GEOG 1113L CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Relief.
Answer: Elevation difference
◍ Focus.
Answer: Subsurface point of release of an earthquake
◍ Flux Melting.
Answer: Process where addition of water lowers melting temperature of
rocks
◍ Five Themes of Geography.
Answer: 1. Location - where something is 2. Place - physical & cultural
characteristics 3. Human-Environment Interaction - how humans modify
Earth 4. Movement - flow of people, goods, ideas 5. Region - areas with
shared characteristics.
◍ Geography.
Answer: The study of the spatial relationships among Earth's physical and
cultural features and how they develop and change through time.
◍ Strain.
Answer: Rock deformation
◍ Absolute Time.
Answer: Numerical age.
◍ Rock.
Answer: Mixture of minerals
◍ Foliation.
Answer: Banded mineral texture
, ◍ Evidence for Plate Tectonics.
Answer: Fossils, Geologic patterns, Paleomagnetism, Earthquake/volcano
distribution, Seafloor spreading
◍ GIS.
Answer: Computer system for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing
geographic data; integrates multiple datasets to study Earth systems.
◍ Latitudinal Zones.
Answer: Tropics: 23.5° N-S; Subtropics → Midlatitudes (~35°); High
latitudes (~55°); Polar (~80°+).
◍ Plate Boundaries.
Answer: Divergent → new crust; Convergent → subduction/collision;
Transform → sliding past
◍ Plate Tectonics.
Answer: Moving lithospheric plates with mechanisms
◍ Latitude.
Answer: North/south angle from equator.
◍ Absolute Location.
Answer: Exact coordinates or address.
◍ Strike-slip Fault.
Answer: Motion is mainly horizontal along the strike direction
◍ Endogenic.
Answer: Internal heat, builds landforms
◍ Map Projections.
Answer: Method for putting Earth on flat maps; always distorts area,
distance, direction, or shape.
◍ Scientific Method.
Answer: 1. Observation 2. Question 3. Hypothesis 4. Testing 5. Analysis 6.
Conclusion.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Relief.
Answer: Elevation difference
◍ Focus.
Answer: Subsurface point of release of an earthquake
◍ Flux Melting.
Answer: Process where addition of water lowers melting temperature of
rocks
◍ Five Themes of Geography.
Answer: 1. Location - where something is 2. Place - physical & cultural
characteristics 3. Human-Environment Interaction - how humans modify
Earth 4. Movement - flow of people, goods, ideas 5. Region - areas with
shared characteristics.
◍ Geography.
Answer: The study of the spatial relationships among Earth's physical and
cultural features and how they develop and change through time.
◍ Strain.
Answer: Rock deformation
◍ Absolute Time.
Answer: Numerical age.
◍ Rock.
Answer: Mixture of minerals
◍ Foliation.
Answer: Banded mineral texture
, ◍ Evidence for Plate Tectonics.
Answer: Fossils, Geologic patterns, Paleomagnetism, Earthquake/volcano
distribution, Seafloor spreading
◍ GIS.
Answer: Computer system for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing
geographic data; integrates multiple datasets to study Earth systems.
◍ Latitudinal Zones.
Answer: Tropics: 23.5° N-S; Subtropics → Midlatitudes (~35°); High
latitudes (~55°); Polar (~80°+).
◍ Plate Boundaries.
Answer: Divergent → new crust; Convergent → subduction/collision;
Transform → sliding past
◍ Plate Tectonics.
Answer: Moving lithospheric plates with mechanisms
◍ Latitude.
Answer: North/south angle from equator.
◍ Absolute Location.
Answer: Exact coordinates or address.
◍ Strike-slip Fault.
Answer: Motion is mainly horizontal along the strike direction
◍ Endogenic.
Answer: Internal heat, builds landforms
◍ Map Projections.
Answer: Method for putting Earth on flat maps; always distorts area,
distance, direction, or shape.
◍ Scientific Method.
Answer: 1. Observation 2. Question 3. Hypothesis 4. Testing 5. Analysis 6.
Conclusion.
