WGU C255 Introduction to Geography
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Equator ✔✔0° N/S
Tropic of Capricorn ✔✔23.5° S
Arctic Circle ✔✔66° N
International Date Line ✔✔180°
Antarctic Circle ✔✔66° S
Tropic of Cancer ✔✔23.5° N
Prime Meridian ✔✔0° E/W
Service area for Google Fiber internet best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Functional
Franklin County, NC best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Formal
Metropolitan Denver area best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Functional
, Wine country best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Perceptual
Tohono O'odham Reservation (Arizona) best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Formal
The Rust Belt best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Perceptual
Acid deposition ("acid rain") best relates to which of the following five themes of Geography?
✔✔Human-Environment Interaction
Within the climate classification scheme, the term 'humid' refers to climates that are:
✔✔Consistently wet year-round
Within the climate classification scheme, the terms 'desert' or 'arid' refer to climates that are.
✔✔Consistently dry year-round
Which of the following climate types best corresponds to a mid-latitude region that experiences
seasonal variation between hot, dry summers and a cool, wet winters? ✔✔Mediterranean climate
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the key difference between Humid
Continental and Subarctic climates? ✔✔Humid Continental exhibits a warm summer and cold
winter, whereas Subarctic exhibits a mild summer and frigid winter.
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Equator ✔✔0° N/S
Tropic of Capricorn ✔✔23.5° S
Arctic Circle ✔✔66° N
International Date Line ✔✔180°
Antarctic Circle ✔✔66° S
Tropic of Cancer ✔✔23.5° N
Prime Meridian ✔✔0° E/W
Service area for Google Fiber internet best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Functional
Franklin County, NC best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Formal
Metropolitan Denver area best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Functional
, Wine country best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Perceptual
Tohono O'odham Reservation (Arizona) best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Formal
The Rust Belt best qualifies as what kind of region? ✔✔Perceptual
Acid deposition ("acid rain") best relates to which of the following five themes of Geography?
✔✔Human-Environment Interaction
Within the climate classification scheme, the term 'humid' refers to climates that are:
✔✔Consistently wet year-round
Within the climate classification scheme, the terms 'desert' or 'arid' refer to climates that are.
✔✔Consistently dry year-round
Which of the following climate types best corresponds to a mid-latitude region that experiences
seasonal variation between hot, dry summers and a cool, wet winters? ✔✔Mediterranean climate
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the key difference between Humid
Continental and Subarctic climates? ✔✔Humid Continental exhibits a warm summer and cold
winter, whereas Subarctic exhibits a mild summer and frigid winter.
