Test Bank Geosystems: An Introduction to Physical Geography, 5th Canadian Edition by Robert W. Christopherson Chapters 1 - 20

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1. EssentialsofGeography v v




2. Solar Energyto Earth and the Seasons
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3. Earth'sModernAtmosphere
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4. AtmosphereandSurface EnergyBalances v v v v




5. GlobalTemperatures v




6. AtmosphericandOceanicCirculations v v v




7. WaterandAtmosphericMoisture
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8. Weather
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12. TheDynamicPlanet
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13. Tectonics,Earthquakes,andVolcanism 14.Weathering,
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KarstLandscapes,and Mass Movement 15.RiverSystems
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16.Oceans,CoastalSystems,andWindProcesses 17.Glacial
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andPeriglacialLandscapes
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18.The Geographyof Soils
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v 20.TerrestrialBiomes v

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1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
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Taxonomy:1/2 Knowledge/Comprehension
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LO: 1.1Definegeography ingeneral and physicalgeography inparticular.
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2) Whatisthemainmethodologygoverninggeographic inquiry?
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D) Field
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3) Whichofthefollowing comprisethefundamentaldualityinthe field
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ofgeography?
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B) Physicalversuseconomic. v v




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LO: 1.1Definegeography ingeneral and physicalgeography inparticular.
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