Space in Geography
Time in Geography
Hydrosphere
Latitude
Longitude
100
What are maps that show small areas in great detail called?
Large scale map
100
The time used to examine phenomena and processes, as well as the length of time over which they develop or change is the ...
temporal scale
100
How deep is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is ________
11,021 m / 36,158.14 ft
100
Which directions do lines of latitude measure?
North and south
100
All lines of Longitude can also be called what?
Meridians
200
An environmentalist wants a broad view of a mountain range to understand snow cover patterns. What type of perspective would this person need?
Small scale perspective/map
200
Processes that create sudden changes in very short periods are called .............. event
catastrophic events or catastrophism
200
The largest ocean is
The Atlantic
200
What are the measurements in degrees for the Arctic and Antarctic Circles?
66.5° North latitude = The Arctic Circle
66.5° South latitude = The Antarctic Circle
200
The imaginary line at 180 degrees longitude that separates one day from another is called?
The International Date Line
300
The network of lines shown on the describes:
The geographic grid coordinate system
300
......... is the principle that Earth's features were formed by slow, ongoing processes (like erosion, sedimentation, volcanism) that operate today.
Uniformitarianism
300
Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ________
River Congo
300
All lines of Latitude can be called what?
Parallels
300
0 degrees longitude starts at an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England. What is the name of this imaginary line?
Prime Meridian
400
Geography emphasizes the role of spatial relationships between people and the physical world to ....
gain insight into cultural and physical phenomena.
400
.......... breaking data into trend, seasonal, and random components.
Temporal decomposition
400
Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
400
What is the name of the climate region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
Tropical
400
Who is closer to the Prime Meridian: Lucas, standing at 72 degrees, 30 minutes East Longitude, or Sam, standing at 72 degrees, 30 minutes West Longitude?
They are the same distance
500
The perspective from which a problem or issue is studied or addressed is ....
scale of analysis
500
The examination of time-related data to extract meaningful statistics and characteristics.
Temporal Analysis
500
What percentage of World's fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice
1.7%
500
The equator cuts through which of the following islands ________
Borneo
500
When stating the absolute location of a place, you always give the longitude first? True or false.
False