the objects direction.

Term
friction
Definition

strength determines by:

 

- roughness of surface

- proximity to surface

- speed of the wind

Term
winds that blow perpindicular to the isobars
Definition
geostrophic
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coreolis provides deflection to the ...
Definition
right
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