LSU GEOGRAPHY 2051 NAMIKAS FINAL PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ What are the 2 divisions of geography? Answer: Human geography
and physical geography
◉ Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is
influenced by earth's surface. Answer: Human geography
◉ Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
Answer: Physical geography
◉ What are the 4 spheres of geography? Answer: Biosphere,
lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
◉ Solid portion of gold (rocks, mountains). Answer: Lithosphere
◉ Water portion of earth (rivers, lakes). Answer: Hydrosphere
◉ Gases surrounding earth. Answer: Atmosphere
,◉ Living organisms that occupy globe. Answer: Biosphere
◉ Method for producing new knowledge (theory). Answer: Scientific
method
◉ A body of existing knowledge. Answer: Theory
◉ A provisional explanation. Answer: Hypothesis
◉ Set of objects and their attributes that are liked together by a flow of
matter and energy. Answer: Systems
◉ Matter and energy can leave the system. Answer: Open system
◉ Self-contained, objects can't leave the system. Answer: Closed system
◉ Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or
will be output. This is called.... Answer: Budgets
◉ Inputs are larger than outputs and the storage increases. Answer:
Positive budgets
,◉ Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases. Answer:
Negative budgets
◉ Inputs and outputs are equal and storage is constant. Answer: Balance
(Equilibrium) budgets
◉ A balance that is fixed and rarely changing. Answer: Static
equilibrium
◉ A balance that is constantly changing. Answer: Dynamic equilibrium
◉ Processes that can amplify / diminish the effects of climate. Answer:
Feedbacks
◉ Positive increases in the effects of climate. Answer: Positive
feedbacks
◉ Negative increases in the effects of climate. Answer: Negative
feedbacks
◉ What helps systems maintain and preserve themselves? Answer:
Feedbacks
, ◉ Difference in time between environmental inputs or conditions and
the environmental response to that change. Answer: Lag time
◉ Two dimensional representations of a portion of the earth's surface.
Answer: Maps
◉ What are the three types of data? Answer: One dimensional data, two
dimensional data, and three dimensional data
◉ Data that is illustrated using points and is used to represent location.
Answer: One dimensional data
◉ Data that is illustrated using lines and is used to represent
pathways/networks. Answer: Two dimensional data
◉ Data that is illustrated using shapes and is used to represent area.
Answer: Three dimensional data
◉ A tool that allows us to convert things on a map to its real life
equivalency. Answer: Scale
◉ A scale where bars are used to show the mileage. Answer: Graphic
scale
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ What are the 2 divisions of geography? Answer: Human geography
and physical geography
◉ Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is
influenced by earth's surface. Answer: Human geography
◉ Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
Answer: Physical geography
◉ What are the 4 spheres of geography? Answer: Biosphere,
lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
◉ Solid portion of gold (rocks, mountains). Answer: Lithosphere
◉ Water portion of earth (rivers, lakes). Answer: Hydrosphere
◉ Gases surrounding earth. Answer: Atmosphere
,◉ Living organisms that occupy globe. Answer: Biosphere
◉ Method for producing new knowledge (theory). Answer: Scientific
method
◉ A body of existing knowledge. Answer: Theory
◉ A provisional explanation. Answer: Hypothesis
◉ Set of objects and their attributes that are liked together by a flow of
matter and energy. Answer: Systems
◉ Matter and energy can leave the system. Answer: Open system
◉ Self-contained, objects can't leave the system. Answer: Closed system
◉ Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or
will be output. This is called.... Answer: Budgets
◉ Inputs are larger than outputs and the storage increases. Answer:
Positive budgets
,◉ Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases. Answer:
Negative budgets
◉ Inputs and outputs are equal and storage is constant. Answer: Balance
(Equilibrium) budgets
◉ A balance that is fixed and rarely changing. Answer: Static
equilibrium
◉ A balance that is constantly changing. Answer: Dynamic equilibrium
◉ Processes that can amplify / diminish the effects of climate. Answer:
Feedbacks
◉ Positive increases in the effects of climate. Answer: Positive
feedbacks
◉ Negative increases in the effects of climate. Answer: Negative
feedbacks
◉ What helps systems maintain and preserve themselves? Answer:
Feedbacks
, ◉ Difference in time between environmental inputs or conditions and
the environmental response to that change. Answer: Lag time
◉ Two dimensional representations of a portion of the earth's surface.
Answer: Maps
◉ What are the three types of data? Answer: One dimensional data, two
dimensional data, and three dimensional data
◉ Data that is illustrated using points and is used to represent location.
Answer: One dimensional data
◉ Data that is illustrated using lines and is used to represent
pathways/networks. Answer: Two dimensional data
◉ Data that is illustrated using shapes and is used to represent area.
Answer: Three dimensional data
◉ A tool that allows us to convert things on a map to its real life
equivalency. Answer: Scale
◉ A scale where bars are used to show the mileage. Answer: Graphic
scale
