WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
EXAM 1 UARK QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
the keeling curve - ANSWER-a graph that takes daily recordings of atmospheric
CO2 levels
the greenhouse effect - ANSWER-the ability of the earth's atmosphere to hold some
of the outgoing longwave radiation due to the presences of certain gasses
0.3 - ANSWER-what is earth's natural albedo?
paris climate accord - ANSWER-set international goals to fight climate change
geography - ANSWER-studies spacial patterns in the human and physical world
physical geography - ANSWER-includes natural environmental processes across
earth's surface that result in the distribution of climate varieties
human geography - ANSWER-the distribution of people and their activities
world regional geography - ANSWER-an integrative analysis of the relationship
between human and physical phenomena
cylindrical - ANSWER-map where latitudes are parallel and longitudes are parallel
also
pseudocylindrical - ANSWER-map where the prime meridian is straight, but the other
meridians are bent or curved
azimuthal - ANSWER-map viewed from a single point (usually looking down)
1. equatorial
2. tropical
3. arid
(going away from the equator in that order) - ANSWER-what are the three kinds of
climate zones?
congo basin rainforest - ANSWER-"lungs of africa"
Victoria falls - ANSWER-largest waterfall on earth
on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia
lingua franca - ANSWER-languages used for communication across borders (ex:
Swahili)
reciprocity - ANSWER-"gifts for favors"
EXAM 1 UARK QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
the keeling curve - ANSWER-a graph that takes daily recordings of atmospheric
CO2 levels
the greenhouse effect - ANSWER-the ability of the earth's atmosphere to hold some
of the outgoing longwave radiation due to the presences of certain gasses
0.3 - ANSWER-what is earth's natural albedo?
paris climate accord - ANSWER-set international goals to fight climate change
geography - ANSWER-studies spacial patterns in the human and physical world
physical geography - ANSWER-includes natural environmental processes across
earth's surface that result in the distribution of climate varieties
human geography - ANSWER-the distribution of people and their activities
world regional geography - ANSWER-an integrative analysis of the relationship
between human and physical phenomena
cylindrical - ANSWER-map where latitudes are parallel and longitudes are parallel
also
pseudocylindrical - ANSWER-map where the prime meridian is straight, but the other
meridians are bent or curved
azimuthal - ANSWER-map viewed from a single point (usually looking down)
1. equatorial
2. tropical
3. arid
(going away from the equator in that order) - ANSWER-what are the three kinds of
climate zones?
congo basin rainforest - ANSWER-"lungs of africa"
Victoria falls - ANSWER-largest waterfall on earth
on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia
lingua franca - ANSWER-languages used for communication across borders (ex:
Swahili)
reciprocity - ANSWER-"gifts for favors"
