Question 81An internal drainage basin in the United States where no water within it flows to the ocean is the 

Hudson Bay

Great Basin.

Great Lakes Basin.

Mississippi Basin.

Question 82

The term 'Green Sahara' refer to:

a period of time when most of northern Africa consisted of savanna woodland, and seasonal tropical forest, and different wild animals

An environmental movement aimed at preserving ecosystems within the Sahara region

a collective term that refers to water sources (oases) in the Sahara Desert that support continuous plant cover

the period of time since modern northern African societies have become concerned with developing alternative energy sources

Question 83

Recent retreats of continental ice sheets and alpine glaciers are caused by:

Increase in earth's gravity

Global warming and climate change

Increase in volcanic eruptions

Increase in earthquake intensity

Question 84

Geography is:

a spatial science.

a behavioral science.

a subject that uses chronological approach

all of the above

a subject that studies only human elements of the earth

Question 85

Which of the following most accurately characterizes the goal of geography?

Memorization of the imports and exports of a country.

Memorization of the names of places on world and regional maps.

The production of maps.

Understanding why a particular place has unique characteristics.

Question 86

The earth system:

is a complex functioning system

all are true

includes both living and non-living spheres that interact on a continuous basis

includes atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere

Question 87

The boundary of the earth system where energy passes but no matter exhibits that the earth system is:

An open system

Isolated system

None of the above

A closed system

Question 88

In an open earth system:

There is a free flow of energy and matter

All are true

There is a free flow of matter but not energy

Neither energy nor mass transfer takes place across system boundary

Question 89

What type of feedback maintains stability in a system or keeps a system functioning properly?

Negative

It can't be determined.

Neutral

Positive

Question 90

If a system responds to a change in input by moving further away from its equilibrium condition, what type of feedback has occurred?

Positive

Neutral

It can't be determined

Negative

Question 91

Which of the following statement(s) about Earth's dimensions is correct?

Its equatorial circumstance is about 40,000 km or 24,900 miles

All are correct statements about the earth's dimension.

The equatorial diameter is greater than the polar diameter.

Meridians are spaced far apart near equator but spaced closer near the polar regions.

Its shape is oblate spheroid; not a perfect circle.

Question 92

An angular distance measured east or west of a prime meridian from the center of Earth is termed

azimuth

longitude or meridian.

zenith.

latitude or parallel.

Question 93

San Francisco (CA) is located west of Dallas (TX). The time at San Francisco is __________ than that at Dallas because Earth rotates from __________ when viewed from above the North Pole.

earlier; east to west (i.e., clockwise)

earlier; west to east (i.e., counterclockwise)

later; west to east (i.e., counterclockwise)

later; east to west (i.e., clockwise)

Question 94

Standard time zones:

are only used in the developed countries.

don't use daylight saving time.

Divide the earth into 39 time zones.

have yet to be generally established.

are 15° wide because Earth rotates through that distance in one hour.

Question 95

Why is the International Date Line zigzagging around the middle of Pacific Ocean?

It was drawn with the consideration not to split small island territories into different days that could potentially cause confusion and prevent them from trading with nearby territories.

Because it is an imaginary, not real, line.

Because cartographers made an error in drawing the line.

Because the earth is a 3-D sphere

Because there are ridges in the middle of the ocean preventing it from being drawn straight.

Question 96

A rhumb line is:

a line that closely follows the small circle route.

a line crossing all meridians at the same angle but changing directions as measured to true north.

None of the above

a line that closely follows the great circle route, crossing all meridians at the same angle and not changing directions as measured to true north.

Question 97

If you wanted a map with a lot of detail of a small area, you would want a

an intermediate scale

a large scale

a small scale appropriate for a world map

A globe

a medium scale

Question 98

Which of the following is an example of written or verbal or word map scale?

1 cm = 5 km

63,360:1

1:125,000

1:3,168,000

Question 99

Which of the following describes the property of equal area map projection?

conformal

equidistant

equivalent

azimuthal

Question 100

Which of the following describes the property of true shape on a map?

conformal

equidistance

proximity

equivalence

Question 101

Which of the following tools used by geographers and earth scientists depicts Earth's area, shape, direction, proximity, and distance correctly?

an atlas

a globe

a digital map

GPS

A paper map

Question 102

The spatial inquiry step used by physical geographers to study a phenomenon on earth's surface starts with:

Writing a theory

Making a map

Making empirical observation of the physical environment

Making an experiment

Formulating a hypothesis

Question 103

A flow of energy in the earth system can be explained using ___________ as an example.

Photosynthesis - a process which converts solar energy from the sun to chemical energy found in the food we eat

Rain falls - rain causing running water, the kinetic energy from running water erodes hillsides causing mudflow

Solar radiation - energy heats a lake water, the lake water evaporates as latent heat

Electrical energy - electrical charge is produced with a thunderstorm resulting from releases of latent heat of condensation

All are good examples.

Question 104

Distance between meridians on the equator is __compared to distance between meridians at 60° N or S.

Far

Closer

Smaller

The same

Question 105

If it is 10:00 am in London on Sunday, and what the local time and day in New York (75°W)? 

5 am Sunday

4 am Saturday

2 pm Saturday

3 pm Sunday

Question 106

Based on life experiences in the time zone you live, the use of DST (daylight saving), the practice of setting the clocks forward 1 hour from standard time at the start of spring months, and back again in the fall, has a negative or positive impact on:

Business revenues

Health

Energy consumption

Accident/crime rate

All are true

Question 107

If you travel around the world following the Prime Meridian and then the 180°longitude, your travel route makes:

a rhumb line

A small circle

A great circle

An orbit

Question 108

In contrast to a small circle, a great circle on the globe has the following feature(s): 

It shows the shortest distance between two points on earth

It bisects the globe into two equal parts

It is represented by the equator as the only parallel that is a great circle

All listed are possible answers

Question 109

A map is an abstract representation of the real world in a 2-D format. It must have/possess the following information to be considered as a map.

Theme and date of the information shown on the map

Direction pointing the North

A scale & legend

projection type

All listed. Otherwise, it is not a map.

Question 110

A scale of 1:21,000,000 you see on the classroom world map or globe is regarded as

a large scale.

a medium scale

a small scale

an intermediate scale.