Introduction To Landforms Section

This sphere provides the habitat and nutrients for many life forms as rocks and minerals.

What is the biggest misconception concerning the definition of geography?

Lithospheric plates move around on the Earth because they float on the

Taking a complete set of photographs of a large region (like a state) using aerial photography

GIS is used for which of the following?

I. To manage the spatial information associated with soils, wetlands, and vegetation species.

II. To manage the spatial information associated with road networks, sewer lines, and utility lines.

III. To manage the spatial information associated with the most efficient delivery routes, and the best place to build shopping centers.

IV. To manage the spatial information associated with the location of data collection sites, topography, and emergency traffic routes.

The Sangre de Cristo mountains are a batholith that has been exposed by erosion.

Lines of latitude

I. run East West

II. run North South

III. are called meridians

IV. are called parallels

V. converge at N and S poles

The theoretical minimum number of satellites you need to be in contact with in order for a GPS receiver to know your position on the Earth is ____.

A large scale map

Which of the following is an organic sedimentary rock?

Diamond has a hardness of 10 (on the Moh’s hardness scale) and can scratch any other mineral

The subsidence and rebound of the asthenosphere is called isostacy

The term sima refers to the composition of the continental crust.

At the Grand Canyon, the oldest rocks are found on the lip or rim of the canyon.

The most visually accurate and complete way to illustrate the Earth is with a(n)

Cartography

I) is the art of taking geographic pictures.

II) is a subdiscipline of geography.

III) is the art or technique of describing boundaries.

IV) focuses on the many ways to display spatial information so that it can be used and understood efficiently

Ranked from largest to smallest are:

The time that it takes for half of a radioactive isotope to break down is its:

The term “mafic” signifies the mineralogical composition of rocks. Which of these rocks is likely to be mafic?

Which of the following is not true when reading a topographic map?

The outer core is the dominant cause of the Earth’s magnetic field.

A written scale is 1/5280

Spatial analysis is used by:

The calendar of Earth history is called the

A topographic map makes use of these types of lines

Lava will cool to form granite, diorite, or gabbro

This type of orbit is designed to allow a satellite to remain in one place above the Earth.

Obsidian is an evaporite

We currently live in the HoloceneThe term “felsic” refers to the mineralogical composition of rocks. It means:

The model that shows how rocks are changed from one rock family to another through time is called

The Landsat system of satellites, the longest continuous Earth-observing project in history, uses this type of orbit for its satellites.

Even though the temperatures inside the Earth are high enough to melt the materials, they can be solid because of the tremendously high pressures

Quartz, pyroxene, and feldspar are rocks

Map scale represents the ratio of the size/distance on the map to the size/distance on the ground.

Physical geography contains the subfields of

Which layer of the Earth is the uppermost layer and begins at the Moho discontinuity?

Intrusive igneous bodies include

If for every 5 units of carbon-14 in a sample, there were 15 units of nitrogen-14, the age of the sample would be about: (Note: The half-life of C14 to N14 is 5730 years)

Extrusive igneous rocks are coarse grained, and intrusive igneous rocks are fine grained.

Isopachs connect points of equal air temperature

Humans are considered part of the

Systems theory is MOST closely related to which of the following statements?

The Midlatitudes are

Which of the following is the smallest Small Circle?

What is the distance on a map (in centimeters) between two features if they are 5 km apart on the ground and the map has a scale of 1:100,000. (Hint: Scale = distance on map/distance on ground)

If a particular satellite crosses the equator 12 times a day, always at the same time, we say it is in a:

The Global Positioning System (GPS) makes use of ______ satellites.

Which of the following could not use a GIS?

I. Environmental management groups.

II. Municipal planning committees

III. Business planners

IV. Engineering/architecture firms

Which of the following is an example of an equivalent projection?

This type of map scale remains accurate if the map is enlarged or reduced when photocopying.

Which of the following is not a source of error in the use of a GPS?

The process whereby loose rock debris is cemented and compacted to form rock is called

Rocks that form from melted rock that has cooled and solidified are

The three rock families are igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic

Extrusive igneous rocks are coarse grained, and intrusive igneous rocks are fine grained

Metamorphism occurs when rocks become deeply buried or are near hot molten rock.

If a batholith is located at the Earth’s surface, that means overlying sedimentary rocks have been eroded away

The Holocene is the past 10,000 years.