GEOG 1111 Exam #1- UGA (Actual) Questions With Correct Solutions.

Geography - Answer-the study and analysis of the spatial and temporal distribution of phenomena on the Earth's surface, and the underlying processes which cause the observed pattern Location - Answer-both absolute and relative; the spatial component of Geography; being concerned with where things are Place - Answer-characteristics that make a location unique Movement - Answer-the what, how, where and why of the diffusion of phenomena across the Earth's surface Regions - Answer-regional science or study; studying all the various phenomena of a particular area of the world Human-Earth Relationships - Answer-The impacts of the environment on people and their impact on the environment; the relationship between human societies and their environment Physical Geography - Answer-Biogeography, Geomorphology, Climatology, Hydrogeography, Soils Geography Human/Cultural Geography - Answer-Economic, Political, Historical, Population, Urban Techniques - Answer-Cartography, Remote Sensing, Aerial Photography, Geographic Information Systems Eratosthenes - Answer-Considered one of the first "geographers" -Measured polar circumference of the Earth -Accomplished Cartographer -Environmental zones based on TemperatureAlexander Von Humboldt - Answer-Considered the "father" of modern physical geography -Credited with bringing "Scientific study" to the field Vladimir Kappen - Answer-Classification system for climates based on vegetation, temperature and precipitation patterns Alred Wegener - Answer-developed the theory of Continental Drift which later became part of the theory of Plate Tectonics Charles Thornthwaite - Answer-developed another climate classification system based on principles of water balance, precipitation & potential evapotranspiration Tetsuya Theodore Fujita - Answer-developed the Fujita Scale for measuring the intensity of tornadoes Robert Simpson - Answer-developed, along with Herbert Saffir, the Saffir-Simpson Scale for measuring hurricane intensity Atmosphere - Answer-thin gaseous veil which surrounds the Earth Hydrosphere - Answer-all the water above, on and in the Earth; in all 3 states (solid, liquid, gas); includes fresh and saline(salt) Lithosphere - Answer-Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantle Biosphere - Answer-interconnection between the living organisms of the planet with their physical environment Open System - Answer-boundaries or interfaces freely permit transfer of energy & matter across themClosed System - Answer-self-contained system exhibiting no exchange of energy or matter across boundaries Equilibrium/Equilibrium State - Answer-the changing, or relatively non-changing conditions of a system; all systems will change over time, but at different rates, thus some are seemingly in equilibrium while others may be moving toward a state of equilibrium Steady-State Equilibrium - Answer-when a system is in balance over time, is neither growing nor contracting but is in full operation; may oscillate around an average level or condition Dynamic Equilibrium - Answer-fluctuates around an average value, but demonstrates a trend over time Feedback Mechanisms - Answer-change in one part (variable/factor) of a system causes change in another part (variable/factor) Negative Feedback - Answer-keeps system in original condition inhibiting change; are self-regulating Positive Feedback - Answer-induces a progressively greater change in a system; the "snowball effect" Geoidal Bulge - Answer-Earth "bulges" as the Equator