GES 2613 MASTER EXAM 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉events. Answer: shape our planet
ex: El Nino, earthquakes, hydroelectric dams, hurricanes, technology
◉geography. Answer: studies relationships among natural
environments, geographic areas, human society, and the
interdependence of all of these across earth
"to write the Earth"
-the scope of ___ = broad
◉spatial analysis. Answer: tool to explain distributions and
movement across Earth and interactions with human activity
-why certain things are where they are
◉physical. Answer: living and non-living *systems*
ex: hydrology, climatology, meteorology, biogeography, ecology,
geology, soils, and geomorphology
,◉human. Answer: spatial *interactions* and *patterns* related to
human activities
ex: economics, history, health, transportation, politics, urban issues,
culture, tourism
◉physical geography. Answer: helps you understand how our planet
works
addresses issues of *sustainability*
integrates the human and physical world
◉human population. Answer: 7.1 billion today
8.5 billion in 2025
10 billion in 40 years
(too many births, not enough deaths)
◉Erasthothenes. Answer: Greek scholar living in Egypt; Chief
Librarian at Alexander Library
-created the first world map with a rectangular grid to locate places
around 200 BCE
-thought Earth was round (uncommon then)
-sticks and shadows experiment
, ◉scientific method. Answer: simple, organized steps leading toward
concrete, objective conclusions about the natural world
◉Observations, Questions and Variables, Hypothesis, Testing
(Experimentation), Results. Answer: Scientific Method Steps
◉scientific theory. Answer: a widely accepted explanation for a
phenomenon that is based on evidence and experimentation
◉The Human Denominator. Answer: the totality of human impact on
the Earth
◉Sustainability. Answer: ability to continue a defined activity over
the long term in a way that minimizes adverse impacts on the
environment
◉open system. Answer: not self-contained - energy and matter flow
in and out of a system
ex: forest, Earth, free-flowing rivers
◉closed system. Answer: self-contained (rare in nature) - not
exchanging abilities with space
ex: Earth
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉events. Answer: shape our planet
ex: El Nino, earthquakes, hydroelectric dams, hurricanes, technology
◉geography. Answer: studies relationships among natural
environments, geographic areas, human society, and the
interdependence of all of these across earth
"to write the Earth"
-the scope of ___ = broad
◉spatial analysis. Answer: tool to explain distributions and
movement across Earth and interactions with human activity
-why certain things are where they are
◉physical. Answer: living and non-living *systems*
ex: hydrology, climatology, meteorology, biogeography, ecology,
geology, soils, and geomorphology
,◉human. Answer: spatial *interactions* and *patterns* related to
human activities
ex: economics, history, health, transportation, politics, urban issues,
culture, tourism
◉physical geography. Answer: helps you understand how our planet
works
addresses issues of *sustainability*
integrates the human and physical world
◉human population. Answer: 7.1 billion today
8.5 billion in 2025
10 billion in 40 years
(too many births, not enough deaths)
◉Erasthothenes. Answer: Greek scholar living in Egypt; Chief
Librarian at Alexander Library
-created the first world map with a rectangular grid to locate places
around 200 BCE
-thought Earth was round (uncommon then)
-sticks and shadows experiment
, ◉scientific method. Answer: simple, organized steps leading toward
concrete, objective conclusions about the natural world
◉Observations, Questions and Variables, Hypothesis, Testing
(Experimentation), Results. Answer: Scientific Method Steps
◉scientific theory. Answer: a widely accepted explanation for a
phenomenon that is based on evidence and experimentation
◉The Human Denominator. Answer: the totality of human impact on
the Earth
◉Sustainability. Answer: ability to continue a defined activity over
the long term in a way that minimizes adverse impacts on the
environment
◉open system. Answer: not self-contained - energy and matter flow
in and out of a system
ex: forest, Earth, free-flowing rivers
◉closed system. Answer: self-contained (rare in nature) - not
exchanging abilities with space
ex: Earth
