GEOGRAPHY 1190 MIDTERM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | VERIFIED 2026

GEOGRAPHY 1190 MIDTERM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | VERIFIED 2026 Geography - answer-Study of how/where/why things are organized in *SPACE* and *TIME*. Earth Spheres - answer-(4) ALHB Atmosphere (Gas) Lithosphere (Land, rocks, landform) Hydrosphere (water) Biosphere (Living things soil ecosystem, life) Map Scale - answer-Basis for determining size/ Distance on Earth's Surface Written Scale - answer-1 cm Equals 3km Representative Fraction - answer-1:125,000 1/125,000 Graphic Scale - answerLocation On Earth: Latitude Vs. Longitude - answer-Latitude: Angular Distance Parallel (N/S of equator) Longitude: Angular DistanceMeridan (E/S) of Prime Meridian Geoidal Bulge - answerMap Projection - answer-Transforming Spherical Earth to Flat Map Conic Projection - answer-Wrap Cone Planar Projection - answer-Generated by projecting a light source at the center of a globe onto a plane that is tangent to (touching) the globe's surface Cylindrical Projection - answer-The Central cylindrical projection is a perspective cylindrical map projection. It corresponds to projecting the Earth's surface onto a cylinder tangent to the equator as if from a light source at Earth's center. Great Circle - answer-The largest possible circle that can be drawn around a sphere (which are the shortest distance between 2 points of Earth's surface, are projected as straight lines.) Small Circle - answer-Are those whose centers do not coincide with Earth's center Earth Systems Concept - answer-(4) 1) Components 2) Boundaries 3) No Randomness 4) Operates within acceptable limits Open System - answer-Input Actions OutputsInput: Energy Matter (sunlight, CO2, O2, Water to roots) Actions: Energy + Material Conversions/storage (Carbohydrates used for plant growth are produced by photosynthesis)