86.
according to the coriolis effect concept, if the wind in the northern hemisphere is attempting to move along a straight-line path from the south to the north then on a map it would be shown as moving from the:
southeast to the northwest
southwest to the northeast
east to the west
west to the east
83.
where would the tropic of capricorn be located if earth sat in space at an angle of 10 degrees?
40 degrees s. lat.
30 degrees s. lat.
20 degrees s. lat.
10 degrees s. lat.
5 degrees s. lat.
73.
what are the two classes of earth features that geographers study?
land . . water
physical . . human
normative . . positive
geological . . historical
gases . . particulates
56。
which of the following lines or circles is not a great circle or along a great circle route?
0 degrees lat.
the prime meridian
the tropic of cancer
40 degrees e. long.
180 degrees long.
91.
match the five terms listed below with the following five definitions. each letter can only be used once, so all of them will be used. there is only one correct sequence.
southern hemisphere
antarctic circle equator prime meridian rossby waves tropic of cancer
longitude line
antarctic circle equator prime meridian rossby waves tropic of cancer
north latitude
antarctic circle equator prime meridian rossby waves tropic of cancer
low latitude
antarctic circle equator prime meridian rossby waves tropic of cancer
polar front
antarctic circle equator prime meridian rossby waves tropic of cancer
79.
what type of inversion occurs when the air at the bottom of the atmosphere becomes colder than the air above?
upper-level inversion
surface inversion
54.
assume that two points are located on earth's surface. one point (x) is at 15 degrees n. lat. another point (y) is at 35 degrees s. lat. given this information it is known that:
point x is closer to the prime meridian
earth's gravitational attraction is greater at point x
at the aphelion point y would be receiving greater amounts of solar radiation
the rotational velocity is greater at point x
point y is closer to the circle of illumination
the world pattern of isotherms is most closely related to but the pattern is modified somewhat by the major
longitude . . landmasses
longitude . . oceans
latitude . . landmasses
latitude . . oceans
52.
the prime meridian goes through:
the pacific ocean
berlin, germany
tokyo, japan
curitiba, brazil
none of the above are correct