UST 289 - Midterm 1 Exam Questions With !00% Verified Answers (2023 Update)

Physical Geography - correct answers study of earths living and nonliving systems/ study of landscapes Geographers' considerations - correct answers Spatial considerations (related to physical space) and Temporal considerations (related to changes of time Atmosphere - correct answers the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. Biosphere - correct answers part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere (all three) Hydrosphere - correct answers All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceansLithosphere - correct answers A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust. Eratosthenes - correct answers Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the moon and sun (276-194 BC) Scientific method - correct answers formal process that a scientist uses to solve a problem Scientific method steps - correct answers generate inquiry, formalize questions, select methods of analysis, collect data, conduct experiments, reject or accept, and document results. (gfsccrd) Hypothesis - correct answers logical explanation for a process that allows prediction and testing theory - correct answers hypothesis that has been tested and is strongly supported by experimentation, observation, and evidenceShape of the Earth - correct answers spherical but not perfect, bulge around equator (.3%) Poles - correct answers two points on the earths surface where the axis emerges Axis - correct answers imaginary straight line through the center of the Earth around which the Earth rotates (tilted 23.5%) Latitude - correct answers angular distance for a point north or south of the equator as measured from the Earth's center Longitude - correct answers angular distance for a point east or west of the prime meridian(greenwich) as measured from the Earth's center Solar time - correct answers based on earth's rotation, one day equals 24 hrs Solar noon - correct answers time of day when sun is highest in skyStandard time - correct answers a method of measuring time based on time at the prime meridian (15*= 1 hour) Daylights savings time - correct answers clocks are set ahead by an hour (spring forward) International date line - correct answers Follows 180th meridian except through the Aleutian islands, Alaska and island nation of Kiribati. Marks where each new day begins Cartography - correct answers science or art of making maps Challenge in mapping - correct answers scale: distortions in shape and size Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - correct answers combination of software, data, and operational organization that provides the capacity to capture and communicate spatial relationships among geographic features, values, and objects in digital datab