GEG 111 Final Exam (Harper College) Questions
With Correct Answers
Physical |Geography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Looks |at |the |natural |processes |of |the |Earth, |such |
as |climate |and |plate |tectonics.
Human |Geography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Looks |at |the |impact |and |behaviour |of |people |and |
how |they |relate |to |the |physical |world.
Scientific |Method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Scientific |Method |looks |to |establish |ideas, |but |
also |willing |to |modify, |reject |of |change |them |when |new |evidence |is |found. |
The |Scientific |Method:
1. |Observe
2. |Form |a |question
3. |Create |Hypothesis
4. |Test |Hypothesis
5. |Collect |Data
6. |Draw |Conclusion
The |Four |Spheres |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Atmosphere |(air, |gases)
2. |Lithosphere |(solid |crust)
3. |Hydrosphere |(water, |ice)
4. |Biosphere |(all |living |organisms)
Equator |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0 |degrees |latitude. |It |separates |the |northern |and |southern |
hemisphere.
,Prime |Meridian |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Longitude. |It |separates |the |eastern |and |western |
hemisphere.
Time |Zones |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Time |zones |are |formed |by |the |longitude |lines. |They |were
|calculated |by |each |15 |degrees |= |1 |hour. |So |they're |24 |standard |time |zones.
Large |Map |Scale |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Map |of |Illinois
Small |Map |Scale |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Map |of |the |world
Conic |Map |Projection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cone |shaped |map |projection
Oval |Map |Projection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Oval |shaped |map |projection. |How |we |usually |we
|the |world |map |in |class. |Flat.
Planer |Map |Projection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-If |we |had |a |globe |and |drew |exactly |what |we |
saw |from |our |eye |sight |onto |a |flat |surface.
GPS |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Relies |on |Satellites |in |orbit |to |provide |precise |location |and |
elevation |information, |sent |to |a |device |and |triangulate |to |grid |coordinates. |3 |satellites |help |
get |the |Latitude/Longitude.
March |of |the |Seasons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-There |are |4 |major |events |each |year |which |
mark |a |change |in |the |season:
Two |solstices |and |two |equinoxes
The |Winter |Solstice |-> |Vernal |Equinox |-> |Summer |Solstice |-> |Autumnal |Equinox
, The |Circle |of |Illumination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |division |between |day |and |night |over |
the |earth. |The |circle |of |illumination |bisects |(cuts |in |half) |all |latitudes |on |the |spring |and |
autumnal |equinoxes. |At |this |time, |all |places |have |equal |day |length |(12 |hours). |The |circle |of |
illumination |always |bisects |the |equator |(0 |degrees |latitude).
Solar |Insolation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Basically |that |means |how |much |sunlight |is |shining |
down |on |us. |An |area |with |poor |insolation |levels |will |need |a |larger |collector |than |an |area |with |
high |levels.
What |happens |when |the |Sun |strikes |the |Earth |in |uneven |ways? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-As |
the |sun |strikes |the |earth |at |uneven |ways |it |creates |what |we |call |seasons. |B/c |of |the |tilted |axis |
23.5 |we |see |warmer |weather |in |summer |than |winter |and |the |amount |of |day |time.
Troposphere |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Closest |to |the |ground. |Examples: |Mt.Everest, |
Commercial |jets, |some |clouds. |Temp: |20 |C |- |-60 |C |and |it |goes |higher. |< |10 |miles.
Stratosphere |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ozone |layer |located |here. |Also |weather |balloons |and |
spy |planes |can |be |in |this |area. |Temp: |-60 |C |- |0 |C |as |we |get |higher. |10 |- |30 |miles.
Mesosphere |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Meteors, |Sprites, |Rockets |in |this |area. |Temp: |0 |C |- |-85 |C.
|as |it |goes |higher. |30 |- |50 |miles.
Thermosphere |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aircrafts, |Satellites. |Basically |what |we |call |outer |space.
|Temp |1500 |C. |>80 |KM.
Albedo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |relative |amount |(ratio) |of |light |that |a |surface |reflects |
compared |to |the |total |sunlight |that |falls |on |it. |Low |albedo |= |snow. |High |albedo |= |asphalt.
Continents |vs. |Coastal |(Marine) |Areas |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Continental: |temperature |
conditions |more |extreme |land |warms |and |cools |rapidly. |Less |evaporation. |Land |has |a |lower |
specific |heat. |Land |has |no |mixing |between |layers.
With Correct Answers
Physical |Geography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Looks |at |the |natural |processes |of |the |Earth, |such |
as |climate |and |plate |tectonics.
Human |Geography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Looks |at |the |impact |and |behaviour |of |people |and |
how |they |relate |to |the |physical |world.
Scientific |Method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |Scientific |Method |looks |to |establish |ideas, |but |
also |willing |to |modify, |reject |of |change |them |when |new |evidence |is |found. |
The |Scientific |Method:
1. |Observe
2. |Form |a |question
3. |Create |Hypothesis
4. |Test |Hypothesis
5. |Collect |Data
6. |Draw |Conclusion
The |Four |Spheres |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Atmosphere |(air, |gases)
2. |Lithosphere |(solid |crust)
3. |Hydrosphere |(water, |ice)
4. |Biosphere |(all |living |organisms)
Equator |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-0 |degrees |latitude. |It |separates |the |northern |and |southern |
hemisphere.
,Prime |Meridian |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Longitude. |It |separates |the |eastern |and |western |
hemisphere.
Time |Zones |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Time |zones |are |formed |by |the |longitude |lines. |They |were
|calculated |by |each |15 |degrees |= |1 |hour. |So |they're |24 |standard |time |zones.
Large |Map |Scale |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Map |of |Illinois
Small |Map |Scale |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Map |of |the |world
Conic |Map |Projection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cone |shaped |map |projection
Oval |Map |Projection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Oval |shaped |map |projection. |How |we |usually |we
|the |world |map |in |class. |Flat.
Planer |Map |Projection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-If |we |had |a |globe |and |drew |exactly |what |we |
saw |from |our |eye |sight |onto |a |flat |surface.
GPS |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Relies |on |Satellites |in |orbit |to |provide |precise |location |and |
elevation |information, |sent |to |a |device |and |triangulate |to |grid |coordinates. |3 |satellites |help |
get |the |Latitude/Longitude.
March |of |the |Seasons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-There |are |4 |major |events |each |year |which |
mark |a |change |in |the |season:
Two |solstices |and |two |equinoxes
The |Winter |Solstice |-> |Vernal |Equinox |-> |Summer |Solstice |-> |Autumnal |Equinox
, The |Circle |of |Illumination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |division |between |day |and |night |over |
the |earth. |The |circle |of |illumination |bisects |(cuts |in |half) |all |latitudes |on |the |spring |and |
autumnal |equinoxes. |At |this |time, |all |places |have |equal |day |length |(12 |hours). |The |circle |of |
illumination |always |bisects |the |equator |(0 |degrees |latitude).
Solar |Insolation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Basically |that |means |how |much |sunlight |is |shining |
down |on |us. |An |area |with |poor |insolation |levels |will |need |a |larger |collector |than |an |area |with |
high |levels.
What |happens |when |the |Sun |strikes |the |Earth |in |uneven |ways? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-As |
the |sun |strikes |the |earth |at |uneven |ways |it |creates |what |we |call |seasons. |B/c |of |the |tilted |axis |
23.5 |we |see |warmer |weather |in |summer |than |winter |and |the |amount |of |day |time.
Troposphere |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Closest |to |the |ground. |Examples: |Mt.Everest, |
Commercial |jets, |some |clouds. |Temp: |20 |C |- |-60 |C |and |it |goes |higher. |< |10 |miles.
Stratosphere |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ozone |layer |located |here. |Also |weather |balloons |and |
spy |planes |can |be |in |this |area. |Temp: |-60 |C |- |0 |C |as |we |get |higher. |10 |- |30 |miles.
Mesosphere |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Meteors, |Sprites, |Rockets |in |this |area. |Temp: |0 |C |- |-85 |C.
|as |it |goes |higher. |30 |- |50 |miles.
Thermosphere |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aircrafts, |Satellites. |Basically |what |we |call |outer |space.
|Temp |1500 |C. |>80 |KM.
Albedo |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |relative |amount |(ratio) |of |light |that |a |surface |reflects |
compared |to |the |total |sunlight |that |falls |on |it. |Low |albedo |= |snow. |High |albedo |= |asphalt.
Continents |vs. |Coastal |(Marine) |Areas |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Continental: |temperature |
conditions |more |extreme |land |warms |and |cools |rapidly. |Less |evaporation. |Land |has |a |lower |
specific |heat. |Land |has |no |mixing |between |layers.
