Geography

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Characteristics of Air Masses

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1) Huge Size
2) Uniform Properties
3) Distinct, separate entity

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Maritime Code

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m

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Continental Code

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c

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Tropical Code

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T

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Polar Code

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P

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Front legend

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Half Circles - warm front
Triangles - cold front
Opposite circle/triangle - stationary front
Same circle/triangle - occluded front

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Polar Front Theory

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Unlike air masses meet at a boundary called the "polar front"

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3 characteristics of thunderstorms

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1) Thunder and lightning
2) Localized and short duration
3) Often accompanied by heavy ran and hail

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3 precautions of lightning

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1) Avoid standing near tall or metallic objects
2) Stay clear of high areas and bodies of water
3) In home, do not use conductive objects (TV, phone, computer)

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Watersprouts

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Funnels over the ocean that have lesser pressure gradient, gentler winds, and reduced destructive capacity (than tornadoes

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T. T. Fujita created?

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Fujita Scale, used to evaluate tornadoes

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3 reasons for the great loss of life in the 1900 Galveston Hurricane

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1) People did not evacuate
2) Went to go watch the ocean
3) Rising waters cut off any escape routes

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Climate Classification
Greeks divided known world into what 3 zones?

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1) Torrid Zone
2) Temperate Zone
3) Frigid Zone

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3 characteristics of Humid Continental climate

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1) one of the most densely populated, highly developed and agriculturally productive regions in the world
2) Goes from U.S. East coast, across heartland, to much of midwest
3) Four seasons, highly developed and distinct

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Pleistocene Epoch

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Ice Age

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4 places for major glacial advances

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Nebraskan
Kansan
Illinoisan
Wisconsinan

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Holocene Epoch

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After Pleistocene, live in it now

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Causes of Climatic Change

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1) Variations in Earth's Orbit -
2) Changes in Solar Output - 11 year sunspot cycle may affect climate
3) Changes in Earth's atmosphere - Atmospheric dust levels affect climatic change

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3 Effects of Global Warming in Higher max. temps in continental areas

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1) Increased heat-related deaths
2) Increased heat stress in farm animals and wildlife
3) Increased risk of lower yields in crops

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3 effects of Global Warming in High Min. temps in continental areas

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1) Decreased cold-related deaths
2) Extended activity and range of inspect pests
3) Reduced energy demand of heating

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List 3 physical states of water and give examples

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1) Liquid - Water (Rivers, lakes, oceans, rain)
2) Solid - Ice (glaciers)
3) Gas - Water vapor (atmosphere)

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List 3 types of water movement and describe

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1) Surface-to-Air: moisture enters the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration
2) Air-to-surface: moisture returns to Earth by condensation and precipitation
3) Movement on and beneath Earth's Surface: process of "run-off" returns from the land to the sea

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Oceanography

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science of oceans

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Four major oceans

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Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic

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Short essay on Pacific Ocean

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Largest geographical feature on the Earth's surface, is the largest ocean, and deepest ocean
Total land area of earth is smaller than area of pacific ocean

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2 Characteristics of Lakes

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1) body of water surrounded by land
2) most contain fresh water
3) Are relatively temporary

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3 Characteristics of oceans

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1) Dilute solution (96% water)
2) Temperature variation (3 vertical temp zones)
3) Pressure variation (Pressure increases rapidly with depth)

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Salinity of Ocean

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%55 Chloride
%30.6 Sodium
%7.7 magnesium
%3.7 Sulfur

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Thermocline

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Where change from heated surface layer to cold deep water occurs

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Firn

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snowflakes on land are converted to small rounded grains and with further melting, refreezing and weight become this

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Glaciers are ___ systems

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Open

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List and define 2 characteristics of ground water

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1) Earth's primary supply of fresh water
2)All subsurface water, especially in the zone of saturation. groundwater includes water found within the soil and in loose rock and bedrock in the subsurface

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Zone of aeration

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precipitation which has infiltrated into the soil is called soil moisture

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Percolation

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Water moving downward cause gravity

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Capillary action

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water moving up

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3 Factors affecting distribution of ground water (&desc.)

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1) Precip. amount that falls in a given area or areas that drain
2) Evap. removes water, but vegetation can block it
3) Porosity - amount of space between the particles of the soil and rock