GEOG 1000 Study Guide PDF

Study Guide for GEOG 1000, Test \#1, Chapters 1-3 There will be vocabulary matching, multiple choice, short answer, and map interpretation. The test usually takes about an hour and 15 minutes. You may print out and write answers on this study guide and use it to take the test, but no other material...

Study Guide for GEOG 1000, Test \#1, Chapters 1-3 There will be vocabulary matching, multiple choice, short answer, and map interpretation. The test usually takes about an hour and 15 minutes. You may print out and write answers on this study guide and use it to take the test, but no other materials are permitted. The test has a time limit and you must finish in that time. In general: - Watch the Mediasite presentations for all the chapters. Use power points without lecture for quick review. - Know the key words at the end of each chapter. These will be used in matching questions for each chapter. - Read and understand the Key Concepts at the end of each chapter. - Go over the questions in the Thinking Geographically section at the end of each chapter. Chapter 1 1. What are the ways we depend on geography for our daily lives? We need it to get to places such as our jobs, where we can eat, our home, and ways to get transportation. 2. Know how to explain absolute and relative location. The absolute location talks about the latitudes and longitude coordinates. The relative location are relatable places or things. 3. What is the difference between the site of a location and its situation? The cite talks about the characteristics of a specific location, however the situation talks about the surroundings or the external factors that could influence a specific location 4. Understand absolute and relative direction and distance. Distance in absolute direction is measured by miles and kilometers. Distance in relative location is measured by more meaningful terms to human experience. 5. Be able to read scale on a map and measure distance on the map using scale. To read a scale, it talks about the size of an area on a map and the actual size of the mapped area. 6. Can you describe the physical characteristics of Northeast Ohio. Can you describe its cultural landscape? The physical characteristics that Northeast Ohio has is the shoreline of Lake Erie, Northeast Ohio is well known for the Cuyahoga River. Were fortunate to have woods such as oak, maple, hickory, and beech, fun fact about those woods is they provide a habitat for diverse wildlife. Northeast Ohio is notorious for having heavy snowfalls due to the Lake effect weather. 7. Remember the primary focus of geography---where is it and how did it come to be? 8. In what different ways are regions determined? Regions are determined by laws, treaties, a form if uniformity for a single physical or cultural feature. Chapter 2 9. What do Landsat satellites do? Landsat satellites are earth observing satellites that collects data about the earth's surface. 10. Be prepared to explain the shortcomings of any map you may be observing. The shortcomings of a map I observe is the location on where a specific place is, the population patterns, the cultural practices, and political activities. 11. Be able to explain how lines of longitude and latitude create a grid on the earth. Where do they start and where do they end? Which measures how far north or south and which measures distance east or west? You can grab an orange and draw the vertical lines representing the meridians or the lines of the longitude, and then draw the horizontal lines representing as the parallels or lines latitude. 12. What are the problems with a Mercator projection map? The problems of the Mercator projection map are the meridians, and the parallel lines create distort everything that is north or south. 13. What is the Robinson projection? The problems that the Robinson Projection has is showing the countries in an accurate size but on an elongated oval. 14. What is the Goode Homolosine projection? The Goode Homolosine shows the earth in form of a peeled orange. 15. How did the Northwest Ordinance set up a survey system for the northwest territory? The survey system of the Northwest Ordinance was set up by township and range. 16. How was the system different in the Connecticut Western Reserve? The Connecticut Western Reserve had a distribution system compared to other areas. 17. How many square miles are in original township survey where you live now? 18. What is the meaning of the scale 1:63,360 or 1/63,360? It represents one mile. 19. If I want to find a certain street in a new city (I am old-fashioned and don't have a smart phone or a GPS---woe is me!) would I use a large scale or a small scale map? In my opinion I would've used a large-scale map because they are more detailed, and it'd be easier to get to places. However, when I go to places, I know it by heart and I always tell my mom, when she's feeling tired after a long day in her job, I always tell her that to go to that place, I always give her a A-Z direction. 20. What are topographic maps? Topographic maps are the kind of maps that contained horizontal levels of elevation. 21. What is the advantage of using a cartogram map to illustrate data? Using cartograms, shows more accurate representation of data. 22. How does GPS work? Does this system invade your privacy? GPS is used, to get to a place that is unfamiliar to a individual. Honestly as someone working towards a Political Science major, it'd be against the 4^th^ amendment of the constitution, but at the same time it's perfect for the law enforcement to track down anyone missing or a criminal. 23. Why would someone use Geographic Information Systems? What is an example of a use and what career might that person using it, have? Someone would use GIS to help make others and businesses understand the patterns of the world better. Chapter 3 24. Know how the three main classifications of rocks and how they were (are) formed. Know examples of each. Granite is a good example of Igneous, Granite is used to slow the cooling of the magma. Coal is a good example of Sedimentary, Coal is compacted in biogenic matter. Slate is a good example of Metamorphic, Slate is foliated by layers. 25. Explain the theory of Continental Drift. What is Pangaea and when was it a super continent? The theory of The Continental Drift talks about when all continents reunite into one supercontinent named Pangea. 26. Explain the interaction of the Lithosphere and the Asthenosphere. The Lithosphere is the outer layer of the Earth's crust, it's considered something that essentially floats on the asthenosphere. The Asthenosphere is the next mechanical layer, and it's something that can be solid but it can flow like toothpaste. 27. Understand the way tectonic plates move and contact with each other. Know convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries and what causes a fault. The convergent boundaries are the kind of boundary when the oceanic plate meets a continental plate, and it often leads to volcanic activity and deep ocean trenches. The divergent boundary is where two oceanic plates fall apart, the magma rises to the surface creating new crust. The transform boundary is when plates slide past each other horizontally along a fault line. 28. What does USGS stand for. How do we use this service? The USGS stands for the United States Geological Survey. It's a federal agency that provides scientific information about the Earth. They also collect, analyze, and monitors data about natural resources. 29. Be able to describe how a rift valley and an escarpment are formed. The rift valley forms when tectonic plates fall apart, in which it causes the Earth's crust stretch and thin. 30. What is volcanism? What are the shapes of a stratovolcano and a shield volcano? Volcanism is when the overall activity of volcanoes including the eruption of lava, ash, and gases. The shape of the stratovolcano is a shape of a cone. The shield volcano is formed by alternating the layers of solidified lava flows and volcanic ash. 31. What is meant by gradational processes? What three kinds are there. Have you ever personally seen any of this in action? What did you see? Gradational processes refer to the natural processes that gradually wear down and reshape the Earth's surface. Weathering is when you see rocks on a cliff, and it can gradually face breaking apart. Mass wasting is Observing a landslide on a steep slope. Erosion is watching a river slowly carving a new path through a valley. Honestly no. 32. What country is drilling deep water wells in Arizona and California for irrigation to raise alfalfa hay? Saudi Arabia 33. Was Northeast Ohio under a glacier in the last Ice Age? How long ago did that Ice Age end? Where can you see some of the best accessible glacial grooves in the world? During the last Ice Age, Northeast Ohio was indeed covered by glaciers. That was in the region around 14,000 years ago. 34. How do water and wind change landforms? Do you believe there is an imminent danger to many coastlines from rising sea water? What might happen to such areas? Wind and water change landforms by the process of erosion. I believe there is danger, especially to those that live in areas that could erode and can cause destruction in their homes.