UGA GEOG 1113 EXAM 1 (CHAP 1,2,27-
34) STUDY SET QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
tsunami - CORRECT ANSWER- Giant sea wave
Commonly referred to a seismic sea wave
Produced by a sudden displacement of ocean water
strike - CORRECT ANSWER- Compass direction of the line of
intersection between a rock layer and a horizontal plane.
anticline - CORRECT ANSWER- Archlike upfold of rock strata with
the limbs dipping away from its axis
dip - CORRECT ANSWER- Angle at which a rock layer tilts from the
horizontal.
fold - CORRECT ANSWER- Individual bend or warp in layered rock.
footwall - CORRECT ANSWER- The rock surface that is below an
inclined fault plane; opposite side from the hanging wall
graben - CORRECT ANSWER- crustal block that has sunk down
between two fairly parallel normal faults in response to tensional forces
hanging wall - CORRECT ANSWER- the upper side of the fault plane
overhanging the other side, when a fault is tilted rather than perfectly
vertical
, normal fault - CORRECT ANSWER- fault produced by tension, in
which the hanging wall drop relative to the foot wall, so that the rocks
involved
reverse fault - CORRECT ANSWER- fault resulting from compression
of the crust the hanging wall rises relative to the foot wall
strike slip fault - CORRECT ANSWER- transverse fault in which
crustal blocks move horizontally parallel to the fault trace
syncline - CORRECT ANSWER- trough like download of rocks with
its limbs dipping toward its axial plane
thrust fault - CORRECT ANSWER- compressional fault in which the
vertical angle of the fault plane is very low essentially a low angle
reverse fault
biogeography - CORRECT ANSWER- geography of plants and
animals
climatology - CORRECT ANSWER- Geographic study of climates.
This includes not only climate classification and the analysis of climates'
regional distribution, but broader environmental questions that concern
climate change, interrelationships with soil and vegetation, and human-
climate interaction.
closed system - CORRECT ANSWER- Self-contained system
exhibiting no exchange of energy or matter across its boundaries
(interfaces)
Dynamic equilibrium - CORRECT ANSWER- State of a system in
balance despite the continual flow of energy and/or mass through the
system. A land scape that is in _____ _____ has a stable form over time,
although it continues to erode.
feedback - CORRECT ANSWER- occurs when a change in one part
of a system causes a change in another part of a system.
34) STUDY SET QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
tsunami - CORRECT ANSWER- Giant sea wave
Commonly referred to a seismic sea wave
Produced by a sudden displacement of ocean water
strike - CORRECT ANSWER- Compass direction of the line of
intersection between a rock layer and a horizontal plane.
anticline - CORRECT ANSWER- Archlike upfold of rock strata with
the limbs dipping away from its axis
dip - CORRECT ANSWER- Angle at which a rock layer tilts from the
horizontal.
fold - CORRECT ANSWER- Individual bend or warp in layered rock.
footwall - CORRECT ANSWER- The rock surface that is below an
inclined fault plane; opposite side from the hanging wall
graben - CORRECT ANSWER- crustal block that has sunk down
between two fairly parallel normal faults in response to tensional forces
hanging wall - CORRECT ANSWER- the upper side of the fault plane
overhanging the other side, when a fault is tilted rather than perfectly
vertical
, normal fault - CORRECT ANSWER- fault produced by tension, in
which the hanging wall drop relative to the foot wall, so that the rocks
involved
reverse fault - CORRECT ANSWER- fault resulting from compression
of the crust the hanging wall rises relative to the foot wall
strike slip fault - CORRECT ANSWER- transverse fault in which
crustal blocks move horizontally parallel to the fault trace
syncline - CORRECT ANSWER- trough like download of rocks with
its limbs dipping toward its axial plane
thrust fault - CORRECT ANSWER- compressional fault in which the
vertical angle of the fault plane is very low essentially a low angle
reverse fault
biogeography - CORRECT ANSWER- geography of plants and
animals
climatology - CORRECT ANSWER- Geographic study of climates.
This includes not only climate classification and the analysis of climates'
regional distribution, but broader environmental questions that concern
climate change, interrelationships with soil and vegetation, and human-
climate interaction.
closed system - CORRECT ANSWER- Self-contained system
exhibiting no exchange of energy or matter across its boundaries
(interfaces)
Dynamic equilibrium - CORRECT ANSWER- State of a system in
balance despite the continual flow of energy and/or mass through the
system. A land scape that is in _____ _____ has a stable form over time,
although it continues to erode.
feedback - CORRECT ANSWER- occurs when a change in one part
of a system causes a change in another part of a system.
