Geo 1310 - Lew Book Q's and
A’s/Distinction Graded
What are the three basic areas of emphasis in physical geography, and what,
generally, do they cover? - -1. Geomorphology (landforms and
physiography)
2. Climatology (climates and weather patterns)
3. Biogeography (flora and fauna distributions)
- What are the differences between small-scale and large-scale maps in
terms of the size of the areas they show and how features on the map will
appear? - -Small-scale maps show much less detail, with many more objects
deleted, than do large-scale maps, which can sometimes show every tree
and sign on a city block.
- What techniques do geographers use to interpret aerial photographs and
satellite images? - -Remote sensing
- What term do geographers use to refer to the immediate physical setting
of a place? - -The term that is used is SITE.
- In what directions do the lines of latitude and longitude run? What line is
the longest? Which line of the longitude is the longest? - -a. Latitude lines
run parallel to each other in east-west direction
b. Longitude lines run North-South
c. Latitude longest line is the Equator.
d. Longitude longest line - NONE, they're all the same length!!!
- Define Situation - -Refers to the position of a place as it relates to other
places. Situational characteristics may be thought of as an external
relationship that a place has with other places, while site characteristics are
the internal geographies of a place.
- What type of location can change as circumstances change? - -Relative
Location
- In general, the closer two places are, the more they will interact; what is
the nearness attraction known as? - -The gravity model (While the fact that
people are less likely to travel far for the same resources that are available
nearby is known as the law of the least effort & is related to the concept of
distance decay).
- What is the difference between climate and weather? Generally speaking?
- -a. Climate is the annual pattern of weather in a place.
A’s/Distinction Graded
What are the three basic areas of emphasis in physical geography, and what,
generally, do they cover? - -1. Geomorphology (landforms and
physiography)
2. Climatology (climates and weather patterns)
3. Biogeography (flora and fauna distributions)
- What are the differences between small-scale and large-scale maps in
terms of the size of the areas they show and how features on the map will
appear? - -Small-scale maps show much less detail, with many more objects
deleted, than do large-scale maps, which can sometimes show every tree
and sign on a city block.
- What techniques do geographers use to interpret aerial photographs and
satellite images? - -Remote sensing
- What term do geographers use to refer to the immediate physical setting
of a place? - -The term that is used is SITE.
- In what directions do the lines of latitude and longitude run? What line is
the longest? Which line of the longitude is the longest? - -a. Latitude lines
run parallel to each other in east-west direction
b. Longitude lines run North-South
c. Latitude longest line is the Equator.
d. Longitude longest line - NONE, they're all the same length!!!
- Define Situation - -Refers to the position of a place as it relates to other
places. Situational characteristics may be thought of as an external
relationship that a place has with other places, while site characteristics are
the internal geographies of a place.
- What type of location can change as circumstances change? - -Relative
Location
- In general, the closer two places are, the more they will interact; what is
the nearness attraction known as? - -The gravity model (While the fact that
people are less likely to travel far for the same resources that are available
nearby is known as the law of the least effort & is related to the concept of
distance decay).
- What is the difference between climate and weather? Generally speaking?
- -a. Climate is the annual pattern of weather in a place.
