GC100 NMU exam 1 questions with
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Lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere - correct answer ✔✔four spheres of physical
geography
Cartography - correct answer ✔✔the design and production of maps
Elements of a map - correct answer ✔✔Title, sources of info, legend, direction, scale
large scale map - correct answer ✔✔small area, detailed, large ratio
small scale map - correct answer ✔✔large area, not detailed, small ratio
map projection - correct answer ✔✔system of meridians and parallels, produced in a systematic
way to depict spherical earth as a flat surface
geographic grid - correct answer ✔✔network of latitude and longitude that encompasses the
earth
parellels - correct answer ✔✔lines of latitude, parallel to equator
Meridians - correct answer ✔✔lines of longitude, pole to pole, left and right of the prime
meridian
Equator - correct answer ✔✔0 degrees latitude
,Tropic of Cancer - correct answer ✔✔23.5 degrees North
Tropic of Capricorn - correct answer ✔✔23.5 degrees south
Arctic Circle - correct answer ✔✔66.5 degrees North
Antarctic Circle - correct answer ✔✔66.5 degrees South
Prime Meridian - correct answer ✔✔0 degrees longitude (Greenwich, England)
Max values of latitude - correct answer ✔✔90
max value of longitude - correct answer ✔✔180
great circle - correct answer ✔✔circles that pass through the center of the earth that divide the
planet into equal halves
importance of great circles - correct answer ✔✔their outlines are the shortest distance
between two points
Are parallels great circles? - correct answer ✔✔No
Are meridians great circles? - correct answer ✔✔Yes
Earth's two motions - correct answer ✔✔rotation and revolution
, How long does one rotation take? - correct answer ✔✔24 hours
how long does one revolution take? - correct answer ✔✔365 1/4 days
Importance of rotation - correct answer ✔✔day and night
Cause of seasons - correct answer ✔✔Earth's tilt
how big is earths tilt? - correct answer ✔✔23.5 degrees
subsolar point - correct answer ✔✔Single point where sun is directly overhead
Spring Equinox - correct answer ✔✔March 21
Summer Solstice - correct answer ✔✔June 21
Fall Equinox - correct answer ✔✔September 21
Winter Solstice - correct answer ✔✔December 21
March equinox subsolar point - correct answer ✔✔equator
June solstice subsolar point - correct answer ✔✔tropic of cancer
September equinox subsolar point - correct answer ✔✔equator
verified answers already passed
Lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere - correct answer ✔✔four spheres of physical
geography
Cartography - correct answer ✔✔the design and production of maps
Elements of a map - correct answer ✔✔Title, sources of info, legend, direction, scale
large scale map - correct answer ✔✔small area, detailed, large ratio
small scale map - correct answer ✔✔large area, not detailed, small ratio
map projection - correct answer ✔✔system of meridians and parallels, produced in a systematic
way to depict spherical earth as a flat surface
geographic grid - correct answer ✔✔network of latitude and longitude that encompasses the
earth
parellels - correct answer ✔✔lines of latitude, parallel to equator
Meridians - correct answer ✔✔lines of longitude, pole to pole, left and right of the prime
meridian
Equator - correct answer ✔✔0 degrees latitude
,Tropic of Cancer - correct answer ✔✔23.5 degrees North
Tropic of Capricorn - correct answer ✔✔23.5 degrees south
Arctic Circle - correct answer ✔✔66.5 degrees North
Antarctic Circle - correct answer ✔✔66.5 degrees South
Prime Meridian - correct answer ✔✔0 degrees longitude (Greenwich, England)
Max values of latitude - correct answer ✔✔90
max value of longitude - correct answer ✔✔180
great circle - correct answer ✔✔circles that pass through the center of the earth that divide the
planet into equal halves
importance of great circles - correct answer ✔✔their outlines are the shortest distance
between two points
Are parallels great circles? - correct answer ✔✔No
Are meridians great circles? - correct answer ✔✔Yes
Earth's two motions - correct answer ✔✔rotation and revolution
, How long does one rotation take? - correct answer ✔✔24 hours
how long does one revolution take? - correct answer ✔✔365 1/4 days
Importance of rotation - correct answer ✔✔day and night
Cause of seasons - correct answer ✔✔Earth's tilt
how big is earths tilt? - correct answer ✔✔23.5 degrees
subsolar point - correct answer ✔✔Single point where sun is directly overhead
Spring Equinox - correct answer ✔✔March 21
Summer Solstice - correct answer ✔✔June 21
Fall Equinox - correct answer ✔✔September 21
Winter Solstice - correct answer ✔✔December 21
March equinox subsolar point - correct answer ✔✔equator
June solstice subsolar point - correct answer ✔✔tropic of cancer
September equinox subsolar point - correct answer ✔✔equator
