SO262, Physical
Geography
Exam 1, Spring 2008
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Definitions
(1 sentence) |
10@
4 points each |
40 |
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Short
answer (3-4 sentences) |
3
@ 5 points |
15 |
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Longer
answer (short paragraph equivalent) |
3
@ 10 points |
30 |
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Longest
answer (long paragraph equivalent) |
1
@ 15 points |
15 |
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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.
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.
Artesian well
2.
Cumulonimbus clouds:
3.
Adiabatic process:
4.
Orographic precipitation:
5.
Ozone layer:
6.
Equinox:
7.
SRTM:
8.
Heat index:
9.
Coriolis deflection,
southern hemisphere:
10. mP
Air mass:
11. Ground
water:
12. Continentality:
Verify that only answered 10 of the 12 terms. You will have to answer all the remaining questions.
(5 points) What does it mean when we say a map is
conformal? Could both of the maps above
be conformal? Why or why not?
(5 points) Can you pick out
the desert belts in satellite images of the world? Defend you answer in terms of what you can or
cannot see, and what causes this.
(5 points) How can you relate the equator to vertical
motion of air in the atmosphere, and surface winds?
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(10 points) The four graphs
above show water budgets at four locations in the same continent. Discuss:
- What do we measure with these parameters, and
what do they tell us?
- Which continent do you think this is, and why
(reasons much more important than a good guess).
- Where in the continent is each location, and why can you say this (or in other words, what is different about each and what causes the difference)?
(10 points) The graph above
shows the duration of daylight at some location on earth.
- Where do you think the location is, why do you
say this? Be as specific as
possible.
- For four days during the year, discuss the
position of the sun in relation to the earth and its effect on this
graph. Show those four days on the
graph.
(10 Points) If you were at
the top of the atmosphere over the South Pole:
o
What wavelength(s)
of energy would you see going downward toward the earth’s surface, and would
these be coming into the atmosphere during the day or night (or both)?
o
What
wavelength(s) would you see coming upward going back to space, and would these
be going out during the day and night (or both)?
o
Averaged over the
entire year, which would be larger, the incoming or outgoing energy? Why would this be the case, and what
processes allow this to happen?
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(15 Points) The climograph above shows the temperature and precipitation at a location over the course of a year. The temperature line graph follows the scale on the right, and the precipitation bar graph the scale on the right.
(3) Which hemisphere is this, how could you tell, and what causes the differences between the hemispheres?
(3) What kind of air masses dominate here in the winter? Give a name and characteristics.
(3) What kind of air masses dominate in the summer? Give a name and characteristics.
(3) What do you think causes this seasonal change?
(3) What latitude do you think this station is at? What do you say this? The reasons are more important than a lucky (or unlucky) guess.
SO262, Physical
Geography
Exam 1 Makeup, Spring 2008
Makeup used the same figures as the regular exam.
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.
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.
13. Artesian well
14. Cumulonimbus clouds:
15. Adiabatic process:
16. Frontal precipitation:
17. Stratosphere:
18. Equinox:
19. SRTM:
20. Heat index:
21. Coriolis deflection, northern
hemisphere:
22. cP
Air mass:
23. Ground
water:
24. Continentality:
Verify that only answered 10 of the 12 terms. You will have to answer all the remaining questions.
(5 points) What does it mean when we say a map is equal
area? Could both of the maps above be equal
area? Why or why not?
(5 points) Can you pick out
the desert belts in satellite images of the world? Defend you answer in terms of what you can or
cannot see, and what causes this.
(5 points) How can you relate the Tropic of Capricorn
(23½°S) to vertical motion of air in the atmosphere, and surface winds?
(10 points) The four graphs
above show water budgets at four locations in the same continent. Discuss:
- What do we measure with these parameters, and
what do they tell us?
- Which continent do you think this is, and why
(reasons much more important than a good guess).
- Where in the continent is each location, and why
can you say this (or in other words, what is different about each and what
causes the difference)?
(10 points) The graph above
shows the duration of daylight at some location on earth.
- Where do you think the location is, why do you
say this? Be as specific as
possible.
- For four days during the year, discuss the
position of the sun in relation to the earth and its effect on this
graph. Show those four days on the
graph.
(10 Points) If you were at
the top of the atmosphere over the North Pole:
o
What
wavelength(s) of energy would you see going downward toward the earth’s surface,
and would these be coming into the atmosphere during the day or night (or both)?
o
What
wavelength(s) would you see coming upward going back to space, and would these
be going out during the day and night (or both)?
(15 Points) The climograph above shows the temperature and precipitation at a location over the course of a year. The temperature line graph follows the scale on the right, and the precipitation bar graph the scale on the right.
(3) Which hemisphere is this, how could you tell, and what causes the differences between the hemispheres?
(3) What kind of air masses dominate here in the winter? Give a name and characteristics.
(3) What kind of air masses dominate in the summer? Give a name and characteristics.
(3) What do you think causes this seasonal change?
(3) What latitude do you think this station is at? What do you say this? The reasons are more important than a lucky (or unlucky) guess.