SO262,
Physical Geography
Exam 1, Fall 2013
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Definitions
(1 sentence)
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10@
4 points each
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40
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Short
answer/diagrams
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various
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60
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Total
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100
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Read the directions
carefully. You have a selection of
questions for the definitions.
Quality of your answers is
important. For full credit you should
use correct terminology, and show that you understand the concepts involved.
All work on this exam is
individual. You may not any materials
(books, notes, computers, calculators), and you may not use IM, texting,
talking, or any other means to communicate with other individuals.
Definitions: define 10 of the
12 terms with a concise sentence that clearly shows your understanding of the
term, and why it is relevant in physical geography: Each is worth 4 points.
1.
Albedo
2.
Artesian aquifer
3.
Cumulonimbus clouds
4.
Gyre
5.
Infiltration
almost all skips
6.
Insolation
7.
Land water breeze
many skips. Daily equivalent of monsoon.
8.
Monsoon
9.
Normal lapse rate
10. Stratosphere
11. Thermal infrared radiation
12. Troposphere
Verify that only answered 10
of the 12 terms. You will have to answer
all the remaining questions.
These six stations (A-F)
occur in the same continent.
(2) Which continent do you
think this is, and why?
(2) Which station is
generally dominated by high pressure, and why?
(2) Which station is
generally dominated by low pressure, and why?
(2) Which station sees the
largest change in seasonal air masses, and what are the air masses and seasons
when they dominate?
(2) Would any of these
stations ever have 12 hours of sunlight during a day?
Which, what day(s), and why? Do not forget the
solstices
(2) Which station would have
the most hours of sunlight, and when would that occur? Why?
The map above shows the wind
pattern over eastern Asia for one month.
(4) What kind of pressure
system dominates the western part of the map, and how you know this?
(4) What month do you think
this is, and how do you know?
(2) Would you like to be in
Korea (N38, E125) at this time of the year?
Why or why not.
(6)This graph shows a
location in Korea. What does the graph
show, and what does it tell you about Korea and the possibilities for
agriculture there?
(4) This graph shows the
temperatures at the location in Korea.
What factor(s) do you think have the largest impact on this location in
terms of the temperature?
Monsoons (or latitude and continentality).
This is a very large range from summer to winter.
Graph was incoming/outgoing
radiation by latitude
(6) What does this graph
show, and is there a good reason for it to be turned on its side? Why is the graph important?
(10) This map shows the
Falkland Islands, claimed by both the UK and Argentina.
- What is the purpose of the circles seen on the map, and what do
they tell us about this map?
- Does this map distort anything?
If so, what?
- Could this map be used for navigation? Why or why not?
- Do you know the name of this projection?
(4) Which graph above could
show the length of daylight in the Falklands (map on previous page)? Explain why, and why you did not choose the
other two.
(4) The war over the islands was fought from
April to June. How would this have
affected military operations?
British lost an LSL (Sir
Galahad) when confusion in unloading between the army and navy led to troops
still on the beached vessel when daylight arrived.
(4) What is the role of
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Sketch
a diagram to help explain your answer.
