LSU GEOGRAPHY 2051 NAMIKAS
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the solid portion of the globe? Answer: Lithosphere
◉ What is the water portion of the globe? Answer: Hydrosphere
◉ What is the gases that surround the globe? Answer: Atmosphere
◉ What are the living organisms that occupy the globe? Answer:
Biosphere
◉ A method for producing new knowledge. Answer: Scientific method
◉ A body of existing knowledge. Answer: Theory
◉ A provisional explanation. Answer: Hypothesis
,◉ A set of objects and their attributes that are linked together by a flow
of matter and energy. Answer: System
◉ Matter and energy can leave the system. Answer: Open system
◉ The system is self-contained; matter and energy are preserved.
Answer: Closed system
◉ Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or
will be outputted. Answer: Budgets
◉ Inputs are larger than outputs and storage increases. Answer: Positive
budget
◉ Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases. Answer:
Negative budget
◉ Inputs are equal to outputs and storage is constant. Answer: Balanced
budget (equilibrium)
◉ A fixed balance that is rarely changing. Answer: Static equilibrium
◉ A balance that is constantly changing. Answer: Dynamic equilibrium
, ◉ System response to a change in conditions or inputs that acts to
influence that initial change. Answer: Feedbacks
◉ System responses that result in positive increases. Answer: Positive
feedbacks
◉ System responses that act to reduce environmental conditions and
helps the system maintain and preserve itself. Answer: Negative
feedbacks
◉ Parallels that use the equator as reference. Answer: Latitude
◉ Meridians that use Greenwich as a reference. Answer: Longitude
◉ The innermost portion of the earth. Answer: Core
◉ The part of the earth that is very hot, under a lot of pressure, and
contains solid iron. Answer: Inner core
◉ The part of the earth that is hot, liquid iron. Answer: Outer core
◉ The middle portion of the earth. Answer: Mantle
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the solid portion of the globe? Answer: Lithosphere
◉ What is the water portion of the globe? Answer: Hydrosphere
◉ What is the gases that surround the globe? Answer: Atmosphere
◉ What are the living organisms that occupy the globe? Answer:
Biosphere
◉ A method for producing new knowledge. Answer: Scientific method
◉ A body of existing knowledge. Answer: Theory
◉ A provisional explanation. Answer: Hypothesis
,◉ A set of objects and their attributes that are linked together by a flow
of matter and energy. Answer: System
◉ Matter and energy can leave the system. Answer: Open system
◉ The system is self-contained; matter and energy are preserved.
Answer: Closed system
◉ Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or
will be outputted. Answer: Budgets
◉ Inputs are larger than outputs and storage increases. Answer: Positive
budget
◉ Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases. Answer:
Negative budget
◉ Inputs are equal to outputs and storage is constant. Answer: Balanced
budget (equilibrium)
◉ A fixed balance that is rarely changing. Answer: Static equilibrium
◉ A balance that is constantly changing. Answer: Dynamic equilibrium
, ◉ System response to a change in conditions or inputs that acts to
influence that initial change. Answer: Feedbacks
◉ System responses that result in positive increases. Answer: Positive
feedbacks
◉ System responses that act to reduce environmental conditions and
helps the system maintain and preserve itself. Answer: Negative
feedbacks
◉ Parallels that use the equator as reference. Answer: Latitude
◉ Meridians that use Greenwich as a reference. Answer: Longitude
◉ The innermost portion of the earth. Answer: Core
◉ The part of the earth that is very hot, under a lot of pressure, and
contains solid iron. Answer: Inner core
◉ The part of the earth that is hot, liquid iron. Answer: Outer core
◉ The middle portion of the earth. Answer: Mantle
