Geography Exam 1 Review

Lines are latitude are also called

The earth revolves around the sun in _____ days:

The earth is tilted ______ degrees from a perpendicular to the plane of the ecliptic

The northern hemisphere summer solstice occurs on:

If you view the earth from above the north pole; it would appear to rotate:

The layer of the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet readiation, effectively safeguarding life on Earth

The prime meridian passes through?

The northernmost latitude reach by the perpendicular sun's rays is

The earth is closest to the sun at

Average sea-level pressure is about

The contour interval is:

When a contour line crosses a stream, it usually :

The largest component in the atmosphere is

On which date is everywhere on earth receive 12 hours of daylight in 12 hours of night?

The series of steps outlining how science is conducted is called?

closely spaced contours indicate:

Lines of longitude are also called

A computer based processing tool for displaying and analyzing geographic information is called a ____

Virtually all weather takes place in the

The Antarctic circle is located at

The angle at the noon sun's rays at the equator on September 22nd is:

The reason our summer is hotter than our winter is

There is always 12 hours a day and 12 hours of night at the ____

For practical purposes, the top of the atmosphere is considered to be about ____ miles high

The ________ is an atmospheric zone where layers of gases are evenly mixed

____ is the true ration of map distance to true distance

The tropic of cancer is located at:

How many houre of day light would be experienced at 90 degrees north on June 21st

The earth rotates in ____ hours

insolation is?

The most common US topographic map has an RF of:

The prime meridian has a value of ______ degrees?

The atomspheric layer closest to earth surface is

A(n) _____ is a tenative explanation of observed phenomena

The equator is a _____

Topography refers to:

Because of the earths rotation, heavenly bodies appear to :

RF stands for _____

The earths axis always tilts the same way; this is:

Lines of latitude run ____ to each other

The federal agency responsible for making topographic maps is?

Index contours:

On which date does the region pole-ward of the Arctic Circle receive 24 hours of night

The _____ is an atmospheric zone where gases are seperated into distinct layers

The equator has a value of _____ degrees

An important property of carbon dioxide decided absorbs ________ radiation

Which layer of the atmosphere removes cosmic rays, gamma rays and x-rays from insolation

A grid system covering the surface of the earth is

The southernmost latitude reached by the perpendicular sun's rays is

The earth is farthest from the sun on