GES 2613 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Answer: replaced Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT) and became the legal reference for official time in
all countries
◉International Date Line. Answer: marks the line where one day
officially changes to another
-West side is 1 day ahead of East side
◉Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific. Answer: North American times
zones
◉Daylight Savings Time. Answer: clocks set ahead (spring forward)
-proposed by Benjamin Franklin, but not adopted until WWI and
WWII to save energy by reducing the use of electric light
PLACES THAT DONT USE = HAWAII, ARIZONA, SASKATCHEWAN
◉map. Answer: A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's
surface or a portion of it
-imperfect, since earth is a sphere
,◉size, shape, distance, direction. Answer: maps show these 4 key
properties of a region
◉title, date, legend, scale, direction, location, data source, projection.
Answer: map essentials
◉ratio scale. Answer: aka representative fraction
◉graphic scale. Answer: aka bar scale; graphic with units to allow
measurements of distances on the map
◉written scale. Answer: different, but common units
ex: one inch = one mile
◉small, lots. Answer: large map scales show ___ area with ____ of
detail
(1/50,000 = large #)
◉large, little. Answer: small map scales show ___ area with ___ detail
(1/250,000 = small #)
, ◉map projection. Answer: a system of parallels and meridians
representing the Earth's curved surface drawn on a flat surface
◉topographic maps. Answer: physical maps that can give us a sense
of the terrain, or the lay of the land
blue = water
black = human-made objects
green = vegetation
brown = contour lines (connect all points at the same elevation)
◉cylindrical
conic
plane
elliptical. Answer: four main types of map projections
◉cylindrical projection. Answer: wraps around a cylinder around
the globe so that the paper touches the globe at the equator
-parallels increases at higher latitude so that the spacing at 60
degrees is double that at the equator (as seen with Greenland)
-used to show straight line features such as wind, ocean, current
flow lines, pressures, and temperatures
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Answer: replaced Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT) and became the legal reference for official time in
all countries
◉International Date Line. Answer: marks the line where one day
officially changes to another
-West side is 1 day ahead of East side
◉Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific. Answer: North American times
zones
◉Daylight Savings Time. Answer: clocks set ahead (spring forward)
-proposed by Benjamin Franklin, but not adopted until WWI and
WWII to save energy by reducing the use of electric light
PLACES THAT DONT USE = HAWAII, ARIZONA, SASKATCHEWAN
◉map. Answer: A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's
surface or a portion of it
-imperfect, since earth is a sphere
,◉size, shape, distance, direction. Answer: maps show these 4 key
properties of a region
◉title, date, legend, scale, direction, location, data source, projection.
Answer: map essentials
◉ratio scale. Answer: aka representative fraction
◉graphic scale. Answer: aka bar scale; graphic with units to allow
measurements of distances on the map
◉written scale. Answer: different, but common units
ex: one inch = one mile
◉small, lots. Answer: large map scales show ___ area with ____ of
detail
(1/50,000 = large #)
◉large, little. Answer: small map scales show ___ area with ___ detail
(1/250,000 = small #)
, ◉map projection. Answer: a system of parallels and meridians
representing the Earth's curved surface drawn on a flat surface
◉topographic maps. Answer: physical maps that can give us a sense
of the terrain, or the lay of the land
blue = water
black = human-made objects
green = vegetation
brown = contour lines (connect all points at the same elevation)
◉cylindrical
conic
plane
elliptical. Answer: four main types of map projections
◉cylindrical projection. Answer: wraps around a cylinder around
the globe so that the paper touches the globe at the equator
-parallels increases at higher latitude so that the spacing at 60
degrees is double that at the equator (as seen with Greenland)
-used to show straight line features such as wind, ocean, current
flow lines, pressures, and temperatures
