GEOG 1301 EXAM 1 BLINN UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

GEOG 1301 EXAM 1 BLINN UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Define Geography
Answer:
study of distributes and later-relationships of the physical environment and human life

Question:
2. 5 themes
Answer:
Location ex. position
Place ex. physical and human characteristics
Human/Environment interactions ex. the degree in which geography and humans interact with one another
(shaping the landscape)
Movement ex. things that move: people, goods, ideas
Regions ex. How they form and change

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3. Systems theory
Answer:
interrelated set of components linked by flows of matter and energy , and is different from surrounding
environment

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4. Open System:
Answer:
stuff goes in and comes back out

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5. Closed System:
Answer:
a self contained system
ex. Earth

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6. Steady state equilibrium
Answer:
remains balanced over time

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7. Dynamic equilibrium
Answer:
a changing trend over time

, Question:
8. Threshold equilibrium
Answer:
point in which a system can no longer maintain it and shifts to new operating levels

Question:
9. Scientific Method
Answer:
Ask question Do background research Make hypothesis Test Analyze Report (ADMTAR

Question:
10. Longitude
Answer:
N to S
Meridians

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11. Latitude
Answer:
W to E
Parallels ex. stack of plates

Question:
12. The equator is what kind of circle
Answer:
A Great Circle

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13. Conformal Map
Answer:
conforms to map
Shapes are correct Size is not correct

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14. Equivalent/Equal-area
Answer:
Size is correct Shapes are not correct (Shapes are distorted)

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15. What is the order in which coordinates are organized
Answer:
Degrees, minutes, seconds

Question:
16. fractional scale