GEOG Exam #1 Questions and Verified Answers
Know how to do time problems Correct Answer: Find the difference, then divide by 15 (if its west, then
it is earlier, if it's east, it is later)
Know how to do latitude and longitude problems? Correct Answer: Move this much North and West,
where did you end up in terms of latitude and longitude ask for the coordinated
What is the maximum numerical value of longitude? Correct Answer: 180 degrees
Is a meridian a great circle? Correct Answer: Yes
How many nautical miles are in a degree of latitude? Correct Answer: 60 nautical miles
Know how to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa. Correct Answer: C = F - 32/1.8
F = 1.8C + 32
Thoroughly understand the earth's grid including the significance of important reference lines. Correct
Answer: Longitude and latitude
Reference lines: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, artic circle, antarctic circle
What would happen if the speed of the Earth's rotation or revolution increased? Correct Answer:
Rotation - there would be more days in a year, Big Dave could dunk because of the centrifugal action
going on
Revolution - there would be fewer days in a year
What day would the sun not set? Correct Answer: June 22nd in the Arctic Circle
What day would the sun not rise? Correct Answer: Dec 22nd in the Arctic Circle
Where are you likely to find large or small average annual temperature ranges? Correct Answer: Large
ones in Eurasia (middle) - Verkhoyansk
Small Ones in the water near the equator (smallest average temp)
Aug 55F Jan 60F
Know how to do time problems Correct Answer: Find the difference, then divide by 15 (if its west, then
it is earlier, if it's east, it is later)
Know how to do latitude and longitude problems? Correct Answer: Move this much North and West,
where did you end up in terms of latitude and longitude ask for the coordinated
What is the maximum numerical value of longitude? Correct Answer: 180 degrees
Is a meridian a great circle? Correct Answer: Yes
How many nautical miles are in a degree of latitude? Correct Answer: 60 nautical miles
Know how to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa. Correct Answer: C = F - 32/1.8
F = 1.8C + 32
Thoroughly understand the earth's grid including the significance of important reference lines. Correct
Answer: Longitude and latitude
Reference lines: Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, artic circle, antarctic circle
What would happen if the speed of the Earth's rotation or revolution increased? Correct Answer:
Rotation - there would be more days in a year, Big Dave could dunk because of the centrifugal action
going on
Revolution - there would be fewer days in a year
What day would the sun not set? Correct Answer: June 22nd in the Arctic Circle
What day would the sun not rise? Correct Answer: Dec 22nd in the Arctic Circle
Where are you likely to find large or small average annual temperature ranges? Correct Answer: Large
ones in Eurasia (middle) - Verkhoyansk
Small Ones in the water near the equator (smallest average temp)
Aug 55F Jan 60F
