LSU Geography 2051 Midterm:
Namikas Test Questions with Actual
Detailed Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
The study of the spatial distribution of phenomena on earth's surface - Answer Geography
What are the 2 divisions of geography? - Answer Human geography and physical geography
Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by earth's surface
- Answer Human geography
Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes - Answer Physical
geography
What are the 4 spheres of geography? - Answer Biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere,
atmosphere
Solid portion of gold (rocks, mountains) - Answer Lithosphere
Water portion of earth (rivers, lakes) - Answer Hydrosphere
Gases surrounding earth - Answer Atmosphere
Living organisms that occupy globe - Answer Biosphere
Method for producing new knowledge (theory) - Answer Scientific method
A body of existing knowledge - Answer Theory
A provisional explanation - Answer Hypothesis
Set of objects and their attributes that are linked together by a flow of matter and energy -
,Self-contained, objects can't leave the system - Answer Closed system
Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or will be output. This is
called... - Answer Budgets
Inputs are larger than outputs and the storage increases - Answer Positive budgets
Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases - Answer Negative budgets
Inputs and outputs are equal and storage is constant - Answer Balance (Equilibrium) budgets
A balance that is fixed and rarely changing - Answer Static equilibrium
A balance that is constantly changing - Answer Dynamic equilibrium
Processes that can amplify / diminish the effects of climate - Answer Feedbacks
Positive increases in the effects of climate - Answer Positive feedbacks
Negative increases in the effects of climate - Answer Negative feedbacks
What helps systems maintain and preserve themselves? - Answer Feedbacks
Difference in time between environmental inputs or conditions and the environmental response
to that change - Answer Lag time
Two dimensional representations of a portion of the earth's surface - Answer Maps
What are the three types of data? - Answer One dimensional data, two dimensional data,
and three dimensional data
Data that is illustrated using points and is used to represent location - Answer One
, Data that is illustrated using shapes and is used to represent area - Answer Three
dimensional data
A tool that allows us to convert things on a map to its real life equivalency - Answer Scale
A scale where bars are used to show the mileage - Answer Graphic scale
A scale where a fraction is written out and tells how many inches is equal to a certain
measurement - Answer Representative scale
A guide to various symbols - Answer Legend
This information is important to know, because maps can go out of date - Answer Date
This component of map tells the quality of a map and its reliability - Answer Source
This map component is represented by the compass, tells the orientation of the map - Answer
Direction
Also known as parallels and runs 0-90 degrees North to South - Answer Latitude
Also known as meridians and runs 0-180 degrees East to West - Answer Longitude
Which lines use the equator as a reference point? - Answer Latitude
Which lines use the prime meridian as a reference point? - Answer Longitude
Methods / techniques used for filling in the gaps of maps or portraying the earth's surface on a
flat surface - Answer Map projections
True or False: All map projections are completely accurate - Answer False; all map
projections have some degree of distortion
Namikas Test Questions with Actual
Detailed Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
The study of the spatial distribution of phenomena on earth's surface - Answer Geography
What are the 2 divisions of geography? - Answer Human geography and physical geography
Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by earth's surface
- Answer Human geography
Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes - Answer Physical
geography
What are the 4 spheres of geography? - Answer Biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere,
atmosphere
Solid portion of gold (rocks, mountains) - Answer Lithosphere
Water portion of earth (rivers, lakes) - Answer Hydrosphere
Gases surrounding earth - Answer Atmosphere
Living organisms that occupy globe - Answer Biosphere
Method for producing new knowledge (theory) - Answer Scientific method
A body of existing knowledge - Answer Theory
A provisional explanation - Answer Hypothesis
Set of objects and their attributes that are linked together by a flow of matter and energy -
,Self-contained, objects can't leave the system - Answer Closed system
Whatever is inputted in to the system will either be used as storage or will be output. This is
called... - Answer Budgets
Inputs are larger than outputs and the storage increases - Answer Positive budgets
Outputs are larger than inputs and storage decreases - Answer Negative budgets
Inputs and outputs are equal and storage is constant - Answer Balance (Equilibrium) budgets
A balance that is fixed and rarely changing - Answer Static equilibrium
A balance that is constantly changing - Answer Dynamic equilibrium
Processes that can amplify / diminish the effects of climate - Answer Feedbacks
Positive increases in the effects of climate - Answer Positive feedbacks
Negative increases in the effects of climate - Answer Negative feedbacks
What helps systems maintain and preserve themselves? - Answer Feedbacks
Difference in time between environmental inputs or conditions and the environmental response
to that change - Answer Lag time
Two dimensional representations of a portion of the earth's surface - Answer Maps
What are the three types of data? - Answer One dimensional data, two dimensional data,
and three dimensional data
Data that is illustrated using points and is used to represent location - Answer One
, Data that is illustrated using shapes and is used to represent area - Answer Three
dimensional data
A tool that allows us to convert things on a map to its real life equivalency - Answer Scale
A scale where bars are used to show the mileage - Answer Graphic scale
A scale where a fraction is written out and tells how many inches is equal to a certain
measurement - Answer Representative scale
A guide to various symbols - Answer Legend
This information is important to know, because maps can go out of date - Answer Date
This component of map tells the quality of a map and its reliability - Answer Source
This map component is represented by the compass, tells the orientation of the map - Answer
Direction
Also known as parallels and runs 0-90 degrees North to South - Answer Latitude
Also known as meridians and runs 0-180 degrees East to West - Answer Longitude
Which lines use the equator as a reference point? - Answer Latitude
Which lines use the prime meridian as a reference point? - Answer Longitude
Methods / techniques used for filling in the gaps of maps or portraying the earth's surface on a
flat surface - Answer Map projections
True or False: All map projections are completely accurate - Answer False; all map
projections have some degree of distortion
