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Question 1
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Which of the following is the best example of using Geography as a scientific discipline?
Using an atlas to determine the latitude and longitude of a city.
Accurately drawing a map of the world by hand.
Memorizing 50 states and their capitals.
Using a world map showing poverty rates so you know where to help starving people.
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Geography is
only about drawing maps.
memorizing long list of capitals, states, and countries.
asking “Where are things” and then trying to find out why they are there.
only finding cities and other places using latitude and longitude.
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A positive feedback loop
encourages change in the system in one direction only.
inhibits change in the system.
Systems never experience feedback loops.
both encourages and discourages change in the system.
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A closed system
can unexpectedly change into an open system.
exists only in theory or else is artificial and never occurs naturally.
can only be entered into from one point within the system.
creates its own energy from unknown sources.
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Latitude is measured in
degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc.
All of these answers are correct.
miles.
kilometers.
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Great circles
do not cut the Earth evenly in half.
All these answers are correct.
are used to show true compass direction on a map or globe.
show the shortest distance between two points on a map or globe.
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In the illustration below, the letter "D" represents which of the seven principle latitudes?
North Pole
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
South Pole
Tropical of Cancer
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In the illustration below, the letter "A" represents which of the seven principle latitudes?
Tropic of Capricorn
South Pole
Tropical of Cancer
Equator
North Pole
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As the earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun, its axis always
tilts at 23 ½ ? from the vertical.
points straight up.
points at a different place in space as it orbits.
points toward the sun.
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The hemisphere experiencing summer is receiving mostly ______ rays from the sun.
only perpendicular
near direct and high angle
very low angle oblique
tangent
Question 1
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is the best example of using Geography as a scientific discipline?
Using an atlas to determine the latitude and longitude of a city.
Accurately drawing a map of the world by hand.
Memorizing 50 states and their capitals.
Using a world map showing poverty rates so you know where to help starving people.
1 / 1 pts
Geography is
only about drawing maps.
memorizing long list of capitals, states, and countries.
asking “Where are things” and then trying to find out why they are there.
only finding cities and other places using latitude and longitude.
0 / 1 pts
A positive feedback loop
encourages change in the system in one direction only.
inhibits change in the system.
Systems never experience feedback loops.
both encourages and discourages change in the system.
1 / 1 pts
A closed system
can unexpectedly change into an open system.
exists only in theory or else is artificial and never occurs naturally.
can only be entered into from one point within the system.
creates its own energy from unknown sources.
1 / 1 pts
Latitude is measured in
degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc.
All of these answers are correct.
miles.
kilometers.
1 / 1 pts
Great circles
do not cut the Earth evenly in half.
All these answers are correct.
are used to show true compass direction on a map or globe.
show the shortest distance between two points on a map or globe.
1 / 1 pts
In the illustration below, the letter "D" represents which of the seven principle latitudes?
North Pole
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
South Pole
Tropical of Cancer
0 / 1 pts
In the illustration below, the letter "A" represents which of the seven principle latitudes?
Tropic of Capricorn
South Pole
Tropical of Cancer
Equator
North Pole
1 / 1 pts
As the earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun, its axis always
tilts at 23 ½ ? from the vertical.
points straight up.
points at a different place in space as it orbits.
points toward the sun.
1 / 1 pts
The hemisphere experiencing summer is receiving mostly ______ rays from the sun.
only perpendicular
near direct and high angle
very low angle oblique
tangent
