Geography 101 Quiz 1-4

Front 1

What is unique about the science of geography?

Back 1

its emphasis on understanding "where"

Front 2

Straight lines on a gnomonic projection always show

Back 2

the shortest path along the Earth's curved surface between two locations

Front 3

Which of the following would most likely be a geography study?

Back 3

making a map of surface rock types

Front 4

What does the Global Positioning System (GPS) provide to users?

Back 4

latitude and longitude

Front 5

Where are days with 24 hours of darkness found?

Back 5

at the North Pole in December

Front 6

The approximate diameter of Earth is __________________ and the approximate circumference is _____________________.

Back 6

12,750 km (8000 mi), 40,000 km (25,000 mi)

Front 7

Which of the following would most likely be an example of a thematic map?

Back 7

a map showing the health of koa forest

Front 8

What is meant by map scale?

Back 8

the ratio of distance on the map to distance on the Earth

Front 9

If it is December 21 (December solstice) and the sun is directly overhead at noon, where am I standing?

Back 9

Tropic of Capricorn

Front 10

Which of the following would be a example of a remote sensing product?

Back 10

a satellite image showing surface temperature

Front 11

The fundamental problem with all flat maps is that they

Back 11

cannot represent Earth's surface without distortion

Front 12

With respect to the sun, the Earth rotates through how many degrees of longitude per hour?

Back 12

15

Front 13

What is meant by South latitude?

Back 13

any point between the Equator and South Pole

Front 14

If the time at your location is 4 hours earlier than the time in Greenwich, England (UTC), what is your longitude?

Back 14

60 degrees West

Front 15

Which of the following would be part of the lithosphere?

Back 15

mountain, beach sand, crater

Front 16

The standard time zone difference between Mexico City and Honolulu is 4 hours. About how many degrees of longitude apart are Mexico City and Honolulu?

Back 16

60

Front 17

In general, the amount of sunlight energy received in the wet interior mountains in Hawaii is about ______________ as that received in the Leeward coastal areas.

Back 17

half as much

Front 18

What are the approximate air pressures (in mb) at the summit of Mauna Kea (13, 796), the summit of Haleakala (10,023 feet), and sea level in Hawai'i?

Back 18

600, 700, 1015

Front 19

If the atmospheric pressure at the top of a mountain is 800 mb, about what percentage of the total atmospheric mass is ABOVE the mountain top?

Back 19

80%

Front 20

Which of the following sequences is arranged in order from shorter wavelength to longer wavelength?

Back 20

X-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared

Front 21

The main constituent of the atmospheres of Venus and Mars is Carbon Dioxide. This implies that _________________.

Back 21

both planets have had volcanic outgassing

Front 22

Because other planets in our solar system do not support life, which gas is rare, or completely absent, in their atmospheres?

Back 22

oxygen

Front 23

What is the origin of Earth's oceans?

Back 23

volcanic outgassing of water vapor and subsequent rainfall

Front 24

In a rainbow, red light approaches your eye at the greatest angle above the horizon. This means that __________________.

Back 24

red forms the outside arc of the rainbow

Front 25

Which wavelength band contains most of the radiation emitted by the Earth?

Back 25

infrared

Front 26

The planets in our solar system are believed to have formed by ____________________ which is caused by __________________.

Back 26

accretion, gravity

Front 27

Every breath of air you take contains mostly

Back 27

nitrogen

Front 28

When vog (volcanic smoke and dust) affects the Hawaiian Islands, the skies become a hazy white. Why?

Back 28

Mie scattering

Front 29

In general, hotter surfaces radiate

Back 29

more energy and at shorter wavelengths than cooler surfaces

Front 30

Water is one of the most abundant gases released into the atmosphere by volcanic activity. Why isn't water vapor more abundant in the atmosphere?

Back 30

There is a maximum amount of water vapor that the air can hold

Front 31

If Rayleigh scattering by molecules scattered long wavelengths more than short wavelengths, what color would the sky be?

Back 31

red

Front 32

Which of the following is true of Earth's stratosphere?

Back 32

temperature increases and air pressure decreases with height