LANDFORMS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLVED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
geography - Answers the study and analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of phenomena on
earths surface- and why is is this way
5 themes of geography - Answers location (absolute and relative)
place (what makes one place unique from another
movement (organisms and natural events)
regions (study of areas)
human earth relationships (impacts of humans on the environment and vice versa)
3 areas of georgraphy - Answers physical geography, human/cultural gegraphy and techniques
Eratosthenes - Answers first geographer, measured polar circumference of earth, environmental zones
based on temperature
Alexander von Humboldt - Answers father of modern physical geography, made it more of a scientific
study
Vladimir Köppen - Answers made the Köppen climate classification system
Alfred Wegener - Answers theory of continental drift which later became part of the theory of plate
tectonics
Tetsuya Theodore Fujita - Answers developed the fujita scale for measuring the intensity of tornadoes
Robert Simpson - Answers helped develop the Saffir Simposn Scale for measuring the intensity of
hurricanes
Earths spheres - Answers atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
open system - Answers free transfer of energy between parts of the system and other systems
closed system - Answers does not allow for the transfer of energy between systems
equilibrium state - Answers relatively non changing conditions of a system
steady state equilibrium - Answers in balance over time, small changes around a steady average
dynamic equilibrium - Answers wide fluctuations around an average value
feedback mechanism - Answers operations of a system lead to output being returned as input
negative feedback - Answers promotes self regulation and inhibits change
, positive feedback - Answers amplifies response in the system- snowball effect
landform - Answers an individual element in a landscape
topography - Answers elevation changes of the earth's surface over a given space or distance
uniformitarianism - Answers the processes we see today are the same as they were in the past and will
be in the future
types of landforms - Answers tectonic, fluvial, karst, glacial, eolian, coastal
external processes - Answers occur on the surface- fluvial, glacial etc
internal processes - Answers occur or originate in the earth's crust- volcanism, earthquakes etc
geoidal bulge - Answers earths bulge around the equator
latitude - Answers runs EW, measured NS
longitude - Answers runs NS, measured EW
major lines of latitude - Answers equator (0°), tropic of cancer (23.5°N), tropic of capricorn (23.5°S),
Arctic circle (66.5°N), antarctic circle (66.5°S), north pole (90°N), south pole (90°S)
major lines of longitude - Answers prime meridian (0°), international date line (180°)
time zone - Answers 15° of longitude
large scale map - Answers shows a small area with more detail
small scale map - Answers shows a large area with less detail
geologic cycle - Answers hydrologic cycle + tectonic cycle + rock cycle
mineral - Answers a combination of elements
rock - Answers an assemblage of minerals
igneous rocks - Answers rocks that are formed when lava cools and solidifies
intrusive igneous rock - Answers forms below the surface, cools slowly, masses of rock are known as
plutons
EX stone mountain
extrusive igneous rock - Answers forms on the surface, on the crust or as new crust, cools more quickly
EX lava or basalt, obsidian, pumice
geography - Answers the study and analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of phenomena on
earths surface- and why is is this way
5 themes of geography - Answers location (absolute and relative)
place (what makes one place unique from another
movement (organisms and natural events)
regions (study of areas)
human earth relationships (impacts of humans on the environment and vice versa)
3 areas of georgraphy - Answers physical geography, human/cultural gegraphy and techniques
Eratosthenes - Answers first geographer, measured polar circumference of earth, environmental zones
based on temperature
Alexander von Humboldt - Answers father of modern physical geography, made it more of a scientific
study
Vladimir Köppen - Answers made the Köppen climate classification system
Alfred Wegener - Answers theory of continental drift which later became part of the theory of plate
tectonics
Tetsuya Theodore Fujita - Answers developed the fujita scale for measuring the intensity of tornadoes
Robert Simpson - Answers helped develop the Saffir Simposn Scale for measuring the intensity of
hurricanes
Earths spheres - Answers atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
open system - Answers free transfer of energy between parts of the system and other systems
closed system - Answers does not allow for the transfer of energy between systems
equilibrium state - Answers relatively non changing conditions of a system
steady state equilibrium - Answers in balance over time, small changes around a steady average
dynamic equilibrium - Answers wide fluctuations around an average value
feedback mechanism - Answers operations of a system lead to output being returned as input
negative feedback - Answers promotes self regulation and inhibits change
, positive feedback - Answers amplifies response in the system- snowball effect
landform - Answers an individual element in a landscape
topography - Answers elevation changes of the earth's surface over a given space or distance
uniformitarianism - Answers the processes we see today are the same as they were in the past and will
be in the future
types of landforms - Answers tectonic, fluvial, karst, glacial, eolian, coastal
external processes - Answers occur on the surface- fluvial, glacial etc
internal processes - Answers occur or originate in the earth's crust- volcanism, earthquakes etc
geoidal bulge - Answers earths bulge around the equator
latitude - Answers runs EW, measured NS
longitude - Answers runs NS, measured EW
major lines of latitude - Answers equator (0°), tropic of cancer (23.5°N), tropic of capricorn (23.5°S),
Arctic circle (66.5°N), antarctic circle (66.5°S), north pole (90°N), south pole (90°S)
major lines of longitude - Answers prime meridian (0°), international date line (180°)
time zone - Answers 15° of longitude
large scale map - Answers shows a small area with more detail
small scale map - Answers shows a large area with less detail
geologic cycle - Answers hydrologic cycle + tectonic cycle + rock cycle
mineral - Answers a combination of elements
rock - Answers an assemblage of minerals
igneous rocks - Answers rocks that are formed when lava cools and solidifies
intrusive igneous rock - Answers forms below the surface, cools slowly, masses of rock are known as
plutons
EX stone mountain
extrusive igneous rock - Answers forms on the surface, on the crust or as new crust, cools more quickly
EX lava or basalt, obsidian, pumice
